Muda69 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2020/01/28/frankfort-mayor-chris-mcbarnes-stepping-down-moving-wyoming/4597775002/ Quote Frankfort Mayor Chris McBarnes, first elected in 2011 as a 23-year-old Butler University graduate, said Tuesday he will resign on Feb. 28. In a letter to Frankfort residents sent just before noon Tuesday, McBarnes, a Republian who was elected to a third four-year term in November 2019, said he and his wife, Samantha, were leaving Frankfort so he could take a job in Wyoming, as executive director of The WYldlife Fund. McBarnes said he expects to turn the office over to a successor picked by Republican precinct committeemen in Frankfort, a city of 15,827 that is 25 miles southeast of Lafayette. “Frankfort will always be home to us,” McBarnes wrote. “Samantha and I thank you for the many special opportunities you have provided to us during the past several years. I will continue to believe in Frankfort and in our community’s bright future.” .... Well, well. This was a surprise, only about 3 months after winning an unprecedented (for Frankfort) third term as Mayor. Expect some good political fallout and conspiracy theories over this one. Mr. McBarnes and the city council have saddled the city with all kinds of debt, guess he is the first to literally get out of Dodge. Not the mention the frankly asinine and IMHO should-be-illegal method of choosing a new Mayor, this time for an almost full term. There should be another election.................. Edited January 28, 2020 by Muda69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Two places I would most like to live: 1. Fort Myers Beach, FL 2. Durant (Absaroka County), WY Edited January 28, 2020 by Impartial_Observer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 34 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: Two places I would most like to live: 1. Fort Myers Beach, FL 2. Durant (Absaroka County), WY 1. Hurricanes. No thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzoron Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 40 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: 2. Durant (Absaroka County), WY Too many murders there for my taste. Not to mention their Native American Mafia problem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, Muda69 said: 1. Hurricanes. No thank you. We have tornadoes, six of one half dozen the other. At least you know it's coming. 22 minutes ago, gonzoron said: Too many murders there for my taste. Not to mention their Native American Mafia problem. Smoking hot new sheriff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: We have tornadoes, six of one half dozen the other. At least you know it's coming. I'll take tornadoes over rain deluges and storm surges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Muda69 said: I'll take tornadoes over rain deluges and storm surges. I agree, looks dreadful! https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-states/florida/fort-myers-beach/fort-myers-beach.html Mostly likely a dreadful sunset is looming. Edited January 28, 2020 by Impartial_Observer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: I agree, looks dreadful! https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-states/florida/fort-myers-beach/fort-myers-beach.html Mostly likely a dreadful sunset is looming. Yeah, looks great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCzoUTvAWg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzoron Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Muda69 said: I'll take tornadoes over rain deluges and storm surges. Are you able to objectively compare them? Have you lived in a hurricane prone locale before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Dude seriously, we're talking about Ft. Myers Beach, a pic of Mexico Beach, located in the Red Neck Riviera, Irma damage in the keys, and boat from the devastation of the Bahamas last fall...... My parents were in Ft. Myers when Charley came thru in 04, their place was about 6 miles from FMB by way the crow flies, right on a canal from the gulf. Aside from some damaged landscaping, life went on. Nature happens everywhere, we're all going to die at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said: Dude seriously, we're talking about Ft. Myers Beach, a pic of Mexico Beach, located in the Red Neck Riviera, Irma damage in the keys, and boat from the devastation of the Bahamas last fall...... My parents were in Ft. Myers when Charley came thru in 04, their place was about 6 miles from FMB by way the crow flies, right on a canal from the gulf. Aside from some damaged landscaping, life went on. Nature happens everywhere, we're all going to die at some point. https://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/hurricane_hotspots.aspx Quote ... By analyzing the tracks of tropical storms for the past 100 years, the experts at Sperling’s BestPlaces have ranked which areas are most likely to be hit next by a major hurricane. Southeast Florida (Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach) Key West and the Florida keys Southwest Florida (Fort Myers-Naples) West Florida (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota-Clearwater) Outer Banks islands, NC (Cape Hatteras) Central Texas Gulf coast (Galveston) Central Florida Atlantic coast (Melbourne-Cocoa Beach) Florida Panhandle (Pensacola-Panama City) Central Gulf coast (New Orleans, LA-Biloxi, MS-Mobile, AL) South Texas Gulf coast (Corpus Christi-Brownsville) http://www.hurricanecity.com/city/fortmyers.htm Again, no thanks. But to each his own. Edited January 29, 2020 by Muda69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzoron Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Hurricane Trump hits New Jersey: https://www.nj.com/news/j66j-2020/01/e94812bb778746/beach-chairs-blankets-and-trash-massive-mess-left-after-trumps-wildwood-rally.html?fbclid=IwAR2NKo2_-kPnfdN9irGgoJMC7Z3Mila0UKRNs03lP4c0qoeMHNfU1wcosTA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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