No, look back to their last long vacation there. Arlo spent the entire time talking the rest of the family into he and Janis moving there. Gene moved there because Arlo took them on vacation there every year and Gene eventually met a girl there one summer. Arlo also has a boat there.
Father of a coworker was head of real estate for Kmart in their heyday. He made several very valuable property purchases for them.
Both my brothers met their wives working for Kmart. One brother and SIL were able to get 25+ year careers out of Kmart.
A quarter of my family exists and was able to build nice lives for themselves based on opportunities that happened because of the foresight my friend’s father made a decade or two before any of us were born.
Arlo likes to jerk everyone around. He likes to be courted and the center of attention with decisions impacting everyone’s life being all his.
Even if people are doing exactly what he wants and making his dreams come true, he needs to hassle them first. See past strips about buying the boat from Gus, moving, etc.
No, it was the last time they visited and stayed in Gus’ condo. Arlo talked the entire trip about them moving there. He also has his boat there.