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An Haboob is an amazing and a fairly recent occurrence over the last several years. Basically what it is a massive wall of dust, dirt, bugs and anything else that rolls up in wave. They typically roll up from the south western desert during the monsoon season. With the rain, it is kinda muddy... The good part is that they don't really last very long.

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My summer neighbors on either side have winter homes in Apache Junction & Gilbert. They told me the haboob can tear up your air cond condenser & car radiator if running & make a mess of the pool. I love our clean mountain air & the thunder is rolling as I type this as the monsoon moisture is coming in today. Maybe Phoenix will have another one today.

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I couldn't live in a place that is so flat, like living on a game board.

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God help all the animals as well.

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On 7/26/2014 occasional rain said:

I couldn't live in a place that is so flat, like living on a game board.


Not flat, there are mountains all around us.

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I was just going to ask ....... looks flat in this photo. Glad there are mountains all around. I'll have to search to find out more about Phoenix and also images.

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On 7/26/2014 occasional rain said:

I couldn't live in a place that is so flat, like living on a game board.

That's a funny expression. I like that. Actually Phoenix's nickname is the valley of the sun because it's surrounded by "mountains" .

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On 7/26/2014 RUKIDDINGME said:
On 7/26/2014 occasional rain said:

I couldn't live in a place that is so flat, like living on a game board.


Not flat, there are mountains all around us.

It's flat. {#emotions_dlg.laugh}

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Very true. It is flat.

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On 7/26/2014 azgal said:

Very true. It is flat.

Not as flat as Florida. :-)