Summary: Every January thousands of retirees from the north will migrate south to escape the cruelest months of winter. Minneapolis Producer Susan Gray spoke with a Alabama native who had some suggestions for northerners on how to be a better snowbird.
As a Southerner who works in a resort hotel, it's nice to hear this piece. I hope some of our future guests take heed! Sadly, the oil spill in the Gulf renders this discussion somewhat tragic, though, as many snowbirds will likely be changing their migratory patterns. That could be good news for us here on the Georgia coast, but more bad news for the Gulf coast, which has already had more than its share of misery in the past five years. Here's hoping their snowbirds come back to roost again one day.
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Rob Shinnick
Posted on June 25, 2010 at 05:36 AM | Permalink
Thanks!
As a Southerner who works in a resort hotel, it's nice to hear this piece. I hope some of our future guests take heed! Sadly, the oil spill in the Gulf renders this discussion somewhat tragic, though, as many snowbirds will likely be changing their migratory patterns. That could be good news for us here on the Georgia coast, but more bad news for the Gulf coast, which has already had more than its share of misery in the past five years. Here's hoping their snowbirds come back to roost again one day.