[Babubhat]

Title should be snowbirds HAVE wealth

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

We have been renting 3-4 months in high season for over 20 years.
Prices since our last stay in 2019/20 just before Covid restrictions, have more than doubled, and in the case of car rental quadrupled!
We have passed on staying this winter, and in all probabilities seen our last winter in Florida.
Shame, but not paying that sort of outlay, and that's before you stick air fair, food, golf, entertainment etc. on the bill.

I'm sorry to hear that Two Bills, reports are that Europe is about to have a very bad winter regarding energy prices & availability. Are you seeing the same? Thanks, Dusty

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star

I'm sorry to hear that Two Bills, reports are that Europe is about to have a very bad winter regarding energy prices & availability. Are you seeing the same? Thanks, Dusty

They say energy prices will be off the clock unless the governments freeze the price, and subsidize the energy companies.
Wife and I grew up in UK during, and in the aftermath of WW2.
There are a lot worse things in lfe than being cold.
We'll survive.
Maybe Global warming will save us!

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

They say energy prices will be off the clock unless the governments freeze the price, and subsidize the energy companies.
Wife and I grew up in UK during, and in the aftermath of WW2.
There are a lot worse things in lfe than being cold.
We'll survive.
Maybe Global warming will save us!

Sorry this has happened but govt freezing energy prices would be a disaster. Prices already trending downward.

[House of Dawgs]

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star

I'm sorry to hear that Two Bills, reports are that Europe is about to have a very bad winter regarding energy prices & availability. Are you seeing the same? Thanks, Dusty

Hundreds of Canadian snowbirds own/rent in TV..more financially challenging each year. Ex - rental at $4000/month for 5 months = $20,000US. At the current conversion rate that equates to $26,300 CDN. As Two Bills said, add travel costs, health insurance, living expenses while in TV all the while covering the expenses of a home in Canada & the 'sunshine' becomes very expensive.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Sorry this has happened but govt freezing energy prices would be a disaster. Prices already trending downward.

As UK and Europe move into winter, and demand increases, the price of natural gas and electricity is not going to trend downwards. Rather the opposite.
Now Russia has cut NG. pipeline to Europe demand supply situation is worsening.
Demand and open market prices only goes one way in a shortage of anything.
Thank God we have plenty of toilet rolls!