Hi Joan! Oh Henderson is out then, we sure don't want to be near another airport. For years we suffered extremely early morning wake-up calls due to the Burlington cargo planes that went out of our local airport, but for some reason, now it is rare we hear them, have we just tuned them out, doubt it, they are huge planes, but think they got re-routed for take off for all the complaining. Ohh, I love and frequent all the stores you mentioned in that one strip mall and close area to your proximity. Too bad you lost your view. That's what I hear some people do not like about Phoenix, unlike Tucson which kept its natural habitat as natural as possible, Phoenix residents changed the desert into what they wanted it to be bringing in al their plants and trees from other states, and that includes too much watering to keep everything not natural to the Phoenix area green, growing, and beautiful. I am just basing that info on heresay, I don't really know if that is true. Aren't the Sana Ana winds what fuels a lot of the wild fires in CA? We hear of them all the time on our news it seems when those devastating fires in CA start up. I feel so bad for the people who lose their homes. and/or have to be evacuated and don't know if their homes will be there when they return. I love how beautiful the mountains surrounding you sound. That's what we are looking for, beautiful sunrises, sunsets and mountains out our window if possible. Gee, you're making Las Vegas sound better and better, do you know the population there? Hubby will probably be fine if he has to suffer a little from a few allergens, lol, just kidding of course. I hope so much your surgery goes just perfect and the kids do just great. Your vet sounds unique and special. Have you ever left them before overnight? If I lived in Las Vegas, I would gladly have them stay with me. What fun we would have. And what a reunion you three will have when you return home; happy,happy, happy. Lynn In a message dated 5/6/2011 12:15:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Lynn, Henderson is a city that is at the south end of Las Vegas. It is actually pretty close to the airport. I live in North Las Vegas which actually starts a little east of Las Vegas at the south side. Where I live is quite a bit Northwest (maybe 20 miles from the strip). I have a grocery store and little strip mall about 1/3 of a mile to the south of me; we have a Target that just got built a couple years ago that is just kitty-corner from out communities walls; I have a Costco, Best Buy, Walgreens, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Bath & Body Works and other strip mall type of store about ½ mile from my house. Our elevation is a little higher and the temps are a little cooler – but only about 5 degrees or so. The community that I live in is right on the west edge of Las Vegas (it is a very huge city as far as residents), and I actually live about six houses east of the street (Decatur) that separates Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. I used to have a beautiful view of the Strip from my living room, but they had to finish building the houses in my community and the one across the street…no more Strip view, just roof views. But Las Vegas then extends quite a bit north and west more than I am. There was a huge migration of people in the last ten years which has turned desert and rocks to neighborhoods.
