Snowbirds' impact on the local economy.
This is written for deep south Texas, but I suspect it is true for many areas. Interesting article, at the end they also makes a case for the slow declining snowbird numbers which many members seem to...
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Shot-N-Az wrote:
Yuma’s population triples in winter. A bit of an impact there.
Population triples in the winter. Also spending jumps by 10 % also. They can't get there fingers that far down in the pocket. They go 6 people for each pickup, to save the fuel on three pickup. They pass the plate around at the fast food before they buy the last plate as not to waist a dime.
They look for used food for the ref. at home, when one leaves for the season they sell the extra food left over for 1/2 price to the guy next door and he will sell the rest two week later to the couple next to him.
Many check the air in there tires every 3 hrs. to make sure they get the best mileage. When Wal Mart cuts them off from free parking they may form a army to take over a few stores along I-40 I-8 I-10 and a few more. Remember free everything is what Snow Birds are about.
