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Old 02-11-2014, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by e-flyer View Post
Tried to go to Sumter for Mardi Gras event, never saw such a log jam a cars and carts. We decided to bypass the mess (whoops, I mean crowd) and made a loop back home. Way too big of a crowd for us, but to each his own, I'm sure the vendors and restaurants were extremely happy!. Don't get me wrong, we still love it here.
I saw the crowds and traffic as a sign that people are happy to be here.

I don't think people are happy sitting in a house with -25 degrees plus wind and ice outside, nor with keeping the thermostat at 62 degrees in order to (hopefully) keep the heating fuel bill under $800/month.