I have lived in Fountain Hills for eleven years, and have worked for the school district for five years. What can I say about this town? Before that I lived in Waukee, Iowa. Where absolutely no one looked forward to the winter time. But I digress. Before I go further I have to explain Fountain Hills relative to my personal way of life. Summarizing my entire perspective could fill a notebook, but.... I have never had a driver's license, I walk everywhere in town, so the summer is often hard on my body. But in all seriousness I do enjoy what this town has to offer. The Art Festival and 4th of July Festival are always a big part of my year. My life somewhat revolves around the calendar, which means, among other things, holidays. It helps that this town's Independence Day celebration is always huge. Although the traffic afterwards, in the darkness of night, makes walking the three miles home difficult. Either side of the street I live on comes right before large hills to walk up. Not easy. Especially at the height of the summertime. And as far as I can tell they don't have the Halloween Festival anymore. I really miss that. Speaking of traffic, that always sticks out to me. Crossing the street is often a hassle and I've come close to getting run over a handful of times out here. I have seen swerving, I have seen tailgating, and then there's running red lights. They do not drive right out here. Which makes me dread having to cross the street. And walking home at night always brings the Javelina hazard to mind. I don't see them often, but when I do it's always at night. Real estate prices are insane. To this day I still live with my parents because, despite have a state pension job in a small town with few employment opportunities, the rent for most of the places I've viewed would almost equal what I earn every month. As much as I'd like to live on my own, I would struggle to buy groceries much less live my complicated way of life. My way of doing things is an expensive one. I am an avid attender of Phoenix Fan Fusion (Formerly known as Phoenix Comic Con) and Tucson Comic Con. And my hotel stays during those events aren't cheap either. And I can't talk about my life in Fountain Hills without bringing this next part up. Random people I don't know often say weird stuff to me. Coincidentally, it's almost always at Burger King. One person walked passed me recently and told me he thought I was a robot, then there's the idiot who kept asking if I go to school in town. Why would he think I go to school?? But the award for lowest social skills goes to the guy who turned to face me and my friend....And just said "Every penis has a brain.". All these instances happened at Burger King. Let me think. I've cluttered this comment enough. But if I've got one last thing to add, In conclusion I enjoy my life here. Most of my friends don't live in Fountain Hills anymore so these days I mostly keep to myself, which is perfectly fine. But I've come to know that my way of seeing things is different than that of most people. Big City, small town, stuff going on, none of that means anything to me. If I can live the way I want and enjoy everything I do every year, that alone is good enough for me.
Thank you sooo much for sharing your story. I really enjoyed reading about your life in Fountain Hills and sounds like it fits your needs quite well. One of my best friends has lived there for over 30 years and absolutely loves it. I always enjoy visiting Fountain Hills, I love the atmosphere, golf and, those incredible views...that never gets old. So the moral of the story is stay away from Burger King...LOL!🤣Thanks again for your support of the channel, and if there is anything I can do for you, please reach out. Enjoy your holiday season! 🎄🎅🏻
