Florida tomatoes are now safe to eat according to the FDA. Many people were worried these tomatoes carried salmonella but the FDA has cleared them from the infected tomatoes. Consumers should not be concerned with tomatoes from Florida.
It’s rather Snowy, and Cold, and I want to get away!
It is freezing up here in Michigan. Literally, the temperature is 32 degrees according to my thermometer. I want to go some place warm. Any place above oh, 70 would be great right now. I was searching around for places to get away to and I saw that Amelia Island in Florida is having a Lodging Special. I hopped into looking at the site and saw that one of my favorite hotel chains, Hampton Inn is participating. I am thinking of going Feb. 16th and leaving Feb 19th. The cost is $139 a night, reasonable due to it being a hot hotel market that time of year down in Florida. I might be able to use my HiltonHonors points to get a free night too!
Heck, I am going to go ahead and take a look to see if I can make this a reality. If the airfare is cheap enough to Jacksonville airport, which is a 30 minute drive from the island. Oh, and it is! I can get to Jacksonville non-stop from Detroit for under $300. This looks like a feasible midwinter break option. I’ll have to think it over. Any of you readers down in Jacksonville? I think a meet up would be awesome.
Florida Student Throws Crayon at Teacher
Taewon Little, 14, was kicked out of a school in Florida after throwing a crayon at his teacher. Taewon was also charged with third degree battery for the incident. “I felt like they really blew this out of proportion by charging my child with a misdemeanor and taking him to court,” Robyn Little, Taewon’s mother said. The A. Philip Randolph Academy Principal says Taewon will not be allowed reentry to the school until he has completed an alternative learning program.
This is stupid! Why would you suspend a normal kid from school for throwing a crayon? Did it poke out the teachers eye? I’d love more detail but its probably all locked up behind political red tape. Come on A.Philip Randolph Academy, show your reasoning. You are a magnet high school, and named after a famous activist! Show some character, speak up!
[Lost and Found]Pot found next to highway
Source: AP Photo
The Florida Highway Patrol says that anyone missing two bags of marijuana can come down to the station to claim it. FHP Trooper Larry Coggins says the 60 pounds of pot might be worth around $54,000 on the street. It probably fell off or was thrown from a car on the interstate. A crew cleaning near the interstate found the pot, although it is unknown how it got there. Coggins says it’s not the largest amount of pot ever dumped along a roadside, but it’s certainly not a common find.
Now that is strange…where’d all that pot go. You could never expect to find 60 pounds of pot on the side of the road. I wonder if it was a prison crew. I am surprised that someone hasn’t started shooting people up over losing it. Oh, well we will find out soon. If you are missing that pot, go on down to claim your 20 year prison sentence at the Tampa office of the Florida Highway Patrol!
