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OK... We live in the desert ( most of us ).... For some reason or another we are here.

It hasnt rained yet this year.
We cannot enjoy most of the state due to drought.
We cant really go outside for more than an hour due to the extreme heat.
We may be facing rolling blackouts this year to due energy cunsumption.
Vanilla Coke is nasty.

But would you trade it all to live somewhere else?

Nope... Not me!

You?

Not until I've exlored every square inch!

I believe there's something like 5000 trails in AZ
I've done, maybe, 150
Think I'll be here for a while!

Gotta admit! I'm cravin' some tasty waves in Santa Cruz right about now! But I could never live there as the winters are drab. It's so damp there you get mold in your closet if you forget to air it out.

Thanks for the Vanilla Coke tip. I hate to admit but I'm a Diet Coke junkie. I bought three cases of that lemon "acid" crap when it first came out. Just last week, after what, six months, I threw it all out.

Cakewalk, I have lived in Tennessee, Okalahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, Florida and Arkansas. I have traveled through most of the other states as well as Canada and Mexico extensively. I know the beauty of those other areas and the problems or drawbacks.

What I don't know is another state with such a diverss and fantastic landscape. We are also in such a great position here to go in a lot of excellent directions to find new adventure.

Yes we are in one of those unfortunate times of drought. Not good for the subtropical desert known as the Sonoran but like all things, this will pass and someday Cakewalk, you will have a couple of grandchildren on your knee saying: "I remember way back to the summer of '02. That was a nasty one kids. Why even old Teva Joe seemed a bit bewildered back then but old Hoolie could not be stopped. There was a man who went to the bottom of the Grand Canyon to find himself a drink."

12000 years ago this was a lush tropical landscape with fanstastic beings throughout. What I would give to hike through it then.

Never having lived anywhere else it never crossed my mind. My Mom tells about them bringing water in on the train when she was a kid. Perhaps we are spoiled--they are still letting us water every other day! We sure have a bunch of dirty cars up here though.

Diet coke sucks Joe....I'm just not sharing my diet pepsi

Cola Wars!!

I'm a Pepsi man, too, when I drink soft drinks, which is rare these days. Never liked Coke much, except over crushed ice, from a soda fountain. But then, Pepsi's even better that way, too!!

This is a really sad moment. You guys seemed like good people. I don't understand how you good people could fall to the dark side. That's a dirty word, P*ps*, we can't have that on site

Next, I be hearing you guys all eat off-brand Oreos. Bla, I'm gonna go spit now

let's see...dinner tonight....a half dozen HYDROX cookies and a big gulp of Diet Pepsi!

Ya wanna come over Joe?

I quote Hawkeye

I've always wanted to puke on Weejonbu

I think the whole state hurled on that comment ck

Hey, don't forget, I'm from the Carolinas (and so is Pepsi, for that matter)!! What I really like is an RC Cola & a Moon Pie!! Now that's eatin'!! :P

Ain't nobody gonna vote for a good ol' RC Cola and a Moon Pie? :roll:

I think RC originated in PHX from the good guys at Kalil

I remember "Po Folks" in Oklahoma served RC.

It's "fair", a hell of a lot better then the syrup sinister P*ps*

Mike can obviously type faster than I can.

Joe too.....damn I hate gettin' old and slow!

teva joe wrote:I remember "Po Folks" in Oklahoma served RC.

Whatever happened to Po' Folks?? I heard there used to be one in Phoenix years ago. Now there's a menu. Fried everything. 8O I may be a southern boy, but even I ain't goin' for that!!

Back in 1967 in Dakota City Nebraska, RC Cola was just 10 cents for a 16oz glass bottle. That was the best cola I have ever had. We lived right by the Missouri river and life was good.

And please...no talk about hurling.....I spent most of the night praying to the porcelain God.

evenstarx3 wrote:And please...no talk about hurling.....I spent most of the night praying to the porcelain God.

I'm guessing you weren't drinking cola last night!

Weren't drinkin' nothin'. Gotta quit thinkin' that everything green in the fridge is a vegetable....or clean out the fridge.

Set it down in front of the dogs, if they won't eat it, neither should you!!