[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by olecapt

I have lived here 12 years and there have been three to my knowledge...and two hit the NW...There are a couple of homes that were flooded twice. Both the NW storms were classifed as 100 year floods. The corner house north of the drainage exit in Tucson Trails for instance.

The hardware store at Gowan and Rainbow has been flooded more than three times.

The retention basins on Gowan filled up...one more inch and 95 would have flooded...it was very close.

You mean Gowan and Rancho? Isn't that lot below street level? Most of old Las Vegas was poorly designed when it comes to flood preparation, but they never worried about rain. Now that Al Gore is causing all the climate changes it rains harder but less often.

[Buzz123]

My favorite flood was back in my younger days when I "rescued" a beautiful girl from her car that was stuck in a couple of feet of water in the middle of Maryland Parkway between DI and Twain. I pulled up beside her and had her squirm out through her side window and into my car. She was really in no danger, I just wanted to see her climb into my car.

[WildWestDude]

My original home was in the Chicagoland area and I must say that I miss it at times.
Its the big city cosmopolitan feel, the lake, the busy sidewalks, the magnificent mile and gold coast, the great restaurants and its people.
I have talked to dozens even hundreds of people about Chicago and nobody has anything bad to say about it, asides from the weather
IMO its a great place to have a 2nd come like a condo where one can visit during the warmer months.

El Paso is another area I spend lots of time in and have lived there for years
I miss the tranquility, the scenery and the best weather in all of the US that can be found in that far western Texas city.

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

You mean Gowan and Rancho? Isn't that lot below street level? Most of old Las Vegas was poorly designed when it comes to flood preparation, but they never worried about rain. Now that Al Gore is causing all the climate changes it rains harder but less often.

yup Rancho..and that area is low lying. The street floods 4 or 5 feer deep.

[tom_c]

Originally Posted by xavierbu

I know, i don't live there yet, but i am always curious to find out a couple of things that people miss when they leave to live in another city. Me personally i think i would miss 2 things, Mrs T's Pierogies, and Tastykake.. (google them and you will find out what they are) LOL I will probably have to get them shipped out there when i move... So let me know what do you all miss from "back home"?

Yuengling Beer.

[xdopemanpat8x]

i would have to say the fact that if i drove 10 minutes to the west i was at newport.if i drove 30 minutes to the east i was in eagle mountain and if i drove 30 minutes north or south i was in one of the nicest areas in all of america..oh how i miss you southern california..i hate you arnold