You’ve decided to make the move and become an Arizona resident – congratulations! All that talk about the “Monsoon” didn’t scare you and it’s already the first of August and nothing catastrophic has happened. This could really be OK. So, you head to the mailbox to pick up today’s mail and there it is; your […]
Back home in Chicago, we called it the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). Here in Arizona, it is the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) and 14 years later I still call it the DMV! It was not somewhere you looked forward to visiting but honestly, it is a well-oiled machine. The use of technology is first
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This past weekend was a movie blockbuster weekend with Oppenheimer and Barbie competing for box office glory. Add to that, we are in the middle of 24 consecutive days of 110 degree plus weather. What can you do in conditions like that? Well…. are you a movie fan? Cinema buff? Air-conditioned comfort awaits you at
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A Freeway is a multiple lane highway with fully controlled access – on-off ramps or cloverleafs, a highway without toll charges. While Expressways are divided highways with partial control of access. Freeways have full control of access. So, all freeways are expressways, but all expressways are not freeways. Access to freeways is completely controlled via
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Arizona highways, especially in the Phoenix Metro area are so very nice! That’s especially true for this mid-western girl used to 3 lanes of stand still rush hour traffic on Chicago’s Eisenhower expressway. The prospect of 4 lanes of traffic each way, an HOV lane added to that AND 65 miles per hour? Well, it’s
THEY DON’T USE TURN SIGNALS! Read More »
I mentioned in another post that there was a story behind our move to Arizona. I’ll tell you the short version and you will understand why I might consider myself an expert on the best way to move a household across country. We committed to moving to Arizona in 2009 and had a home to
Which is the best place to live? That’s a question that has been debated for years! You’ll have to decide but just to help you understand which is which, let’s define them. East Valley is commonly defined as those cities and towns in Maricopa County that are south and east of Phoenix: Apache Junction, Chandler,
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It’s a real thing in the State of Arizona. Previously, we talked about the monsoon season and this law becomes very important during this time. The law says that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of their rescue. The law
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Shortly after it is discovered that you are new to Arizona – transplanted, you will be asked 2 questions: Have you been through a summer? Have you been through a monsoon? You will start to figure out that these must be important topics. The summer thing is a given. Yes, it gets pretty hot here
A very wise young man once told me “You can google anything”. Truer words have never been spoken! As you get used to your new surroundings in the lovely state of Arizona, you are going to have questions and the best place to get answers quickly is Google! Of course, Transplanted is a good source
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