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lindalou65

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33. Love New Mexico

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:39 PM

Oct 2022

I live in Albuquerque and for the most part find it to be a great place. Crime is high here unfortunately--mostly due to drugs. Homelessness is a problem but that has become an issue in many US cities especially in the west and southwest.

Mild weather overall--lots of sunshine. Can get pretty warm in the summer especially in July-August. We get cold weather and some snow during the winter. People often don't know that Albuquerque is the 'other mile high city.'
So far, water supply is adequate and many people have xeriscape yards and drought tolerance plants/trees. We have a garden and enjoyed tomatoes, squash, pumpkins and green chile this summer. Can grow many other veggies. Also plum, apple, cherry trees grow well here.

Santa Fe is lovely but very expensive to live in. Southern NM is nice (less expensive) with less moisture but a very pleasant climate year round--pretty hot in the summer.

Come out for a visit!

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Anybody live in New Mexico? I'm looking to pull up stakes here... [View all] TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 OP

Water is not a problem. marybourg Oct 2022 #1

No. New Mexico has been a radioactive wasteland since 1945. Nobody lives there. Big coverup. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #2

I like the sangre de cristo mountains lapfog_1 Oct 2022 #3

I like that area as well. Haggard Celine Oct 2022 #5

There's always plenty of drinking water and water for household chores etc LeftInTX Oct 2022 #4

I've always looked askance at lawns. One thing I admired on a... TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 #6

Access to health care is a point to consider too. irisblue Oct 2022 #7

True, but most things are covered by the VA, and NM seems to be adequately covered, TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 #17

I'm thinking on long distance driving to get to primary/specialist care irisblue Oct 2022 #22

True anywhere, but does bus service exist? TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 #24

In Albuquerque it does. I imagine Santa fe and las cruces do as well triron Oct 2022 #25

Don't worry about snakes LeftInTX Oct 2022 #8

As worries go, they are way down on my list, but I did notice the carpets in my hotel... TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 #20

I'm in San Antonio, so my encounters have been infrequent (my home is 40 years old) LeftInTX Oct 2022 #28

"There's always plenty of drinking water" For now and I would not move anywhere west due cstanleytech Oct 2022 #9

+1 2naSalit Oct 2022 #13

No there is plenty of water for essential needs. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #29

For now means it can change and given the climate issues we are potentially facing I personally cstanleytech Oct 2022 #32

There are always rock gardens, with succulents to provide some green. calimary Oct 2022 #10

Always admired rock and cactus gardens! TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 #21

That makes trying to raise your own food to rude out food shortages a oroblem Kaleva Oct 2022 #34

PoindexterOglethorpe mnhtnbb Oct 2022 #11

As much as water, I'd be concerned about warming temperatures EYESORE 9001 Oct 2022 #12

+1. He'll be adding to the competition for a ever more scarce resource. Kaleva Oct 2022 #31

Mom lives in Albuquerque near the AF base. It's reasonably affordable for a city. haele Oct 2022 #14

I live in Albuquerque near the Manzano foothills about 6000 feet triron Oct 2022 #15

Try Ohio, we have some of the best prices for houses anywhere and Cleveland has a Theater Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #16

Theater! I lived in Manhattan for a while and there was this little thing called... TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 #23

In Albuquerque we have the university of nm with popejoy hall and rodey theater triron Oct 2022 #26

Look at Ashland, OR if want to stay close to theatre PufPuf23 Oct 2022 #27

I live in Silver City, NM, Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #18

I grew up in Las Cruces and it's still my favorite city in NM Quixote1818 Oct 2022 #19

Isn't NM predicted to be hit hard by climate change? Kaleva Oct 2022 #30

Love New Mexico lindalou65 Oct 2022 #33