Phoenix Arizona Rocks!!!

[phlinak]

Originally Posted by Maroon197

No, but you can focus on the other positives of the area. Beautiful greenery, incredible spring and fall weather, proximity to some of the greatest cities on earth, leaves changing color, the peacefulness of snowfall, quick access to mountains and ocean. The list goes on and on. Here’s a newsflash: when it’s 115 outside you’re not any better off. And guess what, you’re never getting a snow day. When the weather is awful you better Get in your car and get to work with the millions of other people in the city who are also grumpy and beyond miserable like you because it’s so unbearably hot 24/7 with no relief even at night. Instead of looking for magic fixes and giving into grass is greener syndrome, change your mindset.

If it is really as horrible as you claim, then why do you stay rather than move to a more temperate climate?

[phlinak]

Originally Posted by hawkbiz

I'm from the Northeast and call them "Highways" too

In Philly, Baltimore, and DC, we referred to them as expressways.

[yukon]

Originally Posted by phlinak

In Philly, Baltimore, and DC, we referred to them as expressways.

I've lived all over the country. I alternate between "highway" and "freeway" but I don't think I've ever used "expressway".

I grew up here but moved away in the mid 60's. I started coming back for visits in 2001 and moved here in 2017. Everytime I drive on Camelback on the east side, I remember that as a kid, Phoenix didn't exist past Camelback, and I remember all the open land. It's awe inspiring at times to view the growth.

[teddyearp]

Originally Posted by HTY483

Agreed 110%. Not so much in the other local forums (Prescott, Flagstaff, Tucson, Arizona) but the Phoenix forum has an ungodly amount of negativity.

That's because Arizona is such a terrible placeâ„¢.