After living through Category 2 Hurricane Ike, seven days without power (we were lucky – some are still without at 14 and counting), mosquitoes as big as hummingbirds and consuming more meat than Dr. Atkins, I thought this glossary of terms was applicable….
Power Envy – The completely draining, pit-of-the-stomach feeling one gets at the realization that the across-the-street neighbors have power, but you don’t. Side effects sweating and the urge to break something.
Power Guilt – The guilty feeling one gets upon finally having power reinstated before your friends and neighbors.
Hurricane Hair – Complete lack of styling of one’s hair due to lack of power and/or water; serves as a quick visual ID of who has power and who doesn’t.
“PC” Legs – Having nothing to do with political correctness, this affliction happens when one’s legs become pin cushions for mosquitoes.
Worker Worship – The uncontrollable urge to bow in honor (or get down on one’s knees and beg) at the utilities professionals working in the neighborhood.
Line Fatigue – The exhaustion a body experiences after being in a seemingly unending line for ice, gasoline and 4-way stops.
Shingle Shock – Unexpected and very quick anxiety one experiences at the sight of partially-left roofs OR the cost to replace them.
Floodge – The sludge that is left behind in a house after it had flooded.
Tree-ning – A phenomena where groups of trees are all leaning the same direction from the triple-digit MPH winds.
Storm Stench – The aromatic scent that comes from lack of showering, due to no water after the storm.
Withdrawl-Mart – The intense need for Wal-Mart to open again.
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