Hopefully Fay will avoid the mouth of Tampa Bay. All Florida interests need to pay attention to local advisories and stay tuned for more information. A lot of rain is already moving into South Florida and if the storms slows as is being predicted it could strengthen. Check out our information page on Fay HERE.
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Received an automated call from the HCS Superintendent saying there will be school tomorrow. She also said she would update all parents tomorrow about school Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Well it is looking more and more like Fay maybe visiting us as a Cat 1 or better storm. If you follow Tampa Bay history the worse case scenario for us is to have a storm approach from the mouth of the bay which is exactly what Fay is expected to do. The problem isn’t the winds, it’s the storm surge. Over 3,000,000 people could possibly be affected by this system.

Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water, TS Fay comes to spoil the day. The forecasted track has Fay either making landfall or passing very close to Tampa as a Cat 1 or possibly Cat 2 hurricane.
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The current situation between Russia and Georgia is a tragedy. So far Western media has portrayed the Russians as the total aggressor in the region, but it isn’t that simple. There have been atrocities on both sides. Russia has been the instigator of violence with Georgian troops in the separatist regions, but Georgian troops also [...]

Further to our original post about the Free Upham movement, the Suncoast Chapter of Surfrider Foundation reports on the results of the last St. Pete City Council Meeting concerning the Geotubes that are destroying the beach and surf at Upham as well as being a public safety concern. The meeting was held on July 22.

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Every year we take time to point out weather conditions that may affect the Florida surf. This Hurricane season is no exception. Most of the information I go by comes from a guy named Rob Lightbrown over at Crown Weather Services. As with any forecast it is a best guess, but this guy has an [...]

In a twist of karma John Edwards, once the golden boy of Democrats and Progressives, has been found to be just another scumbag. It looks not only like he has fathered a bastard child, he did it with a nasty skank while his wife was busy fighting for her life overcoming breast cancer.
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Whew it has been a trying past month. Well all has been resolved and the Tampa Pirate is back at it. I will be writing some posts tonight…
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The following is an OpEd from the New York Times written by William Kristol about the 4th of July and the Declaration of Independence. I know I haven’t written in a while, but every now and then I start getting very disgusted with politics and don’t have it in me to keep following it. I [...]