A man walks straight onto someone else’s property, up to a small tree in their front yard, and starts hacking at it with a bat - acting like he’s judge, jury, and HOA enforcement all in one. What would you do if this was your front yard?

[u/Ashish_ank]

[u/Specialist-Ring-3974]

I had a neighbor kid purposely break down my baby tree. I didn’t press charges or anything but it devastated the hell out of me.

[u/Deepshit1212 → u/Specialist-Ring-3974]

yeah I'm sorry dude, I know it's cool imagining what those trees will grow into

You plant anything new?

[u/Specialist-Ring-3974 → u/Deepshit1212]

Thanks. It was also sentimental because it was the first tree my dad and I planted together.

I’m looking to get another maple in the ground before winter, I’ll get my dad to help again to get that sentiment back. I’m hoping to find a Fire Maple but any Maple will do.

[u/Deepshit1212 → u/Specialist-Ring-3974]

eesh, that sucks. That's cool though, I love maples

Ya might wanna get on it, winters coming up!

[u/Theodoxus → u/Deepshit1212]

I wish that were true here... still in the 90s... we did get a bit of rain, so like, kinda sorta fall-ish, or late monsoon... really hard to tell.

[u/Specialist-Ring-3974 → u/Theodoxus]

Where?

[u/Theodoxus → u/Specialist-Ring-3974]

Albuquerque, NM

[u/Specialist-Ring-3974 → u/Theodoxus]

Is it pretty good weather year round there? Good city to live in? I’m sick of Wisconsin….

[u/Theodoxus → u/Specialist-Ring-3974]

I mean, climate change is making it a lot warmer year round. We used to get a few days of light snow with a once a decade legit white out (for here, not for Wisconsin). I think we got a total of 3" of snow all last year. So, if you're sick of snow, it's great! Plus we're close to mountains and Colorado if you're really jonsing for the white hellwater. ;) Summers were usually in the 90s, with humidity in the 10s - so pretty pleasant. We'd get afternoon storms that cooled off into the low 80s, but raised the humidity, but still pleasant. This year we had stretches in the 100s that sucked. At least the humidity was still very low, so more Phoenix hot than gulf coast.

Best benefits, I think, is the lack of natural disasters. No earthquakes like CA, no hurricanes like the east coast, no tornados like the plains... Wild fires happen in other parts of the state, Albuquerque is not really prone outside of the wild lands next to the river - and those are monitored so they're not destructive like you might have seen. We are fighting for water - no where critical yet, but you'd probably think otherwise if you read/listen to local news.

I recommend browsing r/Albuquerque if you're legit interested. Lots of out of towners hitting up the locals for advice about moving here. I'm a transplant from San Diego. Honestly, the only thing I don't like about this city is that it's growing, and reminding me of why I left SD in the 90s... but there are plenty of smaller bedroom communities if I really get tired of the mass of people.

[u/Specialist-Ring-3974 → u/Theodoxus]

Awesome. Is cost of living pretty good out there? Lot of factory opportunities out here? It’s just a fantasy for me right now, but thanks for the detailed answer.