Last week, the NY Times had an article about homeowners who stopped paying mortgages, mentioning Florida couple Alex Pemberton and Susan Reboyras, "Foreclosure has allowed them to stabilize the family business. Go to Outback occasionally for a steak. Take their gas-guzzling airboat out for the weekend. Visit the Hard Rock Casino." But Pemberton now tells the St. Petersburg Times they've used their "old yellow airboat exactly twice in the past 2 1/2 years" and he "mentioned Outback and Hard Rock — where he sometimes plays the penny slots — only when the reporter pressed him for examples of what they might do for entertainment." But he sorta understands the hate mail, "If I didn't know it was me, I would have been the one digging out the pitchforks and torches and knocking on my door." [Via Pat's Papers]
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