Stop hating on Arizona (unemployment rate, living, price)

[_Charles_]

Great thread - Arizona is tops with me!!! Again thanks - this needed to be said.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by collected_eve

Well, not EVERYONE likes Arizona.
I've never heard or seen anyone "treat it like crap" on this site. I've read some harsh truths, but that's anywhere.
I don't particularly love it here, but it's just not my taste.
I still pick up trash off the ground when I can (and Prescott needs all the help it can get with that, have you seen the parking lots lately? Ewww.), I support local shops, I take care of what I have here & what AZ has to offer.
BUT while I am here, I will pick out the things that I do & do not favor & I will speak truthfully of both.

Trust me: I have plenty of issues with this state---------and; many more serious ones with virtually any other stated in the Union.

That said; most of my problems here I brought upon myself.

[Stumblina]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Trust me: I have plenty of issues with this state---------and; many more serious ones with virtually any other stated in the Union.

That said; most of my problems here I brought upon myself.

Bummer ... hope things get better for you!

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Stumblina

Bummer ... hope things get better for you!

They will----------especially looking at possibly millions of folks who may wind up losing their homes and wrecking their credit-------I am extremely blessed

My debt load may be over $20K; but, I will probably have it all paid off in 3 or less years.

[rambrush]

Well now the secrets out
Arizona gets snow just not any where near what they get in Montana.

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by picsesmauve957

Seriously, Arizona is a wonderful state and people treat it like crap, oh I know why "too hot, too humid, boring, and just plain nothingness." That's not always true. In some parts of Arizona, it snows, yeah don't believe me...


Now ya see it.

Also, it's not boring, there's tons of things to do there, especially in nature. White water rafting, horseback riding, sightseeing, and plenty more.

While it is hot the rest of the year, at least it's a dry heat. Try living in Southwest Florida for 8 years in 90F temperatures and 95% humidity all-year round, after that, you'd probably be running to Arizona if it was your only choice.

So yeah, give Arizona more credit, it's an amazing state and I got accepted into college there, but decided to go to school in Georgia, but I was accepted in Arizona before I got accepted in Georgia, then I would've gone to Arizona. But who cares, that's another story.

End rant.

Wow! Let me get this straight, you live in Georgia? Have you ever lived in Phx? It does snow here, you just can't afford to live in it!
Until your post I had no idea, I have only lived here for 30yrs. Thank god for college!!!! You should be praising the air conditioning companies, there the real reason we can all love AZ. Hence the reason we were 48th. (out of 50 states). AZ isn't all that bad though, especially right now, nice weather. Come on down when you graduate, housing is great if your buying!!!!!!!!

[odinloki1]

Originally Posted by picsesmauve957

Seriously, Arizona is a wonderful state and people treat it like crap, oh I know why "too hot, too humid, boring, and just plain nothingness." That's not always true. In some parts of Arizona, it snows, yeah don't believe me...


Now ya see it.

Also, it's not boring, there's tons of things to do there, especially in nature. White water rafting, horseback riding, sightseeing, and plenty more.

While it is hot the rest of the year, at least it's a dry heat. Try living in Southwest Florida for 8 years in 90F temperatures and 95% humidity all-year round, after that, you'd probably be running to Arizona if it was your only choice.

So yeah, give Arizona more credit, it's an amazing state and I got accepted into college there, but decided to go to school in Georgia, but I was accepted in Arizona before I got accepted in Georgia, then I would've gone to Arizona. But who cares, that's another story.

End rant.

On the contrary I find Arizona to be a miserable overpriced state where if I want to do anything in the outdoors it requires at least a one hour drive each way. I use to live in Michigan... 10 minutes.

Six months of the year its so hot that if you don't carry water around with you outside it will kill you. In MI the cold is only bad about 2-3 months out of the year. Even then a good coat does the trick, here you can't keep taking off clothes to cool off.

Skin cancer

Overpriced housing brought on by baby boomers and californians.

Oh yeah, the only place you see snow is at about 5000-6000 feet above sea level, anything below that and if there is a little at night, the giant orb of death (the sun) will melt it in a couple hours, little time to enjoy anything.

Education here sucks

So I'll hate Arizona if I like.

[poolgirl51]

Originally Posted by odinloki1

On the contrary I find Arizona to be a miserable overpriced state where if I want to do anything in the outdoors it requires at least a one hour drive each way. I use to live in Michigan... 10 minutes.

Six months of the year its so hot that if you don't carry water around with you outside it will kill you. In MI the cold is only bad about 2-3 months out of the year. Even then a good coat does the trick, here you can't keep taking off clothes to cool off.

Skin cancer

Overpriced housing brought on by baby boomers and californians.

Oh yeah, the only place you see snow is at about 5000-6000 feet above sea level, anything below that and if there is a little at night, the giant orb of death (the sun) will melt it in a couple hours, little time to enjoy anything.

Education here sucks

So I'll hate Arizona if I like.

Wow! If you hate AZ so much then, if you haven't already, you should leave. No one should hate a place as much as you do and still live in that place. If you don't live here or if you are not considering living here I wonder why you would continue to visit a forum about a place you hate so much. Just curious

[Bill-]

Originally Posted by odinloki1

On the contrary I find Arizona to be a miserable overpriced state where if I want to do anything in the outdoors it requires at least a one hour drive each way. I use to live in Michigan... 10 minutes.

Six months of the year its so hot that if you don't carry water around with you outside it will kill you. In MI the cold is only bad about 2-3 months out of the year. Even then a good coat does the trick, here you can't keep taking off clothes to cool off.

Skin cancer

Overpriced housing brought on by baby boomers and californians.

Oh yeah, the only place you see snow is at about 5000-6000 feet above sea level, anything below that and if there is a little at night, the giant orb of death (the sun) will melt it in a couple hours, little time to enjoy anything.

Education here sucks

So I'll hate Arizona if I like.

But you couldn't find a job in Michigan, could you ? You can't eat trees and snow. It always amazes me to read the economic refugees bashing on Arizona and defending the place that couldn't even provide a basic living for themselves and their family. It's just absurd.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Bill-

But you couldn't find a job in Michigan, could you ? You can't eat trees and snow. It always amazes me to read the economic refugees bashing on Arizona and defending the place that couldn't even provide a basic living for themselves and their family. It's just absurd.

Lets say you lived in AZ your whole life, then your economy took a major dump and you were forced to move to, say, Vermont for jobs. You hated Vermont and all that came with it even though you were making a living. Youd most definitely have the right to complain about it, as does the poster that youre criticizing. Some people are just miserable where they live, and its not as easy to get out as people think it is.