I LOVE Arizona!

[Lyn Islaub]

We moved to Phoenix in 1995 after a 2 year stint working in England and have been here ever since. Found a nice place in the Ahwatukee foothills and we see, bunnies, bobcats, coyotes and javelinas routinely. Too old to move again, so I'm guessing that we will be planted here. As you can see from this post, we have several Forum members in the valley along with several noted collectors that use the internet infrequently. Lots of Forum members find reasons to come through the Phoenix area which helps to keep contact as we get older.
Lyn

[G.T.]

Hi to all, when I first came to Arizona, it was, for me, as mentioned above, almost a "Grapes of Wrath" experience. I was 46 years old, and had practically nothing loaded up in a 25 foot Rider truck, along with my family, and two boxer dogs pulling into Mesa, a part of the larger Phoenix metro area. My first job was a general manager of a Mobil gas & auto service station. Just a year earlier, I was managing a boat service shop and I made the comment, "I'll never move to a big city, and I'll never work on cars!" And then, there I was, in an auto service shop smack dab in the middle of a major metro area! Taught me to be a lot more careful when using the word never?...
That was twenty plus years ago, and fortunately we survived most all of the trials and tribulations that come with moving to a far off place. In retrospect, it finally became clear to me, no-one, or hardly anyone, is from Arizona, instead, everyone has come to Arizona. Either from failed business, failed relationships, or just a better or different look at the world. It's tough down here, and the people are tough as well, but the environment and opportunity balances it out some what... I think my fellow Arizona forum members would agree, it would be nice to have an alternate place to live in another state, but I can never imagine not having a place in Arizona.... Best to all, where ever you call home! til.....lat'r....GT...