Am 25.02.2010 06:51, schrieb Jay Honeck:
what brought you to this decision, if I may ask? family? climate? economy
in Iowa? need a new challenge? some from all?

All of the above. I've been trying to convince Mary that we should move to
the sunbelt for over 25 years. These last three brutal winters have finally
convinced her that it's time to go live where the weather is a bit more
gentle.

ah, ok.

Actually, the economy in Iowa City has been relatively unaffected by the
Great Recession, although it did wipe out business travel. This greatly
impacted our bottom line, for a time, but we're actually having our best
February, ever, for occupancy.

But do you have a mix of customers down there, too? I haven't checked
the region you're moving to, but isn't this mostly tourism? In Iowa,
IIRC, you have the stadium, hospital, the city itself, ...

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