Life Living in Phoenix Arizona - Page 6

TambaBerry · 05-12-2014, 06:57 PM

Me and my wife are planning on moving to Phoenix sometime this year. I was wondering if you could tell me the best places to live there. We are just tired of the weather in Kansas City and want out. We can deal with the blistering heat.

Prison Bitch · 05-13-2014, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by dingleberry

We can deal with the blistering heat.

You say that now.

Dayze · 05-13-2014, 08:11 AM

I'd live there; simply because I could ride nearly year round

DTLB58 · 05-13-2014, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

You say that now.

Yeah, My parents were snowbirds there. Every year they would come home by mid-April, 1st of May cause it was just to hot to do anything outside. 100-115 just isn't pleasant.

NewChief · 05-13-2014, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

Why on earth would u want grass? You have to waste your time cutting it 2 hours a week. Fertilizing it, putting pre emergent. I dont understand all you suburbanites and your yards. I hate my yards. Costly to keep up, complete pain in the ass that constantly goes unused. What a waste of space. Id give all my yards away, put astroturf on them if I could

This! I'd love to xeriscape my yard.

TambaBerry · 05-13-2014, 09:28 AM

I've been down there in July. It's really not that much worse then here.

TEX · 05-13-2014, 09:41 AM

It's a "dry heat" - very different. It's not that bad actually. Course I've lived in Texas all my life so I'm very used to the heat.

**The Franchise** · 05-13-2014, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TEX

It's a "dry heat" - very different. It's not that bad actually. Course I've lived in Texas all my life so I'm very used to the heat.

I lived in Tucson for 5 years and never had a problem with the heat. I miss the ****ing weather in Tucson.

TEX · 05-13-2014, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

I lived in Tucson for 5 years and never had a problem with the heat. I miss the ****ing weather in Tucson.

Yep. I've been there too. Used to travel a LOT when I worked for Six Flags and frequently made stops in Tucson. That's where I experienced my first "evaporative cooling porch" and saw how hardly nobody had grass in their front yards. Got used to both after awhile.

Why Not? · 05-13-2014, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DTLB58

Yeah, My parents were snowbirds there. Every year they would come home by mid-April, 1st of May cause it was just to hot to do anything outside. 100-115 just isn't pleasant.

You get used to it. With a pool and ac, it's really not an issue. It is weird, however, in July and August when it's 100 at midnight or later

**Bearcat** · 05-13-2014, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Why Not?

You get used to it. With a pool and ac, it's really not an issue. It is weird, however, in July and August when it's 100 at midnight or later

I worked in Bangkok for a few weeks and it would be like 90 degrees at 8 in the morning and 80-85 and humid late at night... similar here a couple of summers ago when we had lows of 80 and it would be 85 at 8 or 9am.

Don't think I'd mind the heat at all, but the 70-75 lows in the summer here provide some nice relief. Long stretches of that kind of heat would probably suck after a while (for me, anyway).... but, I guess having the AC on for 3 straight months isn't much different than the 2-3 months of constant cold here in the winter and plus the long heat waves in the summer.

Why Not? · 05-13-2014, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

I worked in Bangkok for a few weeks and it would be like 90 degrees at 8 in the morning and 80-85 and humid late at night... similar here a couple of summers ago when we had lows of 80 and it would be 85 at 8 or 9am.

Don't think I'd mind the heat at all, but the 70-75 lows in the summer here provide some nice relief. Long stretches of that kind of heat would probably suck after a while (for me, anyway).... but, I guess having the AC on for 3 straight months isn't much different than the 2-3 months of constant cold here in the winter and plus the long heat waves in the summer.

Exactly. Plus we go to San Diego and it's 65 degree summer nights for at least 3-4 days every summer month so with a break like that it's totally manageable

**lewdog** · 05-13-2014, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DTLB58

Yeah, My parents were snowbirds there. Every year they would come home by mid-April, 1st of May cause it was just to hot to do anything outside. 100-115 just isn't pleasant.

My pool is sitting at 69 degrees right now which feels pretty damn cold, even when it's 90+. 100-115 isn't bad when you've got a pool. Plus once you go back into the house after swimming, you can bump the AC up because it feels cold in the house.

I've also got solar panels on my roof that cover between 75-85% of my electric in the 3 hottest months, and it fully covers my electric bill the rest of the year. Not too mention getting money back if I use less than I produce.

**bevischief** · 05-13-2014, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

Damn, they were already in the mid-90s a month ago... the older I get though, the more I really, really hate Spring in KC. I don't mind the extremes nearly as much as the fickle teasing bitch of Spring. Mid-40 lows this week, yay!

Stilling looking at 30's here at night. Still better than humidity.

vailpass · 05-13-2014, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

Move in next to vailpass and start attending his pool parties. I give your marriage 3 months.

I'm not sure how to feel about that...

vailpass · 05-13-2014, 03:52 PM

Anthem is a nice community that I haven't seen mentioned here. There are so many different areas. As was mentioned, if you don't work from home you need to figure out your commute. This place is huge and traffic is a bitch.

Don't rent if you can help it. Now it's a good time to buy...

05-12-2014, 06:57 PM
TambaBerry MVP Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $1645541	Living in Phoenix Arizona Me and my wife are planning on moving to Phoenix sometime this year. I was wondering if you could tell me the best places to live there. We are just tired of the weather in Kansas City and want out. We can deal with the blistering heat.
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vailpass Psycho Bag Of Squanch Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9594244	Anthem is a nice community that I haven't seen mentioned here. There are so many different areas. As was mentioned, if you don't work from home you need to figure out your commute. This place is huge and traffic is a bitch. Don't rent if you can help it. Now it's a good time to buy... __________________ “Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” Joseph Stalin Last edited by vailpass; 05-13-2014 at 04:00 PM..
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