Life in the City
‘Evacuation Vacation’
By Bari Auerbach

Now that hurricane season is upon us, everyone has to be prepared for the possibility of evacuation orders being issued. Although we should all stock up on supplies - if a dangerous storm is headed this way, the good news is it could be the perfect time to take an “evacuation vacation!”

If you choose Las Vegas, maybe you could join the betting pool laying odds on just how many named storms there will be this season!

California is always nice to visit as long as Murphy’s law doesn’t shake up your evacuation vacation with an earthquake or out of control brush fire.

An exotic trip to an island paradise in the South Pacific sounds way preferable to losing power and waiting in long lines for gas – just don’t think about how Tsunamis can hit with even less warning than hurricanes while you’re packing your suntan lotion.

An affordable evacuation vacation to an Orlando theme park is always an option – just remember the old saying “you can run - but you can’t hide” when an unpredictable storm decides to follow you for a rendezvous at Cinderella’s Castle!

There are great values on cruises right now - so you could just sail away after you put up your hurricane shutters. Just be sure to take a lot of immune boosting supplements before you go to help prevent taking the Norwalk virus home along with gift shop souvenirs.

A lot of evacuation vacations may require booking flights - but before boarding the airplane, double-check with the airline that none of the passengers have a contagious cold and/or potentially deadly strain of TB.

Other great evacuation vacation ideas include a second honeymoon in Mexico (bring some of your bottled water from your hurricane supplies to avoid Montezuma’s revenge); a diving excursion (don’t get too close to any stingrays); an African safari (check to see if your cans of “Off” protect against malaria); or a single’s sojourn to Club Med (I’m sure not everyone you meet at least 10 years younger will be a golddigger or gigolo!)

Since life in the city can sometimes be summed up by saying, “Expect the unexpected!” your local hurricane shelter could actually be the safest place to weather a storm. So see ‘ya in line at Home Depot - unless you’re one of the savvy consumers who already bought all your supplies during tax savings week!

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