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Snowbirds Return!

One of the surest signs of spring is the return of the snowbirds: Westporters who spend winters in Florida, and the rest of the year “home.”

How do we know they’re back?

Alert “06880” reader Dick Stein spotted 3 carriers the other day at the I-95 commuter parking lot near Sherwood Island.

2 of the 3 car carriers. (Photo/Dick Stein)

2 of the 3 car carriers. (Photo/Dick Stein)

Nearly all of the cars, he says, had Florida plates.

Wesport and Florida are 2 places with notoriously bad drivers. Hauling all those vehicles 1,500 miles is a very good thing.