"When are we going to catch a break?" Actually, it's more like, "when will the news people pick on someone else?" So there is that whole BP oil rig disaster leaking millions of barrels a day. It's been over a month and there is no sign of it coming towards the Florida Keys but that hasn't stopped the news people from reporting "tar balls" and "sludge sightings" on the front page of the papers and the news tickers, etc. We've been inundated with education on how the loop current will doom us all by transporting the oil through the Keys, into Miami and up the eastern seaboard. Ironically, not on the front page, there are just as credible scientists who insists the oil will never actually make it's way this far south. Why are the news people so dang negative?
It'd be a real horrible thing IF oil reached our beaches and mangroves but why are we panicking so much, so early? I'm of the mindset to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best. Seems like everyone else would just like to freak out.
June 1st starts the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season and NOAA has forecasted a slightly above average probability of hurricane encounters. On average there are 11 named storms, this year they think there might be 12. What's troubling though, is the news anchors interpolation of this forecast compared to the 2005 hurricane predictions. In 2005 there was more than double the number of named storms than they had predicted so CNN will tell you that we should expect twice as many named storms THIS year than has been predicted.
If this isn't all just the worst, wait - there's more! All of the "experts" are coming out of the wood work to commentate on the idea of the what-if scenario of a hurricane - oil spill super blow out. Obviously all of the experts disagree with each other on what might happen but the only thing we know for sure is that we don't know. That and now everyone is afraid of moving here!!! Thanks national news media...
The truth is, if it wasn't a great time to buy before it sure is now! Sellers are lowering their prices, buyers (the competition) are getting cold feet and the deals are out there. We have a natural lull in the real estate market this time of year in the Keys so while most people down here are fearing fear itself, there are a few highly intelligent buyers grabbin' up some great deals. I know, I represent them!
Things are good and business is great!
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