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ummertime fun can quickly turn into a survival test when severe weather strikes. While most of us reach for umbrellas and flashlights in such conditions, those living in storm-prone areas have to get a bit more creative to protect their belongings. Whether it's finding a way to secure a car or coming up with inventive methods to keep their homes safe, these preparations can be both funny and clever. We’ve gathered 14 photos that illustrate the most amusing and ingenious ways people brace themselves for nature’s fury.

A woman in Northern California took an unusual precaution against wildfires. She submerged five sets of china in her pool before evacuating, and remarkably, the dishes survived.

Pool noodle hail protection.

Trash bags filled with water. Impressive!

For protecting chickens from extreme weather.

Smart!

A bike for rainy weather.

A devastating hailstorm hit a tropical fruit farm on the Sunshine Coast, but thankfully, protective nets shielded the crops from damage.

A jeep owner in Dallas covered their Wrangler with air mattresses before a hail storm.

A secret technique to protect your car against flooding.

Courier's hail prevention.

To shield windows from falling leaves without a carport, someone ingeniously filled garbage bags and rolled them up as makeshift blinds.

Preparing for hurricane Dorian in Hialeah.

Well, that's one way to protect your home from floods.

Guess they could have put the shoes inside.

ot too long ago, there was a woman who wanted to know how her husband would react if she left without telling him where she had gone. She decided to write him a letter saying she was tired of him and didn't want to live with him anymore. After writing the letter, she put it on the table in the bedroom and then climbed under the bed to hide until her husband got home.

When he eventually came back home, he saw the letter on the table and read it. After a few moments of silence, he picked up the pen and added something to the letter. Then he started to get changed, whistling happy tunes and singing and dancing while he did so. He grabbed his phone and dialed a number. His wife listened from under the bed as he started chatting with someone.

"Hey babe, I'm just changing clothes then I will join you," he said. "As for the other fool, it finally dawned on her that I was fooling around on her and she left. I was really wrong to have married her; I wish you and I had met earlier. See you soon, honey!"

Then he hung up, walked out of the house and drove away.

In tears and very upset, she climbed out from under the bed and stumbled over to read what her unfaithful husband had written on the end of her letter. Through teary and bleary eyes, she read: "I could see your feet, you idiot, I am going out to buy some bread."

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