This came in my email today. I don't know the author.
Some Things Houstonians learned from Hurricane Ike. . .
1. Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
2. No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work without electricity.
3. Your car gets 23.21675 miles per gallon, EXACTLY (you can ask the people in line who helped push it).
4. Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in their hand.
5. Your neighbor's dog barks longer and louder without air conditioning.
6. He who has the biggest generator wins.
7. Women can actually survive without doing their hair- you just wish they weren't around you.
8. There are a lot more stars in the Houston sky than most people thought.
9. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
10. A 7 lb bag of ice will chill 6-12 oz Budweisers to a drinkable temperature in 11 minutes, and still keep a 14 lb. turkey frozen for 8 more hours.
11. There are a lot of dang trees in Houston.
12. Flood plain drawings on just about everybody's mortgage documents were seriously wrong.
13. Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not required. You won't even miss it that much.
14. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14 generators.
15. People will get into a line that has already formed without having any idea what the line is for.
16. When required, a Lincoln Continental will float, doesn't steer well but floats just the same.
17. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
18. Cell phones work when land lines are down, and your car charger becomes your best friend.
19. 27 of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer than you, and they are quick to point that out!
20. Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
21. If my store sold only ice, chainsaws, gas and generators... I'd be rich.
22. The price of a can of soup rises 200% in a storm.
23. Your waterfront property can quickly become someone else's fishing hole.
24. Tree service companies are under appreciated.
25. This is what happens when you make fun of the blackouts in New York.
26. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30% higher electric bill ?????
27. Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's worthless.
28. Since going to bed at 8:30 pm every night (due to the 7 pm curfew), you've never been so rested.
29. Sleeping in the heat and humidity is the best prophylactic ever created.
30. You find out who your true friends are once their power gets restored and yours doesn't!
Some Things Houstonians learned from Hurricane Ike. . .
1. Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
2. No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work without electricity.
3. Your car gets 23.21675 miles per gallon, EXACTLY (you can ask the people in line who helped push it).
4. Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in their hand.
5. Your neighbor's dog barks longer and louder without air conditioning.
6. He who has the biggest generator wins.
7. Women can actually survive without doing their hair- you just wish they weren't around you.
8. There are a lot more stars in the Houston sky than most people thought.
9. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
10. A 7 lb bag of ice will chill 6-12 oz Budweisers to a drinkable temperature in 11 minutes, and still keep a 14 lb. turkey frozen for 8 more hours.
11. There are a lot of dang trees in Houston.
12. Flood plain drawings on just about everybody's mortgage documents were seriously wrong.
13. Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not required. You won't even miss it that much.
14. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14 generators.
15. People will get into a line that has already formed without having any idea what the line is for.
16. When required, a Lincoln Continental will float, doesn't steer well but floats just the same.
17. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
18. Cell phones work when land lines are down, and your car charger becomes your best friend.
19. 27 of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer than you, and they are quick to point that out!
20. Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
21. If my store sold only ice, chainsaws, gas and generators... I'd be rich.
22. The price of a can of soup rises 200% in a storm.
23. Your waterfront property can quickly become someone else's fishing hole.
24. Tree service companies are under appreciated.
25. This is what happens when you make fun of the blackouts in New York.
26. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30% higher electric bill ?????
27. Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's worthless.
28. Since going to bed at 8:30 pm every night (due to the 7 pm curfew), you've never been so rested.
29. Sleeping in the heat and humidity is the best prophylactic ever created.
30. You find out who your true friends are once their power gets restored and yours doesn't!
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