Just canceled my vacation and beach home rental on Alabama Gulf Shore, rental agent said many cancel

[Demovictory9]

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Just canceled my vacation and beach home rental on Alabama Gulf Shore, rental agent said many cancellations. Non of my tax dollars to a government like Alabama. Georgia here I come.

[MLAA]

1. Just cancelled a trip to Georgia

[Demovictory9]

2. I got a whole long list of states I will be avoiding

[SoCalDem]

3. Washington State is nice & we have beaches too

not bathwater-warm, but nice

or go to Puerto Rico.. they NEED the tourism

[arthritisR_US]

4. +1000👍🏼

[Demovictory9]

5. heading there soon

[SoCalDem]

20. WA or PR?

[SeattleVet]

6. 'not bathwater warm'

understatement of the year!

[Cha]

13. lol.. I swam in

the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in September.. Brrrr!

[ProudLib72]

36. We are cut from the same cloth, Cha

I went swimming in the Irish Sea, at night, in early April. Water temp: 53.

[Cha]

49. Polar Bear Club!

Cold water therapy it's called..

Sounds divine although Brrrr!

[ProudLib72]

56. That session only lasted a few seconds

However, I did go swimming on the opposite side of Ireland a couple weeks later. That was in the middle of the afternoon when the sun was out. Made all the difference in the world. That swim lasted a long time and was enjoyable!

[Cha]

58. Sounds..

wonderful!

It was a nice sunny day in Halifax, too..

[BBG]

59. May temps break 50

Washington state Pacific Ocean. Can we say hypothermia?

[ProudLib72]

61. Not if it's sunny!

I really don't mind water temps in the mid 50s when it's sunny.

[SoCalDem]

21. But we have "panda-dolphins"

and lots of eagles ...and bears

[True Blue American]

7. Puerto Rico

Beautiful.

[Doreen]

8. If you are on the right side of washington

it is never to dry. 😁

[SoCalDem]

23. I am on the "left side"..liberal and damp-ish

The "right side" (Spokane) is too Alabama-ish for me and its climate is kind of Utah/Idaho/Montana dry...

[Doreen]

29. Despite rain and arthritis pain I love it here.

The weather is never boring much less predictable. Yup, the right side.😁

[Brawndo]

32. You're damn right! Looking to make my move to the sane side of the state.

It's why I come to DU, there's a besieged mentality for liberals on this side. It'd be nice to live among the like-minded. Living and working surrounded by trumpers makes optimism difficult.

[SoCalDem]

35. I love Centralia

It is conservative (ugh), but the people I have met are wonderful.. We just do not talk politics..I get all the politics I need at DU and we are not far from the pricey areas where marches and protests abound.. It's very cheap to live here, and it's a cute little town..

We came from the Riverside area of SoCal, and I feel more at home here than I did there after 35 years there..

When you go househunting, stop in..I'm about a mile off the I-5..and love company

[Brawndo]

40. Thank you so much for that offer!

I love the natural beauty of our state, I just need to go to a part of it where the people hold less ugly views. Over here in Spokane I'm that one liberal the R's immediately around me know, and they do so like to test out their faux noise talking points on me. It gets real old real fast.

[SoCalDem]

43. We spent 3 weeks traversing the state while we were looking for our "last home"

We landed in Portland, picked up a rental car and headed north..Started in Sequim..over to the Ports (Ludlow, Angeles, Orchard etc) then to Hoquiam/Aberdeen (insanely cheap, gorgeous houses but soooo depressing) Montesano was rather charming, but too small.. Shelton was cute but the floodiness of the area scared us.

then down the I-5 . then we headed west.. the "wester" we got, the less we liked it..climate, vibes etc).. We narrowed our search 3300 miles later to the I-5 corridor Longview,north.. Our agent asked us if we were interested in looking at a house in Centralia..He was curious about the HUGE house for so little money..We said yes and we bought it.. 3224 sq ft up and 3224 sq ft down..1/3 acre in town.. built in 1946..

The downside is that my husband died last Oct so now it;s just me and 3 old cats rattling around the place..

I only use 3 rooms and 1 of the 5 baths..but hey..I finally got my big house and I am happy here.. I applied for the low-income property tax forbearance, so that will help..

I have met many great people here and the neighbors check in with me often..

One of my sons lives in Seattle, and he's my official handyman

[Brawndo]

44. Sounds like you landed in a very nice spot

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Three cats? My cat would never allow that much divided attention. Thank you for the location advice, I'll be sure to check it out. However the vibes are there, I'm sure they're preferable to those on the East side of Washington.

[MFM008]

12. We do

But tomorrow 4 of us are going to try Lincoln City
Oregon for 4 days.

[SoCalDem]

19. Florence Oregon is very pretty too

We almost bought a home there

http://www.city-data.com/city/Florence-Oregon.html

[RussellCattle]

30. Loved our visit to Florence a few years ago. Lampost banners through town....

....said "La De Dah", which I thought was quirky and funny. Later found out that the town is known to be a gay friendly summer resort area, with an obvious sense of humor. Nice people, even for my Pacific Northwest. Tillamook was nice too.

[CanonRay]

39. I did buy a home here!

Six years ago, and it is very pretty, especially now.

[CentralMass]

28. I think thst you will love it. The entire Oregon coast is beautiful.

[Blue_true]

47. Yes it is, especially the northern part west of Portland. nt

[CentralMass]

50. +1

[barbtries]

15. Puerto Rico.

if I could that's where I'd go. Now that I'm unemployed, I'm afraid all of my travel dollars will be going to CA where my loved ones are.

[Blue_true]

46. The Oregon Coast (northern part) is wonderful this time of year.

And it has beautiful hotels right on the beach. Added bonus, a person can rent a mountain bike and bike into the nearby mountains, the whole state is bike friendly with roads well marked for bikes.

Yes, Washington State is great also, especially Seattle and lower Puget Sound. It is also a biking friendly state.

[LuckyLib]

9. Bravo to those who cancel. Make it have more impact by dropping a line to the

state Department of Tourism and the Chamber of Commerce, along with a letter to editor of the big state newspaper.

My Dad called it "Voting with your Feet"!

[MLAA]

10. Great idea!

[Sherman A1]

11. Also post on their State Department of Tourism's Facebook Page

Let them know that you have taken them off your list for vacation and tourism.

[marybourg]

18. And, more importantly, your dollars.

[barbtries]

14. Georgia is not much better is it?

oh yeah, they passed a heartbeat bill. So did NC where i live.

[UniteFightBack]

22. I know this declaration to go to voter suppressed Georgia make ZERO sense. nt

[barbtries]

33. i went and read the thread.

the twitterverse weighed in to the same effect. GA is not the place to spend our tourist dollars any more than AL.

[SoCalNative]

37. Pretty much anywhere south

of the Mason-Dixon line is a no go for me until things change considerably. I seriously doubt I will be headed anywhere there in my lifetime. So I will still take my holidays across the pond and in NYC.

[barbtries]

41. i'd be right there with you

except for the fact that i live in NC and can't see a way to get back home to LA in this lifetime. so I have to do all i can to turn this place blue. the republicans in charge here are truly deplorable.

[phylny]

45. Come to Virginia - we're bluer and bluer every election! n/t

[murielm99]

16. I live in Illinois,

and have noticed the many ads already promoting Alabama as a great vacation site.

In your dreams, idiots. There are a lot of beautiful places I can choose that are not dominated by bigots.

[safeinOhio]

17. If it does not affect Alabama..

football, they don't give damn.

[a la izquierda]

25. Can the same be said for Buckeye football?

Seems you all have a pretty heinous ban yourselves (I'm not being snarky, I'm actually wondering).

I live in WV. We're next apparently. The legislature is doing its best to make this the shittiest place in the country. We don't have guns on campus because there was a chance that *might* bring the NCAA's wrath upon us.

[safeinOhio]

38. Move out of Ohio 3 years ago.

I only follow Division II sports.

[barbtries]

34. hopefully it will.

NC lost out on athletic $$ with its stupid, cruel bathroom bill.

[moondust]

24. Shithole states

can eat shit.

[Doodley]

55. Very offensive to Democrats like me who live there.

[moondust]

60. Don't take it personally.

I also say things like that about places like Nazi Germany even though there were probably a few Germans there who didn't support Hitler and don't deserve my condemnation.

You--and they--have my sympathy.

[treestar]

26. Georgia is no improvement

Dumb. Go to California or New England. Jersey and Delaware beaches are nice. Also by the Chesapeake.

[Blue_true]

48. Coastal Oregon and Western Washington are nice.

Big cities are loaded with culture and the oceanfronts are spectacular. Instead of going south, people that like Disney should go to Disneyland in California then visit Western Oregon and Washington, though Orlando Florida home of Disney World, is very liberal, it is just the whole of Florida sucks.

[ret5hd]

27. You said it wrong.

It's pronounced joe-ja.

[dlk]

31. Georgia Is About the Same as Alabama

It’ a southern thing.

[VarryOn]

42. I took my fam to Florida this week...

We got back Friday night. We stayed at a very pretty Marriott property...all villas. Decided to splurge after getting an unexpected and pretty nice tax refund frm state and fed.

It was a great trip with three days at the pool, great restaurants, and a fantastic (although expensive @ $172 for general admission for 2 adults and 1 child) at NASA. Plus, we spent two days at the Magic Kingdom. But, I was really surprised at the Magic Kingdom crowd. In two days, I saw 7 MAGA hats! We were following one up Main Street, and three different times, the woman (yes, a woman!) recieved positive comments!

You know how you can sense when you're in a MAGA-loving crowd? I definitely sensed it at Disney World. My wife and I suspect that maybe the cost of tickets had a way of filtering the crowds. It aint a cheap place to go to! A family of three for two days for the Magic Kingdom was $702.

Still , we loved our trip to Florida. It wouldnt be a bad replacement foe Alabama.

One other thing...airfare into Orlando was pretty good. Our timing of going in May no doubt helped.

[nycbos]

51. Chicago is a lot of fun in the summer.

There is a neighborhood or street festival almost every weekend.

[snowybirdie]

52. Hate to tell you

But Georgia just passed a very restrictive anti abortion too. Florida's still good though!

[dem4decades]

53. Georgia? Come on. that sucks too.

[Doodley]

54. You want to make Democrats who live in these states suffer more?

[Raven123]

57. What we need is for some talented 'Bama football recruits/players to go transfer out of state