Goldtent TA Paradise

And in the free state of Florida:

1. Fullgoldcrown says:

   July 21, 2022 - 9:16 pm at 9:16 pm

   I LOVE IT !

   Exclamation mark on Desantis Freedom Policies .

   MSM must be sick …how will the spin this ?

2. TimH says:

   July 21, 2022 - 10:47 pm at 10:47 pm

   That’ll look good when he’s running for President.

   Martin Armstrong on a recent interview, who lives in Florida, was saying that it’s hard to get people to do anything either contractors or employees because the job market is so strong there are very few people looking for work or not busy. Also, he’s been getting real estate agent calls asking if he wants to sell his place, the sort of thing you get in hot real estate markets.

   • silverboom says:

     July 22, 2022 - 8:14 am at 8:14 am

     Very true. We’ve been trying for a year to get someone, anyone, to come out and patch the bottom of our community pool. No one will come.

     I make pretty good bucks under the table doing jobs no one else wants to do. Painting two front doors next week – $400.

     Painting kitchen cupboards after that – $2K

     Power washing a roof, and waxing a trailer – $350

     Stuff like that. Can’t get anyone else to do it.

     However, some trades are on it like white on rice (is that racist???) Plumbers, HVAC companies are johny-on-the-spot responsive. And expensive. Getting rich, I think.

     Real estate down here has gone bonkers. Since we bought our humble abode (and I do mean humble – all of 800 sf) a year ago, the resale value has gone up 45%.

     Skilled labor performs. Unskilled not so much. We are on our fourth pool cleaning guy in a year, can’t get a decent worker. Meanwhile haircuts have gone up 20% in the last year.

     Still, cost of living is very reasonable and you can’t beat the year-round climate for old folks like us.