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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 3220947, member: 1609"] I had 65 years of Ct winters and 12 AZ summers. I hate the cold in fact this last winter was a little cold for me. The heat in AZ is a little overstated as the temps drop as soon as the sun goes down and sitting out in the evening when the high was 105 is ususally pleasant. Mornings are also decent . When I played 200+ rounds of golf a year. We would get early Tee Times . We don’t go on DST so it’s light early , and we would finish 18 holes with the high temps still only in the very pleasant 90’s. 90’s in AZ i is like 75-80 in CT. However Drinking a lot of water is a must . I would go through my 34 ounce Big Bubba, and at least one 20 ounce refill in 18 holes. Plus buy an Arnold Palmer from the Cart girl. Sounds like a lot but I got dehydrated once and thought I was dieing. People mostly visitors die out here from dehydration all the time. We don’t go out without water. In fact many places provide free bottles of water if you ask I think it’s a law here. Desert hospitality. We usually reach our high about 4-5!pm and that afternoon sun is brutal. But It doesn’t stop us from shopping or visiting. Parked Cars can get really hot. Min Az legal tinted windows and a windshield sunshade are a must. I walk a lot for exercise and even in July I walk to our gym about 8pm . it gets dark about 7:45 it’s about 3/4 miles away I workout and walk home. During the day I would take my golf cart or that walk would be brutal. Swimming is interesting as pool water temps get to be around 90. It sounds like it wouldn’t be very refreshing but once you’re wet the parts of the body not in the water actually cool from the rapid evaporation . When you get out it’s really cold until the sun warms you. I wear a long sleeve UV rated swim-shirt because I respect the power of the sun. You rarely see a guy l working outside with any skin showing regardless of the temp. Swimming after dark is preferable for me. Only snowbirds go in the pool after October and before May. Our snowbirds are mostly hardy mid westerners or western Canadians so if there is no ice on the pool their good even if I’m in a Parka. The best air conditioning affordable is a must I have a 4 ton 17 sear unit for 1750 square ft. 9 or 10 ft ceilings which is standard construction also helps . It amazes me people lived here before air conditioning.those farmers ( mostly Cotten) and cattle ranchers were tough My latest electric bill was $175 this is pretty close to peak .. It’s was around $50 Oct through May. Taxes are a little over $2,000. Living expenses are significantly less and finding a house without stairs is much easier. Also walk-in showers are an aging preference. Tubs in over 55 developments are usually dust collectors. [/QUOTE]

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