You remind me of a time, maybe 20 years ago, when my late mother-in-law and a friend of hers were thinking of purchasing a condo in the Canary Islands. They didn't, but man it could have been the ideal retreat from wacko America.
Thanks for speaking your mind, Chi. Will perhaps have a bit to add after digesting this. Maybe not the morass of vomit part; reminds me of when one of the dogs gets sick.