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Arizona

TreasonousBastard

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9. Scorpions! I was going to add that. Was in Phoenix in the summer years ago...

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #8)

Fri May 25, 2018, 06:07 AM

May 2018

and saw a scorpion in the tub as I was getting ready to take a shower.

And warnings at the Desert Botanical Garden to stay on the walkway because rattlesnakes don't like hot concrete.

It hit 115 that weekend, but I gotta say the nights were magnificent. Had a big banquet at some mountain resort-- temps dropped and you could see ALL the stars.

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Scorpions! I was going to add that. Was in Phoenix in the summer years ago... TreasonousBastard May 2018 #9

Here's another one to add...shake your pants ... SWBTATTReg May 2018 #10

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! Now I'll have nightmares. TreasonousBastard May 2018 #11

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