by Donna on October 28, 2021 5:01 pm
Thanks for sending that video, Curt. We'll be heading back west tomorrow. We'll have plenty of time to visit those attractions when we retire here, but we've spent most of our time this week checking out apartments. We have it narrowed down to about 5 1-br apartments, all of which will be about $750-$800/mo cheaper than what we're paying in Long Beach, and all of them are larger than what we have now. The cheapest gasoline we've seen is $3.09, which is about $1.30 less than the cheapest in Long Beach. It's a fairly large city, ~600,000 population which is a little larger than Long Beach but more spread out, and a lot cleaner, especially the air. The surrounding mountains always look crystal clear. It has 2 US House members, both Dems. One is Raul Grijalva eho you may have heard of. Lots of restaurants. Everywhere we've eaten has been superb. Pizza Luna has the best pepperoni pizza I've ever had - not exaggerating. Sheri agrees. In fact we're going there for dinner again in a little while. Had it delivered last time. Good overall vibe. Lots of blinking yellow arrows at intersections which I haven't seen anywhere else. Just got a quote from a moving company - $2500 - $3000 which is about what we expected. We're looking at moving in December or January. Every rental agent has told us that many Californians have been moving to Tucson and AZ in general, and because of that, rents have gone up. A few we looked at recently increased by $50. Don't know when or how much the previous increase was. The U of AZ Wildcats are a big thing here. Has a way cool artsy section downtown near the campus. The Comfort Inn we're staying at has been superb. Great breakfast buffet which we've taken full advantage of every morning. Nice room with fridge, kitchen table and chairs, king size bed, cable TV, and sofa. Played miniature golf at a course near here today. Sheri won. Recreational mj is legal here which we've also taken full advantage of. It'll be a hassle moving, but it'll be worth it. We're both excited about retiring here. Seems like the perfect place.