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stopdiggin

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13. your friends are 'snowing' you with the snowbird excuse

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 09:25 PM

Dec 2021

(my opinion anyway). The vast majority of people you are seeing every day - are full time residents, and probably live within 5-10 miles of the sighting. FL has a population of 22 mil - and the locals like to pretend like they all showed up in the last week or two. Just ain't so.

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Just took a drive past several big box stores, restaurants and supermarkets. There is [View all] Atticus Dec 2021 OP

About 60% were I work lame54 Dec 2021 #1

Jesus....just about 100% here in coastal California... bahboo Dec 2021 #2

Yes. We have to swing by Costco pharmacy tomorrow & are dreading it, but at least we know... Hekate Dec 2021 #6

Agree Diablo del sol Dec 2021 #12

I had to run to the grocery store to get a Rx. I was shocked by the dem4decades Dec 2021 #3

Depends on the neighborhood. luvs2sing Dec 2021 #4

Hadn't been the local community gym in over a year. multigraincracker Dec 2021 #5

I'd Say 70%+ Here ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #7

They're smug because the mask requirements aren't enforced MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #8

Here in New Mexico we have a 'blanket mask mandate' and some vaccine mandates abqtommy Dec 2021 #9

Did a quick shop at the market today (in MA) and Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #10

I live in a small gulf side town in Florida. Prior to Christmas things were pretty good. Biophilic Dec 2021 #11

your friends are 'snowing' you with the snowbird excuse stopdiggin Dec 2021 #13

You could be right, but I'm just wondering where all these people were between November 11 Biophilic Dec 2021 #14

Oh, geeze, sometimes I can be really dense. Or maybe it was just too early in the morning Biophilic Dec 2021 #15