Buckeye, Arizona?

Buckeye was nice when it was cotton fields, a cotton gin, and dairies. Now it's just another overdeveloped blob.
 
Hoping the best for you - going from Julian to Montana must have been tough - I'd imagine Buckeye would be less of a shell shock on day-to-day life.
 
Yarder said:
We're on the west side closer to Avondale than Buckeye. There is everything you could need on this side of town so there wouldn't be much need to travel into Phoenix with any regularity.

Sure sometimes the traffic sucks but it's nowhere close to what you've experienced in CA.

The west side is almost an hour closer to the dunes, the Colorado River and commutes into SoCal.
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And you gotta watch you never know who you run into at sushi places. 🤣🤣👍
 
I've been in Goodyear for 20 years and have seen the growth explode. I take the 303 to Surprise for work and the whole corridor is nonstop construction. If you have to go east into Phoenix the traffic will do you in. Even the evening traffic going west on the 10 has been brutal for a few years now. But it is what it is, Buckeye in general is still kind of a cowboy town, I don't care for it personally but I really couldn't tell you exactly why. Regardless of what anyone will tell you about the west side, there is no shortage of shopping. We do however find ourselves on the east side more often than we care for, usually when we go we have several stops planned, a few for me and a few for my wife, that makes it worthwhile. I go to tropical fish stores and she goes to fabric stores, neither of those on the west side for whatever the reason.

There is no ideal place to settle down anymore, pick what you like and make the most of it, the grass is always greener somewhere else. We have property in Wittmann, Az. and are trying to find a good contractor to build us a house there. It is far enough out of town and a little less crowded, but even then, there is a 4500 acre Burlington Northern railroad depot going in just across the 60 from where we would be. We're still going to build there, we're getting too old to keep searching for somewhere, here is as good as any for what we can afford.
 
My office window overlooks the 17 at about 20st. It is basically gridlock going west ALL F'n day.
 
Bansh88 said:
Actually a bit of a letdown. Missoula winter is the mildest of all MT. BUT, a true winter is a bit of a drag.
Lots of reasons pushing us back south.
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My mom lived out there for about 6 years. I think her street name was like 9 Mile or six mile star route. She lived next door to Andie McDowell the actor. She would send me a pictures of them having a tunnel/ditch from the house to the barn with so much effing snow. It can be a hard life out there, that's why she came back
 
Bansh88 said:
Anyone in or around Buckeye? It's a long, longshot but could be looking at relocating in that area.
Appears to be a newer built town. Far enough away from the traffic of Phoenix?
Puts us a lot closer to Glamis, friends and family.
Any real life Zoner input appreciated.
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Have you finished unpacking from the move up here yet?
 
LegitDuner said:
My mom lived out there for about 6 years. I think her street name was like 9 Mile or six mile star route. She lived next door to Andie McDowell the actor. She would send me a pictures of them having a tunnel/ditch from the house to the barn with so much effing snow. It can be a hard life out there, that's why she came back
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My Mom’s street name was Snowflake.
 
MWB said:
I thought it was Snowball or was that your nickname?
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My military days, Private Snowball. I almost made PFC but was held back for wearing an ear and nose necklace in formation.
You still tossing those California snowballs in camp?
 
Kraut_n_Rice said:
The west side of phx is called the "worst" side for a reason.
Ya can, but I wouldn't.
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I don't know a lot, but I kinda like Goodyear and Avondale area? Surprise AZ? I think that's on the westside isn't it?

RD
 
Bansh88 said:
I'd be working in the Buckeye area, wife working from home and travel to SD occasionally.
Is there shopping, restaurants, doctors, etc in Buckeye? Enough stuff to avoid going deep into the city for general needs?
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Call mike330r he’s nearby in litchfield park. He can fill you in. If you havent been through buckeye in the past 5 years you wont recognize it. Its gone from nothing to miles and miles of wharehouse facities and track homes. My wife has friends there and they like it. There are lots of chain food restaurants there now, its still the edge of the desert to the south and west of it, but its the westernmost end of the phoenix turdbowl.
 
Sausage450r said:
Call mike330r he’s nearby in litchfield park. He can fill you in. If you havent been through buckeye in the past 5 years you wont recognize it. Its gone from nothing to miles and miles of wharehouse facities and track homes. My wife has friends there and they like it. There are lots of chain food restaurants there now, its still the edge of the desert to the south and west of it, but its the westernmost end of the phoenix turdbowl.
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Shit. You keep in touch with Mike? How is he doing??
 
rivermobster said:
Shit. You keep in touch with Mike? How is he doing??
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Last we talked he was well that was about a year ago. I was going to try to stop by his house last time i was on my way to scottsdale but the damn traffic ate up alot of time and i was on a schedule. I can pm you his contact if you like. We go way back to the 90s before gd.com days. 250r bros

Mike is definitely the dune friend i miss the most
 
Sausage450r said:
Last we talked he was well that was about a year ago. I was going to try to stop by his house last time i was on my way to scottsdale but the damn traffic ate up alot of time and i was on a schedule. I can pm you his contact if you like. We go way back to the 90s before gd.com days. 250r bros

Mike is definitely the dune friend i miss the most
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Thanks, I have his info. Just haven't talked to him in Ages!

Good to hear he's doing ok. 👍🏼
 
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