X-Message-Number: 29093
From: "Chris Manning" <>
Subject: Re: land in Mayer
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:42:44 +1100

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> Message #29079
> From: "Mark Plus" <>
> Subject: Re: land in Mayer
> Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:27:28 -0800
>
> Chris Manning writes,
>
>>I wouldn't want to live in Arizona anyway as it is one of the hottest
>>places (not 'place') on earth and I don't like the heat. Sorry.
>
> I realize that people may suspect me of shilling for Dave Pizer, 
> considering
> that I've worked for him for 16 years. But on my own initiative I can
> testify that Arizona's central high desert (4000 ft elevation and above) 
> has
> a livable climate. Mayer usually runs about 10-15 degrees F cooler in the
> summer than Phoenix, and it gets substantially cooler than Phoenix at 
> night
> because of radiative cooling and the lack of the urban heat island effect
> operating in the big city. We also have much better air quality.
>
> In the winter we often get freezing temperatures at night and occasionally
> even some snow which melts off by the afternoon.
>
> Somebody must find this area desirable, considering all the trucks I see
> hauling prefab houses and building materials up from the valley.
>
> Mark Plus
>

Oh that's all right then. I didn't realise it was 4,000 feet up. Sorry.

Why do people live in Phoenix? (apart from proximity to Alcor, that is)

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