Originally Posted by elchivito

Welcome to the land of Black Widow spiders, scorpions, rattle snakes as big around as your arm, centipedes that drop off the ceiling into your scrambled eggs. Coyotes and bobcats that will jump the 7 ft. block wall of your beige stucco home and eat your quivering little dog sleeping on the patio. Please prepare to add an hour each direction to your daily commute, no matter where you live.
If you've never experienced allergies in the past, you'll now have an opportunity to develop them, most newcomers do. There are plenty of allergist MDs though, if you don't mind the wait.
Night time august lows in 90's. Walk outside your freezing cold air conditioned home at 3 a.m. and immediately break a sweat.
The winter smog inversions are pretty special. The sun turns such a pretty yellow color.
If you don't carry a weapon, you probably ought to consider it. Cheap plastic semi auto pistols in 9mm are the number one fashion accessory in the Valley Of The Sun, and are easily obtainable by pretty much anyone tall enough to see over the counter at gun shops on nearly every corner.
You'll love it there.
No, really.