Okay, maybe it just seemed that way with a car load of kids. Maybe it was everywhere is a 4 hour drive...

Thanks for the input! The lifestyle is appealing, because of the income we'll be making. The idea of living in adult Disneyland was always cool, but I figured what's the point if we don't have the scratch to play? That won't be an issue, and I'm pretty excited about the prospects of always having something to do.

Also thanks for the prospects on some decent places to live. I'm bigger on neighborhood than I am on the home itself. It's pretty important to me. I hadn't considered the allergies, but that sucks. I never had a problem growing up in Seattle, but it's been ****ing brutal in Branson! Holy shit bad. Like, 9 ****ing months out of the year bad.

So the heat is really just July and August, and the rest of the time it's pretty nice? Someone mentioned humidity. I assumed there was none. What do you think?

1 more thing. How do you feel about Rush Box Lunch requests? :fire:

Heh, already told the wife you were the wild card, and she's good with it. That hasn't changed my friend. I'll be calling you in the next day or two.

Yeah, getting to LA is a breeze especially if you rock the Pear Blossom Hwy route. And housing is damn good here if you can get past the investors. My house has increased in value by about 20k in the last year 2 years thankfully.

Sounds like my experiences are dated. Oh well, everyone has their own stories.

That's awesome man. I'm going to be looking for a marketing guru for damn sure. I went to the office today, ****ing nice and all mine.

Nothing quite like starting from the ground up. Shit, I even have to buy a copy machine and pens FFS.

Expect that trend to continue. I've done my homework in that regards as my previous line of work was related in ways. You'll be very pleased 5 years from now. :)

Humidity isn't shit compared to most places on the planet, but it does exist.
Yeah, your s first summer will be tough, but then you get past it. Sometimes, it's just like extreme cold-you get In Your car, drive to where you need to go, get out and go inside just like you would if it was really ****ing cold.
If you're making good $, you will live like a king. You'll e able to live in a nice area with a bitchin house. Just get one with desert landscaping to help you with water bills.

Yeah, 15 years is a long time, especially considering Vegas was a boom town for almost a decade after you left.

:D

When I moved here in 1998, the numbers were staggering...3k people moving out, 6-7k moving in monthly. Mind blowing. It's definitely chilled out the last 7 years...

This summer was actually really mild. Sometimes it's 110° plus for like two weeks and your like "**** cut me out of this skin." Wasn't like that this year. I love the winters. It never gets REALLY cold. I meet people from real cold and they wear shorts year round.

Traffic isn't that bad. Only three freeways to deal with, so check for accidents before you get on and you'll be golden. Lot of dummy's on the road, texting and Facebooking, that's the worst part, but I imagine most places are like that.

I live around Mountain's Edge, the new southwest, way the **** heading towards Red Rock, about twenty mins away. Very nice and quiet down here. With all the home market craziness, I feel like there are different kinds of people everywhere. People getting homes on the cheap and renting them out, the neighborhoods are changing. That being said, Summerlin is generally nice. Henderson has a different vibe to it then the rest of the valley. Not my cup of tea, but I don't get out much. East side and north Las Vegas are no no's in my book.

Having a one and a half year old, my wife and I are looking to move out of here once she gets her degree. The school system is lacking (it was shitty twenty years ago and I'm thinking it hasn't gotten better.) I'm not sure if it's everywhere, but kids seem to be more asshole-ish than when I grew up here. This city can be nice, but it can be vulgar and somewhat disgusting too. I like the good parts and I won't miss the shitty parts. Hope this helps.

If it's anything like Tucson.....you get used to the heat after a year or two.

I'm just curious if it's actually worse than Branson. Branson had a stretch a couple of July's ago where it was 105+ for a ****ing month and the humidity just drained the ever loving shit out of you. Death warmed over. I figured it couldn't be that bad. This year was mild, but I'm used to 100 in the summer and I was hoping a lack of humidity would ease that burden some. I didn't think it would add to it!

Yeah Dude, the heat is blistering in the summer. I've visited and it's 110 at night.

That said, it's not anything at all like Midwest heat. The humidity that Carlotta referenced is infinitesimal compared to Missouri or Florida heat. I often complain when it's "humid" in Los Angeles, only to find out it's like at 50%.

LMAO

I wouldn't worry about the heat. All the homes have swimming pools, as do the apartment complexes and of course, work spaces have powerful air conditioning. That shouldn't even be a factor in your decision, IMHO.