http://www.pensacolajaycees.org Serving our Community and our Members since 1922 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:24:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.pensacolajaycees.org/2005/07/15/you-might-live-in-pensacola-if/ http://www.pensacolajaycees.org/2005/07/15/you-might-live-in-pensacola-if/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:09:23 +0000 Robert http://www.pensacolajaycees.org/?p=24

You exhibit a slight twitch when introduced to anyone with the first name of Ivan or Dennis.

Your freezer never has more than $20 worth of food in it.

You think of your hall closet/saferoom as cozy.

Your pool is more accurately described as “framed in” rather than “screened in.”

You no longer worry about relatives visiting in the summer.

You, too, haven’t heard back from the adjuster.

You now understand that little “2% hurricane deductible” phrase.

You’re putting together a collage on your driveway of roof shingles from your neighborhood.

You were once proud of your 16″ electric chain saw.

Your street has more than three “NO WAKE” signs posted.

You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.

The freezer in your garage is full of homemade ice.

You find yourself dropping words like “millibar” and “convection” into everyday conversation.

Your pantry contains more than 10 cans of Spaghetti Os.

Making coffee on your propane grill does not seem like an odd thing to do.

You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.

When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe place.

You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.

You’d be delighted to pay $3 for a gallon of unleaded.

You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool.

You have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer.

You own more than three large coolers.

You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.

Three months ago you couldn’t hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.

You catch a 5-pound catfish. In your driveway.

You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner’s insurance policy.

At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chain saw.

You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.

There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.

You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at the Weather Channel.

Speaking of the Weather Channel, there’s a sign at the Escambia county line that states “Jim Cantore is not allowed past this point”

Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.

Ice is a valid topic of conversation.

Relocating to North Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.

You instinctively grab a flashlight when leaving the room.

You find it hard to sleep without the soothing sound of a neighbor’s gas generator.

You don’t bother switching back to a cordless phone.

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