Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I don't disagree but the whole city of Tampa and St Pete won't all be under water and you're driving a long way away and you're still going to get slammed by the stormThere are hotel rooms and no storm surge. The wind is a much lesser problem. Just don't hang out by the windows.But to flee Tampa, Sarasota, Ft Myers and go to Orlando, I never understand that.
There's no way everyone is making it to Georgia.
There will be footage of some of these hotels, they aren't all going to be 5-star resorts folks land in
BTW: What staff is going to be running room service up during the storm?
There is 3, 4 and 5-bedroom homes on higher ground in every direction, doesn't anybody have a friend to hang out with just until the storm passes?
I met a lot of folks this afternoon from Tampa/St Pete while I visited 3 different grocery stores/markets around here/Jupiter as I was gathering my Hurricane watch party stash
-On another note you are always so kind and understanding when these catastrophes strike, you live around Houston as I recall
I wanted to leave you with something good in this post because if I ask nicely you usually make me feel better about whatever is troubling me
-My son has a friend we'll call Bobby and he is the same age as my son but kind of a 180, the friend lives with his mother in the basement, one of those types.
He has stayed at my house and I literally mapped out what he needed to do in order to maybe have a life/girlfriend, that kind of stuff and encouraged him to leave Publix!
Like so many young men, he lacked any real male father figure in his life and I have tried to help without over stepping boundaries
But he saw what my son was putting together in life and I just showed him how he could have the same things if he wanted them enough
He now works at a retirement home or where the old folks go to live out their last year or two and he met a gal in there that is as wacky as he is, perfect match for each other
Why am I sharing this and why is it a good story? Bobby's mother and others have fled to Orlando and Bobby decided to volunteer to work in the old folks' home with his now "fiance"
And I just thought how awesome and exciting, they're going to get paid good money to ride out the storm in St Pete and service the needs of the folks that need help the most
I don't know why but that just feels like kind of a romantic story of sorts and I think this experience will make them even closer.
They are going to literally sleep at the old folks' home, most of the staff was so happy and relieved that these 2 volunteered
-Honestly I wish I could film it. I write more than just football threads believe it or not(I wouldn't) but I like to write short stories from time to time and I think two 20-somethings in a retirement home during a major hurricane and the possibilities are endless.
Anyways, just thought I'd share, thanks Mrs Rannous and I hear your concerns, your right in understanding why folks are fleeing
You know I can't peel me son out of St Pete right now, I'm trying to stay calm but I wish he and his wife would come stay with me for a few nights.
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