主题:【席游记】佛罗里达! 啊,佛罗里达! -- 席琳
美国佛罗里达州的朋友请注意:
席琳社的新闻说,在他的三位徒弟查理(Charley)、法兰西斯(Frances) 和一万(Ivan)飓风在一个多月内相继造访佛罗里达州后,唐三藏师傅本人([SIZE=3]Jeanne[/SIZE]飓风), 将于本星期天再一次视察佛罗里达。 闲杂人等,要赶紧逃命!!!
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[SIZE=3]珍妮飓风,可能于本周末在佛罗里达州东部登陆[/SIZE]
席琳社报导说,给海地造成上千人死亡的珍妮号飓风,在大西洋徘徊多日后,又卯足了劲儿重新袭向美国东海岸。美东时间9月24日8时,距离美国佛州仅有315英里,目前正以第小时8英里的速度向西前进,位于迈阿密的美国飓风中心预计,珍妮号将在26日抵达佛罗里达州。
一些气象专家预测,珍妮号有可能在佛罗里达州的中部登陆,然后向北卡州移动。美国飓风中心最新签发的飓风警告称,佛罗里达州自西棕榈滩以北地区,周日晚间可能要遭飓风珍妮的袭击。
六个星期前,佛罗里达西南部遭到强飓风查理的袭击。风速达到每小时230公里,导致27人丧生,许多人的家园全毁。美国总统小布什,中断选举造势,到佛罗里达州慰问灾民。
三个星期前,佛州东南部遭到飓风法兰西斯袭击,导致15人丧生,七百万户断电。这起风灾使得佛州的柑橘业惨遭重创,财物损失达数万亿美元。美国小布什总统,第二次到佛罗里达州慰问。
一个星期前,佛佛罗里达西北部遭到飓风伊万袭击。飓风在佛罗里达―亚拉巴马交界处登陆。导致20多人丧生,目前仍有数十万户居民断电。小布什再次中断选举,第三次到灾区慰问灾民。
气象学家说,从今年开始,佛罗里达进入下一个气候动荡期,未来十年内,飓风将十分频繁。据说,上一个气候动荡期是在1950年代。
为了阻止飓风进入佛罗里达州,众多的飓风研究者提出了各种方案。最奇怪的是要使用核弹头将飓风从沿海地区驱散。
南佛州的一名商人曾提出驾驶波音747飞机进入风暴中心,用数吨的超强吸收剂撞击风暴,将风暴变干,从而使它消散。
政府建议这些业余的飓风研究者,应该将他们的精力集中于更加实际的目标上,比如教育民众做好防范飓风的准备,帮助居民安装防护飓风的铁窗户,并转移灾民到安全的避难所。
报导说: 飓风来之前,除了准备好食物、药品、水、手电筒、收音机和尽量保证你家人的安全之外,你实在也没有什么好做的。
佛罗里达州的州长结巴布什(小布什总统的弟弟),为了保护佛罗里达州的州民,也准备把佛罗里达州的雅称“阳光州”(sunshine state),改为三合板州(plywood state)。
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而且,当一个合格的佛罗里达人还要经过严格的心理测试。下面是佛罗里达的一个朋友寄发的一份测试题。您也一起测测看。否则,去不了佛罗里达呀。
[SIZE=3]你是佛罗里达人吗?[/SIZE]
You might be a Floridian, if...
? You exhibit a slight twitch when introduced to anyone with the first names of Charley, Frances, Ivan, [SIZE=3]Jeanne[/SIZE], or Karl.
? An airboat is parked in your driveway instead of a car.
? You're looking at paint swatches, to accent the house color, for the plywood protecting your windows.
? You think of your closet as "safe-room cozy."
? You no longer worry about relatives visiting during the summer months.
? You too haven't heard back from the insurance adjusters.
? You've ordered gas cans via FedEx.
? You now understand what that little "2% hurricane deductible" phrase really means.
? You're putting a collage together on your driveway of roof shingles from your neighborhood.
? Your street has more than 3 "NO WAKE" signs posted on it.
? You now own 5 large ice chests.
? You recognize all the people in line at the free ice, gas, and plywood locations.
? You stop what you're doing and clap and wave when you see a convoy of power trucks come down your street.
? You get depressed when they don't stop.
? You have the personal cell phone numbers of the managers for: plywood, roofing supplies, and generators at Home Depot on your speed dial.
? You've spent more than $20 on "Tall white kitchen bags" to make your own sandbags.
? You're considering upgrading from a 16" to a 20" chainsaw.
? You now know what "bar chain oil" is.
? You're thinking of getting your wife a hardhat with the ear protectors & face shield for Christmas.
? You now think that $6000 for a whole-house generator seems reasonable.
? You look forward to discussions about the merits of "cubed, block, and dry ice."
? Your therapist refers to your condition as "generator-envy."
? You ask your relatives up north to start saving the Sunday Real Estate classifieds.
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