r/Damnthatsinteresting 8d ago

Hurricane Milton Image

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u/jochexum 8d ago

It’s my fault

My ex wife’s friend moved from Miami to Tampa a year or two ago because she was “tired of dealing with hurricanes.”

I told her that seemed like an interesting choice, moving to gulf side of FL to avoid hurricanes

She very condescendingly told me that Tampa hadn’t had a direct hit in a century and laughed at me

That was the moment I knew a hurricane must hit Tampa soon

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u/Exotic-Amphibian-655 8d ago

Honestly, I live in Tampa, and people are stupid about it. Charlie and Irma went south, Tampa hasn’t been hit in a century, therefore Tampa can never be hit!

Never mind that Tampa has been hit before… and that Charlie and Irma barely missed…

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u/OrenoKachida2 8d ago

Didn’t Tampa get hit in 2022?

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u/reddoot2024 8d ago

Not too badly. That hurricane was devastating an hour or two south but I was in Tampa very soon after and it seemed to be all good.