"Phoenix, Arizona" a Phoenix Travel Page by eurotraveler5

My parents moved to Phoenix from Ohio when I was 2 years old. It's a great place to visit between October and mid-April, but the temps can reach 100F+ during the rest of the year. My family still lives there so we visit all of the time. The odd-looking cactus in the background of this picture is a saguaro that mutated so all of the "arms" have fused together. A great place to visit in Phoenix is the Desert Botanical Gardens, where this picture was taken.

1. You think someone driving a car and wearing oven mitts is clever.
2. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
3. You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.
4. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
5. You can say 115 degrees without fainting.
6. You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour and it will be over l00 degrees.
7. Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
8. People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70 degrees.
9. You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to steer your car.
10. The pool can be warmer than you are.
11. You can make sun tea instantly.
12. You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
13. Kids will ask, "What's a mosquito?"
14. People who have black cars or black upholstery in their cars are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state.
15. You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
16. The air conditioning repairman is on your list of best friends.
17. You realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
18. The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the hot one.
19. You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro," "Ocotillo," "Tempe," "Gila Bend," "San Xavier," "Canyon de Chelly," "Mogollon Rim," "Cholla," and "Ajo."
20. It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is walking on the streets.
21. You experience third degree burns if you touch any metal part of your car.
22. You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.
23. Announcements for Fourth of July events never end with "in case of rain......"
24. Everyone's smiling and talking about the great weather on rainy days.
25. You have to explain to out-of-staters why there is no daylight savings time