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The photo of Phoenix is old as well and you would know that if you were familiar with Phoenix. Between 2001 and 2007.
I know PHX well enough to give a basic opinion. Like I said before,its been a while and even when i was there it wasnt enough that I can sit here and tell you every detail about PHX.
Why would I know more about it than you?Just like I wouldn't expect you to know more about Atlanta. The difference is,I haven't said anything that wasn't true.
Ive given my opinion and used information and stats to back up what Ive said. I havent seen the same for any of you PHX boosters
Do you really think Dallas and Phoenix are more comparable from the level of lushness or greenness in the city? I put Dallas and Atlanta much closer on this than Phoenix. Dallas gets 38" of rainfall per year, Atlanta gets 49" of rainfall, Phoenix gets 8" and none of them get any real snowfall so this sums up the annual precipitation.
Its not an exact comparison jeez. Thats why I said similarities. Dallas and Atlanta are more similar in many more ways than Dallas and PHX, but in regards to the initial statement, in context ,Dallas is more in line with PHX.
He took my statement out of context and now you running away with it. Go back and read why I said what I said
50 miles north of downtown would put someone in relatively easy commuting distance to Alpharetta.
True but Alpharetta is far for me as well.I have family in friends up there and its a vey rare occasion Im up that way. Dunwoody ,?Marietta is about the farthest I go if I can help it
I know PHX well enough to give a basic opinion. Like I said before,its been a while and even when i was there it wasnt enough that I can sit here and tell you every detail about PHX.
Why would I know more about it than you?Just like I wouldn't expect you to know more about Atlanta. The difference is,I haven't said anything that wasn't true.
Ive given my opinion and used information and stats to back up what Ive said. I havent seen the same for any of you PHX boosters
As far as I know none of those hills are high enough to escape the desert heat, though.
Phoenix being only 2 hours from mountains with dramatically cooler weather does nothing for me. I'm not making a four hour round trip drive every summer weekend just to escape the heat. What about the weekdays? Are you going to get into your private jet and fly to the mountains? Face it, 99% of the time in the summer you'll be in brutally hot Phoenix, not in the cool mountains that are "only" two hours away.
Fresno(your fave city, haha) is 50m-1hr from a big mountain cooldown(up to 35f). Yes, it ends at a rural town and not another city, but there's stuff to see there.
Is that too far to be used as a bonus for you? This response will be interesting, I can't wait
Pretty much no huge city could beat the CoL and QoL in Memphis.
They have a cost of living so cheap that even really cheap midsized cities like Johnson City, Yuma, Roanoke and Cookeville look expensive in comparison. Also, their water quality is great because deep sandy soil, a huge aquifer, lack of karst bedrock and over 50 inches of rain means water is filtered effectively, not sinking into bedrock and quick to be replenished.
Also, enjoying the outdoors in Memphis is sure not to be a problem for those who seek either four seasons or a warm climate. The mean annual temperature is 63.0F (just 1.4F short of a hot overall climate), winters are mild enough to grow Deep South plants with no month having sub-50F average highs nor subfreezing average lows, and the summers are no hotter than your typical southeastern city (Dallas, Oklahoma City and Austin are hotter because the southern Great Plains has some of the most relentless heat of any humid region). I once thought it's the lowland equivalent of Atlanta or inland equivalent of Virginia Beach, but it's actually even warmer.
I bet Memphis would be a sun-loving, cold-hating northerner's dream... for those who could handle the crime. Honestly though, I strongly believe that the crime is the least of three evils compared to Atlanta (rough roads and nearly-unrivaled traffic) or Virginia Beach (threat of hurricanes). You can protect yourself from crime more easily than you can deal with traffic, and leaving to escape hurricanes repeatedly only to see the place wrecked upon return and pay for repairs could get very expensive.
Pretty much no huge city could beat the CoL and QoL in Memphis.
They have a cost of living so cheap that even really cheap midsized cities like Johnson City, Yuma, Roanoke and Cookeville look expensive in comparison. Also, their water quality is great because deep sandy soil, a huge aquifer, lack of karst bedrock and over 50 inches of rain means water is filtered effectively, not sinking into bedrock and quick to be replenished.
Also, enjoying the outdoors in Memphis is sure not to be a problem for those who seek either four seasons or a warm climate. The mean annual temperature is 63.0F (just 1.4F short of a hot overall climate), winters are mild enough to grow Deep South plants with no month having sub-50F average highs nor subfreezing average lows, and the summers are no hotter than your typical southeastern city (Dallas, Oklahoma City and Austin are hotter because the southern Great Plains has some of the most relentless heat of any humid region). I once thought it's the lowland equivalent of Atlanta or inland equivalent of Virginia Beach, but it's actually even warmer.
I bet Memphis would be a sun-loving, cold-hating northerner's dream... for those who could handle the crime. Honestly though, I strongly believe that the crime is the least of three evils compared to Atlanta (rough roads and nearly-unrivaled traffic) or Virginia Beach (threat of hurricanes). You can protect yourself from crime more easily than you can deal with traffic, and leaving to escape hurricanes repeatedly only to see the place wrecked upon return and pay for repairs could get very expensive.
It doesn't just say Phoenix, Atlanta or Dallas. It says Other Sun Belt Metro, too. Memphis is also in the Sun Belt.
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