pre bubble housing in Walton was still to high for your average service worker...
Good point. It has always been a little high to live in paradise. If you want white sand, emerald green water, excellent elevations, miles and miles of state land to hike through, some of the best fishing in the world, world class shopping, and cool SoWallers you make it happen. ;-) We have been doing it for close to 30 years and the bubble has really been the only time it has been easy to live here. So in my 30 years I have had it easy maybe 4 years, but I have surfed, fished and lived a life most folks only dream of. I will continue to pay the price as long as the Gulf stays put. Its what the folks that want to live here do. BTW, I checked an hour ago and the gulf was still there.