siebler_custom_baits Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 from fishhoo. just glad i live on the west coast 'Twas the night before Frances When all through the state Not a gas pump was pumping Not a store open late All the plywood was hung On the windows with care Knowing that a hurricane Soon would be there The children were ready With flashlights in hand While bands from the hurricane Covered over the land And mamma with her Mag-Lite And I in my cap Had just filled the bath tub For flushing our crap When out on the lawn There arose such a clatter I sprang from the closet To see what was the matter The trees on the fence And the neighbor's roof torn Gave the fear of us dying In this terrible storm With a little wind gust So lively and quick I remembered quite clearly Our walls weren't brick More rapid than eagles Her courses they came And she whistled, and wafted And surged all the same Off shingles! Off sidings! Off rooftops! Off power! Down trees! Down fences! Down trailers! Down towers! In the center of Florida She continued to maul Screaming Blow Away! Blow Away! Blow Away All! As wind ripped and tossed The debris through the sky I peeked out the shutters At cars floating by So go to the safe-room My family did do With a portable radio And batteries too And then, in a twinkling I heard on the set The end was not coming For a few hours yet! As I calmed down the kids And was turning around Through the window it came With a huge crashing sound A tree branch it was All covered in soot The wind blew it smack-dab On top of my foot A bundle of twigs Now lay in a stack And my living room looks Like it was under attack The wind - how it howled! The storm - very scary! Myself and the family Were all too unwary The dangers of hurricanes Are serious, you know They are taken for granted As Frances did show With the winds dying down And the danger beneath I noticed my tool shed Was missing its sheath So I grabbed my last tarp And nailed it on down Then I got in my car And I headed to town The traffic was awful And stores had no ice My five gallon cooler Would have to suffice Generators were scarce Not one left in town There were trees on the roads And power lines down FEMA was ready With people to work Electrical companies Came in from New York And in the midst of This peculiar routine Another storm emerged Named Hurricane Jeanne I sprang to the car And gave my family a whistle Then away we all went Like a Tomahawk missile You could hear us exclaim As we drove out of sight "The hell with this place, Vermont seems just right!" (author unknown) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Very good, thanks for sharing. Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverMan Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Yea that was good, no idea how those poor folks can take living with those kinds of storms. Of course I can't understand living in a city where you have to worry about traffic and gangs either but people continue to live there. jed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeminoleFan Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 I would not trade living in Florida for anything. I can fish 12 months a year, and the summertime at the beach is wonderful. Try it, you will love it. Plus everywhere experiences problems. Hey, At least we get Warning when they are coming, unlike tornado's and floods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 i too fish 12 months a year but all we get is the occasional earthquake plus its the big bass state of California. I wouldnt trade it for anything. Water stays warm enough to paddle the kayak without a wetsuit all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesehead Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Us guys from upnort in Wisconsin get to fish all year to. Matter of fact half of the year its so nice that we don't even need to haul a boat to get to our favorite fishing hole. We just drive our pickups right out to it. You southerners couldn't even imagine the amount of time we save by not having to: hook up the trailer, wait in line at the landing while some yahoo tries teaching his kid to back up a trailer, unload the boat, drive for a half mile to park the truck, get back in time to find out that you forgot the drain plug and your boat just went under, then when you get to your favorite spot you find it's over run with jet ski's now you get to go back to the landing, wait until that same kid gets the truck and trailer to far out into the lake and needs a tow truck, hike what now seems like ten miles back to the truck, load the boat drag it home, wash and wax it while we may get an occasional earthquake here nobody is talking about us falling into lake Michigan. Why waste time fishing for Bass when there is walleye in every little mud puddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 hell id rather just back the truck up onto La Jolla shores and throw the kayak out then park then paddle to the kelp for some big game. I sold my boat for the launching reasons you started. Much better with a kayak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeminoleFan Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Doesn't matter where you live, from the frozen tundra of the great north to the left coast to the hurricane ravaged shores of Florida! As long as we all love fishing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 C.H. Southeasterm wisconsin launching to the tee. See it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
