South for the Winter
It’s getting to be the time of year when all of the people from Florida pack up and go back down there for the winter. There are lots of them around here, especially in the area where I live. They just can’t get enough of the river. Sometimes I think they would build houses right in the middle of it if they could. 
No offense to anyone from Florida. I have several friends from there.
Real estate is a big part of the economy around here. The trouble is, the jobs around here don’t pay enough for the locals to be able to afford it. So most of them are stuck renting, which isn’t cheap either. There are few condos for sale in these parts, so it’s pretty much a necessity to own land if you’re not renting. And land is the thing that is the most expensive.
It’s great that people from other places are bringing money in to the local economy, but it looks like that should result in better quality of life for those who have lived and worked here for years. But I’m far from an expert on politics.
