13 Feb. Ormond Beach
This turns out to be the Daytona 500 race (just a few miles from here) as
well a V day weekend. Booked ahead to my displeasure as my distances are
fixed for a couple of days.
Minds-eye view early am is not capturable with a camera. Beautiful colors,
water on both sides riding along A1A, large houses on stilts like some very
very large alien tetrapod, sand dunes, palm trees etc.
Brunch was at Publix (a supermarket chain). Sat ouside with others, some
quotes:
– I am from Wash DC, things are ok. 23% of labor is gov'mt and lots of
illegals leaving which takes the pressure off.
-three guys in local construction. Quite good for us but not our buddies.
We went from 22 to 4 but plenty of work for us 4.
After St. Johns county the road became concrete with bike paths. Now in
Flagler county. The roads have been outstanding so far. Smooth with glass
only on the bridge overpasses. Naturally not as clean as Germany but roads
equal to the best of Germany.
A1A became very coastal – feet from the beach in some areas. Long stretches
for meditating.
Checked at the Cove on Crimson beach. The front desk had rules not to my
liking. " I just enforce the rules and in this economy I cannot afford to
lost my job even if the rules are stupid".
Have a one bedroom studio in what I can only guess is some sort of time
share property; far better than a NY studio as this one is over 500 sq.ft.
all ammenities that I think of for a furnished apt. And……..best of
all, outside is a 103F hot tub. Temp dropping as per Mike's good note:
should be pefect.
Nashville: builder, private finance has dried up, no private or commercial
building at all. Not too many layoffs in the area, economy tough for some.
I have not had to lay anyone off as getting VA and infrastructure projects.
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