25 things I learned from Ike (in no particular order)

1. I am spoiled!
2. A blackberry makes a splendid flashlight in a pinch
3. I LOVE generators
4. I hate trees with all of their silly leaves collecting in my pool
5. I really hate pine trees
6. I’m addicted to the internet
7. I’m not as addicted to TV as I thought
8. I finally found a good use for all of those water bottles I got when training for the MS150
9. Boiling water to wash dishes really blows
10. That the doo-hickey that starts the burners on my gas stove is electric
11. I can still get those burners lit with a lighter (Duh!)
12. I can’t enter a room without flipping a switch even though I know full well that nothing will happen when I do
13. The college student is so terrified of tornados that she will sleep in a small closet to feel safe
14. The teenager can actually sleep through a hurricane
15. The dogs can too
16. The pizza stone for the grill that I got for my wedding comes in handy when there is no power
17. The fearless Dachshund would rather explode than walk out in the rain to relieve herself
18. Max the Wonder Dog would rather not explode even during the last remnants of a hurricane
19. Ducks fare pretty well riding out a category 2 hurricane
20. I can fix a darn good meal even without power
21. Coffee can be made without power by boiling water and pouring it through the coffee and filter in the coffee machine
22. When transformers blow, it looks like green lightening from inside the house
23. I don’t think I would stay for a hurricane bigger than a category 3
24. The hubby was more scared than I was
25. You might have to drive 55 miles to find gasoline after a hurricane