Things learned from Hurricane Isabel:

Damn there are a lot of trees around here.

The person with the biggest generator wins.

A generator is no good if you can't get gas.

People are willing to pay $2,000.00 for a $400.00 generator, even if they can't get any gas. (price gouging)

Your cats are even more irritating with out power.

I don't care how big your house is, it is not big enough for your wife, your mother and your mother in law, your daughter, your daughters friend, your daughter's friends friend, your three cats, and your two dogs, even if you do have a generator.

Not having the internet for a week is almost as painful as a root canal.

Damn there are a lot of trees around here.

If you are an electrician, everyone is your friend.

If you have a generator, everyone is your friend.

If you have a chainsaw, everyone is your friend.

If you have ice, everyone is your fiend.

You can cook just about anything on a gas grill.

I thought since I was forty-three years old I could stay out as late as I wanted, but a Newport News cop told me differently as I stood in line for gas at 11:00 PM.

Damn there are a lot of trees around here.

Virginia Power, VDOT, and FEMA must have the same management.

There are a lot more stars in the sky than most of us thought.

I am finding it hard to sleep now with out the sound of generators running outside my window.

It takes exactly 15 minutes for the kids to get bored with out cable TV or the internet.

No mater how bad the weather or how large the power outage you can always find a Chinese fast food restaurant open.

You can wear the same pair of underwear for thee days. (YUCK)

If I had owned a store that sold ice, generators, and gas I could retire now.

Damn there are a lot of trees around here.

People will get in line at a gas station that does not have power. (DUH!!)

Tele-marketers call no matter what.

Some things do stop the mail.

The mid town tunnel WILL flood if the flood gates are not lowered during a flood.

I will never make fun of other states having a power blackout again.

Damn there are a lot of trees around here.

Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of generators.

85 degrees seems a lot hotter when you don't have air conditioning.

Since your neighbor just got power you must be next. WRONG!

VW Beatles really do float, so do most cars (just for a little while).

The three hundred FEMA trucks sitting at Fort Eustis with generators, ice and other supplies aren't doing anyone any good just sitting there.

How to boil water so it is safe to drink if you don't have any power?

And last but not least, DAMN THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES AROUND HERE!!!