A Real Estate Question About the Phoenix Area...

[Captain Bill]

Originally Posted by ihynes

Seriously, that has got to be the biggest stereotype ever!! But unfortunately, even people here in Chicago subscribe to it. It's like snow shoveling is the scapegoat for whatever else they don't like in life. Because shoveling snow is NOT that big of a deal, REALLY. When I lived in Arizona, I noticed that a lot of people who move to Arizona just don't like their relatives and/or general life situation, and they use the snow excuse to make moving seem acceptable.

It may be a stereotype, but it's also quite true. What it means is they don't like the cold winters, actually having to shovel snow; having to drive in the snow and ice with all the unpleasantries and accident risks associated with it.

I lived in Detroit from age 14 to age 29. When I went to work for Pan Am I had the choice of being based in New York or California. I chose California because I wanted to get away from the miserable winters.

5 years ago we moved to Phoenix because of the lower cost of living and the weather.

[Master Shake]

Originally Posted by Captain Bill

It may be a stereotype, but it's also quite true. What it means is they don't like the cold winters, actually having to shovel snow; having to drive in the snow and ice with all the unpleasantries and accident risks associated with it.

All good points! I know I have never had to shovel sun , and at least for me, it is much easier (tolerable) to go from your air-conditioned house/office/store to your air-conditioned car when it is 115 degrees outside, compared to trying to get warm when it is 20 degrees or less outside!

I also don't have to worry about black ice, etc. when driving. The worst we have is the occasional white-out type of dust storm, which usually lasts 15 minutes or so and then is gone (or clear enough to continue driving -- if you are caught driving in one). I believe our airport has been closed 1 or 2 times in the last 10 years due to weather, and most major road accidents are caused by bad drivers -- as opposed to weather related issues.

[davidafan]

Shoveling is the least of my concerns with the snow. It's good exercise! What I am finding it harder and harder to tolerate is the way the bitter cold seems to pervade every layer of your body and makes your hands and feet stay cold even after you get inside. Also, I hate driving and/or walking in it. It is dangerous on both accounts. I hate scraping it off of my car. I hate having snow and road salt tracked into my car, my house, and my garage. And I agree with the pp who said that it is much easier to go from an air conditioned building to an air conditioned car in 115 degree heat than to try to get warm when it's less than 20 degrees. I could'nt have said it better!