Scottsdale is Actually A Nice Place ti Live
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7/1/2007
I spend the hot summer days in the pool - I'm getting a really good tan. I don't mind the heat - it's like being in a sauna! At night I sit outside and look at the sky. In Chicago for $550k you get an old house with 4 ft between houses, about 1400 sq ft, postage stamp yard, no pool, muggy summers with tons of mosquitoes and a flooded basement. In Scottsdale for that price I get a 1/4 acre, pool, spa, 2600 sq ft newer home with granite, stainless, and high ceilings! I can't remember sitting outside much at all in Chicago, but I'm outside most of the time in Scottsdale. People call it 'Snottsdale', but I don't really associate with anyone here anyway, just with my wife and her family. Maybe if I was single and trying to 'connect' with someone I'd have a different opinion. Customer service is much better here than Chicago -here they actually want to help. City services are much better - they will actually bring you a new garbage can!
Traffic, crime and pollution is better than Chicago. But you might miss the vibrancy of downtown Chicago, and the Northside.
kramercat | Phoenix, AZ