Canadians Avoiding US due to Gun Violence
We live in Ontario. We had non RVing guests this weekend who usually go to Florida for a month and stay in a condo. They have decided not to go this year as they are worried about the amount of gu...
Forum Discussion
v10superduty wrote:
To the "OP"
Do you have any comments on the comments?
Please be polite and come back to the conversation you started.
I don't want folks to think us Canadians are a bunch of "scaredy cats" blaming increased "issues" in the USA as a reason for not going there.
I feel ever bit as safe here in Florida as I do at home.
Of course I am situated equidistance between the number one and two ranked cities as the murder capital of Canada.
That's Thunder Bay 200 miles east and Winnipeg 200 miles west.
My daughter lives in one of those cities and my granddaughter in the other.
Not scared to go visit either of them.. :B
Folks who know the makeup of those cities will understand what I am saying next.
Like in the USA the media/stats people have these city's ranked
"1 & 2" as murder rates.
If you pulled all the family related--partying friends--after bar fights out of the equation, the stranger on you statistics probably would not even be countable.
That's why I have no fear in those cities
OR in the USA,
The ONLY real reason Canadians may be in short supply this year down here is they are just frugal.. :S
BINGO!
I consider whatever exchange rate the premium I'm willing to pay for 80 degree temps, not struggling behind my honking 12 horse snowblower, not having to dress with an additional 30 lbs. of weather resistant clothing but shorts instead and reasonable greens fees to golf on lush courses that would cost me $70 Canadian just to enter the dang parking lot.
The only reason Can. snowbirds are perhaps fewer in number is the dollar and anything else used as a reason is simply an excuse to avoid having to admit they can't afford it any longer. Safety concerns; my butt.
