> Arizona: Beautiful but not made for humans. That's a photograph of Monument Valley in Utah...
Monument Valley is kind of at the border, but IIUC more in Arizona than in Utah.
America, Stop Moving West
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#62> Though real estate investment groups are often blamed for the lack of affordable housing, the real problem is restrictive building laws — especially in desirable, liberal, and highly regulated cities. > The above-listed places are cheap because they have lots of land and few regulations... Being clear here there's a difference between what "building more housing" means in SF, Seattle etc, that is, densifying existi…
"Desirable" and "highly regulated" are a contradiction for a fair number of people...
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#63This has to be one of the sillier things I've ever seen. Highlighted in the article is Phoenix arizona in Maricopa County which is one of the most responsibly managed metropolitan areas in the country if not the world. More than 50% of the power derived from nuclear at Palos Verdes just 45 miles from the city which evaporates wastewater to drive turbines and provide cooling. Another 14% from solar. Plumbed grey water…
“Without a precision engineered weather suit between dec and may you will die from just being outside”
You’re laying it on a bit thick. Here in Minnesota we call it a coat and boots.
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#64This has to be one of the sillier things I've ever seen. Highlighted in the article is Phoenix arizona in Maricopa County which is one of the most responsibly managed metropolitan areas in the country if not the world. More than 50% of the power derived from nuclear at Palos Verdes just 45 miles from the city which evaporates wastewater to drive turbines and provide cooling. Another 14% from solar. Plumbed grey water…
I hope 'Californication' doesn't take over Phoenix. > In 2017 Portland ranked third. Now it has dropped to 66th out of 80. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/06/12/portland-... Oakland is similar in SF Bay Area, used to be quite livable 15 years ago. Californians (and people from west coast states) that move there also bring their unchecked progressive views and will lead to the situation that we have in SF…
Honest question: what keeps you in the Democratic Party if you dislike places that seek to implement Democratic social policies?
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#65Americans Have Options. So Why Do They Go West and South? I spent about seventeen years in the north. I came pretty close to offing myself due to seasonal depression. There's a not-insignificant chance that New Orleans will end up drowning before the end of my expected GenX lifetime but I'm still gonna enjoy the rest of life several orders of magnitude than if I'd stayed in Boston or Seattle. Even if it ends in that…
NE cities are having milder winters. Climate change isn’t bad for everyone.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hope 'Californication' doesn't take over Phoenix. > In 2017 Portland ranked third. Now it has dropped to 66th out of 80. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/06/12/portland-... Oakland is similar in SF Bay Area, used to be quite livable 15 years ago. Californians (and people from west coast states) that move there also bring their unchecked progressive views and will lead to the situation that we have in SF…
Honest question: what keeps you in the Democratic Party if you dislike places that seek to implement Democratic social policies?
General election: Mostly international diplomacy, health policies, climate policies, funding for R&D, EPA, NASA, Infra (I think Republicans usually vote for defense spending), and the obvious derailment of the Republican party for past 20 years. It is unreconizeable today and there is no way I am voting for Trumpism. I have voted for local Republican leaders in the past.
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#67This has to be one of the sillier things I've ever seen. Highlighted in the article is Phoenix arizona in Maricopa County which is one of the most responsibly managed metropolitan areas in the country if not the world. More than 50% of the power derived from nuclear at Palos Verdes just 45 miles from the city which evaporates wastewater to drive turbines and provide cooling. Another 14% from solar. Plumbed grey water…
“Without a precision engineered weather suit between dec and may you will die from just being outside” You’re laying it on a bit thick. Here in Minnesota we call it a coat and boots.
OK, but if I wore what I consider a coat and boots, I would still die if I were outside for very long.
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#68> Though real estate investment groups are often blamed for the lack of affordable housing, the real problem is restrictive building laws — especially in desirable, liberal, and highly regulated cities. > The above-listed places are cheap because they have lots of land and few regulations... Being clear here there's a difference between what "building more housing" means in SF, Seattle etc, that is, densifying existi…
"Building more housing" in SF, Seattle, etc means building apartment complexes whose cost is restrictive enough such that only those that aren't experiencing a housing crisis can afford them.
Yes, and having the option to rent those nice brand new apartments means the wealthy are a lot less likely to compete with the less wealthy over the same shitty 40 year old apartments. More vacancy is a big win for someone who can only afford a 40 year old apartment.
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#69Americans Have Options. So Why Do They Go West and South? I spent about seventeen years in the north. I came pretty close to offing myself due to seasonal depression. There's a not-insignificant chance that New Orleans will end up drowning before the end of my expected GenX lifetime but I'm still gonna enjoy the rest of life several orders of magnitude than if I'd stayed in Boston or Seattle. Even if it ends in that…
I will say, New Orleans is really underrated. I understand the flood risk and it would make me nervous too, but what a great city. Perhaps there’s a way to keep the core city above water long-term?
Ha, it's about five feet below sea level already and the way we use the land and river just makes it keep on slowly sinking even without factoring in rising seas. Really the bigger worry is heavier/longer hurricane season meaning more chances for one to fill up the bowl of the city, especially with the pumps and their generators being increasingly in need of maintenance - right now there's barely enough of the power system online to keep them running if the cyclone coming up the gulf at us decides to dump an asston of rain, for instance.
Or maybe the Mississippi will finally triumph over the Army Corps of Engineers and start going down the Atchafalya, like it's been wanting to do for most of my life, and then a significant part of the city's revenue dries up.
Ain't nothin' permanent anyway. Any given hurricane could be The One, and everyone in town knows it, and that's part of why we have such big parties. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
“Without a precision engineered weather suit between dec and may you will die from just being outside” You’re laying it on a bit thick. Here in Minnesota we call it a coat and boots.
OK, but if I wore what I consider a coat and boots, I would still die if I were outside for very long.
Well, ya see - now, that’s your problem. You need to start measuring your clothes in inches.