Ten top reasons a Hurricane is like Christmas

Ten top reasons a Hurricane is like Christmas

......Everyone needs a little laughter.....

Number Ten:
Decorating the house (with plywood).

Number Nine:
Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season.

Number Eight:
Last minute shopping in crowded stores.

Number Seven:
Regular TV shows pre-empted for 'Specials'.

Number Six:
Family coming to stay with you.

Number Five:
Family and friends from out of state calling you.

Number Four:
Buying food you don't normally buy . . . and in large quantities.

Number Three:
Days off from work.

Number Two:
Candles.

And the Number One reason Hurricane Season is like Christmas:
At some point you're probably going to have a tree in your house!

Things I learned during Hurricane Ike

Things I learned during our 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. My car gets 23.21675 miles per gallon, EXACTLY (you can ask the people in line who helped me push it).

4. Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in their hand.

5. Cats are even more irritating without power.

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. A new method of non-lethal torture -- showers without hot water.

9. There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people thought.

10. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.

11. A 7 lb bag of ice will chill 6-12 oz Budweiser's to a drinkable temperature in 11 minutes, and still keep a 14 lb. turkey frozen for 8 more hours.

12. There are a lot of dang trees around here.

13. Flood plain drawings on some mortgage documents were seriously wrong.

14. Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not required.

15. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14 generators.

16. People will get into a line that has already formed without having any idea what the line is for.

17. When required, a Lincoln Continental will float, doesn't steer well but floats just the same.

18. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.

19. Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as long as the battery remains charged.

20. 27 of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer than you, and they are quick to point that out!

21. Hampers were not made to contain such a volume.

22. If my store sold only ice, chainsaws, gas and generators... I'd be rich.

23. Price of a can of soup rises 200% in a storm.

24. Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing hole.

25. Tree service companies are under appreciated.

26. I learned what happens when you make fun of another states' blackout.

27. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30% higher electric bill ?????

28. Drywall is a compound word, take away the 'dry' part and it's worthless.

29. I can walk a lot farther than I thought.

LISSA: Just in case you’re curious about us and Hurricane Ike.

These are a couple of questions from my friend "Moondog". Thought I'd answer them and re-post them for everyone that's curious...



Did you make it home?



No, we are still in Temple Texas... I've come to realize that I hate this town as much as Texoma. You could call this city a mirror image of Denison.. people included.





Is the apartment still there?



As far as I know it is still there. My youngest sister-in-law went back to see all of the damages and she drove by the apartments and said that the building looked okay, just some tree limbs and fence was down.





Did WalMart get blown away and carried out to sea?



No, not blown away nor carried out to sea, but Bill did get a phone call saying that all of the sky lights busted out and the store was standing in water. There is no set date for returning yet. I can't get ahold of anyone at my job. I was wondering if my job sustained damage since it has a large sky light in the center of the ceiling and is right across the parking lot as Wal Mart.



I saw your mom at wallyworld, she said you had to evacuate, and anyway, let me know the whole story



My in-laws second house that we escaped to in Temple lost its air conditioner. So now we sit in the HOT house waiting to go back to Houston. We left Thursday afternoon. Here it is, Sunday afternoon and we're still not 100% sure when we can return. Our city still has no electricity and no clean water.



But in all of this IKE disaster, it is still 100% better than Texoma... no regrets at all!

LISSA’S: My thoughts on..... my job.

For those of you that don't know, I started working at Babies 'R' Us back in mid July. These are my current thoughts on this.

Working at Babies 'R' Us, I have come to realize that there is such a better working life out there than there is at working at Wal-Mart. Working for WM, the whole entire company was so harsh and un-people friendly. The company, associates and managers made me feel as if I was a slave, and that's the way all life is. But when I started at Babies 'R' Us, I've been treated exceptionally well, both by the associates and managers alike. The management team takes the time to find out what your opinions and feelings are, and guess what, they actually care. And I absolutely love the fact that the management team is so easy to talk to. When I need an ear, any of them are there and ready to listen, instead of the "oh, well I'll talk to you later" brush off like I got from the managers at Wal Mart. The management team at Babies 'R' Us make my time on the job fun. They are the greatest cut ups! They love to play around and pick on me (the good way), and I am smiling and laughing the majority of my work day. Thanks BRU 9588!