Florida

You have just got to love the state of Florida. I'm down here and have endured one of the worst weather disasters I've ever lived through in my 66 years. Hurricane Irma did a number on everything. But the people of Florida, we take care of our own, and we fix ourselves up. I don't see anybody jumping through all the Hoops they did for Texas. I don't see any movie stars in singing artists making million-dollar donations to help us. I don't see any major Red Cross Vans ushering through the towns. What I do see 1000 of Florida residents helping their neighbors and Friends. We were evacuated and stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in Fort Lauderdale about a mile and a half from the ocean. Although the hotel had its own problems with leaks on Windows and roofs and doors, the staff here could not have been better. We lost power several times, and endured howling winds and pelting rain. But the hotel staff stepped up to the plate, they helped every way they could, they too were staying here at the hotel and it was like home.  So hats off to Jean Jo the general manager of the holiday inn Express on Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale and her staff. From The Ranting Captain and many more,. "we appreciate your efforts".