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Old 07-23-2009, 08:58 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Phoenix is not a sustainable city at the moment...

It's working on improving though (light rail, urban infill projects with AZU downtown, monsoon rains )

 
Old 07-23-2009, 09:15 PM
 
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"Phoenix is not a sustainable city at the moment..."



It has sustained (and grown quite significantly) over the last 100+ years.
 
Old 07-23-2009, 09:18 PM
 
Location: North Phoenix
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I have no doubt that the original post comes from the cyberspace troll, instigating city basher that seems to have no clue that there are balanced positives to an equal amount of negatives. Phoenix is hot. Phoenix has terrific weather in the fall and spring. Phoenix is a car city. Phoenix has also the largest per capita boat ownership in the United States. Phoenix has sprawl.Virtualy nowhere in Phoenix are you piled on top of your neighbors. If you are into that move to Tokyo. Phoenis has vast bland desert vallys with nothing but kreosote bushes. Phoenix also has beautiful desert mountains with bands of wild coyotes, cotton tail rabbits, bats, owls and other wildlife knocking on our back doors regularly. Phoenix has a dusty sky. It is this very dusty sky that is dancing with color providing on of the best places to view a sun set in all of America.
 
Old 07-23-2009, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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Originally Posted by las vegas drunk View Post
Thanks for the support. I am also going to end any Phoenix bashing from now on. Still, I really do not want to go back, but I have to. The positives are I will be back with my friends I grew up with, and my ex-girlfriend who I am still very close to. I have to think that everything happens for a reason, that is all I can say.
That's the best attitude you could have right now. Hope things work out for you in the long run, whereever you want to be, and we'll take you back in the fold, for now!

Last edited by observer53; 07-23-2009 at 11:18 PM..
 
Old 07-23-2009, 10:43 PM
 
Location: Palmer, Alaska
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Originally Posted by destroycreate View Post
No, I just legit want to know why and how people can live there.
Because they choose to. You may not like it, but others may. Just like some may not like the way of life you are into. I love the everybody knows everybody, small town, country, church on sunday, then grandma's house for lunch and a swim in the pool.

Some people like to live like hermits. There sole goal is to work work work just so they can sit there asses in front of the TV all weekend and get fat.
 
Old 07-24-2009, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Oxygen Ln. AZ
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To the person who repped me to send me an insult and claimed that I have a small mind and have never been to SanFran....nonsense. We lived in N. CA for 15 years and endured many miserable convention trips to the Moscone Center. We had to be shuttled across the street...ACROSS THE STREET...because of the homless burnt out hippies that would grab your suit or step in front of you for change. This was one of the most beautiful cities on the planet once upon a time, but the morons that are in power turned it into a slum. We watched a very nicely dressed woman with a briefcase stop to answer her cell phone, set her case down and a bum throw up all over her and the case. This was the view from the shuttle bus going to the Moscone Center. This is your San Fransico...own it and open your eyes.
 
Old 07-24-2009, 02:05 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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Originally Posted by garisonthebull View Post
I have no doubt that the original post comes from the cyberspace troll, instigating city basher that seems to have no clue that there are balanced positives to an equal amount of negatives. Phoenix is hot. Phoenix has terrific weather in the fall and spring. Phoenix is a car city. Phoenix has also the largest per capita boat ownership in the United States. Phoenix has sprawl.Virtualy nowhere in Phoenix are you piled on top of your neighbors. If you are into that move to Tokyo. Phoenis has vast bland desert vallys with nothing but kreosote bushes. Phoenix also has beautiful desert mountains with bands of wild coyotes, cotton tail rabbits, bats, owls and other wildlife knocking on our back doors regularly. Phoenix has a dusty sky. It is this very dusty sky that is dancing with color providing on of the best places to view a sun set in all of America.
And just to enhance your point, I happen to like those bland desert valleys with nothing but creosote, can't stand the sprawl, hate the dusty pollution (but love the sunsets and sunrises), hate that it's a car but miss the desert parks, etc.....being that it's about a balance of things but also about perspective.
 
Old 07-24-2009, 02:09 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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And just to enhance your point, I happen to like those bland desert valleys with nothing but creosote, can't stand the sprawl, hate the dusty pollution (but love the sunsets and sunrises), hate that it's a car but miss the desert parks, etc.....being that it's about a balance of things but also about perspective.


Hear, hear.
 
Old 07-24-2009, 02:09 PM
 
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"An odd homeless person never hurt anyone. How many times have you heard a homeless person attack someone on the news? Never. You must think your so excellent".

To the person that repped me and left the message above and was too cowardly to leave their screen name. As a matter of fact, a homeless person has harrassed me before and tried to assault me. I had to notify the police who were fortunately near by and have him escorted off the premises. He was obviously psychotic and very dangerous.
 
Old 07-24-2009, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Oxygen Ln. AZ
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"An odd homeless person never hurt anyone. How many times have you heard a homeless person attack someone on the news? Never. You must think your so excellent".

To the person that repped me and left the message above and was too cowardly to leave their screen name. As a matter of fact, a homeless person has harrassed me before and tried to assault me. I had to notify the police who were fortunately near by and have him escorted off the premises. He was obviously psychotic and very dangerous.
LOL must be my mystery poster as well.

A homless person killed a young woman in NY a few years ago by smashing in her head with a brick.
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