Tucson? - Page 2

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

I like Flagstaff and Prescott.

Florida was on that best places to retire list posted above Noooooooo. 😂 You couldn’t pay me enough. 😂 Hot, humid. Noooooooo. 😖

Nashville is nice but population has exploded, traffic has gotten horrible and cost of living is skyrocketing (rent and housing prices).

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
@SharkE wrote:
I'm in Amarillo, Tx
windy and dusty not all that pretty. sun rise is pretty.

Arizona to me is way to hot and dry. Nothing green they got
rocks in their yards instead of grass. Depressing.

How wrong you are.
The desert is very green right now after all the winter rain. Flowers are blooming and the wildflower show in the spring is stunning.

People don't put in grass because of the thousands of gallons of water it takes to keep them up. Natural desert yards are quite beautiful with an assortment of cacti and other desert friendly plants.

The desert has a stark beauty like no other. If you haven't seen it, I would suggest you do before making wrong judgents like this poster did.

Not into deserts, but, thank you

tucsongal · ‎03-10-2010

Of course 😉. We moved here 20 years ago and still love it. I agree that you might want to spend time here although I was visiting family in a hospital and knew pretty quickly I wanted to live here(we wanted to move out of a large metropolitan area in another state). Tucson gets a lot of rain for a desert so we have very diverse wildlife and plants. And the sunshine is addicting. If we get a couple of really cloudy days which occasionally happens, I’m ready for the sun to come out. I would get depressed in a cloudy climate.

We have lived in four different states and every place has its good points and disadvantages. We have met wonderful people everywhere which is what matters most.

tucsongal · ‎03-10-2010

I’ve never seen a scorpion but I was up in some foothills recently and saw a herd of javelina. Lots of bobcats, coyotes, roadrunners.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

@fthunt wrote:
This is opportunity to ask............why did you move to TX? Recall you said you moved from a Mid-Central state (don't recall). You posted pic of your beautiful home in TX but landscape did appear bleak. Why the move - why stay there?
Just noisy me..........................take no offense pls

Guess your talking to me.

DH said the weather would be better, less harsh winter, similar cost of living expenses, not like Cal. ! Lots of Baptists LOL Didn't want Fl. either.

got all new windows now in the house, new roof. We still go back to Indiana in the Fall. Nice to see giant trees, lots of green, etc.

I kind of like Tenn. too. We put Ky bluegrass in our yard instead of that spray in grass that lots of folks have here. Turns all brown and burnt looking in the winter and comes on late in the Spring. My yard is green first. All houses are built on slab concrete down here and no gutters on the houses because NO RAIN ! Sure we get a little, but, up in Ind it rains constantly have to mow twice a week up there. We don't miss that! Food is strange down here, but, I still cook Ind food LOL

Amarillo, is really growing needs more stores especially grocery stores

Cows, rule down here. Vegetarians are not real popular down here. LOL

We got tired of long, cold, icy winters. He fell down couple of times getting to the car to get to work, then, if they don't clear the roads back when he worked he had to fight bad road conditions, power going out, etc.

Gas is cheaper down here. A/C is a killer We got the bill down in the summer to no more then 250 a month. Gas furnace and car gas is lots cheaper then Ind.

close up shot. Can't see the 2 1/2 acres around it, driveway, etc.

I need to do some recent shots. LOL

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I live in Albuquerque and love it here. Every time I look East to the 10,300ft mountain at the edge of town, my heart sings. Our climate is not as severe as Arizona's in the summer, we have four distinct seasons with a little snow in winter, cold nights and usually temperate days. There are so many interesting, historic places to see and explore. I love to drive West through Indian Country where the mesas are stacked one after another as far as the eye can see. I love the high Sangre de Christo Mountains that extend from Santa Fe up into Colorado like the spectacular San Juans also shared by both states. I love exploring the ancient Indian historical sites like Chaco Canyon, El Moro and many others. I love the desert landscape and the play of shadow and light as clouds move over it. I love a rocky yard with no grass to mow. We're not perfect; we could use a little more rain.

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

nova · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
I live in Albuquerque and love it here. Every time I look East to the 10,300ft mountain at the edge of town, my heart sings. Our climate is not as severe as Arizona's in the summer, we have four distinct seasons with a little snow in winter, cold nights and usually temperate days. There are so many interesting, historic places to see and explore. I love to drive West through Indian Country where the mesas are stacked one after another as far as the eye can see. I love the high Sangre de Christo Mountains that extend from Santa Fe up into Colorado like the spectacular San Juans also shared by both states. I love exploring the ancient Indian historical sites like Chaco Canyon, El Moro and many others. I love the desert landscape and the play of shadow and light as clouds move over it. I love a rocky yard with no grass to mow. We're not perfect; we could use a little more rain.

@Kachina624 Your description sounds so beautiful. I have lived in NYC and NJ my whole life and the description of your intriguing landscape seems so dreamy. I love my hometown but hope someday I can get to see the beauty of yours. And you are correct, no climate is perfect - especially winters in the Northeast - though this one has not been that bad so far.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

Maine, to me, is probably the most beautiful. I miss Fall foliage. We go from summer into winter in a matter of few wks. LIke Bam ! it's winter! What happened? LOL

Wouldn't want to live there and get snowed in, but, for a few wks of the yr in the Fall bet it's grand.

jeanlake · ‎03-10-2010

DD lives in Queen Creek, AZ, south of PHX. They're outdoors people and kids play sports almost year 'round so they love it. I think you have to ask yourself if you're a desert person. Agree with posters -- rent a place for a month or two to help you decide.

Went to Sedona in October -- very nice weather, but expensive to live there. We liked Prescott. More green and pleasant in the summer.

Visited Amelia Island, FL earlier this week. Not far from JAX airport. Very nice, but may be humid in summer.

Keep visiting. I'm sure you'll find your special place!

Two friends retired in Dallas. They love the weather. My friend mentioned Austin would be more compatible to her politics, but if we're talking weather, hard to beat Dallas.

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." Henry David Thoreau

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

Going back 38 years, I was working in South Korea and one of my friends got "priority placement"(another way of saying "you can't refuse this transfer") to Edwards AFB in CA Mojave Desert. We felt so sorry for her (all that heat and in the middle of nowhere). Fast forward two years and I got priority placement to Barstow (as one of my Army troops so aptly put it "the armpit of the Western world"). I went to the desert, gave it a chance (and surprise: I loved it, bought my first home and met and married DH). My girlfriend, who we all felt so sorry for also fell in love with desert, bought a home...You really shouldn't prejudge a place; just try it (you might like/love it).