I'm subscribed to the Whole Foods FB feed and some woman just posted complaining that she has to drive a whole 15 miles to get to the closest WF store and wants to know when they'll be building one in her area.

:lol:

I thought this was going to be about mamatutu :lol:

I'm subscribed to the Whole Foods FB feed and some woman just posted complaining that she has to drive a whole 15 miles to get to the closest WF store and wants to know when they'll be building one in her area.

:lol:

And to think I have to drive 15 miles just to get to a real stop light. Oh the inhumanity.:cds:

I'm subscribed to the Whole Foods FB feed and some woman just posted complaining that she has to drive a whole 15 miles to get to the closest WF store and wants to know when they'll be building one in her area.

:lol:

What is her opinion on movie theatres?

Kinda makes you wish that we attached more validity to "survival of the fittest" in our society, doesn't it?

I'm subscribed to the Whole Foods FB feed and some woman just posted complaining that she has to drive a whole 15 miles to get to the closest WF store and wants to know when they'll be building one in her area.

:lol:

Is that in Silver Spring? I hear everyone rides bicycles there.

when visiting my grand mother in a small town in Central PA.


I would drive 25 Min one way just to get a Pizza from Pizza Hut


all on 2 lane back roads

when visiting my grand mother in a small town in Central PA.


I would drive 25 Min one way just to get a Pizza from Pizza Hut


all on 2 lane back roads

And I betcha it was all up hill both ways...

And I betcha it was all up hill both ways...

In the snow.

In the snow.


with no feet

with no feet

or mittens.

with no feet

:lmao:

With baked potatoes in your pockets to keep your hands warm then eat them for lunch!

With baked potatoes in your pockets to keep your hands warm then eat them for lunch!

Fully loaded?

:lol:

when visiting my grand mother in a small town in Central PA.


I would drive 25 Min one way just to get a Pizza from Pizza Hut


all on 2 lane back roads

LOL which town? In my mom's hometown in PA, the closest McDonald's is still 16 miles away. In La Plata, we have 2 within 2 blocks of each other!

LOL which town? In my mom's hometown in PA, the closest McDonald's is still 16 miles away. In La Plata, we have 2 within 2 blocks of each other!

There's a part of Baily Crossroads with five McDonalds in a one mile stretch.

LOL which town? In my mom's hometown in PA, the closest McDonald's is still 16 miles away. In La Plata, we have 2 within 2 blocks of each other!

I am told that in the northern tier of PA, sort of like the Souther tier of NY State, there might be one McDonalds per three counties. That cows out number people.

I am told that in the northern tier of PA, sort of like the Souther tier of NY State, there might be one McDonalds per three counties. That cows out number people.

Don't forget the trees! There are lots and lots of trees. And when you get tired of seeing trees, there are even more trees!

Interviewed for a job up there once. Decide that, although I like rural, it was w-a-y too rural for me, especially in winter, with SAD....

Don't forget the trees! There are lots and lots of trees. And when you get tired of seeing trees, there are even more trees!

Interviewed for a job up there once. Decide that, although I like rural, it was w-a-y too rural for me, especially in winter, with SAD....

For chuckles I drove west from Binghamton NY thru the little town of Owego.... then civilization disappeared.

When I hear about people here talk about a rural way of life I laugh know what it's like up there. Then there are the mid western states.... it's an attitude adjustment.
The opposite of going into Northern Virginia and then complaining about over crowing conditions.
Sometimes you don't know how good you have it.

For chuckles I drove west from Binghamton NY thru the little town of Owego.... then civilization disappeared.

When I hear about people here talk about a rural way of life I laugh know what it's like up there. Then there are the mid western states.... it's an attitude adjustment.
The opposite of going into Northern Virginia and then complaining about over crowing conditions.
Sometimes you don't know how good you have it.

:yeahthat:

I think it was Elkland, in Tioga County. We have family close by (Wellsboro area) but I grew up in a city north of Pittsburgh (pop 25,000) so that was just a little bit TOO rural for me. I had to drive way too far to get to a mall and since their salary offer would have cut our family income by 75% (hubby wouldn't have had a job), I only thought about it for about 30 minutes before deciding oh, heck, no!! :killingme

I am told that in the northern tier of PA, sort of like the Souther tier of NY State, there might be one McDonalds per three counties. That cows out number people.

The southern tier has some beautiful real estate. My husband was quite surprized when he saw the area for the first time. Having only been to NY City, (which should be a state by itself) he had no idea how rural parts of NY were.

The southern tier has some beautiful real estate. My husband was quite surprized when he saw the area for the first time. Having only been to NY City, (which should be a state by itself) he had no idea how rural parts of NY were.

I grew up 70 miles east of 'the city'. Couldn't ask for a more rural setting. Nothing but farms fields, open beaches, thick woods.

Farms have pretty much been replaced with vineyards... :ohwell: but still very rural.

It's all relative, though I'm astonished that someone in the DC area would complain about a 15 minute drive (I'd kill for that!). I grew up in a small town (12,000) in rural Wisconsin and even today I know people who would NEVER consider a 30 mile commute to work, much less a drive to the grocery store. In fact I know a couple (both hardworking people) who were out of work for more than a year - they couldn't fathom driving 35 miles to Milwaukee for a job after years of working "in town", and they'd never dream of moving away from home. Growing up, my own family made the long expedition (35 miles) into Milwaukee about twice a year - for school clothes and Christmas shopping. And that was the only time we were near a McDonalds - my parents could never understand why I'd choose McDonalds over Sizzler when we'd go to Milwaukee. I think there's a McDonalds in a nearby town now. Now I drive 65 miles one way to work - go figure.

LOL which town? In my mom's hometown in PA, the closest McDonald's is still 16 miles away. In La Plata, we have 2 within 2 blocks of each other!



Patton to Ebensburg


Pizza Hut
943 West High Street, Ebensburg, PA

For chuckles I drove west from Binghamton NY thru the little town of Owego.... then civilization disappeared.





I have an ex GF that was From Near Mexico NY ..... flat and country


it was a big deal to drive to a cross roads to a video rental store

Patton to Ebensburg


Pizza Hut
943 West High Street, Ebensburg, PA

:high5:

Knew a kid in college from Patton. He was once crazy Marines-bound guy!

We drive through Ebensburg every time we go back "home".

Small world...

For chuckles I drove west from Binghamton NY thru the little town of Owego.... then civilization disappeared.

When I hear about people here talk about a rural way of life I laugh know what it's like up there. Then there are the mid western states.... it's an attitude adjustment.
The opposite of going into Northern Virginia and then complaining about over crowing conditions.
Sometimes you don't know how good you have it.

Nope. It doesn't disappear. I have a huge family in those parts. Just a wee bit farther from where you thought people vanished :). Beautiful country.

I have an ex GF that was From Near Mexico NY ..... flat and country


it was a big deal to drive to a cross roads to a video rental store
Heh, i used to drive through Mexico, NY to get to and from college on breaks (I still hate driving down rt 104), though i would head down through Fulton so i didn't have to drive through Oswego. I'm from the next county to the west.

I am told that in the northern tier of PA, sort of like the Souther tier of NY State, there might be one McDonalds per three counties. That cows out number people.

Yes, you'd be correct. My Great Aunt lives in Mansfield, PA up there. There's not even a freaken supermarket! My Mom (from busy, chaotic Long Island) is often up there with her and the only place to shop for food is Walmart. You see barns, farms, trees and cows. Their "town" has one stoplight!

:yeahthat:

I think it was Elkland, in Tioga County. We have family close by (Wellsboro area) but I grew up in a city north of Pittsburgh (pop 25,000) so that was just a little bit TOO rural for me. I had to drive way too far to get to a mall and since their salary offer would have cut our family income by 75% (hubby wouldn't have had a job), I only thought about it for about 30 minutes before deciding oh, heck, no!! :killingme

Yep, Tioga county is where my Great Aunt & mother are. I have no clue where the nearest mall is.....never seen one up there! My Mom has to drive to Wellsboro or over the state line to NY to shop.

I grew up 70 miles east of 'the city'. Couldn't ask for a more rural setting. Nothing but farms fields, open beaches, thick woods.

Farms have pretty much been replaced with vineyards... :ohwell: but still very rural.

Love and miss Long Island. So excited to be making a quick trip back home next month. :yahoo:

...... though i would head down through Fulton so i didn't have to drive through Oswego. I'm from the next county to the west.





yeah Phoenix [exgf says they filmed some movie crash on the bridge there], Fulton [Home to Nestle], Mexico ......

Yes, you'd be correct. My Great Aunt lives in Mansfield, PA up there. There's not even a freaken supermarket! My Mom (from busy, chaotic Long Island) is often up there with her and the only place to shop for food is Walmart. You see barns, farms, trees and cows. Their "town" has one stoplight!



Yep, Tioga county is where my Great Aunt & mother are. I have no clue where the nearest mall is.....never seen one up there! My Mom has to drive to Wellsboro or over the state line to NY to shop.



Love and miss Long Island. So excited to be making a quick trip back home next month. :yahoo:

SIL usually goes over the state line to New York -- Elmira, I think. Some things you just can't get in Mansfield.