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I work just down the street from Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and site of Super Bowl XLIII in just over a week.

As the big day approaches, it’s getting busier and busier in the general area. The logos and signage are all over the stadium and the surrounding fences, light posts, etc. There are concrete barriers everywhere, ready to direct the flow of automotive and pedestrian traffic. The newly constructed office building next to where I work has been turned into some sort of staging area for volunteers:

And an entire tent city has gone up in one of the parking lots, I presume to hold parties, dinners, and other related events:

It’s going to be a madhouse around here next week, I can just tell.

Good thing the game wasn’t this week … temps have dipped into the upper 30s here overnight the past few evenings and the days haven’t been much warmer. Steeler fans would have been wondering why they left Pennsylvania to come to Florida. 😉 Don’t worry, we’ll be back up in the 70s for this weekend and, hopefully, Super Sunday.