re: Is Arizona a nice place to live?

No

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I am bored to tears every time I visit.

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I actually don’t know what people mean when they say shite like this. wtf are you people doing that these places don’t have lol

Tucson doesn't have much going on compared to Phoenix. Isn't a big city but has the disadvantages. Tempe, Scottsdale, Sedona, and Flagstaff are better lifestyle options. Flagstaff gets colder than you think in the winter though.

Depends on what you like. I like to go out in the desert and shoot up old abandoned washers with high-powered weaponry all day so it suits me just fine.

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Part of it was also all the goddamn weeds in desert scaped yards.

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Your comment about getting a tan walking to your car was laughable (though you definitely need to watch out for the UV with all the blacktop and lack of cloud cover), and I don't agree about AZ being worse than the humidity, but this right here is 100% the truth. The weeds suck royally, go through Crossbow like crazy keeping them in check.

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I mean, it makes a huge difference. New Orleans and South Florida are tremendously worse

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I played golf in Phoenix in 103 weather, middle of the day. It was surface of the sun in the parking lot, not too bad out on the course, and felt 25 degrees cooler in the shade. Sat outside on veranda for lunch and felt better than it does when 85 and humid in the deep south. I have no idea how it affects others, but I was That Guy for a year afterwards telling everyone it is a dry heat.

Scottsdale is fun but its the desert and id rather live in Vegas of im in tbe desert

I understand why lizards live in sunny Arizona. Why people do and call it home I'll never understand.

I love living in Phoenix, but I can see how it wouldn’t be for everyone. Born and raised in south Louisiana, and it’s essentially completely opposite which appeals to me. Summers are hot but bearable. Rest of the year is amazing. Also, it’s drivable to many things (mountains, beach, Vegas, etc).

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Only place I could imagine living is Flagstaff. Everywhere else is basically uninhabitable from May to October.

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Not true. Just spent the last week in Az, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Prescott, Phoenix. Prescott is the best choice year-round IMO. Flagstaff can get 100 inches of snow and was pretty wet when I was up there even though the summer temps are enviable. Prescott is just a little warmer (80's, low 90's) but they get a whole lot less snow. Just seems like a wholesome, Western town.

If I could snap my fingers and move my small Virginia farm to somewhere outside Prescott, I'd do it. The amount of outdoor activities that are available are endless, Sedona's right there, etc.

Was gassing up the Jeep the other morning near Prescott and these three Can Am / Polaris's wheeled into the gas station, teenaged boys jumped out, gassed them up and headed down main street to the hills. Lucky frickers.