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Arizona

EverHopeful

(517 posts)

8. My cousin left the east coast to go to school in AZ

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 08:14 AM

Dec 2023

And he told us that if it doesn't bite, sting, or scratch, it's not native to Arizona.

He also sent us coffee mugs with a skeleton sitting up against a wall that said "But it's a dry heat"

He also met his wife of 30+ years so he does have some fondness for AZ.

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David Attenborough encounters the most DANGEROUS plant in the desert! [View all] Ptah Dec 2023 OP

He needs metal gloves LeftInTX Dec 2023 #1

We spend a lot of time in Arizona in the colder months... Enter stage left Dec 2023 #2

texas has a few things a grade or two lower in seriousness Lithos Dec 2023 #4

LOL, we spent a lot of time in Texas too... Enter stage left Dec 2023 #5

I remember those. I grew up in the Antelope Valley. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2023 #3

I encounter weeds in our SoCal garden that are just as sticky. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2023 #6

People jere have them in their yards. Warpy Dec 2023 #7

I lived in Tucson for over forty years. ChazInAz Dec 2023 #9

They can be nasty if you blunder into them Warpy Dec 2023 #11

My cousin left the east coast to go to school in AZ EverHopeful Dec 2023 #8

Agree that chollas are bad news. marked50 Dec 2023 #10

the spines jump at you as you walk by k55f5r Jan 2024 #12