© 2007 ktownlowdown

Floridians Think They Are Soooo Cool

My brother had the nerve to abandon his immediate family and move to Tampa, FL many years ago. Below is a message I received from him today…

[cue visa commercial]

air condition electric bill for DEC…………………….$ 82.00

misquote protection for the kids………………… $ 4.25

property taxes…………………….………………… $ 2,300.00

gas per gallon……………………………………….. $ 2.98

tomorrow’s high……………………..……………… priceless (by the way it’s 84)

This is why we live in fl.

My response…

Big deal. Global Warming took the year off so you didn’t have a dozen hurricanes. Write me an e-mail when that happens (again).

Maybe it will read something like this…

[cue hurricane warning systen]

scarce plywood…………………….$50 per sheet

drilling holes into our concrete house to attach said plywood…..a day off work and potential areas for water intrusion into our house $ spent vacation day

Purchase of a generator……$ 800

Summer heat that last for nine months……$ 300 per month for air conditioning

Real Estate Bubble Burst and not able to sell your concrete house with holes and water damage…..priceless

I’ll take KTOWN anyday.

  • David (Tree Man) Van Dyke

    that is an awesome response Shawn!

    Right before I sent that, I honestly thought of your response that would follow. I then had a flashback of Mrs. Feathers having me read a famous William Shakespeare line from Macbeth, “from the prickling of my thumb something wicked this way comes”.

    I agree.

  • David (Tree Man) Van Dyke

    that is an awesome response Shawn!

    Right before I sent that, I honestly thought of your response that would follow. I then had a flashback of Mrs. Feathers having me read a famous William Shakespeare line from Macbeth, “from the prickling of my thumb something wicked this way comes”.

    I agree.