Moved to arizona!!!!

[GGGMT]

Fwow! Fab!


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[1William]

Congratulations on your move. I hope you and your family enjoy it.

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by AzHadEnuf

Welcome to AZ Phillip. Great to know I now have a great watch maker 90 minutes away.



Let me know if you ever want to explore that “big hole” to the North of you.

Hey Ralph, absolutely I will take you up on that offer. I need to meet some collectors around here.

[jatco]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Congratulations on the move Phillip, sounds like an exciting time for you and yours

X2.. Often an exciting time to start anew while you can.
Enjoy Az..

[erhein]

Glad to see you got the move accomplished, Phillip. Welcome! I think you'll be very popular here. Texas's loss is our gain.

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by MikenAZ

Hi Philip,

Welcome to Arizona. I'm in Gilbert and was searching for a watchmaker. Id like ot meet sometime.

Best Mike

Hi Mike, you are right down the street.

I am open anytime to meet and would like to meet other collectors out here.

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

I want to get out of KooKaaFornia, but that's a little hot for me... congrats on the move. First thing i would do is buy a boat.

Lake's in AZ

https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-lakes-arizona/

Ahhh - I have been looking at some lakes and the list will def help!

[Onequik135i]

Congrats on the new move.

[Nikrnic]

Congrats! Good move.

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[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by BigBlue1

Congratulations hope it becomes a smooth transition. The new Home HoneyMoon is cool till the unpacking begins. Enjoy the beautiful sunsets, Grand Canyon, abundance of sun along with clear skies and everything else great there you will experience. Don’t let them tell you the pizza is better than New York because there lying. Oh ya, watch out for the damn rattlesnakes, there’s a lot of them. Here’s to you and your family to what will become another great chapter of your lives.

I appreciate it. John. I keep hearing about them rattlers and keep looking over my shoulders

[hdrazor251]

Originally Posted by phillip ridley

I appreciate it. John. I keep hearing about them rattlers and keep looking over my shoulders

Actually scorpions are a more common threat than rattlers. Especially if your in a newer residential area that used to be desert.

[BigBlue1]

Originally Posted by hdrazor251

Actually scorpions are a more common threat than rattlers. Especially if your in a newer residential area that used to be desert.

I know the Bark Scorpion can be pretty bad, but most the scorpions aren’t too bad unless of course you have an allergic reaction to the sting. I’d rather get bit by a scorpion than a rattlesnake, but do agree your more apt to get bit by a scorpion than a rattlesnake.

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by hdrazor251

Actually scorpions are a more common threat than rattlers. Especially if your in a newer residential area that used to be desert.

Good to know, I HATE scorpions!! I believe the fear came from that movie "Honey I shrunk the kids."

[Aceldama]

Congrats on the move. Was out in Gilbert for about 8 years.


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[cwilson13]

Congrats Phillip.
You traded tornados for higher temps and less humidity.
That’s a win!

Now stop all the social jabber and get back to work so I can get my stuff back!

:) ha!

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by cwilson13

Congrats Phillip.
You traded tornados for higher temps and less humidity.
That’s a win!

Now stop all the social jabber and get back to work so I can get my stuff back!

:) ha!

[swish77]

Originally Posted by BigBlue1

I know the Bark Scorpion can be pretty bad, but most the scorpions aren’t too bad unless of course you have an allergic reaction to the sting. I’d rather get bit by a scorpion than a rattlesnake, but do agree your more apt to get bit by a scorpion than a rattlesnake.

Yup. Bark scorpions survived all that nuclear testing out there back in the day, with virtually no adverse effects. What does that tell you? Tough (and deadly) lil' buggers.

Best to stay indoors and work on watches!

[Piguette]

That's nice

[arguscanis]

my daughter will be starting a new job teaching high school, in scottsdale, in september.
looking forward to touching base when we’re in town!

[Sunny Arizona]

Originally Posted by CKizzy

Don't forget, the temperature is a 'dry heat'...like FIRE ;)

Until August, then it’s Muggy as hell.

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by arguscanis

my daughter will be starting a new job teaching high school, in scottsdale, in september.
looking forward to touching base when we’re in town!

Congrats to your daughter and I look forward to meeting you.

[Suboc]

Welcome to Arizona-

[kip595]

Hope you enjoy it; I lived in Tempe/Scottsdale/Mesa for many years before coming out to the East Coast a few months ago. You'll probably find that the best watch retailers are in Scottsdale and mid-north phoenix, but overall there is a great collector community out there, hope you enjoy it!

P.S. If you're a foodie and ever want a good seafood restaurant in the desert I recommend Salt Cellar on Hayden Rd. ...After covid, of course. :)

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by kip595

Hope you enjoy it; I lived in Tempe/Scottsdale/Mesa for many years before coming out to the East Coast a few months ago. You'll probably find that the best watch retailers are in Scottsdale and mid-north phoenix, but overall there is a great collector community out there, hope you enjoy it!

P.S. If you're a foodie and ever want a good seafood restaurant in the desert I recommend Salt Cellar on Hayden Rd. ...After covid, of course. :)

Thank you and I will definitely check out Salt Cellar when things calm down a bit.

[phillip ridley]

Originally Posted by swish77

Yup. Bark scorpions survived all that nuclear testing out there back in the day, with virtually no adverse effects. What does that tell you? Tough (and deadly) lil' buggers.

Best to stay indoors and work on watches!

Yep...not liking that one bit!

[NOPDK]

Best wishes. Hope your family settles in smoothly.

[gentb]

Best of wishes on your new life.

[FrenchBigCrown]

Originally Posted by phillip ridley

Hey everyone,

I wanted to thank everyone for their support and care.

My family and I have to moved to Arizona to start a new chapter in our life. I have spoken with several collectors out here and hope to meet many more through local watch gatherings.

We are living east of Phoenix, in Mesa and are fully moved in and operational.

I appreciate everyone on this forum and hope all stay safe during these abnormal times.

Congrats on the move.

Glad it all went smoothly.

[Jackie Daytona]

Congrats on the move. Just moved from AZ about 2 years back. Miss the sun and heat, and AZ car auction week every January.

[J.L.Aaron]

Originally Posted by Gecko10

Wow Phillip, that's a shocker. Jana stay in TX? IIRC she has some family or other interest in the Phoenix area.

First, I commend Phillip for his decision to move to AZ. It is what people do for the people they love.
Secondly, I am still with Watchmakers International for as long as Bob will have me! We recently launched our new website and are working with an engineer on making the North Texas Watch Get together an online presence.

Bob is busying at the bench. After all the years as a watchmaker, he still enjoys restoring the Vintage Rolex & Patek watches entrusted to his care.
In regards to my time in AZ, I owned a commercial observatory whereby astronomers could remotely control the various telescopes for CCD imaging. Using a 33” and a 24” Dobsonian and smaller computerized telescopes, Star Parties were offered to the general public and schools.
I have attached a photo of the Dobs in my backyard. As an aside, this is the 25th anniversary of the APOD website. I encourage everyone to take a moment and marvel at the beautiful photos of our universe taken by amateur and professional astronomers around the world. Enjoy!

Jana