AZ:No Shooting Unless Zoned for it? Rancher Prevails Against Zoning Department

Gun Watch ^ | 13 December, 2013 | Dean Weingarten

[cloudmountain]

We moved to AZ from San Diego this past summer. Along the way, we hit Yuma at around 12:30am. It was 102 degrees... in the middle of the night.
It was quite a “Welcome to Arizona!” moment.

I always thought that San Diego had almost perfect weather. I loved it there.

Yes, 102 degrees at midnight. I can only suppose that you LOVE the heat.

My husband and I lived in Saudi Arabia. I remember one day when I was in the gulf. It was 117 degrees, the water was 95 degrees and the humidity was 95%. I wondered WHAT THE HELL I WAS DOING THERE. Making LOTS of $$$$, that's what. We could afford a home in the Bay Area after two years there, came home after five years abroad and we had the house PAID off in nine years...

There was a GOOD reason to go to that oven of a country. But to CHOOSE to move to 102 degrees? I can only imagine your A.C. bill. Wow, almost as bad as the heating cost for the Midwest winters. :o)

Good luck. Wear a hat, with a bill, out of door always; always wear GOOD sunglasses; drink LOTS of water and stay thin.

[cloudmountain]

I like the way you write your recollections.

Thanks.
I always did like to write.

[cloudmountain]

1. Lived in Yuma for a few years in the mid sixties. I had a significant out of warranty problem with my Kombi wagon. The dealership there also had that strong German presence, and volunteered to do the two day repair job free because “our cars should not have that problem”.
2. Prescott has been impacted by significant numbers of California libs moving in and bringing their “sensitivities” with them.

1. Hooray for the Krauts!

2. Boo!! I sympathize with you but....better THERE with you all than here in California. Damn their sensitivities. Tell'em that if they don't like your plain speaking they can "get outta Dodge!!" Send them to ObamaTown!! :o)

[cloudmountain]

“My mother was from Phoenix,” ....and all else you wrote
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Very good posting of memories, CM! Prompted me to think of some of mine.

Thanks. Those were such nice memories for me, as you can tell.
I miss them as they have all passed.

I'm glad to have prompted you to think of your good memories. They are instant warm fuzzies!

[cloudmountain]

“OH NO! Not Yuma! Over 100,000 people there?”
1. That is permanent residents. Our winter population swells 3X and traffic is annoying in the middle of the day.
2. I looked at Alaska, but it was so rainy and cold...

1. THREE times larger? Wow. I imagine the traffic would be horrible since the town wasn't originally built to handle all the cars. Sigh. That's what you get for living in such a nice place.

2. Alaska IS beautiful, they say. All the travel shows produce all those WONDERFUL scenes. But, it IS in the Arctic Circle. Seals, polar bears, caribou and wolves...that is THEIR home, not ours.

[cloudmountain]

Alaska: forgot one other critter: MOSQUITOES. Yikes.

I think I'll pass.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Oh no, we were only passing through Yuma on our way to the Desert Hills area north of Scottsdale. It’s still hot in the summer months, but not triple-digits-at-midnight hot.

San Diego was the most ideal climate I’ve ever experienced. Unfortunately, it’s still in California.

[cloudmountain]

Oh no, we were only passing through Yuma on our way to the Desert Hills area north of Scottsdale. It’s still hot in the summer months, but not triple-digits-at-midnight hot.
San Diego was the most ideal climate I’ve ever experienced. Unfortunately, it’s still in California.

Desert Hills: (from Wikipedia)
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,183 people, 997 households, and 677 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 463.8 people per square mile (179.0/km²). There were 1,463 housing units at an average density of 310.8/sq mi (119.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.08% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 4.44% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. 9.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Well, I wish you luck in Arizona. My mother was born there and there wasn't much going on. Still isn't. If it's the quiet life you want, you picked a good stop.
You will also learn about THEIR problems. You might even admit to yourself one day, in the quiet of your own space, that California wasn't as bad as you thought.

Remember:
1. You get what you pay for.
2. There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Indians run the place. Each county is named after a tribe. They rule the roost and you will have to learn that in Arizona YOU are the second class citizen. The Indians, ANY Indians are the first class citizens.
Remember also, Indians have the worst alcohol problem in this country--hales back to their Asia-Siberia roots.

[Cyber Liberty]

An interesting perspective about the Indians ruling the roost.

[cloudmountain]

An interesting perspective about the Indians ruling the roost.

When I saw it with my own eyes, I was very interested. These same Indians have horrific alcohol abuse problems so they are NOT to be envied.

I saw many working Indians. They ran the reservations, of course, but they also ran many of the tourist industries...Grand Canyon for one. It's good for them and I really hope they slowly wean themselves out of their INSISTENT Indian focus. If they don't, they will continue to be marginalized in their own country.

I see their dilemma: they want the money and justification from the inequities of their past. BUT they can't mope and whine forever. Doing so will keep them whining and moping and NOT becoming part of working middle class America.