OK boys and girls, let try something a little different today. Remember those sinister Jeff Foxworthy jokes about being a red neck? Well, over the last 24 hours, similar jokes have started to pop into my head about living on St. Thomas...
You know you live on St. Thomas when the power goes out on the entire island at 6 a.m. and it's already noon and there's no shower in sight.
You know you live on St. Thomas when your dog runs away, comes back with blood patches all over her fur and then you find a beheaded iguana in your backyard.
You know you live on St. Thomas when you hear 8-10 gun shots in succession around dinner time and no one even raises an eye brow.
You know you live on St. Thomas when it takes two separate trips to Puerto Rico to ensure that a motorcycle you shipped in from the States makes it to the island in one piece.
You know you live on St. Thomas when one of the Top 10 largest petroleum refineries in the world is on St. Croix, yet gas on St. Thomas costs $4.59 a gallon.
And I can't leave my professional life unscathed here...
You know you live on St. Thomas when you're sitting in front of the court house early in the morning ready to take photos of the high-profile defendants on trial but no one calls you to tell you the trial has been delayed a few days and for the last two hours, you have been taking photos of potential jurors.
"What, no one called you?"
You know you live on St. Thomas when an angry parent calls you at your office and demands to know why her five-year-old son winning some kindergarten bike race didn't make the front page of the sports section.
"You're not from here so you just don't understand, do you?"
You know you live on St. Thomas when a disgruntled man, who stars on some local adult softball league, demands to know why his game-winning RBI didn't make the front page of the sports section.
"I notice all the high school kids get in there but what about the adults?"
Alas! As I was just typing, the power came back on at my house (I can tell because the generator at my office trips when the power to rest of the island is finally restored). I guess I should go back home, take a shower and get ready for the day ... or maybe not? Maybe I should go to the beach and drink a few cold ones?
You know you live on St. Thomas when the line between work and play is always blurred.
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Wait, you have power? Sounds too good to be true!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog while scanning Google for some kind of indication of when the power will come back on at home :)
Thanks for reading, Tracy (and sorry for the super late reply).
ReplyDeleteOur office is right next to the hospital so you would think there's some kind of priority list for restoring power on island. I wouldn't put too much faith in WAPA though.