Being shooed away from Flagstaff Az. (Phoenix, Prescott: home, taxes, living in)

[doctorfager]

I read from a poster living in Flagstaff Az. who adamantly shooed away retirees! Can anyone here tell me why?

[thegirlinaz]

Originally Posted by doctorfager

I read from a poster living in Flagstaff Az. who adamantly shooed away retirees! Can anyone here tell me why?

.. they "shooed" them away? And it worked?

[Gandalara]

Originally Posted by doctorfager

I read from a poster living in Flagstaff Az. who adamantly shooed away retirees! Can anyone here tell me why?

Anyone can try, but they won't succeed. It's high up on my list of places

(I replied to your post on that other thread, BTW)

[ZonyPony]

Originally Posted by doctorfager

I read from a poster living in Flagstaff Az. who adamantly shooed away retirees! Can anyone here tell me why?

Doesn't sound true to me. Nobody can keep anybody else from doing what they want to do!

[kdog]

Somebody is either overreacting, or trolling. Context is in this post: http://www.city-data.com/forum/10943759-post142.html

[doctorfager]

Sorry, I misread and did overreact.

[kdog]

Originally Posted by doctorfager

Sorry, I misread and did overreact.

No worries! Thanks for the clarification! I'm getting pretty close to retirement age myself you know.

[BillR1]

I would think this would be a tough place to live for the elderly. The altitude and the snow make for a very "hardy" environment that demends a well-functioning cardio system. Any breathing issues or health problems of that sort will quickly become apparent.
I used to be a fireman in Munds Park, and that IS largely a retirement community. We had lots of EMS calls from older patients for breathing issues and overexertion due to the altitude. Shoveling snow would be that much tougher. Most of the seniors there were "snowbirds" and were only there during the summer months.

[Arizona1]

Originally Posted by doctorfager

I read from a poster living in Flagstaff Az. who adamantly shooed away retirees! Can anyone here tell me why?

That's a new one on me. I mean the very idea that any retiree from anywhere would pick a frigid place to retire. Usually it's further down south here.

[Ponderosa]

I'd "shoo" retirees away too. We have too many freakin' people in this state, particularly the rural areas. Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott, Pinetop - all are overrun with people from some other state with no affinity for the place whatsoever. You made your life somewhere else, so spend what's left of it there! Or move to Phoenix. It's already a cesspool of humanity and more people are not going to make it much worse. Leave this state and what is left of its beauty to those who have lived here, worked here, paid taxes here, and once upon a time had the dream of retiring to the nice places in their HOME state.