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Old 09-18-2007, 11:33 AM
 
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And we were at 75 when you were at 110. I enjoyed that.

At least when it's cold I can put on a coat. I could be naked and still be hating life when it's 110+.
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Old 09-18-2007, 12:49 PM
 
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To all, yes, the weather here is wonderful!

vegaspilgrim, best wishes to you in Tucson. It is very beautiful there with lots of nature things to see and do. Be aware though, Tucson gets more rain than Phoenix, and thus more street flooding. Based upon what we've seen there, we would only live in the nicer areas of town....and unfortunately, homes in those areas are more expensive than Phoenix. Hope you find what you're looking for.

bigjdotcom01, it figures for the weather to change just as your pool is getting completed. Hopefully you got a pool heater so you can enjoy it this fall and winter.
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Old 09-18-2007, 01:21 PM
 
Location: Phoenix area
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As these posts reveal...It's ALL relative.

We moved here from Charlotte NC the beginning of April and it's was already too warm for me. Moving in was terribly uncomfortable and so draining by day's end that April 3, I HAD to turn on the air so that my body could function properly. Of course, I got my share of ribbing for that from the locals. Apparently, it's a competitive challenge to see how long you can go into the Spring/Summer without turning on the AC. Some tried to console me by saying there was an unseasonably warm spell the beginning of April. It was very sweet of them since I didn't really know hot till unseasonably hot and humid July/August rolled around.

But this summer Charlotte saw drought conditions with Phoenix temperatures and 90% humidity day after day. Then I was grateful to be here in the desert while my friends sweat it out in the South. Like I said, it's all relative.

As as someone who is committed to being here for the next 4 years, I'll take this cool break for the blessing it is. But the AC won't see a break until that mid-October turn that everyone speaks of as if it were a holy day.
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Old 09-18-2007, 01:25 PM
 
Location: SE Arizona - FINALLY! :D
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Have to say I have to laugh (goodheartedly) at all these folks cheering the fact that it's cooled down enough to enjoy the weather. Here at my house in Seattle it's a cloudy, damp 57 right now. Turned the heat on for the first time yesterday morning and it's been on ever since - and from the looks of our extended forecast, summer weather may be gone for good. Personally I could use a bit of that heat you folks are complaining about. Seems like you "good" weather is just starting as ours comes to an end. Wouldn't be so bad actually except that there wasn't a whole lot of it this summer as it was.

Looking forward to retirement in Arizona (a few years out yet, unfortunately).

Ken
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Old 09-18-2007, 02:34 PM
 
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One man's treasure is another man's trash. In my case, Boston is my trash, at least when it comes to weather. But in many other ways, a very beautiful place to visit.
Boston's about a million times nicer, more exciting and interesting a city than Phoenix, I don't care what the weather is.
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Old 09-18-2007, 03:17 PM
 
Location: Surprise, Az
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Boston's about a million times nicer, more exciting and interesting a city than Phoenix, I don't care what the weather is.
For you...

For Me:

I do not want to live on the East Coast. I have zero interest in Boston. I hate cold weather.
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Old 09-18-2007, 03:33 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Temp in Phoenix right now:

86 with a predicted high of 95!!!! Some fall.
Phoenix Weather Forecast and Conditions Arizona
When you are unfortunate enough to live through the 6 month plus summers in Phoenix you NEED to celebrate the 5 minutes the temp actually breaks 80 in September/October days... Too bad most people are actually sleeping during this time...lol
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Old 09-18-2007, 04:34 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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vegaspilgrim, best wishes to you in Tucson. It is very beautiful there with lots of nature things to see and do. Be aware though, Tucson gets more rain than Phoenix, and thus more street flooding. Based upon what we've seen there, we would only live in the nicer areas of town....and unfortunately, homes in those areas are more expensive than Phoenix. Hope you find what you're looking for.
Actually, it's doubtful I'm moving to Tucson. All I said was the only place I would consider remaining in AZ is Tucson. There's about an 80% chance I'm moving back to Denver (where I'm from). I love Arizona, but I've come to the conclusion that, for me at least, this is a better place to take a vacation during late fall/winter/early spring and soak up the warmth, whereas Denver is a better place to live year round. And even then, there's little reason why I'd want to "vacation" in Phoenix itself. I'd rather hang out in Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu, Flagstaff, Sabino Canyon/ Catalina mountains in Tucson, or the beautiful southeastern corner of the state. The ironic thing is, I've actually seen more of Arizona on family roadtrips out here when I was growing up in Denver than in the several years that I've actually been living here.
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Old 09-18-2007, 04:43 PM
 
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Actually, it's doubtful I'm moving to Tucson. All I said was the only place I would consider remaining in AZ is Tucson. There's about an 80% chance I'm moving back to Denver (where I'm from). I love Arizona, but I've come to the conclusion that, for me at least, this is a better place to take a vacation during late fall/winter/early spring and soak up the warmth, whereas Denver is a better place to live year round. And even then, there's little reason why I'd want to "vacation" in Phoenix itself. I'd rather hang out in Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu, Flagstaff, Sabino Canyon/ Catalina mountains in Tucson, or the beautiful southeastern corner of the state. The ironic thing is, I've actually seen more of Arizona on family roadtrips out here when I was growing up in Denver than in the several years that I've actually been living here.
I agree Denver is very nice too, and I wish you well there if that is where you end up going. It is interesting how people usually see more of an area if they're not living there because we've done that too.
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Old 09-18-2007, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Arizona, The American Southwest
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Imagine if your job required you to be in Phoenix or another hot/humid region, from April until October, then in a country in the southern hemisphere like Australia, from October until April... You'd never see cool weather. I knew of somebody who worked for UPS, and had to endure the summers of both Atlanta, GA, and Phoenix, then Darwin, in the hot and humid region of northern Australia, where it gets so humid from October until April, it can feel just as bad as our 110 degrees in July.
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