sedussa

Wow please remind me to never piss you off.XXX

So, Sedussa, what's the plan with you and the Holy Father . . . how are the two of You going to Create a strip club that takes on the Orchid? You've got about two months, maybe three, before the trains hit the trench and the Men's Club reopens. . . .

I moved to Reno in Augut. I like it, can't say I love it but it's a good city as far as most I've been too

Yah... Tucson's like that. I think a lot of people naively come here expecting great things, believing that is something other than it is. (I seem to recall people describing Tucson as "resonate" and the "Berkley of Arizona.) But it's a rough town; the people are taciturn and harsh. It is, I imagine, especially difficult for those from friendly, outgoing, liberal neighborhoods in big blue-state cities. Of course, once here, people just get stuck. (After earning shitty Tucson wages it's tough to move back to expensive places like the Bay Area, Seattle, Minneapolis, or New York.) It is a story almost akin to the Iowa farm girl who moves to LA to become a movie star, but ends up a bitter 38-year-old waitress at a Burbank diner. So, hey, youre not the only bitter Tucsonan. There are thousands of us. We just dont always know how to recognize each other.

Thanks for your comment - I needed the validation. I saw it for the first time today or I would have responded sooner. We've started the process of moving to Reno at the end of July as we have concluded that any future we can realistically expect to have in Tucson is not one we want to pursue any further. Additionally, we are without any friends or family here and it lonely and somewhat scary - however, it has allowed me to appreciate my in-laws as I never could before we lived in exile for these past 8 months. Clearly you have lived my experience as your description couldn't have been worded better. I initially thought that people in Tucson/Marana (Most of my bitterness is directed at the morons here in Morana) seemed nicer than those back in the bay area but I soon discovered that for most it was a facade, which I don't get. The principal, the receptionist and the after school program director at my daughter's school (Twin Peaks Elementary in Marana) have gone out of their way to be inhospitable, condescending and suspicious of me from the moment I attempted to enroll her in kindergarten. Had there actually been a justifiable reason behind they're actions, I could have accepted their behavoir but there wasn't - I provided all the necessary forms they requested including the ones they added on or made up to delay the process further. Additionally I have been pulled over 4 times by law enforcement and let go, never understanding why I was targeted except maybe because my plates are from California. I am now afraid to drive here. Is this normal??? If I sound all 'poor me' it's not my intention to wallow, I am just confused and wondered if it was just me or is this the usual manner in which all new comers are welcomed in Tucson?

thanx IM BACK

haha Tucson traffic does suck, not as much as Ogden Traffic though... And about the whole drivers ed thing, I had my license before I even got in my Driver's ed Class. TUSD is a joke!