Hurricane ian tracker port st lucie

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Based on online chatter, people expected the neo-Nazis to try to intimidate the Drag Story Hour hosted by the Livingston Pride Coalition on May 20.
Jawort had wondered, she wrote, "What'd it'd be like to share art while Nazis and white nationalists were spreading hate just outside a venue-admiring the bravery of drag queens who'd gone right on ahead and combatted such hate by sharing the magic of literature while wearing colorful, fun costumes and attire-now here I was." She could hear the sound of the white supremacists' bullhorn outside as the reading began.
Echoing the far-right rhetoric about drag as "Grooming" and "Sexualizing" children spread at such events, some state lawmakers have demanded that any drag performance that a child might see must be outlawed, some even backing such bans before returning this year to their first legislative sessions after Pride.
Still, Arkansas venues hosting events during Pride have specifically canceled any drag performances that could be attended by minors, including drag story hours.
One venue cited "Safety concerns" following "Charged nationwide political conversations around drag and minors that many times results in divisive and dangerous rhetoric." Even before Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a drag ban into law on May 17, some Pride events in the state, in St. Cloud, Tampa, and Port St. Lucie, had in anticipation of the ban canceled altogether.
To help more groups prepare, said DeVries, "We're planning to create a checklist for people going into Pride, now that Governor Gianforte has signed the drag ban." But, she said, based on what they are hearing from groups planning drag events, "Everything is going on as planned," despite the neo-Nazi attempts at intimidation.

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Hello everyone,
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Also interested in what the cap is (if any).

My neighborhood took some damage due to Hurricane Ian back in September. Car ports were destroyed and soffits were damaged, along with a few other minor damages.
My condo HOA’s management company switched right before the hurricane. I haven’t been too fond of how they handle issues; for example they told me that they did not need to put up shutters prior to the storm because “they’ve survived decades without them” and they respond to important inquiries via email by copying all of the resident’s email addresses.
Recently they began to ask whether we carry HO-6 insurance. After a week, a number of residents (including myself) have not provided this information and the management company has informed us that the board is considering a special assessment to cover damages to the parking lot and fencing. However, they have said numerous times that they have enough reserves after the hurricane and also increased our monthly fees by $50 for “maintenance”.
My question is, is this normal? Should I provide this information to them? Am I being overly paranoid because of how these things have been handled by the management company?

My neighborhood took some damage due to Hurricane Ian back in September. Car ports were destroyed and soffits were damaged, along with a few other minor damages.
My condo HOA’s management company switched right before the hurricane. I haven’t been too fond of how they handle issues; for example they told me that they did not need to put up shutters prior to the storm because “they’ve survived decades without them” and they respond to important inquiries via email by copying all of the resident’s email addresses.
Recently they began to ask whether we carry HO-6 insurance. After a week, a number of residents (including myself) have not provided this information and the management company has informed us that the board is considering a special assessment to cover damages to the parking lot and fencing. However, they have said numerous times that they have enough reserves after the hurricane and also increased our monthly fees by $50 for “maintenance”.
My question is, is this normal? Should I provide this information to them? Am I being overly paranoid because of how these things have been handled by the management company?

Going to visit family in PSL, however I do not want to miss the Lords Day. Any recommendations?

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This is the first time I've listened to CHD since Sofia left the pod so here goes nothing... will update as I listen and likely flow into the comments since it's a 2-hour pod!
TRIGGER WARNING - thoughts of self-harm/ideation
Starts off with an intro of Scandal/VPR which we all know and don't need to rehash
Night she found out

• one song left after Tom's phone fell out, nothing weird about that as they've been together for nine years
• after the band finished, he was talking to others and she was standing in the back of TomTom; felt like "divine intervention" making her look because she's never been a snooper with Tom though she was in past relationships
• always trusted Tom because she didn't want to be that person
• took his phone into the stall, first looked at his messages but there was nothing weird
• thought maybe she was being dumb, but looked in camera roll and that's when she saw the screen recording
• there were other girls in there and she didn't want them to think she was leaving without washing her hands so she told them she didn't pee (lol)
• he asked if she wanted a cigarette and she said yes I do and confronted him outside of TomTom
• Alex asked her was the video is and whether it was for legal reasons they aren't saying what it was. Alex guessed FaceTime sex which Ariana confirmed with her face but not her words
• Ariana was full-body shaking in the stall, said it was a combo of anger, shock, disbelief
• knew there was no way it could be a one-off given how comfortable they were on FaceTime
• when she confronted him, he wanted to get them to leave ASAP and called an uber. Tom took Ariana's phone so she couldn't tweet about it and started walking down the street. He was very concerned about finding out
• they went home from there, she called Raquel in the car
• she told Raquel if she ever gave a shit about any woman every, she needs to tell her what is going on
• that's when Scheana got on the phone, Scheana was furious and said "I'll call you from my phone, I'm throwing her phone in the gutter"
• Scheana, Raquel, Ariana, and Tom were all on the phone together. Tom was dismissive of everything including Scheana's relationship with both Tom and Ariana
• Ariana notes the "poor uber driver" had to hear all this
• they stopped for cigarettes because Ariana just wanted to drink and chain smoke
• Tom went into the gas station, Ariana asked if he was hearing this and the uber driver was basically like "yeah this is crazy"

When they got home

• they slept in separate beds that night
• Ariana said she immediately started texting everyone because she didn't want to be talked into keeping it a secret
• she didn't go to bed until 6 am
• he was mad at her the whole time

Filming

• cameras started rolling Friday morning (which we knew)
• wasn't an angry conversation but a breakup conversation
• Tom had been telling the same story of lies for the last 48 hours
• felt her sense of reality was totally gone, didn't know what was up/what was down after she found out
• said she thinks she would have believed it if it was told to her off camera because rumors/rumblings are amplified during filming and she didn't want her boyfriend and best friend to be drug through the mud over nothing

Relationship

• at the start, she found him being over the top even with cocktails to be very endearing
• would describe their relationship as them being "apocalypse buddies" like if all shit went to hell, they were the person the other could rely on, would want with them, make them laugh, get through the tough times
• said those feelings were still there even through the affair
• sex life at the beginning was exciting because of prior relationship issues
• sex life waxed and waned throughout relationship. she just wanted quality time and thought that would make things better but as he started adding more and more to his plate, she started to think he just wasn't that into her
• Tom would complain about the frequency of sex and Ariana wanted to know if it was sex in general or sex with her
• said she was told she has a nice ass but wanted to knew if he thought that way about her body and he was always weird about it, wouldn't give her reassurance
• he wouldn't flatter her in a meaningful way. for example, if she was naked, he'd say "nice outfit" and she got the joke but wanted more from him
• they did go to couple's therapy and the therapist told them it was him problem, not a her problem and that it wasn't her responsibility to take on
• he likes to go out a lot, even on weeknights. she likes to go out on weekends and on occasions. she thought he'd grow out of the phase but he never did

Tom/Kristin

• Alex asked if how she got him was how she lost him; Ariana clarifies "I didn't lose him. He lost me"
• she trusted him so much as a friend back then and through their relationship that she believed what he told her and didn't question it
• she and Kristin are close now (as we know) but the relationship was toxic on both sides but she believed it was different with her
• now sees his "I tried to end it" schtick was not situational and that's just who he is

Tom

• is he a pathological liar? can't get herself to say that because that means the last nine years of her life were a life
• but even the finale, watching him tell Scheana buying a house was a bandaid, she said "a bandaid to who? because that's not where I was at. at all."
• other things throughout season that she didn't feel were accurate; even if he did feel like that, she didn't know/didn't see it

Couple's therapy

• didn't start going until after the affair had started
• she said she was putting in so much work and making leaps and bounds, doing inner-child work
• in one session (they did both joint and private), it got really intense, she thought maybe that was the end. the therapist asked if it that was a breakup and TOM SAID NO!!!!
• her issues were him not choosing her over random nights out, he wouldn't come home, said he wanted to be at Schwartz's for "no reason" but now she obviously knows there was a reason
• she'd wake up wondering where he was and he'd be downstairs alone smoking
• she needed the emotional intimacy to have a physical intimacy and he wouldn't budge
• she was trying to be present, go out with him more, party with him, be "fun" and "hot" to fix their relationship
• inner-child work: her dad wouldn't come home a lot after work (she didn't want to speak ill of her dad, she loves him, but said he'd chose a dive bar over coming home to help with homework, etc. a lot) so all she wanted was someone who did. she just wanted to be enough for the person in her life and not have to be extravagant to convince him to come home

Was she truly happy in the relationship?

• said she didn't know
• thinks she was a version of happy that she thought was what she wanted and felt like the bones and potential of the relationship to be incredible were there
• said she played the fred again song "(Marea) we've lost dancing" when she drove Tom home from the last Schwartz and Sandy's opening event and told him to listen to the lyrics, noted the song says "if I can make it through these next six months, what comes next will be marvelous" and she believed that to be true of their relationship especially with the bar opening but he was already having an affair by that point
• there would be ebbs and flows, even when things were in a down time, there was enough amazing stuff to counteract that
• she'd never been in a relationship that long before so didn't know what it was supposed to be like, thought the hard times were part of it
• people always say there will be hard times but you'll get through them, even people who have been together for 50 years and never cheated
• knew they were both separately going through hard things separately but thought they could get through them together

This season

• Alex asked if she was lonely, Ariana said yes but no because she filled the absence of him not coming home and not wanting to do the things she wanted to with her friends
• Tom would get jealous of her spending time her fiends, she name dropped Logan, but didn't want to do what they wanted to do ever
• she doesn't think the "separate lives" comment is true, he was opening a bar and she was understanding of that but they did go on dinner dates and go to concerts and did spend time around each other
• grief with Charlotte and her grandma:
  • she was full grieving, Tom held Charlotte as they said goodbye, they said goodbye to her together, went home and put on her comfort movie (Love Actually), drank wine, laid on the couch, and mourned together (side note - I'm in bed with my dogs right now and can't handle that thought ugh so heartbreaking 💔)
  • she knew they had to film but she wasn't ready so she told him to go to boys night. had no idea he would betray her during that time because she thought he was also grieving
  • when it came to her grandma, she was more concerned about her mom so she flew home to her mom, flew back to LA for the last week of filming, then back to mom for 2 weeks
  • with Hurricane Ian, she extended her stay
  • Tom maintains he and Raquel didn't sleep together the night she stayed over when Ariana was in Florida for her grandma's funeral but Ariana doesn't trust what he says
  • Tom, Tom, and Raquel FaceTimed her the next morning so Ariana already knew she stayed the night and didn't think anything of it
  • the backstabbing was clearly very layered

Tom's attempts to break up

• once during filming "in the brown and white" and she said it didn't feel like an attempt to break up to her, Alex agreed
• another scene that didn't make it to air where they decided to go to couple's therapy in September which again was clearly not a break up attempt
• they celebrated their nine-year anniversary together at Musso and Frank's in January, full anniversary celebration, had sex in January multiple times
• on Valentine's day, he got her flowers, they went to S&S, he pulled out a bottle of wine from their first trip together, she got dressed ups and put hearts on her face, they met friends for drinks later and Rachel showed up. When they got home, they started kissing and he was like "I have to stop you" and they had an hours-long conversation about possibly breaking up but ended it with "let's continue this conservation later." he was saying he was having midlife crisis, she said if they did break up she'd probably leave LA and quit the show and social media. Apparently he took that to be very offensive
• NEVER SAID SHE WAS GOING TO KILL HERSELF!!! just said if they did break up *this* life with him/VPR would be over and she'd move on to something else
• she's fantasized about moving to the french countryside, talked about that and said it was tearful conversation but she NEVER talked about harming herself. was a conversation over many hours and she knows he knows that wasn't what she meant
• he kept sleeping with her after that night, went to a concert Feb 19, he took videos of her dancing in the living room, obviously not broken up like he said they were
• said conversation continued later and she said if they were going to break up, he'd have to be the one to end it because she was committed. thought it was actually potential for them to be stronger because they talked about things they never had before, had never gone that far down that road before so if it was over for him, he'd have to leave. they didn't have to mutually agree to break up but if he wanted to, he needed to do it and he never did
• said she has dealt with suicidal thoughts/ideation before but this wasn't one of those times so to be flippant about it and act like that was a reason she needed to be treated poorly was pretty awful
• why want to move? she said it would change her life drastically so she wanted to make a drastic change
• said they were WASTED on Valentine's day when they talked; takes more than one drunken conversation end a nine-year relationship
• affair never came up in Valentine's day conversation

What she's learned since the reunion:

• saw a text from Rachel to Tom saying she just talked to a mutual friend (Ariana wouldn't name them) and they said Tom should be honest with Ariana, maybe not with all the details like sleeping in Tom and Ariana's house together, but that Ariana deserves to know about it and Rachel closed with "I love you, you got it"
• Ariana didn't know the breakup/bad relationship story was being workshopped until the last bit of the season

Other case mates and their suspicions:

• thinks open relationship rumor came from Tom even though he denies. Scheana said Rachel told mutual friend that she thought Tom and Ariana were in an open relationship because Tom told her that at one point
• Rachel said she didn't know if that was true but that she "would way rather hook up with Ariana than Tom." Ariana thinks Rachel only said this because she was talking to a guy and wanted to look hot/cool
• Katie's comments about Ariana not caring as much about what Tom does but just cares about what people know/other comments about them being different on-camera vs off: Ariana loves Katie and Lala but they weren't in their inner-circle and she doesn't think people in their inner-circle would say anything like that

Other cheating rumors:

• Ariana doesn't know how many aside from Miami girl
• she got a DM years ago saying Tom hooked up with this person's friend in San Diego; Ariana brought it up over and over again but Tom always denied but Ariana thinks it's true
• she's 99.9% sure she knows who Tom was talking about when he told Scheana there was one other time
• she doesn't know how many because now she sees how much stuff he was getting away with right in front of her, like bringing Rachel home to St Louis. Apparently he did that more than once before the affair was known, not sure of his parents' involvement/knowledge, Tom was putting her up in a hotel
• Billy Lee: Ariana does NOT believe anything happened between them. Knows it sounds crazy because Raquel was someone she loved and trusted but she does really love and trust that Billy Lee would not do that and they've talked about it
• no one has reached out post-breakup to say they've hooked up with Tom but she wouldn't put any women on blast who did do that because she thinks it's the responsibility of the person in the relationship to not cheat
• did Ariana ever subconsciously turn a blind eye? yes, but was given a lot of assistance because she would bring things up and get shot down, would look through his phone and see nothing, etc. how much effort does she need to put into it? should she be stalking her partner to find out what they're doing (like Tom suggested she follow him)
• because she never found anything, she trusted him. didn't want to be his mom making him show her his phone every time he got home
• now feels she was stuck between being either "not psycho enough" to figure it out or "so psycho" he would break up with her
• Alex asked about Tom's iPad, his messages used to be connected to the iPad years ago but weren't anything; however she could see where the devices were and they were always in places they were supposed to be

Schwartz:

• believes the affair occurred at Schwartz's more than Schwartz is willing to let on
• because FaceTime happened there, Sandoval was obviously comfortable cheating while there

Defending Tom:

• she was so quick to defend him so that people wouldn't think less of him and so people wouldn't think less of her for being with him
• always saw a side of him that wasn't apparent on the show/social media and thought if people could just see that side of him, they would get it

Looking back on relationship:

• not "there yet" in terms of seeing the good times
• some edits on tiktok get her closer to being there
• BUT the affair basically negates the good time and makes it impossible for her look back at the relationship with nostalgia
• looking back on times she used to see as good/happy times, now she just thinks he didn't even like her or respect her during those times
• she misses inside jokes, being goofballs together, the fun/stupid stuff

Back to the affair:

• what moments does she look back on now and think whoa something shady was going on and she didn't know?
• the hot tub scene in Mexico where Ariana says they're like a throuple, but says she obviously did go skinny dipping with him and said she also did go hang gliding with him so doesn't know wtf he was talking about
• other times they'd have people over and they have a guest room which gets used by friends a lot, including Rachel and Graham. Ariana would go to bed before Tom/Rachel (but still at like 2 am), they would stay up super late which "would be fine if she wasn't fucking her boyfriend at the same time"
  • side note - Graham is not well-trained or well-behaved, has bit Ariana before and is "kind of a little jerk" but they would let it go; Rachel would chalk it up to James but Ariana knows it wasn't James and also knows it's not Graham's fault he's like that, it's Rachel's
• Alex asked if she thinks they ever had sex with Ariana home - she said yes, thinks she and Tom would go to bed together in their bed and Tom would leave her, go to the guest room, and have sex with Rachel

Rachel:

• now describes her as lost and empty
• realizes she doesn't know her, never did know her, and no one really knows her
• thinks her behavior seems sociopathic but doesn't know what is the real deal

Tom and Rachel:

• Tom and Rachel do not make sense together unless Tom has changed everything he's ever said he's looking for in someone
• Tom came back to their house after shooting the scene at Rachel's apartment, Ariana was there with her friends, the flowers, drinking wine, watching drag race. Tom yelled at everyone that it was his house too, said Ariana was having a party even though she fell asleep on the couch at 9 pm, Kristin and their other friend Courtney told Tom she should leave and later that night there were paparazzi shots of him back at Rachel's
• Found out later Tom was tuning into the cameras at the house to watch what Ariana and her friends were doing
• The scene at Rachel's was cringe - it was awkward, she already knew they were saying I love you to each other
• She thinks Tom misses her but he hasn't said anything to her of that nature; just knowing he'd always go to her for advice and the questionable decisions he's made over the last two months, he definitely misses her
• Apologies -
  • Rachel's was "like a nothing," it was text message saying she didn't know what to say but was sorry (sent on March 3rd)
  • her reunion apology was subpar, like a rehearsed speech, felt like it wasn't genuine and just repeating lines
• opening scene at Tom and Ariana's in the finale was a two-hour conversation and he said "much worse" things to her, such as him being the only one who always takes care of the house even though he has an assistant who does all that for him but now he's working overtime to prove he takes care of the house

Looking back on relationship again

• wouldn't change anything, knows she wasn't perfect/innocent but was very much a committed partner
• all she can do is her best and whether her best was good enough for someone else, that's what is was
• could have been less trusting, more paranoid, could have followed him, could have bought pens and batteries (lol) but ultimately if she started saying coulda, shoulda, woulda, she'd never stop
• hard to say if they'd still be together if he hadn't caught him because there was a "plan" but says she almost thinks no, given now she knows about the plan from watching the show
• thinks his plan was to break up without any mention of an affair, cheating, etc. and then just start dating Rachel but narrative that was the victim in relationship and Ariana sucks would have been planted throughout season
• Schwartz said he was so sorry she found out the way she did, she said she's so glad she did because had she found out the way they had planned, she would have just been another cog in the machine of this false narrative
• thankful she had his phone but wonders what was it that made her look, felt like a lightning bolt telling her to do it right then

What she's since uncovered:

• he was flying her to different places
• on the WWHL appearance with both Toms where Schwartz was acting weird and covering his mouth, looking at Tom, etc., it's because RACHEL WAS IN THE HOTEL ROOM IN NYC (seriously WTF!!!???)
• he was using other people's credit cards to pay for Rachel to do things and would venmo them later
• Ariana feels bad he put others in that position and made them uncomfortable
• the band/touring was an easy way to hide it, he would leave, fly her out to be with him, and then he'd always end up back home in time
• doesn't know if he ever slept with both of them in the same day

Second Honeymoon Explanation: Our first honeymoon was at Disney last September during Hurricane Ian. We had a wonderful time in spite of the hurricane, but missed out on Epcot and a lot of the resort offerings because things were closed. Disney extended our park ticket for a year, so we scheduled another trip :) I also just finished my masters degree, so it was a double celebration!
We drove down from Charlotte NC, splitting the trip and staying in Savannah for a night. Went to Buc-ees on the way, which was my husbands only request. He could have spent all day there. The 8-hour car ride isn’t too bad, especially if you break it up like we did.
We spent 5/13 - 5/16 at Universal Studios and stayed at Royal Pacific. I’ll write a full trip report in the UOR subreddit if you’d like to see that. Overall, there were a few things we felt Universal does better than Disney World: the convenience between the 2 parks, being able to walk from our resort to the parks (yes, you can do that at DW, but not without paying a buttload of $$… we’re a brewery manager and a teacher, so we usually stay at Moderates), and being able to find water in the parks. Universal has Coke Freestyle machines everywhere, which made it super easy to fill up our water bottles. Universal is also very doable in two days, especially if you have express pass. We were done with everything by the middle of the second day, and went back to our resort to chill at the pool and eat sushi.
That being said, we definitely like Disney more. The cast member service can’t be beat, the food is better, and the rides are more cohesively themed. So many of universal’s rides are screen rides - they put you in a vehicle, plop you in front of some giant screens, squirt some water on you, and call it a day. The Harry Potter worlds are the best part (we’re not huge roller coaster people, but Hagrid’s is possibly the best coaster I’ve ever been on), and I would argue that the immersion in Diagon Alley is better than Galaxy’s Edge, but the rest of the park feel a bit flat for me. I’ll put it this way - we’re already talking about the next time we go to Disney. I can’t see us going back to Universal until they add Nintendo/Marvel stuff.
Wednesday 5/16 - Disney Springs and Trader Sam’s We checked out of RP and drove over to Port Orleans French Quarter. We’d stayed at POFQ during the hurricane and loved it, and we wanted to experience all the resort offerings. And get more beignets. After parking and dropping our luggage off at the front, we had breakfast at Sassagoula’s and hopped on the boat to Disney Springs. We had lunch reservations at Jaleo - they have an AMAZING lunch special for $35pp that includes 4 courses and the ability to have $5 sangria. It was my favorite meal the entire week, and a great deal compared to their regular menu. I would definitely go back, although next time I won’t have breakfast beforehand! By the time we finished lunch, I had a text that our room was ready. We took the boat back to POFQ and got our luggage in our room, then took an Uber to Poly to get our names on the list for Trader Sams. By 3:30pm, they already had a 2.5 hour wait. We ended up sticking it out (we’re both pretty stubborn, and we’d failed in our attempt last year), and got Dole Whip and walked around the resort. After 3 hours of waiting and a couple cocktails at Tambu, we finally got in. Totally worth it. I won’t spoil the experience for anyone, but it’s worth going at least once. Next time, we’ll be more prepared with monorail hopping plans, or getting there earlier. We took a Lyft back to POFQ and had a small bite to eat there, then went to sleep pretty quickly.
Thursday 5/17 - Epcot Woke up and took the first bus of the day over to Epcot. Rope dropped Frozen and got LLs for Cosmic Rewind and Ratatouille. The rides were fantastic, though my husband wasn’t a huge fan of CR - turns out he doesn’t like dark coasters that spin around. We also took the “Behind the Seeds” tour, which I highly recommend! It’s only $35pp and you get to walk through the Living with the Land greenhouses and learn about how they grow the food. We had lunch at Brunchcot, which was good but messy, then headed by to POFQ for a midday break. I’m a big fan of the midday break - it gets us out of the park at the busiest and hottest part of the day, and gives us a chance to recharge and cool down in the pool. I don’t think I could do a full open-close day without a break in the middle. After an hour and a half, we headed by the Epcot to do the festival booths and World Showcase. We shared drinks around the world and food from a few of the booths - France has the best food!! There was torrential downpour as soon as we got to England (realistic), so we went into Rose and Crown to get a beer. I just lost my dad a couple weeks ago, and he was British, so this was a good tribute to him. The rain luckily stopped in time to watch Epcot Forever, which we really enjoyed! I know it’s a placeholder show, but it’s still fantastic fireworks and music. I’m glad we stuck around to see it. After coming back to POFQ, we got boozy beignets (delicious) and promptly feel asleep.
Friday 5/18 - Hollywood Studios Rope dropped Slinky Dog, my husband’s favorite roller coaster, and mobile ordered breakfast tots from Woody’s - these were delicious! Then, we headed over to Galaxy’s Edge and did Smugglers Run (we got to be the pilots!) and walked around for a bit. LL’d Mickey and Minnie’s, watched the Muppets (I know it’s cheesy, but we love it. They need animal ride in Muppet Land so there’s more to do….), then headed over for Indiana’s Jones Stunt Spectacular. For some reason, they only did the first scene and Cairo, then ended the show. Not sure if this show has technical difficulties, but I was sad we didn’t get to see the ending scene with the plane. Lunch at Ronto Roasters, which was delicious. We shared a wrap, and it was enough for both of us. After that, we did Rise (always amazing) and headed to our reservation at Oja’s. Being a couple, we stood at the bar, which we prefer because we always have fun with the bartenders. We headed back to our hotel for our midday break and swim, then back to HS around 4:30pm. I had booked us the Fantasmic Dinner Package at Sci-Fi, and it ended up being really fun! The food was ok, nothing spectacular, but the atmosphere can’t be beat, and the prices weren’t too bad. After dinner, we did the frozen sing-along (loved it!) and I did Tower of Terror by myself. My husband doesn’t do heights and, up until recently, didn’t do elevators, so he stayed behind for this one. The last time I did ToT was in 2001 when they had lap bars, so the seatbelts were new! Luckily, I was next to the wall, so I held onto that the entire time. After that, we waited around for Fantastmic - there was a big storm coming through, so they ended up delaying it about 15 minutes. Luckily, the storm held off, and they did the entire show. It was AMAZING! I’d definitely recommend doing a dining package - we had a whole section in the middle of the stadium that was roped off. Any seat is a good one, but it was nice not to have to wait in line and have good seats. After going back to POFQ, we went to the Scat Cat Club for a drink and listened to the live band, then headed to bed.
Saturday - Boma and Departure Day We snagged 8:55am reservations at Boma for breakfast - I’ve always wanted to see AKL, and we’re considering staying there next time for our first Deluxe Resort experience. It didn’t disappoint! The resort is gorgeous and the buffet was delicious. We had enough sustenance to make it back to Charlotte by 6:30pm that evening.
Overall, we had a wonderful trip and are looking forward to coming back. Excited to see the 2024 deals and dining plan details!

Some Suburbs are better than others, in the case of Suburbs in Hollywood, Florida; have jobs that are in certain instances less than a mile, 15 min walk in certain neighborhoods, decent/okay public transportation, numbers of parks; still car centric, but not terribly car centric. Suburbs that were already built before the car became the norm (1950-1960s) in the American society are better than gated communities and modern suburbs. But unfortunately, not every suburb is the same and logically, some are worse than others not just because of poverty, in particular, how people commute to work.
This is what pisses me off about how modern suburbs are lobbied, and then build a weird nonsensical city like Cape Coral and Port St. Lucie. Before I started realizing what we were doing wrong with our infrastructure, I used to think Port St. Lucie is an amazing city, it still is. But the problem with Port St. Lucie is that there's almost not other option for commuters besides spending too much money on cars and biking in Port St. Lucie is probably a hassle than if I live in a suburb in Broward county. One, they barely have bike lanes. Two, jobs are far from where you live; it is and endless sea of homes and the jobs are more than a mile drive from the suburb. Most of the high paying jobs are concentrated in West Palm Beach.
It is understandable why some people prefer Port St. Lucie and Cape Coral over the suburbs in South Florida. Housing is cheap (used to be before the pandemic and desanctimonious). Parking lots were available for drivers and less overcrowding. There was barely an incentive for public transit, at least when it was growing. Now, there's already too many people in the same area and there has to be a lot of changes with its infrastructure.
Also, and despite how pricy Brightline is, I hate how they not planned a station there.
As for Cape Coral, it's more of an environmental wasteland than Port St. Lucie and I mean it. Almost no trees, hot/humid af, unattractive for cyclists, bad public transportation, its downtown really need changes. Of course, these changes won't happen overnight and it's likely they will be stifled by the suburbanite nimby crowd if it were to happen; except if there were a tollway or an interstate.

I'm looking for a good trustworthy auto shop. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Preferably in Stuart/Port St Lucie area

Hi! Me and my family are moving from Ohio to Port St. Lucie. We want to be near Treasure coast high school for my brother. Any good and safe neighborhoods you guys recommend?! thanks:)

DeSantis signed multiple anti-LGBTQ bills into law recently. To comply, Pride organizers in Tampa, Port St. Lucie, and Wilton Manors have gutted their celebrations. The banning of Pride has always been the target of the anti-LGBTQ right. Next month, we need to be louder and prouder than ever before, and show them that we’re not going backwards.