Tucson Love

I wasn't born in Tucson. But I've lived there for most of my life.
What happened shocked everyone- Stuff like this just doesn't happen in the Old Pueblo. Plain and simple.

I love the little bubble that is Tucson, and I hate seeing it plastered all over the news as if it's just a place. It isn't JUST a place to debate about. It's a home to a lot of awesome things.

The following was taken from a Facebook page titled "You know you're from Tucson when...." And it's funny. Here are some of my favorites, THIS is what Tucson is:

1. You must learn to pronounce the city name. It is Tu-son, not Tuc-sin.

2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Tucson has its own version of traffic rules...hold on and pray. There is no such thing as a dangerous, high-speed chase in Tucson. They all drive like that.

3. All directions start with, "Go down to Ina Rd."... Which has no beginning and no end.

4. The Chamber of Commerce calls getting through traffic a "Scenic Drive."

5. The morning rush hour is from 7:00 - 10:00 am. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 - 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

6. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot. When you are the first one off of the starting line, count to five when the light turns green before going to avoid getting into any cross-traffic's way.

7. La Cholla Road and La Canada Road can only be pronounced by a native.

8. Construction on I-10, River Rd., and near the University of Arizona is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.

9. All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase, "Oh, we must be in Tucson!!!"

10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a defect.

11. All old ladies with blue hair in pink Cadillacs have total right-of-way.

12. The minimum acceptable speed on I-10 is 85. Anything less is considered downright sissy.

14. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60-mph zone people are not waving when they go by.

15. Sunrise Rd/Skyline Dr./Ina Rd. is our daily version of NASCAR (and all the same road by the way).

16. There are three Magee Rd.'s in Tucson, and in some places, one of them is called Cortaro, try not to be confused.

17. If you speed in Oro Valley, you WILL get pulled over and you will pay for the rest of your life!

18. One Hardy Rd. is a safe normal road. The other will take you on the edge of a dirt cliff with no guard rail and no way to turn around. Be careful which one you get on!

19. If you are driving and you keep seeing Nico's Taco Shop, you are not going in circles, there is in fact one on every corner.

20. There are no freeways running through Tucson, just the I-10 to the West, so always expect about a 45-minute drive to go anywhere.

21. The intersection at Oracle and Ina is considered one of the most dangerous intersections in the southwest United States.

22. If the temperature is less than 100 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next week.

23. Campbell is one of those roads that has no beginning and no end. if you drive down it you will come across over 1000 resturaunts.

24. You remember when the suicide lanes were still actually suicide lanes, and you know what times they changed back and forth.

25. You navigate by a mountain range (ex. the Catalinas for North).

26. You know not to leave trash where the javelinas can find it.

27. You never need to check the weather because it never really changes.

28. You've seen (or put up) Christmas lights on cacti.

29. You know that there's no sand in the real desert, just dirt and cacti and some shrubs.

30. You hate Phoenix and can give at least 10 reasons why.

31.You need to go to eegees to try the new flavor of the month.

32.You don't care what the signs say, the speed limit on grant is 55.

33. Tucson has a year-round rollacoaster: Its doing 60 down River Road.

34. Sweeping gravel out of your garage onto the driveway...where it belongs.

35. Temporarily stop playing outside until the storm cloud passes over you.

36. Ever built a camp fire in your backyard, frontyard, middle of your street?

37. Quartz and lava rock gardens.

38. You don't catch a cold from playing in the rain.

39. Those aren't little black birds flying around at dusk...

40. There are no sidewalks in your neighborhood.

41. You are used to one road turning into another without explanation (Grant into Kolb, Tanque Verde into Wilmot, Pantano into Pantano Parkway, Tanque Verde into Redington)

42. The best parking spots is in the shade, no matter how far away they are from where you're going.

43. Your drivers license dosen't have to be renewed for 50 years.


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Picture of Tucson sunset by myself.