The next time a great big hurricane chases you out of your city, you may want to consider evacuating to Lincoln, Nebraska. Two years ago I did just that, and, considering the circumstances, I found the experience to be quite pleasant. The people in Lincoln are friendly and generous, the cost of living is quite low, it's generally not over-run by other evacuees, and, though it's not a flashy town, it has it's fare share of interesting places to explore. (Okay, I'll admit it-- I'm from Nebraska. I went to college in Lincoln. My sister lives there and let me crash on her couch and cry on her shoulder until I figured out what the hell I was gonna do. But despite all this, I still stand by my assertion that Lincoln should be considered a great potential evacuation destination for anyone, anytime -- except during tornado season.)
The first thing you should do when landing anywhere in Nebraska for any reason (especially if you’re there because your city’s just been decimated by a big hurricane) is eat a juicy steak. Most people in Lincoln will tell you that Misty’s is a great place to find just that. You can go to the original Misty’s on Havelock Avenue or the newer location downtown. Though the steaks are absolutely delicious, you should probably skip the wine list. (Nebraska isn’t a state for wine lover’s.) Instead, try one or two or three or four of Misty’s micro brews. They’re really quite good.
The first thing you should do when landing anywhere in Nebraska for any reason (especially if you’re there because your city’s just been decimated by a big hurricane) is eat a juicy steak. Most people in Lincoln will tell you that Misty’s is a great place to find just that. You can go to the original Misty’s on Havelock Avenue or the newer location downtown. Though the steaks are absolutely delicious, you should probably skip the wine list. (Nebraska isn’t a state for wine lover’s.) Instead, try one or two or three or four of Misty’s micro brews. They’re really quite good.
The second thing you need to do, I’ve found, is eat a burger. I suggest you seek out P.O. Pears and try one of there juicy 1/3 pounders. Check out the “Jiffy Burger” (topped with peanut butter, bacon and jack cheese,) and/or the “Holy Guacamole.” Yum! And since P.O. Pears is a bar as well, you can swill down a drink or two or three while you’re there, and forget (as best you can with all the non-stop media coverage) that any big-ass storms ever even happened. P.O. Pears has pool tables and sand volleyball too.
The second thing you need to do, I’ve found, is eat a burger. I suggest you seek out P.O. Pears and try one of there juicy 1/3 pounders. Check out the “Jiffy Burger” (topped with peanut butter, bacon and jack cheese,) and/or the “Holy Guacamole.” Yum! And since P.O. Pears is a bar as well, you can swill down a drink or two or three while you’re there, and forget (as best you can with all the non-stop media coverage) that any big-ass storms ever even happened. P.O. Pears has pool tables and sand volleyball too.
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Bars
The next thing you need to do is get to more bars before they close. (Now this part could be the deal-breaker for many of my fellow New Orleanians thinking of evacuating to Lincoln.) All bars in Nebraska lock up promptly at 1 AM. I have found, however, that if you stock up on plenty of package liquor during the day you’ll be fine. (See section on Package Liquor.) Besides, you don’t need to be out getting liquored-up all night long anyway; you’ve got a life to scrape back together. Here’s a short list of Lincoln bars I like.
This was my favorite bar in college, popular with the smarties of the city (not that I was a smartie.) It has a great, ever-changing juke box with a variety of blues, funk and jazz options that made me feel more at home during my evacuation. Though it can be tough finding tunes by Dr. John in Nebraska, I remember O’Roukes having several available for me to play—but they still kicked me out promptly at 1 AM.
This was my favorite bar in college, popular with the smarties of the city (not that I was a smartie.) It has a great, ever-changing juke box with a variety of blues, funk and jazz options that made me feel more at home during my evacuation. Though it can be tough finding tunes by Dr. John in Nebraska, I remember O’Roukes having several available for me to play—but they still kicked me out promptly at 1 AM.
Lincoln has a plethora of great thrift stores, which is great when you find yourself in a situation where you have no idea whether or not you still own anything. I found an adorable quilt at the Vine Street Goodwill, and a coffee mug I really liked at Things and Stuff on North 33rd. Check these great thrift stores out on your next evacuation.
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