CapitalTiger

Florida regretting not canceling this game because of the hurricane.

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know it has been partially 'emptied' before by stronger/closer storms or even strong cold fronts.

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The bay is so damn shallow it happens pretty much any time a storm hits east of it

Cape San Blas is my jam. Just so far. By that point I might as well get on a plane and head to Longboat Key or Kiawah.

I’ll probably buy a mountain house before a beach property. But I’d be looking in Perdido.

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Speaking in absolutes when referring to future natural disasters seems kind of risky.

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Andrew codes have clearly withstood the most devastating storms.

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Unscheduled maintenance

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I hope this means orders by FAA due to some computer or installation issue (e.g. 737 MAX) and not any maintenance delay prompted by the Captain.

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Per further discussion with my mom-- Hundreds to thousands of thick oak trees in Mobile were uprooted with their entire root system in view. Frederic was a powerful SOB

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Until Ivan it was all anyone talked about in Mobile.

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Our most famous "export" is fried chicken. Of course, we are not going to innovate. Best we can do is bring in outside businesses.

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You're making my point. The longer, more challenging route is to advance via innovation and research. Doesn't have to be silicon valley. It can be "fried chicken". But to that point, Canes had to relocate to satisfy its employment growth.

We still have an opportunity in industrial construction.

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SpaceX is the outlier because they wanted a specific location - not the population base.

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SpaceX, while massive. Is just another manufacturer. The technology will still be developed elsewhere.

Historically, Louisiana has been run by a politically connected ruling class which has been satisfied with managing their own fiefdoms. As long as these fiefdoms are maintained financially and politically, they're satisfied.

This has been culturally solidified due to the minimal amount of turnover and migration that Louisiana sees (70%+ of residents are native-born). Which is why you get the comments of "Louisiana is poorly managed".

Minimal new innovation from the outside and protectionism result in a status-quo mindset. This has state-wide effects but can even been seen at the micro level in certain parishes & municipalities (i.e. "the Hebert Family has run this Parish for decades").

I've always summed this up in that the ruling class in Louisiana would rather control 100% of $9 for life than 10% of $100 with the opportunity to go to $200.

Wait. This chick is in her early 20’s?

I don’t understand this generation’s fascination with wanting to look 35+

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Beliefs did not seem all that far apart from catholicism

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Wait. What?

Of course I took the Bills in survivor.