Welcome to the jungle...Arizona is in the midst of dealing with what New Jersey Shore residents deal with on a grander scale. For the last 3 weeks and culminating with the "Big Game" (whatever happened to the Super Bowl?) on Sunday night, we (Arizona) have been inundated with a crush of media, fans, snow birds (they are always here anyway but they seem to have multiplied), band wagon jumpers, golf fans, concert goers and numerous celebrities (real and imagined). This week in particular we have had the NFL All-Star Game (the former Pro Bowl which was a joke to begin with and now is a complete embarrassment), the Waste Management Phoenix Open Golf tournament is in full swing this weekend (Tuesday through Sunday), the NFL Experience is in the Convention Center, 12 blocks of downtown Phoenix is blocked off for the outdoor NFL block party, there are separate goings on in Old Town Scottsdale and Glendale around the Stadium and surrounding areas, and of course, the Big Game on Sunday. Traffic, which is chaotic at best in good weather, is even worse thanks to rain and chilly conditions the past few days...(sorry, Northeast, I know it way worse out there...). But the good news is it will all be over by the end of next week and sunshine will again reign supreme and Arizona's business and hotel industries and shops will have a very good influx of cash.
So, for the time being, I have put a freeze on any large purchases or basically any purchases at all until the price gouging and "sales" return to normal...I am really looking forward to the exodus of New England Patriot (aka the Cheaters) fans and the team in particular...having them in my state makes my skin crawl. I am really hoping for a repeat of last year and a Seattle Seahawk rout of the hated Patriots...it sucks that I must root for a team that is in the division of my adopted Arizona Cardinals, but I have hated the Patriots for a much longer time than I have liked the Cardinals. So GO SEAHAWKS on Sunday!
As usual, I will be working Sunday night, but I hope we can stream the game on the work computer...it's going to be a busy weekend at Desert Highlands with Super Bowl parties and golf fans at the golf tournament...already dealt with several drunks last night and it was only the first round. I will be back with a recap of local stories in the weekend. Enjoy the Super Bowl and party safely...and to all the media and fans for the game...Go home and bother someone else!
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