Average size of newly built home drops to 20,000 square feet. Florida's unprecedented drought forces regional officials to limit new construction to 10,000 homes a day. Existing residents can flush toilets once a week. In place of tires, each new Explorer will be carried on the shoulders of four husky Firestone executives. Fed chairman Greenspan again steals spotlight by cutting interest rates.
New search begins.
As drought worsens, regional water officials issue rules that halt all outdoor plant watering. Residents are encouraged to sweat on their lawns. Problem is, they miss press conference and are stuck in gridlock for 14 days on Interstate 4. That's for the peanuts. Flight is extra.