This says it all:
So that you can spend your days off in a productive manner, we are going to summarize the Hurricane Ian disaster coverage for you.
Channel 7 Reporter Tiffany: We are live here in downtown Miami by Biscayne Bay. Over the Bay you can see Miami Beach. The sun is shining and there is a light chop on the Bay, symbolizing the near miss Miami and its residents endured. Here's a family now riding bikes. Hey- please can we have a few words?
Man on Bike: Sure.
Reporter: Share with our viewers the danger you and your family feel you missed.
Man On Bike: Sure. We were watching as the Hurricane went by Miami, and looked outside and it was sunny so we decided to go for a bike ride.
Reporter: What about that band of rain an hour ago?
Woman On Bike: Oh when we saw that, we just stopped under a Starbucks awning and went inside for some lattes and the kids had cookies.
Reporter: So you guys just missed some serious hurricane danger huh?
Woman On Bike: Well, sort of but...
Reporter: We are live from Biscayne Bay speaking with a family who endured the danger of the hurricane missing Miami by going to a bike ride. Huddling in Starbucks while a dangerous band of rain rained rain on Miami, they distracted their scared children with some cookies. Back to you in the Station.
Anchor: WOW. And stay safe out there Tifffany, there could be some wind and rain. We have clips from Waldo the Weatherman showing the disaster of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and we all in Miami shudder as we see what never happened here. I'm...hang on...I'm getting word from On The Street Pete he's at a local Home Depot. Let's go there live....
OTSP: This is On The Street Pete, your street reporter, at the Home Depot on Eighth Street. There's a line of people gathered around a food truck, grabbing nourishing cafe con leche and Cuban toast as they discuss the wait inside, not knowing when they will have the chance again for hot food. Apparently, Gladys, the cashier for aisle eight was late today, causing customers to line up for the self-checkout. At last count there were four people trying to use the self-check-out lane, all of these repercussions from the Ian Hurricane near disaster. Down the street, if we can roll some film, I was at a Publix where shoppers bemoaned the fact that the store was running low on their roasted chickens. Earlier today I was in Bal Harbour where I bumped into Ida Blakenstore who was on her way to her Wednesday canasta group. Ms. Blakenstore recounted the difficulties of moving their twice weekly game, usually held on the veranda of their oceanside condo into the condo's card room:
Ida Blakenstore: It was a real disaster. The Condo has rules that we have to reserve the card room three days in advance but because of the storm we didn't try and move inside until the other day. There was an emergency meeting of the condo board and eventually we got a waiver of the rules.
OTSP: There you have it. A cross section of Miami citizens, struggling through the disruption of what Hurricane Ida could have done to Miami. It's heartening to see the "we will endure" and "we will rebuild" tags on social media for Miami. We have done this before, and we know we can get through this. Back to you Irv....
