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Old 06-12-2009, 08:35 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
desert nights after a 100+ degree day.
Ha!

It might still cool off in rural parts around Tucson, but in Phoenix it doesn't cool off anymore. 115F during the day, 111F at the coldest period of night. Something about 3 million air conditioners exhausting hot air at each other over a sea of asphalt, I suppose

The desert was a neat place to live before everyone decided it would be a neat place for them to live, now it's just polluted and hot. No haboobs, the monsoon is neutered, it never cools off at night, it's just a big hot city here anymore.

I'll have to check out those plant suggestions - cholla's out, but there's a nursery not far from here who may have suggestions. Ideally an inorganic solution would be best, as it wouldn't need water or maintenance.
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