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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Hey guys,
It's been a long time. Hope you all are doing well. I am still playing my Ovations and enjoying them more all the time.
Hey, some you may remember, I was going to move to Arizona last year, but my granddaughter was born very ill.
Well, to make a long story short...I am moving to Sunny Arizona this coming summer...took a teaching job in Mesa! Jumping from the freezer to the frying pan, and looking forward to it.
I probably will not be able to post often, but once I get settled in later this summer, I hope to get back on the board again as a regular!
Take Care All!
Life is good!
Norse(brighter days ahead)man1 |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Take your winter coat, the desert's cold at night. |
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Location: Tennessee | Hey Norsey - what great news! I figured we'd hear from you about this time since hibernation season is ending up in your parts. :) But you're sort of taking a Machavellian approach to acclimatizing to Arizona. ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Good News, Have fun in Witko territory. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If you get over to Witko's, remember he pees in his pool. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Norse(dry heat)man1,
Welcome aboard. Funny thing about Arizona, LOTS of people complain about it - it's too hot, too dry, too spread out, too many mexicans, too this, too that, whatever. But NONE of those people live here. And the folks that move here NEVER want to leave.
In business, education, etc. we talk about RETENTION RATE. Arizona has the highest freaking retention rate in the whole country. Look it up. You're gonna love it. Look me up when you're here and we'll do a proper welcome celebration.
Dave
PS - HUMIDIFY THE SHIT OUT OF YOUR GUITARS. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Will Do Dave! hey, I just read the other day that of major cities in the U.S. Mesa is number 1 in graduation rate...they must be doing something right!
And yes, I have had a peck of naysayers up here in Minny, telling me basically, "I'll see ya when you move back" or "Have you ever been Phoenix in the summertime?" and I reply..."no, but I've been in Minnesota in the dead of winter" ...I don't think I'll be back (other than to visit the kids) anytime soon!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If the average age is really high and people go there to die, does that improve the retention rate? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
If the average age is really high and people go there to die, does that improve the retention rate? No. Once you die you are no longer considered "retained". I think they classify you as "returned".
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Tupperware:
And the folks that move here NEVER want to leave. Not entirely true. I moved there and after 2 years couldn't wait to move back to the Northwest. 
Originally posted by Norseman1:
I have had a peck of naysayers up here in Minny, telling me basically, "I'll see ya when you move back" That's because deep down in their hearts people in Minnesota don't believe they deserve to live in a better climate... ;) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I saw a thread by Norse, and I thought "the end is near". Glad to see you back. Hope Tup doesn't corrupt you too much. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The only article I could find on this subject (I found too many on retention rates for athletes) had to do with migration and retention of seniors. Arizona was just under Nevada. More old people move in than move out. It looked to me like, if they die there, they are "retained" because they can't move out anymore.
Maybe we should check statistics on year round residents. |
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Location: NW Washington State | So most people who live in Arizona are retentive? |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by numbfingers:
So most people who live in Arizona are retentive? Yeah, but it's a "dry" retentive. |
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Location: Eaton, Indiana | I am originally from Minnesota, Crosby area, but now live in Indiana. I have been away so long that I was told I had to re-apply to move back there. Is that True? :> Best of luck in Arizona and water those Ovations well...
Scott |
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Location: SoCal | But NONE of those people live here. And the folks that move here NEVER want to leave. Good! However we do see a lot of Arizona plates in San Diego for the weekends. :D
Only place where for dinner (at 7pm) we went to a restaurant in Phoenix built under ground for comfort. Yuma, 116 degrees on the flight line in early February.
Get yourself a good humidifier... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My summer experience is El Paso, TX... Believe it or not, 116 degrees ain't that bad if it is dry and you ain't in the sun...
Busy nite life in Phoenix, cuz everyone stays indoors in the day.
And in the summer, Drive north to Oak Creek Canyon.
Runs from Sedona almost to Flagstaff. All trees and cool water.
The Original Natives tried real hard not to let the White-man find Oak Creek.... Did a good job of it too, until around the 1860's...
Prescott is nice too... Not all of AZ is a sand-pit. |
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It's been a while!