This is just sickening.
I lived in Clearwater when the Sunshine Skyway got hit. It was awful- only drove over it once when it was partially closed- never again. Scared me to pieces.
Prayers for those who perished in Baltimore.
My first thought was the Skyway Bridge collapse, when the weather was a major factor. That old Skyway bridge was definitely on the creepy side. After the collapse, when both northbound and southbound traffic shared the surviving span with a prime view of the destroyed span...the creepy factor was much stronger.
I was on a company trip in 1994 and went down to Clearwater.
Went out on some peninsula to lay on the beach - couldn’t sit still for 20 minutes in those days so I got up off the beach
It was some sort of tourist trap - t-shirt shops, etc.
I can’t remember what restaurant I ate at that night - simply too long ago - it was on the beach, though
Our group was actually staying at the Tampa Marriott
I think they took us to a Cuban restaurant in Ybor City
I remember that they were playing music and dancing on stage while we ate - best black beans and rice I have ever had