Dog fights,deluded Bible thumpers, meth dealers, child molesters, “queen bee” worshipers, a town so out of touch with the rest of the world that it resembles a lost tribe in Africa – if the shoe fits – then you know who I am taking about.
As the oil rich get richer in this small town, will the town soon be abandoned by an exodus of the rich to escape the poor, but frantic mob, of decent simple folk struggling to get by? Is this already happening? Is Costa Rica the new hiding place for the wealthy? Are the rich so insecure that they are now building walled compounds instead of houses?
People who live in commutable cities now cannot commute. They can't afford the gas.
As things get worse who will be left behind? When will the guns soon be turned on each other?
How soon will it be before golf courses close? A sure sign of things to come... Check out this news item from Florida:
SEBRING — It's hardly a laughing matter, but Sam Timms can't help but let out a nervous chuckle. The sub-par economy and high-priced gas have taken a divot from local golf courses' bottom lines.Read entire article
"We're struggling," said Timms, director of golf at Highlands Ridge in Avon Park. "The reason I laugh is because our company's based out of Orlando, and our bosses were here today going over different numbers and where we obtain play.
"The economy's really affecting those numbers, and people don't realize how much."
Summer is typically a slow season for Highlands County's golf courses: Numbers of tee times and golf outings tend to fall as temperatures and humidity rises.
But $4-a-gallon gasoline has many involved in the local golf industry worried about what kind of hazards lie ahead.
Whats next? I guess we will have to wait and see...
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