"Investors are going to eat this area up."

When Pat Lowery, 71, retired from teaching at Port St. Joe High School, she stayed put in the “beautiful, sleepy little town” where nobody locked their doors and cars.

But after 46 years, Lowery is getting out.

“My house will be up for sale the minute it’s repaired,” she said, standing in line for free barbecue with her husband days after Hurricane Michael slammed the Florida Panhandle. “At our age, we can’t deal with that. We want to travel and have fun.”

She’s not alone.

Read more at the Miami Herald.