9/8/2004: Grapefruits one victim of hurricane

Official cap: Grapefruit by the hundreds float in a flooded grove in Indian River County, Fla. Growers are concerned because citrus tree roots can be covered with water for only a few days before they begin to rot.

And there are millions of children starving in Africa. My mother would be appalled.

ok, everybody gather 'round, it's time to bob for grapefruit.

I can just feel the price of citrus go up!

Buy now and head scurvy off later!

That and the price of gator meat. That's going to go through the roof!

Mmmm, Manatee milk. They don't call them Sea Cows for nothing!

Oh crap this is gonna suck, one of our orchestra's fundraisers comes from Indian River Groves... they have really good citrus.

Very cool picture--sad reality about what's behind it, but still a neat image.

That's a neat picture to look at. I'm just glad I'm not there to smell it.

i can't decide whether that would attract mosquitos or not cos they are attracted to large bodies of water but not to citrus

They are attracted to any water, even a birdbath or flower pot.