Depending on what part of the world you call home, you probably have a different reaction to the name, “Debby.”  It’s a perfectly beautiful name, and we even have a few hard-working Debbies here at Elliance.  But, when a storm by the same name rolled through the Gulf of Mexico last weekend, my perspective changed. I’m from Pittsburgh.  And, when I moved to Florida in 2008, the humidity and gigantic bugs were the only bad parts, really, besides missing my friends and family.  Weathering my first serious tropical storm, though, made the bugs seem (almost) tolerable. The Bay area, where I live, was hit particularly hard by Tropical Storm Debby.  St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater endured between 10 and 16 inches of rain over a two-day period.  There was (and still is in some places) massive flooding.  Winds and surf were high enough to shut down three of our four major bridges.  Numerous tornadoes left millions of dollars in damage.  … Continue reading →