Re: Why is it . . . ?
A thought occurs to me: No cold weather to kill mold, which eventually enters the brain.
[hmmm....that could explain Florida and southern Cal, too. I may be on to something here...]
Slightly more serious: Tourism??? Even if it were safe, who can afford air fare? And who the hell wants to fly, anyway?
Fox
(if'n Ah cain't drive there, Ah ain't goin')