Happy Hurricane Season!

So, today is the first day of hurricane season. We have already had the first named storm a few weeks ago. Today Tropical Storm Barry has decided to make his way towards us. The upside is that our state is so dry right now a storm with a ton of rain is the best thing that can happen to us.

Helen, Brian, Gwenn, and Alex this is not the kind of souvenir I had in mind from your cruise. Be safe and I hope that you do not experience your first hurricane this weekend.


In honor of Tropical Storm Barry I will post some of my "Happy Freakin' Hurricane Season" list.

- Do not ever ask a hurricane what the "F*** else can you do to us" for it will surely show you exactly what else it can do to you.
- Also do not say "Bring it on B***H" They will.

- There is an over abundance of Generators, plywood, shingles and concrete screws in Florida as long as it is December, January, Febuary, or early March.

- Do not drink coffee before or during the storm. You have enough adrenaline coursing through your veins. Caffiene will just contribute to your running around like a crazy person confirming that everyone has clean dry clothes, blankets, important papers in ziplocs, and other random snacks stacked in the hallway neatly in rubbermaid bins. These bins will double as the chair that you will sit on and realize that you do not need blankets in Florida in the summer. Especially when there is no power. What can I say, I tried.

- 3 hurricanes and multiple lawnmower hits will not kill the oak tree sapling in the side yard. But it will bend a pine tree so far over that it still looks like the wind is blowing. UPDATE: We finally took down "The Little Oak Tree That Could" it was starting to grow at a 45 degree angle but the pine tree is still bent.

- Non working traffic lights are four way stops. As no one pays any attention to this rule Pray really really hard while driving through the intersection.

- Blue tarps are as versatile as Duct Tape. They can be roofing supply, trash tie downs, or freezer insulation, at least that is what the grocery store does with them.

- If you are in the RED ZONE stay inside. Or do what I did stare at the weather man dumbfounded realizing they had moved the path to include my house and panic.