- December 20, 2024
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The perfect kit to weather any storm has to include some Cheez-Its.
When I first moved to Florida, I was terrified of hurricanes.
As an 8 year old with a very active imagination, I pictured huge tidal waves that would some how travel 35 miles and crash into my lime green bedroom. In reality my first hurricane experience was being trapped at my Granddad's house with no A/C and a lot of board games. Thankfully I'm really good at Scrabble.
As I got older hurricanes brought unique opportunities to do stupid things with my friends. We would “swim” in the lazy rivers that appeared in our front lawns overnight and then hop in someone's pick up truck to see how far we could go. Sometimes we even attached a tube and dragged some willing idiot along for the ride.
As I got even older "hurricane parties" started becoming a thing. Sadly they weren't the awesome themed-parties I'd hoped for. No one thought to come dressed in a poncho or even wore a rain hat. Amateurs.
Now that I've moved closer to coast - and closer to the action - I'm learning that hurricane season isn't all fun and drinking games.
Quite a few locals have advised me to make a hurricane survival kit full of necessities I would need to survive the stormy season. Which begs the question: what is a necessity?
For most people the obvious choices would be nonperishable food items, bottles of water and I'm guessing a flashlight. Sure, those things are imporant. But what about entertainment?
If I'm really going to survive I'll need more than just the basics:
- an unlimited supply of girly magazines
- 10 tubes of nail polish
- a microwave
- Netflix
- access to Instagram
- Scrabble
- Someone who will let me win at Scrabble (Okay, I’m not good. Just a really sore loser)
Though I hope I won't have to use my hurricane kit, it's nice to know that my needs will be met. I'd hate to die of boredom in a hurricane.
