yeap weather sucks but its not like you're outside..!
people complain about everything..Ughhh its too Humid in Miami
Ughhh, its that time of the month, etc..lol..

no way. too god damn hot imo.

There is nothing awesome about what you described. Perhaps you came from somewhere with worse weather, but there is nothing awesome about Vegas weather.

Correct.
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The lifestyle we lived did not mix well with children... and we weren't going to stop simply because we had kids. So we moved to Tucson, Az... much better weather, cheaper, traffic jam is 15 mins long and Vegas is only an hour plane flight away.

We moved from Tucson to Vegas.. weather is pretty damn similar.. In Tucson, its a little cooler in the summer, a little warmer in the winter, and you get a little more rain than Vegas.

Hate the traffic in Tucson, no developed freeway system sucks.

I personally love the desert heat.

Vegas winters killed me, windy as piss and colder than I ever thought it would be, you can't really play golf in the Winter unless you're a trooper.. (yes I play when it's 100+). outside of that I loved it..

We live east of Tucson, I have to run my AC for about 2, maybe 3 months and my heater about 2 months. And the monsoons, I love'em.. middle of summer, 110 out, rains role in and the temp drops to the 70's, best time of year!

They have 19 and 10 fully open now, 3 to 4 lanes, 65 all the way through.. I can get from the east side to the west in about 20 mins now..

Yea, Vegas is easily the windiest place I've ever lived. Tucson is also a great place, and could easily see myself moving back there someday.

I love statements like these. If you live in North Las Vegas or travel a couple blocks off the strip, you have some crime. It's just like any other big city. Where I live is nothing but rainbows and unicorns.

I can handle the heat, as I work inside during the days and summer nights are AWESOME.

I can handle the cold, as I quite enjoy wearing jackets and beanies.

I was born here, so the strip is just there for tourists. Gambling is never an attraction, as I've seen it ruin so many.

Snowboarding is 2 hours away in any direction...The beach is 3 hours away...The lake is 45 minutes away.

Housing is VERY affordable now.

The 24 hour convenience is unparalleled anywhere else, and we have some of the best restaurants in the nation.

As for raising a child, I am about to do so...We have 1 private park and 2 public parks in a 2 mile radius, the schools nearby are top notch, and there are so many great activities in this city for them to experience.

...And today is one of the rare rainy days where I can open the window and feel the nice breeze and fresh smell!
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P.S. I was born and raised here, and as much as I want to experience other cities, I can't imagine ever leaving here for good.

and today it's raining, but at least there's no snow...

I would love a place in both cities... after the kids are gone though :)

Tucson is missing the real city life and shopping, it flat sucks here in that department.. food rocks though, no major high end places but kick ass food all over the place either way.

i would imagine vegas locals get very tired of answering this question every time a tourist comes into town haha! ;-)

To the comments about crime:

I live in the NW section of town. Gated community. I used to live in South Carolina. I would NOT let my kids go out of my yard. There were a dozen registered sex offenders living within a half mile and one of them lived one block away. We had to put up 17 thousand dollars worth of 8 foot high chain link fence with barb-wired top (I had almost 3 acres of yard in the middle of town) to keep the meth heads off my property.

I moved here to Vegas a year ago. My kids can go as they please here. Every house in this community is a 4,000 to 6,000 sq. foot home. As I said, it's a gated community. Has a park in it as well. Kids play right out on the streets since there is no traffic and everybody knows everybody else.

The schools my kids go to are nice, clean, and they even have rules on clothing and hair styles to keep any gangs from getting started.

I drive two blocks from the house and there is a skateboard park, a dog walk park, and a tennis court.

I drive half mile away to the grocery store, bank, gas station, etc.

It's exactly like living everywhere else I lived: Lakeland Fla. , Winter Haven Fla. , Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Myrtle Beach S.C. , Atlanta GA , Orlando Fla , Columbia SC , Upstate SC
The only difference is...this town is a lot newer, a lot cleaner, and has a much better nightlife and dining options than any of those other towns I have lived in.

And I feel much safer here than any other town I've ever lived in.

No thanks. I can deal with being somewhat immersed in the desert, but I'm close enough.

Why would you drive two blocks to go play tennis, walk your dog or heaven forbid, ride a skateboard?

I've got friends and fam pretty spread out all over the country, I used to have a pretty strong base of family and friends in Vegas. I've spent alot of time out there, and begrudingly still continue to.

Every single one of my friends out there has been robbed in one way or another, one at gun point and tied up, my family.. well carjacked, robbed, shot and killed. He lived in Rhodes Ranch, gated, "safe", just like you.

It may have seemed like an off handed comment, but it's an informed opinion.
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Sure you can, it's a great place to live. I should know, I lived there for 6 years and enjoyed my time there. Believe it or not it's great for families and some of the neighborhoods are top notch. It does get very windy at times and if you have a gambling or drinking problem you may want to skip. Other than that, I LOVE VEGAS!

That's a wild story. Seems like living here was just like living in Washington D.C. ghettos or something.

Every single one of your friends and family was robbed, tied up, carjacked, and even killed. Damn. I don't know how any of us survive here.

By the way, I drive a Prowler convertible, a corvette convertible, and a Jeep Wrangler convertible. During the spring, summer, and fall I keep the top down on all of them...and in the case of the Jeep I take the doors off too.

Guess I've just been lucky to never get "carjacked", though I will say that ONE time it was on the local news that there was a carjacking in town about 8 months ago.

Not saying there isn't crime here. But I go everywhere...day and night and never got carjacked. As I said earlier, I've lived in a few places, and this is without a doubt the safest place I've ever lived.

But everybody has different experiences I suppose.

EDIT: I did have a credit card go missing one night.
But someone handed it in to the bar and I got it back.

Vegas doesn't charge any personal state income tax. City center condos look hot.

This isn't some bullshit story, this is the truth. Don't exaggerate this to make it sound cheesy, asshole. A member of my immediate family was carjacked and killed- not only was it not the only car jacking / murder that happened that night, there was an identical one at another gas station that involved the same make, model and color car.

Another friend of mine had the tattoo shop he was working at robbed and they cleaned out his station, stole all his machines, flash, pretty much everything he had saved for and invested in over his adult life. But hey, you might think tattoo shops are seedy, the friend that was robbed at gun point and tied up was my best friend and that went down at the Al Phillips Cleaners in Sumerlin. Sumerlin.. what a ghetto :winkwink:

I could go on but don't feel like dragging a bunch of shit up tonight. You feel the way you do, I feel the way I do, but if you think there's only one car jacking in Vegas over an 8 month period you live with your head up your ass.

If you think I'm bullshitting you can meet me on the steps of the Clark County courthouse in October when I go back for the retrial. Murderers and their fucking appeals :321GFY

lived there for about 6 months last year, got over it pretty quickly!

Sorry to hear that. but you said this:
That's insane. Unless you have like 2 friends or something here. You made it sound like everybody in Vegas gets carjacked. They don't. Nor do they get robbed. Nor do they get killed. It's mostly fucking Mormons living in this town, and they are more boring than dangerous.

Here is the list by the way of the REAL most dangerous cities in the U.S.:
1. Detroit, Mich.
2. St. Louis, Mo.
3. Flint, Mich.
4. Oakland, Calif.
5. Camden, N.J.
6. Birmingham, Ala.
7. North Charleston, S.C.
8. Memphis, Tenn.
9. Richmond, Calif.
10. Cleveland, Ohio
11. Orlando, Fla.
12. Baltimore, Md.
13. Little Rock, Ark.
14. Compton, Calif.
15. Youngstown, Ohio
16. Cincinnati, Ohio
17. Gary, Ind.
18. Kansas City, Mo.
19. Dayton, Ohio
20. Newark, N.J.
21. Philadelphia, Penn.
22. Atlanta, Ga.
23. Jackson, Miss.
24. Buffalo, N.Y.
25. Kansas City, Kans.


Damn...Vegas didn't even make the top list. That seems impossible from what you are saying. By the way that list is from this URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0921299.html

A couple of minutes on Google is always helpful to find out real information.

Sorry to hear about your immediate family that were killed. But it's not an indictment on the entire city. Fact is...living here is very nice.

Vegas is whores, whores, whores.

High priced escorts, low priced escorts. Casino girls from out of town who are probably cheating on their husbands or hooking in secret. street hookers or even porn star hookers.

Most crimes involve drugs. sorry to say it but if you are involved in anything beyond smoking the occasional joint you're life is going to be fucked up to one extent or another.

Even with marijuana you see crime related deaths that are higher than peeps that don't do drugs.

Basically if you are drug free and not a drunk you aren't likely to be involved in any crime.

and if you walk a lot just carry a beretta and you'll be fine as long as you are cautious about pulling it out. Like when someone robs you and has you at gun point you don't try some wild west shit unless you are jacki chan.

Learn your gun laws for your state. Learn when you are in the right to pull the trigger. In some states you can shoot a burglar in your home or even on your lawn even if they are running away.

Just saying if you are smart and take the time to know your city, it's laws and some basic shit you aren't likely to get hurt.

an updated list from aug 2009

1 New Orleans, LA
2 Camden, NJ
3 Detroit, MI
4 St. Louis, MO
5 Oakland, CA
6 Flint, MI
7 Gary, IN
8 Birmingham, AL
9 Richmond, CA
10 North Charleston, SC
11 Cleveland, OH
12 Baltimore, MD
13 Miami Gardens, FL
14 Memphis, TN
15 Youngstown, OH
16 Atlanta, GA
17 Compton, CA
18 Orlando, FL
19 Little Rock, AR
20 Minneapolis, MN
21 Washington, DC
22 Philadelphia, PA
23 Jackson, MS
24 Newark, NJ
25 Milwaukee, WI

Thank you for your condolences.

I know a handful of people from Vegas, some of them might be considered higher risk- tattoo artists, bouncers, etc, but some of them are straight edge and live drug free lifestyles and some of them are just your average middle class joes. Every single person has told me some story about how at one time or another they were robbed or ripped off in some crazy way.

I did do a little google fu but didn't want to take the trouble to post it, but since you brought it up I googled "most dangerous us cities" and the first link that was returned was Forbes list of the most dangerous cities for 2009.

According to Forbes Vegas is the 4th most dangerous city in the US:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/mos...peed=undefined

Obviously, my opinion is tainted, I will admit. I can only base my opinion based on my own personal experiences and I know alot of people from many walks of life, and while not every single one had a gun placed to their head every single one of them has been touched by crime. If no one in your circle of friends out there has ever been a victim than yes, I'm pretty amazed. Best of luck and genuinely hope if that's the case it stays that way.

In 08 Las Vegas was #4 City for Violent Crimes per capita. However, Henderson has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the Country, year after year.

We lived on the dark, fun, crazy side of Vegas.. very fun and very stupid all in one, we never saw a violent crime. Heard of a few... but was never witness to any.

only if i could live with aaronM

Look at how close the houses are. Thats just nuts.

Lived there 5 years. I would never do it again.
Just hated it towards the end.
Not a healthy place to live that is for sure.

Just because you guys come here for 3 days, stay on in a hotel on one particular street, and spend as much money as you can at clubs, strip clubs, and casinos, does not mean that's all this city is all about. It's pretty cool as a local.

-from a pseudo local, lol.

Mine isnt like that.

http://www.mrpheer.com/home.jpg

Las Vegas is too hot, and there is too much crime.

But, it's a great place to incorporate a business.

I went to Vegas in January a couple of years ago and thought the weather was nice. As far as living over there, not sure but I do like that you can buy a large home for pennies. As far as crime I think nowadays you just need to be alert since shit can happen anywhere these days.

You said 'nowadays' and 'these days' in the same sentence. How redundant of you.

Its cheap as chips and the desert is a nice climate. I think the boredom of living there might get to me, but the weather is attractive. But then I like hot weather.

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Best place I have ever been think they should send old folks there for their hols, they can get everything and the place reeks of money, sex and a happy time. Don't go there unless you have an open mind and want to get layed, I am back there next month for a fill up.

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Haha, my realtor offered me a house in this community :)

If it's still available when I'm there, I'll snatch it up.