Arizona: Home is where the heat is.

[schild]

So, as many know, 3 friends and I (all gamers) are moving out to Arizona in August (roughly the 20th). I know a number of members live out there/near there. I'm looking for sort of a roll call, and a whosit whatsit about the place. We're planning on getting a bigass estate west of Phoenix (...if they exist  ). Anyway, from July 16th through the 19th, I'll be visiting to look for a house. If anyone wants to get together for a drink or something, I'm game. Hell, I'll even let you buy. Seriously, I'm just that generous.

Have I ever mentioned how shitty it is to live in Prince Georges County, MD? It puts the "Holy Fuck, a place like that exists?!" in "Shitty". Anyway, yea. I see much gaming in store for the new frontier.

[Llava]

Well, as you know, I'm out here.  I'm in Scottsdale.  I don't drink, but I am of legal age (and then a couple) to hang out in bars, so I'd be up for a get-together of sorts.

[stray]

Hmm....Uh, I used to live near where they filmed Gunsmoke (or was it Bonzana?).

Not very helpful, I know  

Good luck though (especially on having 3 roomies).


edit: And you better prepare for some killer, dry ass heat. Only Texas and Death Valley top that place.

[schild]

These are going to be pretty easy guys to live with. One was my roommate in college for 3.5 years, and I've known the other two pretty well for 4 years.

Yea, llava, I remember you being out there - as well as Shockeye and Rasix. I'm wondering who else will be coming out of the woodwork.  I'll admit though, while it wasn't a plan when we thought about moving out there, having 4 gamers in one place will make it really easy to have some kickass multiplayer going, particularly with this coming year being a console-release year.

[Morfiend]

Can the rest of us point and laugh?

[Strazos]

I still say where I live in NJ is worse than where Schild lives in MD.

Just sayin'.

[Llava]

edit: And you better prepare for some killer, dry ass heat. Only Texas and Death Valley top that place.

THANK you.

I'm so sick of people (who don't live here) going, "Well, it's hot but it's a dry heat."

Like that's at all better.

Humid sucks equally, but dry heat makes the air taste like dust, makes your skin feel like it's going to dry up, crack, and fall off, makes you squint so hard that you can't see where you're going, superheats everything you have to touch, and altogether just plain sucks.  You will dread the walk from the safety of air conditioning to the parking lot.

Thankfully, it hasn't been that bad yet this year.  But we still haven't hit July and August.  Then we're stuck with excess heat until Halloween.

[Signe]

I still say where I live in NJ is worse than where Schild lives in MD.

Just sayin'.

I thought you lived in Roma?  Anyway, I probably live in the nicest bit of NJ at the moment... but still... it's NJ and I don't much care for it.  Hopefully, in a couple of months, we'll be moving someplace else.  I might hate moving (I have done it WAY too much the last 10 years or so) but I'm always happy to be going Someplace Else.

[Lanei]

I'm in Scottsdale, also.

It may be a 'dry heat' .. making 110 feel like 98 or so.  But once it gets over a certain temp, its still just fucking hot.  Theres also the small matter of 'dry heat' being able to kill your ass quicker.  You can get a full blown case of heat exhaustion, and be in danger of heatstroke out here before you get near as uncomfortable as a mild case of heat exhaustion somewhere more humid.  If you aren't prepared, it can kill your ass double quick.

[Roac]

I'm so sick of people (who don't live here) going, "Well, it's hot but it's a dry heat."

Difference; in dry heat, sweat serves its purpose.  You sweat, it evaporates into the dry air thereby cooling you off.  As opposed to humid heat, where you experience the joy of bathing in your own sweat in order to parboil you in your own clothes.

[voodoolily]

You guys should come visit beautiful Portland, Oregon for a spell this summer. Summers are just gorgeous here. And although the SE grows amazing peaches, our Hood River white nectarines are truly to die for. Also, we have a fun old-skool arcade that serves alcohol and has live music from time to time (Ground Control was a NXNW venue). They even have couches with consoles set up.

If anyone is planning on coming all the way west while out on their journey, look me up. Hell, The Jesus lives in Seattle, right?

[Roac]

My favorite city is Seattle - I would *love* to move up there.  Although I haven't been to Portland, I've heard similar vibes from it.

[stray]

Everytime I go to Seattle, I bring the heat with me. Everytime, for the past 20 years.....And the freaks don't even have air conditioners up there.

[Daydreamer]

I live out San Diego, and as of the 30th of June I will be officially unemployed and looking for stupid post college hijinks, so count me in.

ROADTRIP!

[Viin]

Everytime I go to Seattle, I bring the heat with me. Everytime, for the past 20 years.....And the freaks don't even have air conditioners up there.

Weird, huh? Me and my gf went to Seattle for vacation and stayed at the Hotel Monaco (pricey joint, almost $200 a night) which was during a warm spell (it was for PAX last year, so it must have been late September).. and guess what? No a/c! It cooled off fast enough once the sun set, but damn it, if you were in the room for more than a few minutes during the middle of the day it was hot as hell. Come on guys! Just hook up a big ass A/C unit to your central air...

[Paelos]

I think it was 73 in my part of Colorado today. Before you get all pissy though, I did spend 18 years in Texas, and I do agree. People that think humid heat is worse are idiots. Oh you're sweaty? Guess what, in dry heat people die!

[Viin]

It was pretty hot at the Front Range Airport (EAA Airshow this weekend, some pics on my blog soon) today, probably 90-ish. FTG is about 20 miles East of Denver.

As far as humidity goes, I agree, dry heat sucks (try Iraq in June-July) but humid heat is more uncomfortable. As long as you have water you are fine in a dry heat. In a humid heat you just want to lay down and die in your own stinking sweat.

[Alkiera]

I used to live in Louisiana, in Shreveport.  Unlike the very nearby Texas, we had the 'humid' side of 110+ degree summers.  Sweating does next to nothing for cooling you, and you'll still dehydrate.  You also get a bit of a chill when you walk into an air-conditioned building, as the cool dry air sucks the water off you like a sponge.

They have their trade offs, but imo, wet or dry, 100+ temps just SUCK.

Alkiera

[Merusk]

My wife grew up in Tuscon.  She couldn't wait to get the fuck out of Arizona, and once she did the rest of her family soon followed (after her sister graduated High School).  I'm baffled at those of you completly willing to stay.

Then again, I'm dumb enough to remain in Cincinnati because I don't feel like finding another position in my company.

[Fabricated]

I'd rather like in Arizona than in D.C.

I live in Indiana, so we get the full spectrum of weather from 95-100 degree summers to -10 to 20 degree winters with massive snowstorms.

And tornadoes, but no one who lives here is all that impressed by them.

[voodoolily]

My favorite city is Seattle - I would *love* to move up there.  Although I haven't been to Portland, I've heard similar vibes from it.

Portland makes Seattle look like L.A. If Seattle is your best friend, Portland is her hot cousin. The Shins and Elliot Smith are from here! Two of the Shins still live here, too. (I know, everyone else is from Seattle but I gotta hold on to what I got)

Plus I'm one of the rare natives, so I git all uppity about how awesome PDX is.

[Joe]

THANK you.

I'm so sick of people (who don't live here) going, "Well, it's hot but it's a dry heat."

Like that's at all better.

Humid sucks equally, but dry heat makes the air taste like dust, makes your skin feel like it's going to dry up, crack, and fall off, makes you squint so hard that you can't see where you're going, superheats everything you have to touch, and altogether just plain sucks.  You will dread the walk from the safety of air conditioning to the parking lot.

Thankfully, it hasn't been that bad yet this year.  But we still haven't hit July and August.  Then we're stuck with excess heat until Halloween.

Fuck you. I've lived in both climates. Give me 115 with 15% humidity over 90/90%. I won't downplay your suffering, but fuck humidity. At least you don't have mosquitos.

Southwest, my heart pines for thee.

[voodoolily]

If you hate mosquitos then stay the fuck away from Alaska. Yeah, summer in the 70s feels pretty awesome, but the skeeter is the fucking state bird of Alaska.

[stray]

Fuck you.

Err...."Chill" out...? We're just talking about the "weather" dude.

[schild]

Joe's just bitter. He discovered Durham is just another name for Hell. That place has truly icky weather. PG County MD just has bad weather with a chance of gunshots and stabbings.

[Shockeye]

At least you don't have mosquitos.

Actually, we have plenty of fucking mosquitos in Phoenix. It's because Joe Sixpack decides the desert isn't good enough and transforms shit into the midwest which means standing water and west nile disease.

Thanks a lot all you fucktards that insist we have to have trees and grass everything in the goddamn desert.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go water my lawn.

[voodoolily]

I think the desert is beautiful. Western Oregon is all huge trees and lush moss and ferns, which sounds great, but it actually gets old after awhile. I love sagebrush, shrub/steppe and cactus country. I even have a pretty kickass succulent collection, so I can have little pots of desert all over my porch. And dang but y'all have some lizards.

[Paelos]

F13.net - Even the weather makes us angry!

[Abagadro]

I'm sorta, almost near Arizona and regularly drive through the corner of it to get to Las Vegas.  But where I live is a scary place that you should only visit if you have to.

EDIT: Oh, and 1000 posts. Yay, or something.

[stray]

I'm sorta, almost near Arizona and regularly drive through the corner of it to get to Las Vegas.  But where I live is a scary place that you should only visit if you have to.

No, no that won't do.

Where exactly is it, and how do I get there?

[Roac]

No, no that won't do.

Where exactly is it, and how do I get there?

Send all hate-mail to the following ZIP: 20500-0003

[Llava]

At least you don't have mosquitos.

Actually, we have plenty of fucking mosquitos in Phoenix. It's because Joe Sixpack decides the desert isn't good enough and transforms shit into the midwest which means standing water and west nile disease.

Thanks a lot all you fucktards that insist we have to have trees and grass everything in the goddamn desert.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go water my lawn.

To expand on what Shockeye said:
You will get both a fine and mandatory community service if you have an unmaintained body of water on your property, because it leads to mosquito breeding.  They're a serious problem here.

[Joe]

Oh yeah, forgot about the monsoons and pool problems you guys have in regard to humidity. Monsoon season in Nevada meant the humidity would creep up to 35% and it'd rain for an hour a day.

[Mortriden]

I think the desert is beautiful. Western Oregon is all huge trees and lush moss and ferns, which sounds great, but it actually gets old after awhile. I love sagebrush, shrub/steppe and cactus country. I even have a pretty kickass succulent collection, so I can have little pots of desert all over my porch. And dang but y'all have some lizards.

I don't know Voodoo.  This side of the state is gorgeous; it never gets boring to me.

[Ookii]

It's like schild is afraid to be associated with the guys he is moving out there with, it is me, koboshi, and this other guy who is too afraid to post on f13.

Basically the reason we are moving out there is that the rent is so goddamn cheap, I mean the utilities couldn't be THAT expensive right?

Now I just need to get a car because it appears impossible to live in Phoenix without a car, and I'm also hoping I can find me a tech job once I get out there (probaly impossible, retail 4 life!!1!!).