Things Ike taught

I received this email today and it gave me a chuckle, so I decided it was worth a posting....

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. My car gets 23.21675 miles per gallon, EXACTLY (you can> ask the people in line who helped me push it).> >
4. Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game> controller in their hand.> >
5. Cats are even more irritating without power.> >
6. He who has the biggest generator wins.> >
7. Women can actually survive without doing their hair- you> just wish they weren't around you.> >
8. A new method of non-lethal torture- showers without hot> water.> >
9. There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people> thought.> >
10. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are> painful.> >
11. 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> lb. turkey frozen for 8 more hours.> >
12. There are a lot of dang trees around here.> >
13. Flood plane drawings on some mortgage documents were> seriously wrong..> >
14. Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is> definitely not required.> >
15. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the> sound of 14 generators.> >
16. People will get into a line that has already formed> without having any idea what the line is for.> >
17. When required, a Lincoln Continental will float,> doesn't steer well but floats just the same.> >
18. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is> doing.> >
19. Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as> long as the battery remains charged. > >
20. 27 of your neighbors are fed from a different> transformer than you, and they are quick to point that out! > >
21. Hampers were not made to contain such a volume. > >
22. If my store sold only ice, chainsaws, gas and> generators... I'd be rich. > >
23. Price of a can of soup rises 200% in a storm. > >
24. Your water front property can quickly become someone> else's fishing hole. > >
25. Tree service companies are under appreciated. > >
26. I learned what happens when you make fun of another> states’ blackout. > >
27. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 8+ days without power> equals 30% higher electric bill????? > >
28. Drywall is a compound word, take away the> "dry" part and it's worthless. > >
29. I can walk a lot farther than I thought. > > > > >

compliments to *Mrs. Jenny Billot* for her insight!