What the trying times have proven:
The majority of people will go out of their way to help someone who is worse off than themselves.
Many people who have little will give it all to help someone who has nothing.
Neighbors are great people to know, especially when they have power and you don't.
The willingness to volunteer to help others grows deep in all of use...and all it needs is a call for help to bloom and grow.
Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.
Gerald G. Jampolsky
At Freedom Automotive, while we did take some pretty serious damage at the shop, we are open and ready to help any that need it. If your vehicle encountered high water...you are encouraged to have someone check it out to avoid possible unseen internal damage that may arise later.
What I Learned During The Hurricane Season
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. Kids can survive 4 plus days without a video game controller in their
hands.
4. Cats are really irritating without power.
5. He who has the biggest generator wins.
6. A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water. This is for
the lucky ones on city water. If you have a well and no generator, it's time to
bathe in the pool!
7. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
8. 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-pound turkey frozen for 8 more hours.
9. There are a lot of trees around here.
10. Contrary to most natives' beliefs, the speed limit on roads without
traffic lights does not increase.
11. Just because you're over 21 doesn't mean you can stay out as late as you want. At least that's what the cops told me during a curfew stop.
12. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14 generators.
13. People will get into a line that has already formed without having any
idea what the line is for.
14. Hurricanes do keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.
15. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
16. Cell phones sometimes work when land lines are down, but only as long as the battery remains charged.
17. Twenty-seven of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer than
you, and they are quick to point that out!
18. Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
19. If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and generators...I'd
be rich.
20. The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
21. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30% higher electric bill ?????
22. Drywall is a compound word, take away the 'dry' part and it's worthless.
23. An oak tree on the ground looks four times bigger than it did standing up.
24. When house hunting, look for closets with lots of leg room.
25. AA, C and D are the only alphabet we need (think batteries).
26. Chainsaw-wielding-men are nothing to be afraid of.
27. You can't spell 'priceless' without I-C-E.
28. Gasoline is a value at any price.
29. Candlelight is better than botox. It takes years off your appearance.
30. No matter how hard the wind blows, roadside campaign signs will survive.
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