From my high school days, I only have a handful of friends I keep in touch with. Part of that has to do with graduating over 20 years ago, and much of that has to do with having immediately moved from Oregon to Arizona upon graduation. It’s tough to keep in touch with people from 1200 miles away.
The internet has helped close the distance, and thanks to Classmates.com, I’ve reconnected with many of my former classmates. If you are looking for an old classmate, and can’t find them on Facebook, perhaps Classmates.com will work.
At any rate, one of my high school buddies went into the military after high school and recently retired. He has subsequently taken a job or contract or some other quasi-secret role in Kuwait and is enjoying desert life over seas. Almost daily he sends me (and who knows how many other folks, as we are all blind copied) jokes, videos, and the occasional update about life in Kuwait. Today he sent this video, which I found amusing:
As you watch this, those in Phoenix can take heart that this will never, ever happen to them in Phoenix. It might happen to you when traveling, but it will never happen here. And those of you that don’t live in Phoenix…well, this is reason #1037 why Phoenix is a great place to live.
This post is for you Tom. Thanks for being such a good friend.
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What about Phoenix summers? 4-6 months of 115? I am probably one of the few but I would definitely prefer a Midwest winter of a Phoenix summer. You can put more clothes on in the winter but you can only take so much off in the summer. Plus winter sports are awesome. I’m just sayin.
Heh…well, most of us who have lived in Phoenix our entire lives would say no thanks to that. I’ve been snowboarding, skiing, and in plenty of below zero weather, and the amount of work that it takes to manage cold weather wardrobes and every dirt tracked ice melting goo schlopping mess that is made when you get into and out of your car and house is far worse than kicking back with a Corona under a mist system on the patio. Besides, we have air conditioning here :).
I lived in AZ for 28 years before moving to ABQ, New Mexico. I’ve survived one major winter storm and I would choose it over an AZ summer any day. You may have air conditioning but it doesn’t help with the need for pot holders to drive your car in July.
Hilarious! Having lived in the blizzard belt on the Front Range of Colorado, this video brought back memories.
Where did you live in Oregon? I went to college in Ashland.
Hi Dru. I was born in Portland, and lived in the Portland area as a younger child, then lived in Umatilla (near Pendleton) for 8 years, before graduating from high school back in Portland.
Hey Steve:
Good video! I’m from New Jersey so I can relate. The windshield ice scraper was a household tool in Jan and Feb. However, I must agree with Aaron about the heat being more difficult (I say the same thing about always being able to add more clothes in the winter.)
PS. It was nice meeting you today at the SEO class. Thanks for being friendly to a newbie. I don’t know blog etiquette (bletiquette?) yet, so hopefully I have not committed a virtual (or is that social media) faux pas!
Short sale and bank foreclosures make up a good percentage of home sales in Bend Oregon. It looks like a good time to buy in your area. We have snow here and it’ cold. I wish I was in AZ right now!
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