You know you live in Hurricane Alley when...

You see signs like this posted all over town...



All new homes must be built to hurricane specifications (ie. on stilts)

especially on barrier islands or places that are in flood zones

because this is what you might find after the storm

This is a picture of

Folly Beach in

1989.

Several of your local grocery stores are happy to

provide you with a free

"Hurricane Survival Guide"

and it gets better...

the local weatherman's picture is on each copy

we have THREE

Rob Fowler

Bill Walsh 

and Tom Crawford

so if your ever in Charleston during the month of  August or September 

make sure you stop by the local grocery store and 

you can take home a free souvenier 

aren't you so lucky?

Picture from

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/chs/events/hugo.shtml