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: Goodbye Illinois, Hello Arizona!


Qxtreem
11-24-2009, 09:56 PM
Hi Gang!
I recently moved back to Arizona. Scottsdale to be exact. I just wanted to say hi and cant wait to meet the Southwest family. If anybody needs help with anything at all, let me know! :)

Brad

chisoxjim
11-25-2009, 07:02 AM
lucky guy,

good luck to you down in the southwest Brad.

RustyH
11-25-2009, 07:14 AM
Welcome back to the Valley of the Sun Brad.

Stewie
11-25-2009, 11:53 AM
Welcome back to Hotzona :)

BruceRTL
11-25-2009, 02:15 PM
Brad, I came from central Illinois in 1982 (Pekin). It may be hot here but so far, I've never had to shovel heat!

Welcome

TheCuteOne
12-23-2009, 06:56 PM
Hey I just moved to Scottsdale! LOL HI!!!!!!!Welcome to our awesomely usually hot state!

johnk1
12-24-2009, 12:15 AM
Brad:

Picked a great day to post. Couple more inches of snow during the week. Now a ice and sleet storm. Lucky bastard. Talk to us in July and August

Take Care,

John

davedad
12-24-2009, 08:06 AM
didn't you all have snow in AZ the past few days? and what about the dust storm?:act002:

OwnerCS
12-24-2009, 08:29 AM
Congratulations! We'll see you in Sedona.

TheCuteOne
12-24-2009, 11:46 AM
didn't you all have snow in AZ the past few days? and what about the dust storm?:act002:

Ok let me make my correction... PHOENIX is usually Hot LOL we got rain does that count??? :) :cheerleader:

Race
01-02-2010, 05:02 AM
didn't you all have snow in AZ the past few days? and what about the dust storm?:act002:

Here's my other Honda and my RL with icicles on it... we do get snow in parts of AZ:
45976

Nimbus1
01-02-2010, 05:14 AM
Well, you may get icicles, but it's 4 degrees near the WI border this morning. Bet you're happy to be in AZ.

johnk1
01-02-2010, 08:35 AM
Amen brother! Second day of trying to find indoor activities for the kids....:act002: Wanted to get the ridge washed today but maybe not

Nimbus1
01-02-2010, 08:38 AM
Yea, I was thinking the same thing, but I'll bet Park Avenue isn't open this morning. It's up to 6 degrees now.

BruceRTL
01-02-2010, 10:59 AM
We're grilling burgers here today. It's suppose to be 70 out. Sorry for bragging, living in the Phoenix area, this is the only time of year we talk smack! I sure don't miss living in Illinois.

ridgelinematt
01-02-2010, 11:19 AM
Uugh!
:act027: :act047:
We're grilling burgers here today. It's suppose to be 70 out. Sorry for bragging, living in the Phoenix area, this is the only time of year we talk smack! I sure don't miss living in Illinois.

RustyH
01-02-2010, 11:00 PM
Uugh!
:act027: :act047:

I guess we shouldn't tell them it'll be in the low 70's for the next few days, before cooling down to the upper 60's by Friday! PS....I don't klnow about yours, but my grilled burgers tasted great, especially since we could eat them out on the patio while watching the sunset.

johnk1
01-03-2010, 07:08 AM
Ok you guys... Now I'm not going to forget about this when July and August come around and you can't go out till maybe 9 pm. OR maybe you could just cook your burgers on the asphalt. :act024:

Good news is today it should get to about 15 degrees. Time for a wash before we get more snow Wed.:act006:

Enjoy your day. BTW I like my burger medium well. I assume you will have one ready for me when I visit some friends in Scottsdale this March

ridgelinematt
01-03-2010, 08:08 AM
I wonder what homemade chili and soup tastes like in 70 degree temps?

meanmachine19
01-03-2010, 08:15 AM
Here's my other Honda and my RL with icicles on it... we do get snow in parts of AZ:
45976

Spent 5 hours yesterday chopping thru ice in Flagstaff, clearing my in-law's driveway :eek: I love AZ weather for its diversity but I am glad I don't have to deal with the cold on a regular basis.

Just hope there's no more snow to clear for them this year (yea, right....wishful thinking):act018:

meanmachine19
01-03-2010, 08:17 AM
I wonder what homemade chili and soup tastes like in 70 degree temps?

70 degrees is perfect chili weather in southern AZ! Remember, 70 degrees in Phoenix is like 30 degrees elsewhere! LOL (those guys in southern AZ can't take the cold...and anything below 65 is near freezing to them!) :)

ChrisM
01-03-2010, 08:38 AM
Spent 5 hours yesterday chopping thru ice in Flagstaff, clearing my in-law's driveway :eek: I love AZ weather for its diversity but I am glad I don't have to deal with the cold on a regular basis.

Just hope there's no more snow to clear for them this year (yea, right....wishful thinking):act018:

We haven't had a decent snow here in Cincinnati yet this year. :(

I'm pretty sure that this has something to do with the fact that I bought new tires for the RL and my wife's car in the fall so that I would have plenty of tread for adverse conditions.

I'm pretty sure that I am by my actions creating some sort of inverse weather paradox by my automotive related activities

New tires = no snow
2 sets of new tires = extreme cold but still no snow
New windshield wipers = no rain
Wash truck = thunderstorm
Old 60k mile tires = blizzard
Wash truck + wax truck + cut grass + power wash house/driveway = hurricane

I wonder if I can generate a snowstorm like the one in the movie "the day after tomorrow" by putting my old worn out tires back on the truck right after a wash and wax? :confused:

RustyH
01-03-2010, 10:27 AM
Ok you guys... Now I'm not going to forget about this when July and August come around and you can't go out till maybe 9 pm. OR maybe you could just cook your burgers on the asphalt. :act024:

Good news is today it should get to about 15 degrees. Time for a wash before we get more snow Wed.:act006:

Enjoy your day. BTW I like my burger medium well. I assume you will have one ready for me when I visit some friends in Scottsdale this March

It's not that bad. We just have to make the trip from our air conditioned house to our air conditioned car (with remote start) before we burst into flames. BTW....last August, 101 degrees at 1:00 in the morning.

ridgelinematt
01-03-2010, 11:53 AM
About 18 degrees in norheast ohio and a lot of lake affect snow. Brrrrr. Going to work this morning on unplowed roads was fun though.