Monday, August 22, 2011

Bev's Hurricane Checklist

Family members have already started e-mailing me about how to prepare for Hurricane Irene that is slated to hit my city this weekend. I decided to post a list of what is needed to prepare for an impending hurricane.

HURRICANE CHECKLIST

1.) Car keys or a flight ticket
2.) The good sense to get the hell out of town

That's what my "Hurricane Kit" includes, common sense and transportation.

Why people choose to ride out a hurricane is way beyond sound logic. I mean if a bus was coming towards me, I'd jump out of it's way. If an angry rottweiler were running towards me, I'd get out of it's way. If a 3 mile wide funnel of pissed off 140 mile an hour winds is coming towards me, I get out of it's way. And for the record, I've never seen a rottweiler or a bus tear the roof off a building... pit bulls, now that's another story.

Things happen all the time that I don't see coming, and that's life. But a hurricane? Hurricanes can be seen from space! Even Aliens are out there thinking, "Man, I'd get out of the way of that thing."

I can't speak for other people, but my life is good. I have no need for a near death experience to spice things up. If I did, I would just eat at Taco Bell again. And if you're one of those people that claim they need to stay in harm's way for work, take a personal day or vacation day, or if you don't have any accumulated take an I-Don't-Want-to-Die-Today day. And the notion of "protecting one's property" is insane. In casinos, the house always wins. In hurricanes, the house always looses.

It's one thing if the bridge is out or your car won't start or if there is an unforeseen circumstance, but otherwise...

Beep, beep! Get out of the way!









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