[font=Arial][size=2]You have FEMA’s number on your speed dial.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You have more than 300 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Your pantry contains more than 20 cans or Spaghetti O’s.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You’re thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Your Social Security Number is not a secret, it’s written in sharpie on your arms.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Three months ago you couldn’t hang a shower curtain, today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You catch a 13-pound redfish. In your driveway.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner’s insurance policy.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You can rattle off the names of all the meteorologist who work at your local stations[/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=2]and at least 3 of the ones on the Weather Channel.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Someone comes to your door to inform you that they found your roof.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]A battery powered TV is considered a home entertainment center.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Your child’s first words are “hunker down”[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it’s Christmas.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Toilet paper is worth more than gold coins.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You know the difference between the “good side” of a storm and the “bad side.”[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]Your kids start school in August and finish in July.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial][size=2]You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning.[/size][/font]
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[font=Arial]I actually know people for whom some of the above are true…[/font]