You see them clear the land for a subdivision one day, then you see roofs and then they're full. It is not taking years, it is happening practically overnight.

Having to land in a bad place. That can happen when there is no wind and your gas starts to run out. You can find yourself blocked over the Alps for two hours and have to land on a forest or a rocky mountain peak.

When things happen in the core, it has a ripple effect throughout the parish.

We can't forget the size of our medical community. We are becoming a major health care provider. It is not just the two hospitals - we are seeing a lot of specialists moving into our area.

We have been seeing this movement for some time now - our hotels are full, our restaurants, the track is doing great business and not just from locals. We are seeing a lot of people from outside our area coming here. They are shopping in our stores, buying gas at our stations.

This is so significant, but I'm not surprised.