What do you think when someone says Pennsylvania?

[beezer]

Beautiful green mountains, high taxes, limestone creeks, high taxes, the most roads of any state in the country, high taxes. Just curious http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif

Groundhog

[socwkbiker]

Cold, mountains, cold, craptacular eagles and steelers, and cold.

[ringadingh]

Low salestax, 6% vs 13% here in Ontario, and they just dropped it 2% the last few months. Nice roads and scenery. Cheap booze and cigars. One of my favorite states to visit.

[flightdoc]

Green, coal, Army, Armish, beautiful country roads to ride........... and Hillary Clinton trying to convince the residents that she cares about them!!

[rlfaubion]

Amish and cheese

Pennsylwhere? Oh yeah...

Wm. Penn cigars.

[bobzinger]

Great highways and roads, Amish, Liberty Bell, Gettysburg, Beautiful farms and countryside, good trout fishing.

[misunderstood]

The Keystone state.

[fish]

Did anybody say high taxes ( property ) ( school )

I think up state new york has nice roads

[ponch]

Yeungling, Rolling Rock, Philly Cheese Steak, The Deer Hunter and the Pittsburgh Steelers.


Beautiful green mountains, high taxes, limestone creeks, high taxes, the most roads of any state in the country, high taxes. Just curious http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif

[cactusjack]

Wat chew lookin' at? Gimme a steak wid'out.

Oh, almost forgot - The Deer Hunter, one of my all-time favorite movies.

[misunderstood]

Lonebeez

[misunderstood]

My younger years, since I spent 21 of them there.

[Idaho]

Pennsylvania let's see, HURRY UP AND VOTE ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!

[skimo]

The only thing it has to offer me.

http://www.hersheypa.com/

Beautiful scenery. As I rode across I-80 last summer I wondered, where are all the people? Away from Philly and Pittsburgh it is so incredible.

[vaccam]

I think of home, as it was for me when I was growing up. Then of course there are the Pittsburg Steelers and the Peguins.

Go PENS!!!!!!!

[skeeter]

Grandpop, Liberty Bell, the Elevated Trains. Guess that is specifically Philly. Oh yea "yous guys".

[joesnomad]

Taxes, govenor that needs replaced, Amish kids riding bikes in the middle of the road at night when you come around a corner, horse and buggies on the road as you pop up over a hill, horse sh*t to run through just after you cleaned up your ride, Amish kids riding bikes 4-5 across the road and wont move over, construction, detours, pot holes, To much farm ground we used to hunt on are now housing developments, lottery money supposabley top help senior citizens building sports stadiums, oh did a mention a govenor that needs to go. Now overall its a nice place to live yes it gets somewhat cold but really as compared to some places not bad at all. Never had storm surges to worry about, not much problem with tornadoes {although we have had a few}, mud slides, wild fires, sand storms, volcanoes. visited alot of places in this country seen alot of beautiful places although never made it to the West coast but been most everywhere else. This is one lovely country to live in and visit. However even with its faults I'll still take Pa. we have a little of all weather types here. But I do like the four seasons. Now if we could just get rid of the darn horse and buggies and kids on bikes, that think they own the road that they pay no taxes toward. Sorry for the rant but I do feel better now.

[buckeye]

PA Turnpike (yuck), sister in New Castle, daughter in Pittsburg, Philly cheese steak (yum), Amish country, Hurshey(yum,yum), Gettysburg, old Philidelphia, the Poconos, and all our KawaNowers from the Keystone State!!

[fish]

PA Turnpike (yuck), sister in New Castle, daughter in Pittsburg, Philly cheese steak (yum), Amish country, Hurshey(yum,yum), Gettysburg, old Philidelphia, the Poconos, and all our KawaNowers from the Keystone State!!
Why! thank you http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif I fell like a tourest when I go to the Pocono cause most of the cars are from out of state

columbia x-roads and troy...(spent my iddy biddy childhood there!) moved when I was 4-5! vaguely remember going out to pet the bull...my parents ran out to find me by him!

[bkmaxvrb]

PA Turnpike (yuck), sister in New Castle, daughter in Pittsburg, Philly cheese steak (yum), Amish country, Hurshey(yum,yum), Gettysburg, old Philidelphia, the Poconos, and all our KawaNowers from the Keystone State!!
Why! thank you http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif I fell like a tourest when I go to the Pocono cause most of the cars are from out of state


Ohh, don't get me started. I'm beginning to hate spring due to all the out of state tourists and campers that come up here and seem to think they are somehow "owed" something.

On Friday and Saturday nights, I cannot take my truck out of it's parking space, outside my apartment because some fool will think it's public parking for the restaurant across the street. I don't know how they can assume that since it is clearly not a public space.

Traffic can be pure hell at times. You can't do your grocery shopping from Friday through Monday. Rude people abound.

There is an upside....It gives me an excuse (not that one is needed) to get out of town and ride. I just hope no one is parked in front of my garage when I come back.

[flightdoc]

INTERCOURSE??

[joesnomad]

Dont forget Blue Ball, and bird in hand.

[cactusjack]

Taxes, govenor that needs replaced, Amish kids riding bikes in the middle of the road at night when you come around a corner, horse and buggies on the road as you pop up over a hill, horse sh*t to run through just after you cleaned up your ride, Amish kids riding bikes 4-5 across the road and wont move over, construction, detours, pot holes, To much farm ground we used to hunt on are now housing developments, lottery money supposabley top help senior citizens building sports stadiums, oh did a mention a govenor that needs to go. Now overall its a nice place to live yes it gets somewhat cold but really as compared to some places not bad at all. Never had storm surges to worry about, not much problem with tornadoes {although we have had a few}, mud slides, wild fires, sand storms, volcanoes. visited alot of places in this country seen alot of beautiful places although never made it to the West coast but been most everywhere else. This is one lovely country to live in and visit. However even with its faults I'll still take Pa. we have a little of all weather types here. But I do like the four seasons. Now if we could just get rid of the darn horse and buggies and kids on bikes, that think they own the road that they pay no taxes toward. Sorry for the rant but I do feel better now.

...it's a good thing you aren't bitter.

[ds06nomad]

Steelers. Steel curtain. Mean Joe Green. Jack Lambert. Bradshaw. Swan's TD catch. The Immaculate Reception. Franco's Army. Super Bowls (plural).

Pirates. Willie Stargell ("chicken on the hill, Willie"), Roberto Clemente. Being at one of the two games at Dodger Stadium when Willie hit it COMPLETELY out of the park (he did it twice, actually; only man to do it). Manny Sanguillen swinging at every and ANY pitch! And "We Are Family" team theme song for the World Series victory.

Yeaaaaah.... http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif

[fish]

THE PENSY POSSE on nomads http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[oledawg]

::) http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif Tony Lukes Roast Pork sandwich w/roast peppers & sharp provolone! ::) Oh Yea
::) 1 lb.Black Angus Burger's http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif
::) Farm Fresh Dairy stores on back country roads. ::)
Clean fresh Mountain Streams for that early morning wake up splash that we all look forward to. http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif

AND http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif "The Pensy Posse" http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[racinchef]

Fort Indiantown Gap, Shartlesville, Hershey and Reading, Ben Franklin, Quakers, Amish and Harrison Ford in "The Witness" Gettysburg and the Civil War.

[justbrian]

working on the deleware river. and those rides on the nomad there and back. All I95

[fish]

Mollie Maguires, Jim Thorpe, Jimmy Stewart birth place( Indiana PA. )

Well from now on I'm gonna think about that "Amish Farmer" joke that Jim dooley posted. LOL

[bobzinger]

Philly Cheesesteaks and scrapple!

I can't get a decent Cheesesteak out here in California. I grew up in Maryland about 50 minutes south of Philly. Whenever I visit back east I eat scrapple every morning and a cheesesteak at least every other day.

...I can't get a decent Cheesesteak out here in California....

We have the Deli Delicious here now (5 locations) and their cheesesteak sand is wonderful.

[Top Cat]

Scrapple is typically made of hog offal, such as the head, heart, liver, and other scraps, which are boiled with any bones attached (often the entire head), to make a broth. Once cooked, bones and fat are discarded, the meat is reserved, and (dry) cornmeal is boiled in the broth to make a mush. The meat, finely minced, is returned, and seasonings, typically sage, thyme, savory, and others are added. The mush is cast into loaves and allowed to cool thoroughly until gelled. The proportions and seasoning are very much a matter of the region and the cook's taste.

Sounds delicious http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif Not http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[beezer]

Philly Cheesesteaks and scrapple!

I can't get a decent Cheesesteak out here in California. I grew up in Maryland about 50 minutes south of Philly. Whenever I visit back east I eat scrapple every morning and a cheesesteak at least every other day.

I love scrapple. Just had some this morning.

[misunderstood]

Philly Cheesesteaks and scrapple!

I can't get a decent Cheesesteak out here in California. I grew up in Maryland about 50 minutes south of Philly. Whenever I visit back east I eat scrapple every morning and a cheesesteak at least every other day.

Don't remind me, I LOVE scrapple. Cut thin and fried real crispy with my eggs in the morning..................................... you're killing me. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[bobzinger]

TC you're absolutely correct! When we moved from the farm into town my Dad still butchered a hog yearly right on the gravel driveway. We had a huge pot over a fire that all the scraps (ie scrapple) went into until it rendered down into breakfast heaven. I'd choose scrapple over bacon or sausage any day! The best scrapple comes from Maryland, Delaware, & Pennsylvania!

I've even had a 10 pound block shipped to California once.

In Covington, KY, they have something similar, I think: fried goetta. I'm not sure of the recipe but I imagine it's not much different.

(I don't believe I ever ate the stuff myself.)

[beezer]

In Covington, KY, they have something similar, I think: fried goetta. I'm not sure of the recipe but I imagine it's not much different.

(I don't believe I ever ate the stuff myself.)

I lived in Cinci for about a year and ate goetta. It's not even close in flavor.

Does anyone want to know what hotdogs are made of? I bet TC eats hotdogs. Lips and a$$holes and such. Not to scare anyone from hotdogs mind you :)

[ringadingh]

Last summer I was in Philly , and wanted to try a cheesteak sandwich. By the time the wife and kids got ready , we left town and I never did get to try one. I guess I could always get one somewhere else, and gamble whether or not its an original style or not.

[misunderstood]

Last summer I was in Philly , and wanted to try a cheesteak sandwich. By the time the wife and kids got ready , we left town and I never did get to try one. I guess I could always get one somewhere else, and gamble whether or not its an original style or not.

Make sure it's on an amorosa roll or it ain't the real thing. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif

[ringadingh]

Make sure it's on an amorosa roll or it ain't the real thing. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif

Thanks for the tip, I'll make sure I do that next time Im down there.

[beezer]

Don't tell him all our secrets Dave. Is nothing sacred!!!!!

[jussmatt]

Man... sometimes I miss Philly!!! Went to High School right across the river in South Jersey....

Let's see... of course Philly Cheesesteaks, "Yous Guys", Gettysburg and battle fields... Independance Hall , American Revolution, of course the Phillies, Flyers, & Eagles, Guido's and Great Italian Food, Rocky, Liberty Bell, Amish, Hershey's.... man... this could go on for a while now... Getting hungry...Headed to Jake's Philly Cheesesteaks and Subs for some grub!!!

[misunderstood]

Don't tell him all our secrets Dave. Is nothing sacred!!!!!

:-[ Sorry, I slipped ::)