Think long and hard before you consider Las Vegas
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2/13/2006
I've done business in Las Vegas and visited since the mid-80s. I have only felt safe and secure inside some of the nicest casinos. Crime in Las Vegas can actually be felt by your physical body. If you want desert living, you can do better EVERYWHERE else. This city is full of desperate, angry souls with sun-leathered skin. Anyone who thinks this is "Good Living" has been spending too much time having their picture taken (think: flash bulbs). Away from the casinos and The Strip, you'll find dangerous neighborhoods, gangs, walled subdivisions, construction zones and treeless landscapes.
Play all you want and enjoy the pool, the sun, the dry desert heat. But don't think that the joy you feel in a weekend trip here will ever materialize after you move here. I try to dissuade anyone from moving here because it has nothing to sustain LIFE.
Michael | Phoenix, AZ