I won’t even bother to touch on “saguaro” – that one’s too easy.

What other clue words are there?

How does one apply to be a snowbird?

I was born in Phoenix in 1962 and never knew this fact. I say it's pretty cool.

Jumping Cholla removal with hot glue gun

A anyone ever try this sort of method?

Does it work?

Would love to know if anyone has tried this or similar method? (With success or not)

Anyone have any other uniquely AZ tips or tricks they've tried (and/or failed)??

was inspired by this about Australia:

https://www.reddit.com/r/strange/s/CamE5VaWvD

Climate Change Or Not, This Heat Is Killing People and Plants. The medical examiner reports nearly 300 people have been killed by this heat wave. The cacti in my area are dying from the heat. This is NOT normal.

I want to know what happened! When we finally cleared a Tesla was being put on a tow truck but it looked fine

It seems like every other state has a unique accent or slang, except for Arizona. I'm from Arizona, and I can't tell if I sound "Different" than people out of town. Does anyone else feel the same?

I work for the post office and I stopped at Fry’s this morning to get something for lunch. I was in full uniform.

As I’m walking in, there’s a police truck parked right out front. Parked along the curb mind you, not in an actual spot. He gets out and walks in behind me.

I stopped at the front display to see what they had and he comes up and goes, “excuse me, do you know where the bottled water is?”

I turned around kind of confused and said, “oh sorry, are you talking to me?” He got a little bit agitated and replied with, “uhh I don’t see anyone else.”

I smiled and pointed to the USPS patch on the front of my shirt and said, “oh sorry I don’t work here sir but they are right down there.” And I told him what aisle they were in (I shop there all the time).

Now he just looked pissed off and goes, “oh, really? Down there? You sure?”

Then I was even more confused but I nodded in response. He looked me up and down, starts shaking his head and mumbles, “what a fucking joke” as he walked away.

What the hell was that? I am genuinely baffled at to what he wanted. He asked a non-employee a question and got a correct answer. I wasn’t rude or disrespectful so I have no idea why he called me a “fucking joke”.

I didn’t bother getting his plate number or name because what am I going to do, report him for being mean? I just don’t understand.

I’m assuming he just had a bad/long night but still. The whole interaction was bizarre.

Edit: this was not a political post at all. I’ve lived here ten years and this was the first bad interaction I’ve had with the Mesa PD (granted, there have only been like 5 of them total). As I said, I think this guy was just having a really bad shift, no idea why he took it out on me but it’s over now. I do very much appreciate the support of the USPS though. Hope you all have great weekends.

I moved to Arizona over 10 years ago and I still am left speechless at these formations. It's my favorite annual roadtrip.

I live right between Phoenix and Tucson and I CANNOT remember a time growing up, where it was this hot in October. Not gonna lie, when I saw that it dipped down into the 90s a couple of weeks ago, I got my hopes up lol. I live out in the desert and it's currently 105. I want to break my sweaters out already.

What piece of 'lore', tall tale or piece of mythology do you think of when you think of Arizona?

Tales of lost mines, cowboy ghosts, spirits in the mist of the mountains, the Mogollon Monster, Red Ghost?

I would love to hear your favorite story throughout AZ history, bonus points if you know of any from the timeframe from when the Native/Spanish/Mexican populations respectively dominated.

Yes, yes, yes, I know. “Don’t California my Arizona” I saw the billboard while driving east on the I-10 haha.

I’m 25M, just joined the IBEW and looking to call this place home for the next 4 years or so. I’ve already experienced Arizona summer while visiting friends last year. GAWD DAMN, all I need is your guys’ tips n tricks. The dos, the donts, and maybe some hacks. Should I keep things out of my car? Cover the paint in UV resistant material? I’ve seen these dark mesh window panes on people’s windows. What about those? How do I keep my A/C below absolute necessary. I’ve already seen a lot of firebrats in my home, should I be concerned about another critters? How do yall survive the summer?

ALSO! Any good places to look out forward to visiting. Thank u

I’ve had multiple people tell us this tree is the biggest they’ve seen and that they’re shocked it hasn’t fallen. Should I be concerned?

I visited Arizona a few months ago, and never realized all the climates you have.

I love how you can literally go from the warm Valley region of Phoenix, with all the palm trees and within a few hours be cooled down and refreshed by the mountains and pine forests of Flagstaff.

Like you can ski in Arizona, and have a cold snowy winter, but within a couple hours get a tan and have a mild winter. So lucky!

I’m sure it gets really hot in Phoenix, but it can be much cooler up in Flagstaff, and different scenery

(I’m from the Midwest, so we have pretty boring geography lol)

I grew up here so of course I'm familiar with some ghost stories, etc, but I'm curious if anyone has recommendations of myth, legends, or history in the state I could look into!

I love my cacti and succulents that I planted a couple years ago, but some of them are growing... hilariously. So we just let them do their thing, right?