a question for my American cousins from a Nova Scotian

[M&G Montreal]

Hey, Marko! We went in the water in winter in Tampa ..... actually, Gary went in the water and it was a particularly cold day. I had on a sweatshirt and the Floridians were all in ski jackets (really?). There were some in front of me and they looked out at Gary in the waves, shook their heads and said "Must be Canadian ..."!!!!

I often wondered why Californians and Floridians flocked to Ja .... I get it now. (Gerryg explained it to us) It's not the weather (which is why we Canadians INITIALLY go to Ja), it's the whole vibe. The whole atmosphere! Can you see the One Love Pub Crawl anywhere else - with people from their early 20's and up into their 60's partying on and having a good time together?

Marko, you seriously think wages are that much lower in Florida? Versus Northern U.S.? That's interesting! Hope to meet you on one of our reaches .... one coming up late Jan!

Congratulations to you, Slimjim, on being able to go for extended periods! That's our plan! We have some friends who are doing that this year again (Year 3) and they love love love it! You can get amazing accomodation for reasonable cost! A little efficiency cottage for $400 a month! Sur la plage, no less! That's outstanding!

Enjoy the vibe. It's more than just the warm!

[garysteph1018]

Marko, you seriously think wages are that much lower in Florida? Versus Northern U.S.? That's interesting! Hope to meet you on one of our reaches .... one coming up late Jan!

Hi M...

When we lived in FL (down from South Carolina) I made about $3/hour less, the work was harder, & the cost of living was higher! BUT I could hear the ocean at night & I could watch the sunset over the canal we had in our backyard! Totally worth it!!!! Money does not = happiness for this chick!!!!

Still think you rock! Hope to see you again soon!!!!

[Marko]

Marko, you seriously think wages are that much lower in Florida? Versus Northern U.S.? That's interesting! Hope to meet you on one of our reaches .... one coming up late Jan!

you gotta get a job first here and those are very hard to come by.....
unless you are a specialty field that needs help
like in the medical field.......
but for technology, computers, construction, hospitality, manufacturing, etc it's a bust....
so where the supply is high and the demand is low.........you have low wages.......
some people I know here have been out of work for a couple years......
we have had our share of people move out of state...
and it's not gettting any better.......Florida is now the number #2 Foreclosure State in the country.....
and we are having more foreclosures now than we ever had.........because there are no jobs.........

Cool Runnings, Marko

Cool Runnings, Marko

[slimjim]

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts. We are booked for 3 weeks in January!!