I'm a nervous flyer and hubby and I are winging our way to Florida today.
I wish Chesley Sullenberger was piloting my plane.
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I guess you guys are officially to be considered "snowbirds" now, even if only temporarily, LOL... I even looked up the definition on the good ole Wilki:The term Snowbird is used to describe people from the Northeast, Midwestern United States, or Canada who spend a large portion of winter in warmer locales such as California, Arizona, Florida, The Carolinas, or elsewhere along the Sunbelt region of the southern and southwest United States, areas of the Caribbean, and even as far away as Australia and New Zealand. It is also used for those who migrate to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for the winter. Victoria is known for having very mild winters by Canadian standards, and has an annual "blossom count" in mid-February to prove its warm winter status. Residents of northern Europe also flock to the warmer areas in the United States, establishing second communities of seasonal residents.
Snowbirds are typically retirees, and business owners who can afford to be away from home for long periods of time or have a second home in a warmer location. Some snowbirds carry their homes with them, as campers (mounted on bus or truck frames) or as boats following the east coast Intracoastal waterway. It used to be that snowbirds were the wealthy who maintained several seasonal residences and shifted residence with the seasons to avail themselves of the best time to be at each location.
Many of these "Snowbirds" also use their vacation time to declare permanent residency in low, or no tax states (where the taxes are sustained by high tourism taxes), and claim lower non-resident income taxes in their home states. Some are reputed to use this dual-residency to absentee vote in both locales.
Nothing wrong with snowbirds...my inlaws are in Arizona and I maintain my retired self in California......
Just some thoughts since no one else is saying anything.....
Slumdog millionare the worst best movie oscar winner in the history of the oscars, until next year when the academy gives it to the musical version of Howard the Duck....
And in Washington, its politics as usual with Obama passing an irresponsible stimulus plan and putting notes from islamic extremists like Hamas in his back pocket....
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