THE SWALLOWS RETURN TO CAPISTRANO

What distinguishes a Winter Texan from a Snowbird or are they synonymous? I found the answer sitting at Cobbleheads chatting with an elder gentleman who identified himself as a Winter Texan and explained the difference between himself and a Snowbird.

"A Winter Texan owns property in this area while a Snowbird doesn't," he said. Eighty years old and from Minnesota with his wife at his side and both of them downing several drinks, he said that they would stay until the end of April.
"When I left home a few days ago, it was 35 degrees. I've enjoyed a long life, but I have never enjoyed a long winter once my bones began to stiffen on me."
While we natives pull out our leather jackets from that look like new but were purchased 20 years ago, the Winter Texans and Snowbirds strut around town in short sleeves and shorts.
While he complains that the cold affects him physically, the heat has the opposite affect on me. I don't miss the summer. It's worse than company that has overstayed their welcome.

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