FORT MEYER, FLA, USA In the worst case of ostracism in recorded history, an unidentified Florida family awakened this morning to discover that the other 198 units in their 32 story building of upscale apartments, Tower II, had been abandoned, virtually overnight.
The southwest Florida condominium features marble floors, a large pool overlooking a river, and modern furnishings that speak of affluence and luxury. The large, circular fountain in front of the building is now dry. The automatic glass doors that lead to the front lobby are locked. The lights on the pool and palm trees are switched off. Even the family's garbage shoot was sealed, a trash bin rudely placed in front of their unit instead.
"They want us to be refugees in Tower II. That's not how I expected us to live here," stated a family member on the condition of anonymity.
Another family member remarked, "Being originally from New York City, it's very eerie. It's almost like a scary movie."
The family attributes the mass exodus to rumors that began to circulate late yesterday afternoon that the family's pet pot bellied pig, Snuffles, was being investigated as the possible source of the recent swine flu epidemic by agents of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based in Atlanta.
A family spokesman believe the rumors could have been started by a jealous neighbor child whose parents had refused to purchase a miniature horse for him. The family further states that Snuffles has always been in perfect health and is regularly seen by a veterinarian.
