HOT HOT HOT AND CRAZY
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7/16/2006
It is just too hot here. The area is nice, being close to the city and also all the "new businesses" make it very convenient. The heat however, is so horrible that you really can't get out and enjoy much. The summers have gotten longer it seems and the winters much milder. House prices got maddening but seem to have come down a bit. If you like weather, this is not the place for you! Here we get "dust storms" but that is likely to be the only storm you'll see. Our monsoons have really gone down hill, where have they gone?? So the heat makes ya crazy, the traffic and heavy over-populated small towns make you want to just scream and the "dusty dinner" each night in this town ... makes enjoying easy shopping, movies and/or whatever other new building that has popped up on the street corner fun to live here ??? I DON'T THINK SO.
Oh, we've enjoyed it. It seems however, this once great place to live is just not so great anymore. You can find culture about the desert, you can find a movie house, a shopping center, all the latest and greatest in places to eat and what not but again - try getting out of the house in these seemingly 7 month summers! If you have leather in your car - RETHINK that!
Also - seriously get glass insurance as it is a guarantee you'll have to replace a windshield (or a drivers side window even)within the first year and then some. Also, if you're looking for friendly - that's not here either. Good luck finding a friend! Everyone seems so in to their own lives that making "social" ties here - is just HARD. It is very strange - but true! I think everyone is hiding from teh sun!
Forget riding your bike (harley or schwin) because the wind feels like a blow dryer set on high - no joke!
So we (hubby and I) are currently looking for our new home - and Phoenix will not be it.
bob | Gilbert, AZ