I'm moving to PA

[chipy]

thanx for the continuing replies. i'll be living and working in __Mechanicsburg__ and Harrisburg area and working for the Navy. they supposedly have some sort of Supply Command there. i'll be working there with Finance/Budgeting stuff.

chipy

 

[thereds]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Dunno... I never considered PA the North East.

Um, what about being in the North East of the continental US makes you not consider it part of that specific region?

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Babbles

I went to two places in Little Italy that claim to have the original cheesesteak, so I doubt it was a "fake" one. Google up Geno's and Pat's then try to tell me they are "fake."

Pat's and Geno's do have fake cheesesteaks. They're steak-umms with cheese whiz on them. Totally fake crap.

Go to Jim's or Gaetano's.

 

[EyeMWing]

Okay. I'm a recent transplant from MD to the Mechanicsburg/Harrisburg/York greater area. (I live in York, but I spend a fair amount of time in Harrisburg and the surrounding craphole) You should know that:

THIS PLACE SUCKS!

The supply of good looking women is RIDICULOUSLY low, the supply of intelligent women is even lower.

The nightlife is crap.

There's one half-good FM radio station - if you like pop-rock. Get XM or Sirius.

The roads will destroy your car similar to how a cheese grater destroys cheese (if you have a nice car, sell it before you come, and buy a Ford Tempo, Ford Probe, old Subaru Legacy or Acura Legend like everyone else). Lots of towns around here smell funny, whether it's because of a snack factory, or a paper mill.

If Suscom is your cable company, cry. (But Comcast just bought them, so goodness will be arriving soon)

Cingular is the way to go for cell coverage (sadly).

The cities around here have NO sense of urban planning - you'll find inexplicable no-right-turn signs, one way streets, median strips that don't have any way around them to get to stuff on the other side of the road, and general "Can't get there from here" syndrome. Roads are not organized in a grid system, either.

We have trees. LOTS of trees.

We're WAY better than New Jersey.

 

[Theiananator]

Don't

 

[mugs]

Oh yeah, another downside is that EyeMWing lives there.

 

[The Batt?sai]

don't move there.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Cingular is the way to go for cell coverage (sadly).

I have Verizon and have excellent coverage, but that is up in State College. However I fail to see why Harrisburg would be worse.

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
The cities around here have NO sense of urban planning - you'll find inexplicable no-right-turn signs, one way streets, median strips that don't have any way around them to get to stuff on the other side of the road, and general "Can't get there from here" syndrome. Roads are not organized in a grid system, either.

Wow, I thought that maybe just State College was bad but it is interesting to know that many other cities are screwed up.
The asshats here in State College have zip, zero, zilch planning - these inebriated monkeys can't plan things more than six months in advance. Apparently the concept of simple parking lots confuse them here; if you happen to miss the entrance - which is usually way before or way after the place you finally want to get to - then you are usually just boned.

I am beginning to be under the impression that in order to be involved with any form of government in Pennsylvania you have to be severely lacking neural connections. This is not to say the typical person is Pennsylvania is a dolt, they are not, however if they get any sort of local or state government power then they instantly turn into a utter moron.

 

[Minjin]

Don't listen to most of these people. I live right across the river from Harrisburg and I work right next to Mechanicsburg, less than a mile away from the Navy base. Its a very nice place to live and for reference, I've lived in every corner of CONUS. Note that the Harrisburg metro was tied for first place in least stressful place to live:

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We have a nice range of weather. The humidity isn't that bad, people. Try living in Charleston, SC. Unemployment is extremely low. Traffic is relatively light. Even Lancaster is far worse, traffic wise. If you're a city person and you don't think there is anything to do (the number one complaint of people with no interests and who can't entertain themselves), Baltimore, NYC, Philly, and DC are all within a few hours drive. As for roads, yes the surface of them is bad. But if you like driving we actually have some of the twistiest, most fun roads in the nation. You'll see that people around here are very much car people as evidenced by the number of car shows and the amount of hot rods and muscle cars you'll see driving around on Sundays. Oh, and unless you will be doing lots of traveling to the cities I mentioned above, there is NO need for EZ Pass as you will never see a toll. This isn't NJ.

When will you be moving here?

Mark

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Minjin
Don't listen to most of these people. I live right across the river from Harrisburg and I work right next to Mechanicsburg, less than a mile away from the Navy base. Its a very nice place to live and for reference, I've lived in every corner of CONUS. Note that the Harrisburg metro was tied for first place in least stressful place to live:

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We have a nice range of weather. The humidity isn't that bad, people. Try living in Charleston, SC. Unemployment is extremely low. Traffic is relatively light. Even Lancaster is far worse, traffic wise. If you're a city person and you don't think there is anything to do (the number one complaint of people with no interests and who can't entertain themselves), Baltimore, NYC, Philly, and DC are all within a few hours drive. As for roads, yes the surface of them is bad. But if you like driving we actually have some of the twistiest, most fun roads in the nation. You'll see that people around here are very much car people as evidenced by the number of car shows and the amount of hot rods and muscle cars you'll see driving around on Sundays. Oh, and unless you will be doing lots of traveling to the cities I mentioned above, there is NO need for EZ Pass as you will never see a toll. This isn't NJ.

When will you be moving here?

Mark

I agree and just wanted to reiterate your point about EZ Pass/tolls. You can get anywhere just fine without using the Turnpike. Sure it may be marginally easier at times, but it's entirely possible to avoid it. I know you can because I do.

And yes, the major highways get congested, but that happens everywhere. Don't kid yourselves, guys. Traffic problems are not a PA-only thing. Yes, the roads COULD have been designed better. Rt422 COULD have been 3-4 lanes each way, and the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) could have as well, especially right past the Conshohocken Curve, but who knew that the suburbs would explode like they did?

 

[Bucks]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: Bucks

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: EliteXen
Tolls everywhere, get an EZ Pass

I lived in PA for a little while, but I live in MD now.

What on earth would you need an EZ Pass in Northeast Pennsylvania for? Unless you're taking the Turnpike or going into New Jersey all the time, you'll never need it.

Edit: Harrisburg is more of central PA city than Northeast PA city. When I think Northeast PA, I think Scranton and the Pocono mountains. If you're moving to the Harrisburg area, though, the EZ Pass would make more sense there.

I'm all for the Yuengling idea, too! :beer:

Harrisburg is just a suburb of philadelphia...
And if you want beer... Rolling Rock is brewed in good old Latrobe (for now)

<-- Lives there

I've lived in Youngwood, Uniontown, Blairsville... and by far I like greensburg the best.

True, I would agree with you there, but I would pick Latrobe over Greensburg no doubt.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

I agree and just wanted to reiterate your point about EZ Pass/tolls. You can get anywhere just fine without using the Turnpike. Sure it may be marginally easier at times, but it's entirely possible to avoid it. I know you can because I do.

And yes, the major highways get congested, but that happens everywhere. Don't kid yourselves, guys. Traffic problems are not a PA-only thing. Yes, the roads COULD have been designed better. Rt422 COULD have been 3-4 lanes each way, and the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) could have as well, especially right past the Conshohocken Curve, but who knew that the suburbs would explode like they did?

Where do you live? In and around Philly? Ever drive around the rest of the state?
I'm not sure where you are driving, but you do indeed almost have to use the PA Turnpike to get to places. Is there some other optimal route to go from Harrisburg to Philly? What about Harrisburg to Pittsburgh? Unfortunately the PA Turnpike is the only somewhat decent road that goes East/West and is in the southern portion of the state. Now with all that being said I wouldn't say everybody needs to get the EZ-Pass unless they are constantly traveling on the Turnpike. However my point is that you do indeed must use the Turnpike in many instances - actually there is a stretch of it somewhere that is free because it is indeed the *only* portion of road in that area.

Also I don't think anybody was talking about congestion, and in fact the traffic congestion in PA isn't too bad at all. It is the quality of roads in PA that makes the highway system so horrible. One of these days you need to take a drive out to the rest of Pennsylvania to see how awful the highways are. I work with a bunch of central PA natives and even though they love Pennsylvania, they too moan and groan about the piss poor quality of the highway system (which also nearly every single other PA poster in this thread also mentioned).

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: chipy
thanx for the continuing replies. i'll be living and working in __Mechanicsburg__ and Harrisburg area and working for the Navy. they supposedly have some sort of Supply Command there. i'll be working there with Finance/Budgeting stuff.

chipy

there's a Navy depot (or was anyway) off the Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg. Is that where you'll be working? For some reason I thought they closed that down.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Babbles
Where do you live? In and around Philly? Ever drive around the rest of the state?
I'm not sure where you are driving, but you do indeed almost have to use the PA Turnpike to get to places. Is there some other optimal route to go from Harrisburg to Philly? What about Harrisburg to Pittsburgh? Unfortunately the PA Turnpike is the only somewhat decent road that goes East/West and is in the southern portion of the state. Now with all that being said I wouldn't say everybody needs to get the EZ-Pass unless they are constantly traveling on the Turnpike. However my point is that you do indeed must use the Turnpike in many instances - actually there is a stretch of it somewhere that is free because it is indeed the *only* portion of road in that area.

Also I don't think anybody was talking about congestion, and in fact the traffic congestion in PA isn't too bad at all. It is the quality of roads in PA that makes the highway system so horrible. One of these days you need to take a drive out to the rest of Pennsylvania to see how awful the highways are. I work with a bunch of central PA natives and even though they love Pennsylvania, they too moan and groan about the piss poor quality of the highway system (which also nearly every single other PA poster in this thread also mentioned).

I do live in and around Philly, but I have taken a drive out to Grove City. I used a small portion of the TP (NE Extension) and the rest was I-80. Harrisburgh to Philadelphia isn't too bad if you don't use the TP, but I will give you Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. That one I would use the TP for, but how often are you going to make that trip? I don't know, I guess it just gives people something to bitch about.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Cold, lots of snow, and high humidity compared to the west/southwest. My stepdad is from NW PA, and winters there were brutal...

Lake effect snow.

I live near Allentown, and I went to college in Erie. Erie - crazy amounts of snow, and it comes down something like every other day. But the roads are usually in good shape there because they're actually prepared for that kind of weather.

 

[spasticnationboy]

PA is a decent place to live, at least for a short while till something better comes along. Downtown Harrisburg at long last has something resembling a decent nightlife, Lancaster is the cleanest of the four cities, HBG, York, Reading, Lancaster..... even though there is a huge minority/lower income population and I wouldn't want to be caught in some areas of either town after dark, it's generallly a nice area that's close to almost anything you ever wanted to do or see. The roads do suck, lot's of traffic on rush hours, but I think that most anywhere in the DC/NYC corridor is the same way.. the roads are just as f'ed up or worse in Jersey and New York...........Maybe paved better with some better signs, but that's about it..... being in Mechanicsburg is nice cause all the major highways run through there and it's easy to get around sans the traffic....(try going any direction but west in Lancaster and you are screwed........) Remember, when going to a bar, order a "Lager" and they will know what you mean )Yeungling, "America's Oldest Brewery" and there are tons of micro brews around. Like anywhere else there's lot's of sprawl, lot's of shopping strip malls and not enough strip clubs........... You'll get used to it.....

PS
Oh and if you have been eating "Fake" Cheesesteaks all your life you wouldn't know a real one if it up and bit you on the butt..... I think that's what that one guy was trying to say... We used to get DC suburbanites up to the pizza place in Lancaster I used to work at, that would order one Cheesesteak to eat there and a dozen, broken down by ingredient to take along home with them, cause all they could ever get around home was Steakum style cheesesteaks with cheese whiz, which BTW, are FAKE!!

 

[Spineshank]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Okay. I'm a recent transplant from MD to the Mechanicsburg/Harrisburg/York greater area. (I live in York, but I spend a fair amount of time in Harrisburg and the surrounding craphole) You should know that:

THIS PLACE SUCKS!

The supply of good looking women is RIDICULOUSLY low, the supply of intelligent women is even lower.

The nightlife is crap.

There's one half-good FM radio station - if you like pop-rock. Get XM or Sirius.

The roads will destroy your car similar to how a cheese grater destroys cheese (if you have a nice car, sell it before you come, and buy a Ford Tempo, Ford Probe, old Subaru Legacy or Acura Legend like everyone else). Lots of towns around here smell funny, whether it's because of a snack factory, or a paper mill.

If Suscom is your cable company, cry. (But Comcast just bought them, so goodness will be arriving soon)

Cingular is the way to go for cell coverage (sadly).

The cities around here have NO sense of urban planning - you'll find inexplicable no-right-turn signs, one way streets, median strips that don't have any way around them to get to stuff on the other side of the road, and general "Can't get there from here" syndrome. Roads are not organized in a grid system, either.

We have trees. LOTS of trees.

We're WAY better than New Jersey.

That bout sums it up I agree. Verizon works just as well for cell phone but anything else and your screwed. I think the nightlife is decent. Hardware bar is a good place.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Get good shocks, the roads are pretty bad.

 

[AkumaX]

Turkey Hill rocks!

 

[MidNiteMysT]

Originally posted by: kami333
I used to live in Lancaster, definately liked the location 1.5hr to Philly, 1.5hr to Baltimore, 2.5hr to DC, 2.5hr to NYC, 2hr to Atlantic City.

Not a big fan of the winters or summers around there, cold in the winter but not enough snow (I like to ski) so everything is just brown and muddy while the summers are hot and humid but not sunny enough.

You can say you have been to places like Intercourse, Puseyville, Blue Ball, Virginville, and Fertility, as well as Paradise.

One place I wish I had been to while I was there was Centralia. There is an underground coal mine fire that has been going on for over 40years and most of the people have moved away.

you said intercourse! hahaha

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: chipy

Originally posted by: eits
drink yueng lueng from the tap

never heard of the stuff.

it's the best beer pennsylvania makes.

Its Yuengling ... and no it blows ... Im from pottsville, the town where it is made... unless your paying the 13 dollars we pay for it ... your paying to much ... it made me laugh so hard when i went to college and everyone had a hardon for it ... then payed the 20 dollars they charge for it..

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: Babbles

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Cingular is the way to go for cell coverage (sadly).

I have Verizon and have excellent coverage, but that is up in State College. However I fail to see why Harrisburg would be worse.

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
The cities around here have NO sense of urban planning - you'll find inexplicable no-right-turn signs, one way streets, median strips that don't have any way around them to get to stuff on the other side of the road, and general "Can't get there from here" syndrome. Roads are not organized in a grid system, either.

Wow, I thought that maybe just State College was bad but it is interesting to know that many other cities are screwed up.
The asshats here in State College have zip, zero, zilch planning - these inebriated monkeys can't plan things more than six months in advance. Apparently the concept of simple parking lots confuse them here; if you happen to miss the entrance - which is usually way before or way after the place you finally want to get to - then you are usually just boned.

I am beginning to be under the impression that in order to be involved with any form of government in Pennsylvania you have to be severely lacking neural connections. This is not to say the typical person is Pennsylvania is a dolt, they are not, however if they get any sort of local or state government power then they instantly turn into a utter moron.

Im currently at state college too... i completely agree ... and did you hear that everything south of beaver ave is going to be turned into the civil engineered disaster that is the north of the campus...

 

[thereds]

Originally posted by: SirStev0

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: chipy

Originally posted by: eits
drink yueng lueng from the tap

never heard of the stuff.

it's the best beer pennsylvania makes.

Its Yuengling ... and no it blows ... Im from pottsville, the town where it is made... unless your paying the 13 dollars we pay for it ... your paying to much ... it made me laugh so hard when i went to college and everyone had a hardon for it ... then payed the 20 dollars they charge for it..

Are you sure you went to college?

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: thereds

Originally posted by: SirStev0

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: chipy

Originally posted by: eits
drink yueng lueng from the tap

never heard of the stuff.

it's the best beer pennsylvania makes.

Its Yuengling ... and no it blows ... Im from pottsville, the town where it is made... unless your paying the 13 dollars we pay for it ... your paying to much ... it made me laugh so hard when i went to college and everyone had a hardon for it ... then payed the 20 dollars they charge for it..

Are you sure you went to college?

still here too! PSU for pre-med.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: SirStev0
Im currently at state college too... i completely agree ... and did you hear that everything south of beaver ave is going to be turned into the civil engineered disaster that is the north of the campus...

What do they plan on doing south of Beaver? Apparantly it takes them years and years to figure things out so I would be surpried if anything was to happen soon. It would be nice to have them pull their head out of their collective colon to fix the I-99 mess - mainly so I don't have to hear about it again.

Are you here for school?