You know you're from the Gulf Coast if:

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1. You have FEMA's number on your speed dialer.

2. You have more than 300 'C' and 'D' batteries in your kitchen drawer.

3. Your pantry contains more than 20 cans of Spaghetti O's, Vienne Sausages or Spam.

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

5. When describing your gutted house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and an open air feel to it.

6. Your SSN isn't a secret, it's written in Sharpie on your arms.

7. You are on a first-name basis with most of the people at Home Depot.

8. You will wait in line for hours to pay $4.00 for a gallon for regular unleaded.

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

10. You own more than three large coolers.

11. You can pray that a hurricane makes landfall in some other state and not feel guilty about it.

12. You rationalize helping a friend board up by thinking it'll only take a gallon of gas to get there and back.

13. You have 2-liter coke bottles and milk jugs filled with water in your freezer.

14. Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by flashlight.

15. You catch a 13-pound red fish - in your house.

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

17. At local gatherings, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chainsaw.

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

19. There is a roll of roofing tar paper in your garage.

20. You can rattle off the names of the meteorologists who work at the Weather Channel.

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

22. Ice is a very popular topic of conversation.

23. Your drive-thru meal consists of MRE's and bottled water.

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

25. You spend more time on your roof than in your living room.

26. You've been laughed at over the phone by a roofer, fence builder or a tree worker.

27. A battery powered TV is considered a home entertainment center.

28. Your child's first words are hunker down.

29. Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's Christmas.

30. You know the difference between the Clean side of a storm and the Dirty side.

31. Your kids start school in August and finish in July.

32. You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning.

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

34. You know that lovebugs can survive 90 mph winds.
 
Can I laugh with you?
My last big one was Andrew, which now wasn't so big afterall.
 
On the way back to Lumberton three days after Ike the love bugs were back with a vengeance.

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