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I see every year on the national news about the elderly dying in the Dallas/Ft.Worth metroplex of high heat and humidity in the summer months so i guess we all have our problems eh........
I have to disagree with you on that: I don't remember many times reading where elderly people in the Dallas area were dieing from heat and humity. Would I want to move back there? No, but not often did people die. This does happen in Chicago from time to time, mostly because they do not have air conditioning the way everyone does in the Dallas area. You can read anything once in awhile but every year? That is really a stretch. NMNita
I have to disagree with you on that: I don't remember many times reading where elderly people in the Dallas area were dieing from heat and humity. Would I want to move back there? No, but not often did people die. This does happen in Chicago from time to time, mostly because they do not have air conditioning the way everyone does in the Dallas area. You can read anything once in awhile but every year? That is really a stretch. NMNita
Yeah your right as i shouldn't have said every year. But i remember seeing Dan Rather (before Cattie) on the CBS Evening News reporting how the elderly were dying in the Dallas Metroplex do to extremly high temps and humidity and many were found dead in their places with no a/c as the coroner was saying Heat Stroke was the cause. I'm sure for some unknown reason some elderly in Phoenix are without a/c and do die but it didn't make the national news like Dallas so i assume its the ''Sauna'' type conditions of humidity that makes it worse as i personally experience those conditions by living in Hot & Humid Jacksonville, Florida for some years. But i distinctly remember it was in Dallas over those several summers back.
I'm pondering why i used EVERY year as i shouldn't have said that.....
Hi All, I am living in Carrizozo right now and a few days ago the winds were so bad they literally blew the pea pods off the plants in my garden. It's always bad winds in the spring, not so much the rest of the year but that was a first.
I live in Abq and I break the ice on my outdoor....
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My mother lives about 1 mile SW of Carrizozo and the wind blows all the time. Some days it's really bad, more than 50 mph, and others it's not so bad, 15-20 mph. She has only a few days a year where there is no wind. The winter is the worst because it gets cold AND windy. She has to break ice in her animal's waterers all winter long. It is also very hot in the summer. It is beautiful, but the wind is the price you will pay.
fish tank in the winters. Quite thick it is, too. I am looking to relocate away from the crime and urban sprawl of Abq. and have been researching Carizozo. It's hard to know what to think, reading the forums.
I wondered if there was much in the way of vegetation, as not many of the houses for sale appear to have much in the way of gardens, but the wind would explain that.
I am looking to relocate away from the crime and urban sprawl of Abq. and have been researching Carizozo.
The BEST WAY to research it is to visit there. It's only about 2-1/2 hour drive from Albq. The wind does NOT blow continually there, but like almost everywhere in the state, when it does blow, you know it! And vegetation implies watering, and that is a scarce commodity in most of the desert regions of the SW, including 'zozo.
The BEST WAY to research it is to visit there. It's only about 2-1/2 hour drive from Albq. The wind does NOT blow continually there, but like almost everywhere in the state, when it does blow, you know it! And vegetation implies watering, and that is a scarce commodity in most of the desert regions of the SW, including 'zozo.
The wind is fierce in Abq at times; lots of sand in the house. I do my research Online first and then visit. No need to waste my energy, and gas to go see something that would not do and which would have been apparent had I read about it first. I have been to several places, including Mountainair, and Edgewood. I don't think Edgewood will do for me.
I suppose it depends on what you're looking for, but there is much more to anyplace than just bricks and mortar. It's impossible to appreciate the ambiance of a given place without a visit, IMHO. Relying on data banks and other people's opinions can be misleading - and usually is! again, IMHO. This is especially true of someplace like Carrizozo, where the town itself may be nothing spectacular, but the surrounding countryside certainly is! One need not live "in" 'zozo since there are nearby communities like Nogal, Capitan, Lincoln and Ruidoso that offer viable and very desirable alternatives.
I suppose it depends on what you're looking for, but there is much more to anyplace than just bricks and mortar. It's impossible to appreciate the ambiance of a given place without a visit, IMHO. Relying on data banks and other people's opinions can be misleading - and usually is! again, IMHO. This is especially true of someplace like Carrizozo, where the town itself may be nothing spectacular, but the surrounding countryside certainly is! One need not live "in" 'zozo since there are nearby communities like Nogal, Capitan, Lincoln and Ruidoso that offer viable and very desirable alternatives.
you understand the problem. Given that I sold my car when I shattered my ankle some time back, and still have not replaced it the only way I can spend 5hrs RT in a car is if I rent one. Which is easily done, but why even bother if I can research Online and read comments - which may be heavily biased, of course - and get an idea before I look?
If anyone is made nervous and anxious by wind [ and I don't say that I am. Just using that as a point of reference] then why even look at a place that is constantly windy? There could be the prettiest town in the world with lovely houses at a good price, but it would still be windy. Research gives you crime data, also.
And there are other factors apart from transportation that would affect my decision. I am not going to rush down to Carizozo if research tells me that Tularosa would be a better fit.
I know where I wouldn't live. I have driven up and down I25 to the border countless times and know the adjacent small towns. I used to ride near Socorro, over a wide area.
And I am also 73 and dread the physical effort of moving, so I have to make it as easy as I can, including weeding out places that I would not want to live in.
I really don't understand the problem about researching before visiting. It makes sense to me, and it' my life, after all. I just remarked that many people commented on the wind.
I'd much prefer Capitan to Carrizozo... prettier, better services and closer to even better services.
You certainly won't be experiencing less wind and dust issues in Carrizozo compared to Albuquerque.
Capitan is on my list to research also.
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I live in Abq and I break the ice on my outdoor....
