| We have seen an increase in Snowbirds from | | | | residence are interested in moving and |
| Northern States into Southern States. It is | | | | staying all year in the Southern States which |
| truly phenomenal the difference between now | | | | increases needs of those consumers for |
| and a few years ago. I attribute this to the | | | | service businesses.This will include gas, |
| mobile nature of our society, me included and | | | | food, services, and even taxes. The tax base |
| the use of modern technology, such as cell | | | | to employ the workers and the government |
| phones, GPS devices, and Internet | | | | dwindles as less goods are bought by the |
| availability in many places to hook up to and | | | | consumers who are in different states half |
| now for the first time we are seeing a | | | | the year and many choosing to stay all year. |
| proliferation of services in major markets | | | | Especially those in IL, where it is hot and |
| such as LA, Seattle, San Francisco, Silicon | | | | muggy in the summer and ass freezing cold in |
| Valley and Phoenix of Ricochet, Inc. the | | | | the Winter. As taxes increase on sales of |
| first main system which came on the scene. | | | | goods and property taxes increase to cover |
| Soon as in a few months we will be seeing | | | | needs of local governments those governments |
| Internet Direct the GM Hughes system similar | | | | will need to be looking at hiring part time |
| to the Direct TV idea for motor homes that | | | | half year help and trading with sister cities |
| you can point at the satellite anytime, | | | | in other states of the same size, same |
| anywhere providing clear skies and no | | | | policies and same equipment in operations. |
| obstructions, such as buildings, mountains, | | | | If government does not do this correctly soon |
| bridges or trees. These systems will be | | | | then they will become inefficient and need to |
| rolled out for use in the Trucking Industry | | | | disappear. For instance a small city, which |
| and over the road independent drivers and | | | | cannot handle its duties should return to |
| also to RV whizzes.All these tools will | | | | County control. Those Counties, who cannot |
| increase the number of snowbirds migrating | | | | handle their duties for animal control, |
| and smart businesses will be taking advantage | | | | sewer, sheriffs, etc, need to be gobbled by |
| of this location and customer variation to | | | | larger counties or the state. Redundancies |
| help with not only profit but also skilled | | | | in government are costing too much money to |
| labor. Several areas in AZ, CA, NM, and TX | | | | consumers, and thus effecting quality of |
| as well as GA and FL have areas, which cater | | | | life.If the populations move around, then so |
| to these snow birds and often cannot handle | | | | too should government resources to cater to |
| the volume of people every year. We have | | | | the needs of those tax payers who are paying |
| witnessed Fed Ex increase route drivers to | | | | into the system, where ever they are. |
| handle the volume in many cities and even | | | | Businesses must cater to the customers and |
| rent additional units and then in summer work | | | | government should cater to the people. |
| these drivers doing other type of work until | | | | Businesses should be watching all demographic |
| traffic picks up again for Christmas. Let us | | | | shifts in population temporary or otherwise; |
| look at this scenario. People live half-year | | | | trendy or cataclysmic. Business should |
| one place and Half year somewhere else. The | | | | respond to the needs of the consumer without |
| customer base also moves half and half.have | | | | hesitation and without excuse. It should |
| talked to franchisees of large companies and | | | | have already been done, but if it has not |
| small business owners a like who say; I | | | | then now is better than never. We must be a |
| cannot wait until the busy season again. | | | | metamorphic for the customer, so should any |
| What kind of statement is that? The busy | | | | business person who cares to prosper in now |
| season is every season if done correctly. | | | | or in the future.Government should be no |
| And why pick a location to run your business | | | | different in its mission to provide welfare, |
| if every location is more suited? Snow Birds | | | | health and allow each American to pursue |
| are needing activities to keep them busy and | | | | their American Dream, whatever that dream |
| increase in fuel costs to travel to the new | | | | might be. As for the government the ends are |
| winter time area to live increase along with | | | | justified as long as the mission is truly |
| energy costs and food costs (remember even | | | | fulfilled. To find the answer to this |
| though we supposedly have no inflation, | | | | question stop any citizen on the street and |
| everything we buy will go up due to fuel | | | | ask them what they think and what they are |
| costs). People in States like OR, ID, WA, | | | | concerned about, after all those are your |
| MT,WY, ND, SD, IA, IL, WI, OH, NY, MA, NH, | | | | customers.If you tell the customer what they |
| RI, CT, VT, ME, MI, and provinces like | | | | want in your business, they will only buy it |
| Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, BC, Alberta, | | | | until they find out what they really want. |
| Saskatchewan have been traveling to other | | | | Advertising, PR, and all the help you can |
| parts of USA for years and the numbers are | | | | muster from the media cannot work forever. |
| also increasing. Even though we are in a an | | | | Although it is said that perception is |
| interesting weather period and the weather | | | | reality; think to yourself, is it reality? |
| has been relatively nice in WA, OR, ID, MT, | | | | NO, perception is perception; that is a |
| WY snow birds is on the increase. Well they | | | | reality. But reality is truth and that only |
| predict another 2% in 2005 and 2% more in | | | | changes with the relativity of the situation |
| 2006 and we just came from a 3% increase in | | | | and the proximate of one dimensional time and |
| 2003-2004. So we now see 2+2+3=7 and that is | | | | their desires at the moment of payment in the |
| 7% in only three years. Now in the future as | | | | case of a consumer. What does all that mean? |
| fuels to heat increase and jobs decrease all | | | | It is simple, it means that the customer |
| those people will migrate South again | | | | will buy what they want when they want for |
| choosing to stay. Also we have had an | | | | the reasons they want and if they later feel |
| increase in Hispanic over the border crossing | | | | they have been tricked they will stop buying |
| from the South into states such as IL, NJ, | | | | and be angry and not return if they can get a |
| GA, FL, TX, AZ, CA, NM, NV. As many as | | | | better substitute elsewhere. A government |
| 600,000 permanent new residence per year. | | | | who is not reasonable and responsive to her |
| You would think that this labor would be | | | | clientele will find those customers and |
| sufficient to handle the increase in the | | | | consumers unwilling to support her in heart, |
| snowbird traffic, but it is not. Also as the | | | | body and soul. |
| population of Northern States increases those | | | | |