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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,197 posts) Sun Oct 6, 2024, 03:46 AM Oct 6

Helene damage in Tampa Bay Florida. 12 minute video

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Helene damage in Tampa Bay Florida. 12 minute video (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 6 OP

Very bad situation. Joinfortmill Oct 6 #1

Fasten your seatbelts. It's only going to get worse, I fear. Oopsie Daisy Oct 6 #2

Until fairly recently, my niece lived in Tampa. Siwsan Oct 6 #3

I grew up in Tampa, so must start with the obligatory ms liberty Oct 6 #4

Joinfortmill

(16,385 posts)

1. Very bad situation.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 07:38 AM

Oct 6

Oopsie Daisy

(4,500 posts)

2. Fasten your seatbelts. It's only going to get worse, I fear.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 07:53 AM

Oct 6

Siwsan

(27,285 posts)

3. Until fairly recently, my niece lived in Tampa.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 08:00 AM

Oct 6

She heard from friends in her old neighborhood that they'd never had such bad flooding, and they are not near the beach or bay.

ms liberty

(9,826 posts)

4. I grew up in Tampa, so must start with the obligatory

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 08:41 AM

Oct 6

Tampa Bay is a body of water. It's the Tampa Bay area. Not directed at you personally, he used it in the video. I hate how news and marketing people have pushed it into being a thing, and it's a common complaint in my Tampa groups, lol. None of us like it. Does anyone call San Francisco San Francisco Bay? No.

Interesting video, but he doesn't identify most of the locations very well. It looks like most of his time was spent in St Pete and the Pinellas County area rather than Tampa and Hillsborough County.

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