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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... 
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!     Thank you...I feel much better now...  [This message has been edited by vlraynes (12-12-2003 11:54 PM).] |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Always good to know. Question: Is this about being swamped by Snow Birds? Lordy knows I could do with a Snow Bird License.....otherwise, they might overgraze and starve! |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Go easy on the Birds, Ali. Next year about this time, I have every intention of growing some wings.  |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Hehehe...my girlfriend works for the Arizona DoT, and it's suprising how many seniors travel down here in brand new, current year RV's and 5th wheels pulled by a brand new, current year, Mack semi-semi (scaled down just enough to fall below CDL classification), paid in cash in full, yet claim to be under a fixed income, so they are entitled to all the senior discounts for registering their vehicles even though they don't live here nor pay taxes here....unless they get a job to get away from the spouse. One of them odd quirky loophole laws here: the moment you get a job, you are a citizen of the state and are liable for state taxes. I digress. If you feel up to travelling down to the Desert Southwest, we still got plenty of room here, as contractors are constantly building new homes. Add to that the mid-70 daytime, low-60 nighttime temps and neglible humidity, and you have a winner. Can't say I blame the snow birds for flocking down here and congesting the streets....just wish they were safer drivers..... [This message has been edited by Alicat (12-13-2003 01:10 AM).] |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
When I lived in San Diego, I passed through Yuma many, many times on frequent trips to Phoneix. I, uh, never saw any reason to stop. After I left California six years ago, my sister and her family packed up as well, but they only got as far as Vegas. Their weather is similar to yours, but they seem to have found a MUCH more enjoyable way of paying taxes in Nevada. |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Snowbirds? You haven't seen anything until you've seen them line up for baseball spring training tickets!! You have to love them tho. Bless their hearts! They are the safest drivers - never go over 20 miles an hour even on the freeway in rush hour traffic. But what I truly love is in the grocery store. They have to stand at the end of the checkout and tabulate their receipt. They don't trust that it's been rung up properly. And there I stand, waiting to leave the store before my Orville Redinbachers pops of it's own accord in the heat! |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
LOL...nope...wasn't what the emotional breakdown was about, but yes...plenty of snowbirds, for sure. Fortunately, a lot of them are in the outlying areas, such as Apache Junction, and other such places where there are RV parks more readily available That's not to say that there aren't PLENTY of them, right here in the middle of the city though. There are, and I have to agree...having them here wouldn't be so bad if not for the issue of traffic safety. Ron?... "When I lived in San Diego, I passed through Yuma many, many times on frequent trips to Phoneix. I, uh, never saw any reason to stop" That's because there ISN'T much reason to stop in Yuma...(sorry, Ali)...grin Sharon?..LOL @ them being the safest drivers...you're not kidding! And now?...I want popcorn!  Thanks, all, for the much needed smile tonight...  [This message has been edited by vlraynes (12-13-2003 02:40 AM).] |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Well.......*thinks hard and almost sprains something* we got plenty of sand....and...sand. Oodles of sand. More sand than you could shake a stick at, though shaking a stick at sand might be from the heat. It only gets around 120 during the summers, afterall. Snowbirds might be slow drivers, but man you should see them scuttle if there's a gap in any line, or an open table. I swear I saw one blurred red as she approached then blue as she passed, followed by a loud pop, but that might have been a hip. Uhoh...I'm being scolded by my internal PC Monitor....better get that urchin drunk and quick! |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
One of our most popular bumber stickers down here is WHEN I GET OLD I'M GONNA MOVE UP NORTH AND DRIVE SLOW. It barely beat out IF IT'S TOURIST SEASON WHY CAN'T WE SHOOT 'EM? for the top honors. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Tourists & sand? I have plenty of those... Snow birds too... yep - They were here ALL summer - Then I sent half to Fort Lauderdale and the other half to Phoenix. I get to drive down Main Street during the winter. It sure is cold though - I think I'll join up with group #1 - At least Fort Lauderdale has the ocean...  |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Better yet, Vicky??...  |
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