Is it that time already??

South Florida is really a great place to be. I love it here. I mean, think about it. It’s still in the mid-80s and it’s the middle of November. I live a mere 10 minute drive from the beach, not that I go that often, but that’s not the point. There is always something to do. Lots of festivals for the family or 24 hours worth of clubbing, depending on what your into. You can get Latin and Caribbean food anytime you want. Mmmmm, Plantains and Jerk Chicken! There’s just one thing that I really hate about living down here. Well, I guess 2 if you count Hurricanes, but those, up till last year, were very rare. What I hate is when we are in Season! In season means that it is damn cold everywhere else so all of these people, usually elderly people, invade our “peaceful little town”. Usually these people own condos or homes and just come down from November to April. The rest of the year, their homes are left vacant. Now don’t get me wrong. Tourists are great. They are the reason we don’t have to pay state income taxes, but it’s just those damn Snow Birds that think they won the place. Here are ways to tell when the season has begun.

1. You begin to notice a lot of Canadian license plates.

2. The 3 million dollar house down the street has it’s hurricane shutters off. They’ve only been on for 7 months! What a waste…

3. Someone in the left hand lane of the busy highway stops and puts on their blinker because they realize that their exit is 20 yards up.

4. All of the handicap parking spaces at the grocery store are full in the middle of the day.

5. You start to notice a lot of those really old HUGE cars that look brand new driving themselves around the drug store parking lot. Only when you get closer to you see the little old lady who can barely see over the steering wheel.

6. You get hit on by a drunk 20 year old at 8AM while getting gas to go to work. (Ok, that’s not the beginning of Season. It’s really the end when we have a month of spring breakers down here. But hey, at least you know it's all coming to an end soon.)