00:00Florida roads heading north were full of people evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton, that's still the case right now.
00:05And joining us now are two people who were on the road today, they have made it to Georgia.
00:09So we welcome Brett Cassidy and his fiancée, Corianne Stein.
00:13Thank you so much for making time for us.
00:15I know this is probably a little bit of an unnerving time for both of you.
00:21Oh yes, for sure, to say the least.
00:23Yeah, we understand that you were in Tampa.
00:26Do you own a home there or do you rent?
00:28And how close to the coastline?
00:30What made you two decide to evacuate from Tampa?
00:33We currently rent and we're about two blocks.
00:39Two or three blocks.
00:39Two or three blocks from the coast.
00:42Yeah.
00:44Yeah, so when we heard about storm surge predictions, we figured it was time to get on out.
00:48Well, that is always a good decision here.
00:51Again, it's just not worth the risk.
00:53So when did you hit the road?
00:55And how was the traffic?
00:56We've seen a lot of footage out there.
00:58Yeah, we got out this morning.
01:00We got out about 4.45 a.m.
01:03And traffic, the second we got on to 75 in Florida, traffic was bumper to bumper.
01:09Pretty much all the way north to Atlanta.
01:12Normally it takes us about six hours to get to Atlanta, six and a half hours.
01:17This time it took close to 12 and a half.
01:18We only stopped for gas one time and food one time.
01:23Wow.
01:24And Corianne, did you bring your pets?
01:27This is a topic that a lot of people are concerned about or at least looking for.
01:34Did you bring your pets with you?
01:37Yes, we have three cats and we threw them all in the car this morning and they made the journey great.
01:44They're settling into their Airbnb quite nicely for now.
01:48But yeah, everybody came with us.
01:50That's great.
01:51And sometimes it can be tricky to travel with cats.
01:55But what surprised you most on this journey?
01:57You said twice the length of travel time.
01:59Any other surprises?
02:00Yeah, the traffic really picked up the further out we got from Tampa.
02:06So and again, we left Tampa really early in the morning.
02:09So I'm sure it's going to be worse for people the closer to landfall they get to leaving.
02:15But I mean, even getting to Atlanta, traffic was bumper to bumper up here.
02:20It just got worse and worse and worse the further out we got.
02:23And lastly here, quickly, what are you most concerned about over the next couple of days?
02:28I know we've been talking here about your journey out of Tampa,
02:31but I know you probably did take precautions with your property there.
02:35What are you most concerned about?
02:38Flooding in our family's homes.
02:41Oh, yeah, friends and family for sure.
02:42Yeah, people who either their elevation is lower
02:46or because they're closer than we were to the coastline,
02:50just worried how their homes and how they're going to fare.
02:52Yeah, we're lucky we're on a second floor.
02:53So we're about we're about 15 feet up,
02:55but people people that we know they're right on the ground
02:58and everyone's right next to Bayshore.
03:00We're only a few blocks away.
03:02All right. Well, Brett Cassidy and Corey Einstein, congratulations on your engagement,
03:05whether that's very recent news or not.
03:07It's something to celebrate.
03:08We hope that you again find it a good time up there in Georgia
03:13as you ride out the storm in a much safer place.
03:15Thanks for joining us.
03:17Thank you very much.
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