I am trying to figure out how to respond to "down home"'s, description of Tucson. I just cannot let it go by with all the distortions and non factual information.
We have lived 20 miles south of Tucson for over 10 years and spend a lot of time there.
I won't speak to the restaurants as everyone has their own opinion - we have many excellent, high priced ones and just as many wonderful ones of all kinds. In fact, we probably had dinner last night at the Greek one he mentioned.
But this is way out of line :
"You will see more Law Enforcement of Federal, State, Local and Military, in the area. There is a lot of Illegal Alien and Drug flow around Tucson to all points of the compass. You will see open advertising, on street corners for medical Certificates for Marijuana."
Unless he is in the illegal drug business I am not sure how he qualifies to state what he does. Or maybe is in the illegal human transport business so he is an authority on that. I don't know. Legal marijuana? I have yet to see a sign.
Law enforcement. He forgot Border Patrol; we wish we had more of that. But they do not patrol in Tucson anyway. Military - duh, we have a major military base in Tucson and one in nearby Sierra Vista....if you see them in Tucson they are there on their own time. (Make sure to thank them for their service!) Other than your normal Federal and State agencies we have no more than any other city - probably less. And he makes it sound like they patrol the area...this is absolutely NOT true.
Is Tucson free of the usual big city issues? Of course not! But it is so far down the scale it is unreal.
I suggest he go back "south" to his comfort zone where everything is, obviously, a 10 on his scale.
Sorry for the rant but hate to see such misinformation posted on this Forum.
