I’ve only been in Phoenix for a few days and I already feel like a fish out of water. Living in such a conservative place is going to take a lot of getting used to — nevermind the hellish weather.
I have to face up to the fact that I’m living in a place that likes John McCain and lives off the oppression of immigrants. I paid the guys who unloaded my uHaul $100 and was told by a local that I shouldn’t have paid them more than $35. There were four men and it took them two hours. I think $100 was a bargain. If I’d paid them $35, that would have been about $4.38 an hour!
Also, I found out that Phoenix doesn’t have a Public Safety Department. If you see that a 30-foot wall is about to collapse or if children are playing on dangerous playground equipment, there isn’t anyone here who will take responsibility for it. The police and fire departments won’t come if you call.
What kind of insane hellhole is this? This is the world that Republicans want all of us to live in, folks.
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How does it go...careful what you wish for...
I remember 115 degrees! At least it was DRY heat! And everything is air-conditioned!
They've had a long history of intolerance there, starting with the Native Americans, so stands to reason immigrants would suffer the 'wrath'! Not to mention a large population of elderly, retired people who aren't always the most tolerant group...myself and my parents excluded :) of course! My grandparents retired and lived in Apache Junction, and later in Mesa, so I've spent a lot of time there, and got to really love a lot of things about the state. Get out of town every chance you get, take that camera of yours, and document the beauty there...there is sooo much to see! There are many causes to be had there, but also much to appreciate....