Anyone move from the desert to a 4 seasons state (Phoenix: living in, electricity) - Arizona (AZ) - City-Data Forum

sfw1979 · 09-14-2007, 07:48 AM

and find they miss the desert heat? I know your all probably shaking your head becasue it's been so hot in AZ, so I suppose this question is for those who have moved.

We lived in Yuma for three years and it was so darn hot but now that we are living in a 4 season state I find myself really missing the desert. Our pool. How we can sit outside at night and be warm with no bugs. The list goes on!
My husband is in the Navy so we tranferred bases to a state that def gets 4 seasons. Living in Yuma I thought I really missed the change of seasons, but as it's getting cold I'm missing the desert! I am not looking forward to all the snow, cold dreary days. I def miss the sun as it was out in Yuma 99.9 % of the time. If it rains more then 2 days with no sun I start to get a little loopy!

sheena · 09-14-2007, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sfw1979

and find they miss the desert heat? I know your all probably shaking your head becasue it's been so hot in AZ, so I suppose this question is for those who have moved.

We lived in Yuma for three years and it was so darn hot but now that we are living in a 4 season state I find myself really missing the desert. Our pool. How we can sit outside at night and be warm with no bugs. The list goes on!
My husband is in the Navy so we tranferred bases to a state that def gets 4 seasons. Living in Yuma I thought I really missed the change of seasons, but as it's getting cold I'm missing the desert! I am not looking forward to all the snow, cold dreary days. I def miss the sun as it was out in Yuma 99.9 % of the time. If it rains more then 2 days with no sun I start to get a little loopy!

I'd probably miss the desert if I moved to a 4 season state and God willing I won't ever have too

I moved to the south and I'm loving the green and don't expect to see any snow.

To answer you question I would miss the desert, if I lived in a 4 season place.

Magnum Mike · 09-14-2007, 08:21 AM

I'm a native of Phoenix and in early October of 1995, I moved to Tigard, Oregon, just outside of Portland. Although it's nice to have the four seasons, in some cases 4 seasons means 4 times as much weather-related headaches. In my case, in mid November of 1996, the area got hit with a freezing rain and snow storms, then knocked out power for 3 days, so I had no electricity, or heater. I was stuck in traffic on an icy road when I thought, "115 degrees in July wasn't so bad afterall" So I moved back to Phoenix in early February of 1997.

tscrilla · 09-14-2007, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sfw1979

and find they miss the desert heat?

. I def miss the sun as it was out in Yuma 99.9 % of the time. If it rains more then 2 days with no sun I start to get a little loopy!

Moved away to 4 seasons because I got so bored with sun, sun, sun. Nothing changes there and it sucks big time. Not to mention the desolate, drab & dying landscape. If I had to live in Phx again I'd probably just drive off a cliff first. That dang sun was always shining, whenever there was a cloudy day I was sooooo happy. And even more so when it would rain!

I now live in a city that gets 40 inches per year of rain and it's still not enough. It's great now that fall is coming....the landscape is soooooo beautiful and majestic. The air is crisp and fresh unlike that haze in the valley there. Then when winter comes we get to go on sleigh rides and go tubing, skiing, snowmobiling. So fun!!!

tscrilla · 09-14-2007, 08:34 AM

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I'm a native of Phoenix and in early October of 1995, I moved to Tigard, Oregon, just outside of Portland. Although it's nice to have the four seasons, in some cases 4 seasons means 4 times as much weather-related headaches. In my case, in mid November of 1996, the area got hit with a freezing rain and snow storms, then knocked out power for 3 days, so I had no electricity, or heater. I was stuck in traffic on an icy road when I thought, "115 degrees in July wasn't so bad afterall" So I moved back to Phoenix in early February of 1997.

Speaking of power outages, it happened numerous times when I lived in phx because of those stupid dust storms. Then I'd have to lay in bed on the verge of heat exhaustion because my blood was so hot it was probably boiling in my veins. Worst thing I can imagine is power out when it's hot. No wonder so many imigrants die. If it's cold, no biggie, put on another layer and you're good. You can only take off so much when it's hot, unless someone out there know how to peel of layers of skin.

Traffic on an icy road isn't nearly as bad as having hispanics truck tires blow out all the time on the freeway right next to you. I feared for my life everytime I took to the US-60 and 101.

twiggy · 09-14-2007, 08:39 AM

How long have you lived there? You might not be acclimated yet. It takes awhile. What's really cold to you might not be really cold in a year or so. I crave four seasons myself, being practically a native I worry also about missing the heat and not being able to take the winter. But I know from others that the first year they moved from here they were cold all year long until they got use to it.

mike0421 · 09-14-2007, 08:48 AM

During December-February I wake up in the morning and pinch myself to makes sure I am not dreaming, then look at the Weather Channel with a sense of perverse joy when I see the forecast for the NY Metro area, where I wasted about half of my 30 something years trapped inside experiencing miserable weather. Anyone who says they prefer the 4 seasons need only look at the ever changing population trends, which suggest a mass migration south and west ward. There are no population spikes in Vermont or North Dakota. It affirms what I believe: man was meant to walk around with nothing but a fig leaf around their groin. Whether you are a creationist, or a believer in Darwin, human life evolved either in a)Mesopotamia, or b) the Great Rift Valley in Africa. Not in Greenland or Siberia.

Ponderosa · 09-14-2007, 08:59 AM

I haven't lived in the "4 seasons" for many years, but I visit often for prolonged periods. The thing that gets me is the clouds. I am talking upper midwest here, but it is cloudy for days (months) on end. It is amazing how I have gotten to expect sunshine, even need it. I know I would have a very hard time in an area with a lot of overcast days.

Here's a test. For those of you who lived here a couple years back - winter of 04-05, I think. Remember how it rained/was cloudy so often in Jan through March? If you found yourself saying "Is the sun EVER going to come out again?" then you probably have become desertized and will struggle in a true 4 seasons environment.

Ponderosa · 09-14-2007, 09:02 AM

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It affirms what I believe: man was meant to walk around with nothing but a fig leaf around their groin.

And sunscreen, minimum SPF15, of course...

DaveV · 09-14-2007, 09:02 AM

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I'd probably miss the desert if I moved to a 4 season state and God willing I won't ever have too

I moved to the south and I'm loving the green and don't expect to see any snow.

To answer you question I would miss the desert, if I lived in a 4 season place.

Umm... South Carolina is a "4-season state"..