14 Apr Your First Day in Tampa, FL

You finally made it to Tampa Bay, go you! Palm trees instead of other views were the choice of the flip flops, and now you’ve joined em’. Let’s find out what locals know and what you need to know.

• TECO: TECO stands for Tampa Electric Company and is where you go to complain, just like the locals do. There’s not much to gripe about, but after a hurricane, TECO is the only friend that you got.

• Spectrum Cable: There are many places that you could go to get what you want for TV viewing. Our suggestion is the best suggestion, which is Spectrum Bay News 9. The best way to wake up is with Bay News 9, and you won’t know much unless ya’ got it.

• Look for Lightning Schwag: Stores like Ross, TJ Maxx, and Marshall’s always have our local team gear for less. This is the South, and you can visit our official stadium stores at any time you want. This is important to do by yourself, so when you’re with a group, it’s not your first time.

• Buy the Right Flops: You can easily throw away a brand new pair of sandals and mandals when you go out in public. To avoid these mishaps, look for flip flops with labels like Reef, Rainbow, Quicksilver, Roxy, and more. They’ll be at Dick’s Sporting Goods for an easy selection. It should be rope cloth between your big toe and the next one. Do not wear strap sandals, slides, or Brazilian shower shoes in public, or you won’t make friends at the bar.

• Never wear another Jersey downtown: In Tampa, there are laws against wearing an opposing team’s jersey in city limits anywhere, but the stadium that they’re playing in is okay. The law states that the opposing players get arrested during a fist fight. No matter what, never ever, never never never, say anything derogatory about Rays baseball in Tampa, Spring Hill, or The Villages. We have a mugshot paper where the most common occurrence of fighting is over the age of 65, and Rays baseball as the subject is at the top of the list. And, if you find yourself in an ambulance, never ever ever, tell them the same thing. This is tricky for you, as the Yankees play local spring training and are in the same division; the Red Sox are also in their division. The Rays are a luxury baseball team where everyone sits inside with air conditioning and meets the friends that you’ll have soon. Same thing with the Red Wings, but that’s further back than you’ll discover.

• Children shut up no matter what adult tells them to. That means at a store, restaurant, work, or school; kids do exactly what their elders say every single time. If you’re under 35, you should mind your manners in the 5 counties of Tampa Bay. Everyone drives slow, and when you get that old, you can do it too – you don’t even have to move!

These are some of the better tips to enjoy Tampa properly. The best news is that, right now, if you don’t like the way our area is (and it’s tougher the more central that you go), then you’re not too heavily invested. In a month or two you can move, and when you move, we hope you choose Sam’s Movers to get the job done.