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You Know You're from the Gulf Coast When...

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You have FEMA's number on your speed dialer.
You have more than 30 'C' and 'D' batteries in your kitchen drawer.
Your pantry contains more than 20 cans of Spaghetti O's.
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 hallway.
Your SSN isn't a secret, it's written in Sharpie on your arms.
You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
You are delighted to pay $4 for a gallon of regular 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 own more than three large coolers and need more.
You rationalize helping a friend board up by thinking 'It'll only take a
gallon of gas to get there and back.'
You have 2-liter coke bottles and milk jugs filled with water in your
freezer.
Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can
assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
You catch a 13-pound redfish - in your driveway.
You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance
policy.
You consider a 'vacation' to stunning Tupelo, Mississippi.
At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest
chainsaw.
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.
Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.
Ice is a valid topic of conversation.
Your 'drive-thru' meal consists of MRE's and bottled water.
You spend more time on your roof then in your living room.
You've been laughed at over the phone by a roofer, fence builder or a
tree worker.
A battery powered TV is considered a home entertainment center.
You don't have to worry about relatives wanting to visit during
September.
Your child's first words are 'hunker down' and you didn't go to Ole
Miss!
Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's
Christmas.
You know the difference between the 'good side' of a storm and the 'bad
side.'
Your kids start school in August and finish in July.
You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning.