The Great People Migration

Right now we are experiencing a bit of a natural phenomenon. Just as animals migrate, so do people. We call them “snowbirds.” As one of our staff likes to say, “there are rich snowbirds and there are poor snowbirds.” The rich variety have homes in Phoenix and then homes in a northern part of the state like Sedona or Flagstaff. During the summer, they live in the northern locations so that they can avoid the extreme heat of the desert areas. During the “winter,” they move south to their other houses for the warmer temperatures.

While the homeless don’t have two houses, they nevertheless move from north to south at this time of year. So at this time we are seeing a lot of new faces and all the new trouble that goes along with those new people. Most of our clientele we see on a daily basis and they all know how we operate (and the best ways to take advantage of us, but that is another subject). Our new guests have no idea what is going on and initially have a hard time accepting our rules, which are easy to misconstrue as asinine and unnecessary. Nevertheless, life goes on as it usually does.