This past December I moved from Tampa, Florida to the beautiful state of Arizona. This was a move I was ecstatic about, but my father, who lived in Phoenix for a few years in the 80s, told me it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows.

I didn't believe him, of course, and now I've reaped the consequences.

So, without further ado, here are the dangers I had no idea I'd encounter in the great state of Arizona.

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