Tucson ...Great Sky...Scary Streets...Nothing to d
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4/25/2010
I Love the sun and the skies here. There's nothing else like it anywhere. Ive lived here for about 7 years now but not by choice. Its hard to make a living.
Weather: The weather is dry and sunny with blistering heat for about 2-3 months continuously (which means lots of air conditioning and a camel hump) Then the monsoon season (Which monsoon means season) hits and the sky lights up like forth of July with lightning and heavy flood rains. Then it cools down and chills out and the fall is beautiful. The winters are mild and boring and spring is breathtaking.
The People: Down to earth...some a little too down to earth...some intensely rude. There is a strange culture of unmotivated people here. There is a nasty tension between white and Hispanic culture here. A huge meth problem. That's no surprise. . .Tucson is a border city and stop off point for drugs...A ton of older retirees.
The Economy: terrible but not the worst. Ive been a part of about 4 local businesses that went under in the last 3 years. Local business is what made this town special and most of the beloved ones are gone. Sad, and that just makes the feel here so more depressing. No jobs, drugs and crazy SSI people.
The Crime: bad, bad, bad, lots of car theft, robbery and gang violence.
Crime is everywhere but its nasty here. Lots of kidnappings. I have a son
and I am planning on relocated that being one huge issue.
If you like to be bored and broke...with a sunburn...move to Tucson
otherwise...just a great place to visit.
Jessica | Tucson, AZ