Hiya AZ GAF! I'll second the fuck scorpions comment. I found one hanging from an ac vent in the ceiling before, one stung my dog, and another baby one was in my wife's pants when she put them on which stung her ass.
Hate them.
In my 25+ years living here and 5 different houses, I've luckily never had the pleasure of living with them. The first one I was stung by was in high school at my friends house when I opened up a box from the garage.
Every time I move, I go through a mini-panic wondering if the next house will be my scorpion kingdom.
AZ PROTIP RIGHT HERE:
If you can populate your home with less dangerous species of spiders (Mostly thinking of daddy long legs, but there are those flat wolf-like spiders too) and crickets, they prevent brown recluses, black widows, and scorpions from coming into your home.
This is completely anecdotal evidence btw
I've always just had the habit of shaking my shoes out before I put them on. I have found one in there once, but mostly I just see them in the hallway near the front door. Though I also go into the backyard with a black light and a stick and kill as many as possible.
But then you have a spider problem. I have 3 non running cars in my backyard, so I'm used to spiders. I will say, I did have black widows underneath one of them, but now its just other spiders. So maybe it does sort of work.
In Gilbert I had a shit ton of scorpions where I lived. Got stung in the face.
5 years in awahtukee and I've yet to see 1.
Of course, we have flesh eating mice, tarantula hawks and one of the world's only poisonous lizards with the Gila Monster.Love how this thread is only active when there are discussions of dangerous wildlife. In conclusion , Arizona is basically America's Australia.
Who hype for comicon?
My coworker is going but right now I'm busy moving to North Mountain.Who hype for comicon?
Why? And do you mean north Scottsdale or downtown/oldtown?I want to see what Scottsdale is like ten years from now.
Who hype for comicon?
Indeed it is , some really good restaurants too. Shout out to Los Olivos and that little Italian seafood place that seems straight out of Goodfellas. I lived right near old town when I went to U of A ( I'm weird ). Did you take a ride on one of the golf cart taxis? Scottsdale quarter is also pretty cool for shopping on the north side .I was just in downtown Scottsdale for the first time and it's really nice. I felt like I wouldn't be mugged. I'd been to a part with just a bunch of ugly ass white business buildings and car dealerships before and thought Scottsdale was overrated, but all the brick & plants downtown made it cozy.
I want to go but with the Game On Expo coming soon, that's where my money wants to get spent. Think I'll skip this year so I can buy more retro goodness.
I went to Game On expo last year, it was pretty fun with all the arcade machines there.
I recommend it! Plenty of stalls to buy retro games and other merch, and, if you are interested, they hold some fighting game tournaments. Last year a kid wearing a charmander cosplay entered in the Street Fighter V tournament, it was really adorable. It's just for fun so it doesn't feel that bad to lose to better players either.This is a thing that I never knew existed and now must absolutely go to.
I'm prettty sure every single person I know now has a medical marijuana card, except for me.
It was bound to happen. This thing gets bigger and bigger every year. Be safe everyone.
Fantastic thread.
I've been thinking of moving to AZ but I just don't know where.
I've lived almost my entire 41 years in southern Indiana and I am done with winters. If I never see another snowflake in my life I would be ecstatic. I have developed seasonal depression during the winter and it gets worse every year. I can no longer take dreary day after dreary day for months on end. I was almost suicidal this past winter because of it.
I was in AZ back in 2007. Visited my sis in law in Scottsdale and drove up to the Grand Canyon.
I'm just not sure where to live. My wife is a small town kind of girl. But she's also an ER doctor and the breadwinner. I don't believe they have hospitals in the middle of small desert towns so I'm not sure where she would work. I work in real estate and can always get my license out there to keep doing what I am doing.
I've looked at a lot of the smaller towns that look appealing, like Sedona or Prescott. Somewhere in the central of the state in a valley where you can escape the oppressive heat.
Any suggestions ?
This is good advice. I'd also add Oro Valley/Catalina Foothills/Sabino Canyon as a viable option as well. Not as cool weather as Prescott but definitely much cooler than Phoenix. Also, Tucson is a quick drive (15 minutes or so ) and has a huge medical community. Moreover, it is substantially cheaper than Prescott while still maintaining that small town mountain community vibe. To clarify , the Catalina Foothills area is to Tucson what Scottsdale is to Phoenix ( ie nice restaurants and community and such). If your wife is really a small town kind of lady, it's hard to imagine her enjoying a commute into Phoenix as the driving/traffic is a turn off for people who enjoy a slower pace to life .Prescott is a good option. Not far from Phoenix, Sedona or Flagstaff. I know people that live in Prescott and travel in to Phoenix to work. May be an option for your wife.
I've got a brother in Arizona, and some of the stories are bonkers.
He's a bit of a gun-nut, and he says that he can basically go out of town onto state land, and shoot to his heart's content.
Arizona-Gaf, I ask you: is this legit? Can you really shoot willy-nilly on state property out in the open?
As someone from California, this is insane to me. The idea that someone can step out of town onto state land, and shoot basically anything with no regard for warning others, or safety is mind-boggling. I understand, and approve of going to shooting ranges, but Arizona sounds crazy.
Now, this is a knee-jerk reaction, and I am sure that the number of people injured by random gunfire is minimal...I hope.
As someone from California, this is insane to me. The idea that someone can step out of town onto state land, and shoot basically anything with no regard for warning others, or safety is mind-boggling. I understand, and approve of going to shooting ranges, but Arizona sounds crazy.
Now, this is a knee-jerk reaction, and I am sure that the number of people injured by random gunfire is minimal...I hope.
As someone from California, this is insane to me. The idea that someone can step out of town onto state land, and shoot basically anything with no regard for warning others, or safety is mind-boggling. I understand, and approve of going to shooting ranges, but Arizona sounds crazy.
Now, this is a knee-jerk reaction, and I am sure that the number of people injured by random gunfire is minimal...I hope.
Two things:
Very excited for Comic Con. Like any excuse to go downtown.
Also, if you have not been to Little Miss BBQ, make it a quest of yours to go. You have to get there about an hour early (they open at 11) but it's ohh so worth it.
It's not like its open season. You have to be a certain amount of miles away from major roads and residential areas. Plus you don't shoot on flat land, you should be using something like a mountain or hill as a backdrop so the bullets go into the ground, not an unknown distance through the air.
If you have any basic intelligence, it's easy to be completely safe.
As someone from California, this is insane to me. The idea that someone can step out of town onto state land, and shoot basically anything with no regard for warning others, or safety is mind-boggling. I understand, and approve of going to shooting ranges, but Arizona sounds crazy.
Now, this is a knee-jerk reaction, and I am sure that the number of people injured by random gunfire is minimal...I hope.
While I agree , there is a certain charm to Tucson's scummyness. Also Tucson has a ton of outstanding restaurants and foody type places. Like i said , i have no problem recommending Oro valley, catalina fooothills , and sabino canyon area . All fairly nice and hugely different from the "in the cut" vibe Tucson exudes.Just took a weekend vacation to Prescott last weekend. Absolutely beautiful city. I'm usually down on Arizona, but I'd definitely like to live in ether Prescott or Flagstaff. Tucson sucks.