Today was Kingman, AZ to Tucson on US93 to I10. It's kind of a pain in the butt.
The route went through Wikieup, which is a wide spot in the road, populated by people who don't have much of anything. The gas station there is charging $5.99 for regular gas. That should be illegal, oil prices have dropped, but the gouging continues. Speaking of gouging, Safeway is charging $4.99 for a bag of ice. More gouging. It's no wonder people think inflation is bad and blame Biden for it.
Wickenburg is putting in a tremendous number of round abouts to calm their traffic. People in Arizona drive too fast for their skill level. Hopefully the traffic calming effects will be worth the amount of construction the citizens have endured. We were happy when that part was over.
We drove on the circumferential highways around Phoenix. The 303 loop is the newest. The first time we went through there, it was uninhabited, now it's full of distribution centers. If you build a freeway, they will come. Phoenix is sort of a pain in the butt. The speed limit is 65, everybody drives 80 mph (including me) and there's a lot of nervous traffic. People brake for no reason, clots form and then break up. It was kind of nerve wracking. However, it's over now, and we're here. Road surfaces over all were 50-50 good and terrible.
It was 102F (38.88C) when we got here. Monsoon is trying to happen. It rained like hell yesterday, we have drift lines of palm tree debris 10 feet into the carport. The park roads are dished to handle water, but they got topped a little yesterday.
This is a monsoon sky this afternoon. It promised much, and delivered nothing.
The palm trees are blooming. The white parts are the blossom spikes. Park maintenance is out with a cherry picker trimming off the brown fronds and the blossom spikes. Palm trees make a lot of work.
Tomorrow we walk through the house we're here for. Lordy I hope we like it.
It doesn't seem right that the gas is expensive where people there have little
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how your President and our Prime Minister are blamed for inflation since it is a factor in many places across the world.
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it safely. I would not want to drive those speeds.
Good luck with the house.
people blame Biden's policies for inflation and yet no one that I have read will say which policy.I'm not surprised that gas is so high in that spot especially if they have nothing else going for them. waiting to see the inside of the new house.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for you to meet your new house! Suspense! Looking forward to your report.
ReplyDeleteOh, I can't wait to see the house and hear your impressions!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear how you like the house. One thing I think I could tell from the photos is that they used a wide-angle lens, which makes things, like room sizes, seem larger than they are. So hopefully you don't walk in and decide it's too tiny. Then again, for the winter, it's certainly much larger than an RV or a park model! What is the square footage, if you don't mind me asking? It really does look like a fine place to spend the winters, and you already know that you like the neighborhood. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the news this afternoon, I'm sure glad you made it to Tucson without having to take the detour through Maricopa. Looking forward to reading your first impressions of the house.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the viewing tomorrow!
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