Phoenix

What about people in North Central Phoenix (they’re not downtown – they’re not in NW or NE Phoenix)?

What about South Phoenix?

This thing needs to be fixed.

What about people in North Central Phoenix (they’re not downtown – they’re not in NW or NE Phoenix)?

What about South Phoenix?

This thing needs to be fixed.

I lived in Phoenix from 1982 to 1996 and again from 2004 to the present.

It’s a great tourist destination. It’s very easy to get around (thanks to wide streets that are laid out in a grid (it’s next to impossible to get lost).

The desert is unique and can be beautiful.

But….

The summers are mostly miserable. The smart (and well to do) are snowbirds who leave during this period to live in their (usually Midwestern) summer homes.

In July it may be 85° in Chicago or Baltimore with 75% humidity, but in Phoenix (the place with the “dry” heat) it’s 108° with 30% humidity.

What does this mean? Let’s do the math.:

108° plus 25% humidity = Heat Index of 113°
85° plus 75% humidity = Heat Index of 94.7°

So would you rather be in weather that feels like 113° or 94°?

You’ll also start missing greenery and get tired of tile roofs and stucco after a while. It seems to be a law that you must build using both. This is especially true of apartment buildings and homes.

On the other hand, the winter climate here is about the best around. But frankly the miserable summer makes up for that.

During my 8 year absence I live in Atlanta. I was forced to leave for personal reasons. I hope to get back there some day.

There are many reasons I prefer it. The weather is one of them. Cooler summers, colder winters and (unlike Phoenix) honest-to-god change of seasons.

Oh and did I mention that Phoenix “summers” stretch from May through October? We like our Spring and Fall to be short lived. ;-)