Here was my view of Hurricane Dennis

Finally got my power on tonight (for about the fourth time.) I’m tired and sweaty, but grateful. I’ll try to expand on this experience later, but first – a few Zs in the company of a sub-zero AC. I’ll leave you with something I stole from Be Ready Escambia:
You might be a Floridian if:

• You exhibit a slight twitch when introduced to anyone with the first names of Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne or Dennis.
• Your freezer never has more than $20 worth of food in it.
• You’re looking at paint swatches for the plywood on your windows.
• 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.

adding some more to the list:

• 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.
• The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
• 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 your 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.

With a major hurricane coming my way, the Weather Channel is, of course, required viewing. It’s funny how smug their extended forecast (during “Local on the 8s”) can be on the expected day of landfall. All it says is “Heavy Wind & Rain” Oh really. Ya think? Just once, I’d like to see the following: “There’s a category 4 hurricane coming straight at you, ya stupid prick. We’ve been covering this 24/7. What else do you need to know?”

Unless I get a babble in tomorrow, you may not see anything new here for a few days, depending on how long the power is out (not that I’m a consistant blogger anyway.) If anyone is on this site during the Dennis landfall, I would be interested to know what the Weather Icon in the sidebar reports. Thanks. The Ivan aftermath last year wasn’t so bad in that the temperatures were fairly cool. Dennis is going to suck, with the forecast high in the 90s for the next few days. Hopefully I’ll have some good pics and videos to post.

But I would prefer NOT having anything of interest to post.