Hurricane Adventures 2005...
Howdy everyone,
Doc Hormone here, speaking to you from the center of Hurricane Dennis. Yep once again its that time for all Floridians and others as well to enjoy that special added bonus that comes with living near the coastal areas of the southern United States. Hurricane Season!
We broke tradition this year, and instead of following the crowds to the gas stations, Home Depots in search of plywood and batteries, and the Grocery store for bottled water, we took a different approach:
We immediately threw all of our unwanted clothing into the driveway, along with some furniture and our old piano. The insurance claim should be substantial.
Next we broke out the whiskey and after getting smashed, we drove our old car down to the beach and abandoned it near the ocean, where the surf is sure to carry it away...Bye Bye 78 Pinto! The insurance claim here will also be substantial when we tell them our life savings was in the back seat.
Remember, this is what insurance is for in Florida...it must be because they keep raising the premiums so high, that the only way to make the premium payment is to put in a claim...
Finally we took good Old Cody for a bike ride/walk. Only this one was different than the usual. Usually when we walk Cody on his leash as he trails behind us on our bikes, we pedal slow so the old guy can keep up, but today with the extremely high winds, we wanted to see if we could strap a wind surfing kite apparatus on the Old Fellow, and get him airborne...Id didnt take much really...He was yelping as his fat paws began to levitate from the ground...The straps we had placed him in were awkward but secure and within minutes he was 6 feet off the ground!
It was difficult to keep the bike steady in the strong crosswinds but the sight of Cody now 25 feet off the ground was inspiring and this was certainly not a good time for me to stop peddaling...
Onward we went until some stupid jerk in an Expidition SUV pulled out in front of me and cut me off! I had no choise but to slam on the brakes and of course down came Old Cody with a hard thud on the ground.
Fortuneately some branches from a nearby tree helped break Cody's fall and the Vet says he should be ok in a few weeks. He already scolded me and reminded me that at Codys age those kind of tricks are not a good idea so I really dont need you readers giving me crap about it ok?
Hey, for a breif moment there Cody was living the ecstacy of the Wright Brothers!. I love this time of year in Florida!
-Doc Hormone.
Doc Hormone here, speaking to you from the center of Hurricane Dennis. Yep once again its that time for all Floridians and others as well to enjoy that special added bonus that comes with living near the coastal areas of the southern United States. Hurricane Season!
We broke tradition this year, and instead of following the crowds to the gas stations, Home Depots in search of plywood and batteries, and the Grocery store for bottled water, we took a different approach:
We immediately threw all of our unwanted clothing into the driveway, along with some furniture and our old piano. The insurance claim should be substantial.
Next we broke out the whiskey and after getting smashed, we drove our old car down to the beach and abandoned it near the ocean, where the surf is sure to carry it away...Bye Bye 78 Pinto! The insurance claim here will also be substantial when we tell them our life savings was in the back seat.
Remember, this is what insurance is for in Florida...it must be because they keep raising the premiums so high, that the only way to make the premium payment is to put in a claim...
Finally we took good Old Cody for a bike ride/walk. Only this one was different than the usual. Usually when we walk Cody on his leash as he trails behind us on our bikes, we pedal slow so the old guy can keep up, but today with the extremely high winds, we wanted to see if we could strap a wind surfing kite apparatus on the Old Fellow, and get him airborne...Id didnt take much really...He was yelping as his fat paws began to levitate from the ground...The straps we had placed him in were awkward but secure and within minutes he was 6 feet off the ground!
It was difficult to keep the bike steady in the strong crosswinds but the sight of Cody now 25 feet off the ground was inspiring and this was certainly not a good time for me to stop peddaling...
Onward we went until some stupid jerk in an Expidition SUV pulled out in front of me and cut me off! I had no choise but to slam on the brakes and of course down came Old Cody with a hard thud on the ground.
Fortuneately some branches from a nearby tree helped break Cody's fall and the Vet says he should be ok in a few weeks. He already scolded me and reminded me that at Codys age those kind of tricks are not a good idea so I really dont need you readers giving me crap about it ok?
Hey, for a breif moment there Cody was living the ecstacy of the Wright Brothers!. I love this time of year in Florida!
-Doc Hormone.
posted by greg hormone at 7/09/2005 02:23:00 PM
1 Comments:
Wow...that is some great economic advise...Doctor.
I bet that was cool flying Cody...hope he is feeling better soon....(for his next flight).
Think of how high he can get when a hurricane hits you directly. You will be able to tie yourself to that tree naked, (you not the tree or the dog) and let the wind do it's work flying Cody.
Cool!
Sir Martin of White Mud
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