Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

eonerv t1_jbo2d8u wrote

It does. Recently moved here. They denied my license application the first time due to my birth certificate apparently not being correct? Even though that's the same BC I've had since..birth and is the very same BC I used to enter military service when I was younger.

Fully notarized and signed for by my home states office of vital statistics. I.E. it fit the exact reqs to be used. Only difference is it didn't have my parents names on it, not sure why. Maybe it's a different kind of cert since only one parent was around when I was born? Idk, shits old and it's all I've got.

When the lady told me she can't accept it and denied the application I laughed like crazy.. then went 15 mins away to another DMV and got my license. With the exact same paperwork I brought to the original place.

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DelcoMan t1_jbo1tis wrote

As a Delco guy, absolutely no chance the seat flips.

The county RAPIDLY went through demographic change that had it D across the board, and Zabel's district specifically is VERY blue right now.

The local GOP committee where I am went from serious contenders prior to 2018 to completely non functional in 2023. They aren't fielding candidates, they aren't fundraising, they don't show up at polls on election day anymore, it's over.

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Kythera35723 t1_jbnwik1 wrote

> And yet, there's also a unique character in those red areas that still make it feel like Pennsylvania rather than Ohio or New Jersey although as I stated above I'm really not sure how to describe it but it's something different and still unifying.

You've put in words something I've been trying to put in words for years.

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1989throwa t1_jbn3ip6 wrote

Presque Isle: it is the opposite end of the Commonwealth from Philly, but Lake Erie is more of a fresh water inland sea than it is a "lake" and it is well worth a visit. I'm glad that PA DCNR has the peninsula in the state park system because I could EASILY see the NPS trying to make it a national park. (While up there, also be sure to check out Erie Bluffs State Park.)

Fallingwater: even though it was built for ridiculously rich people, has some serious structural problems, and is pretty impractical Frank Lloyd Wright's design is iconic and beautiful.

While in the area: go whitewater rafting on the Youghiogheny River and/or pedal along the Great Allegheny Passage.

Go to Point State Park in Pittsburgh and kayak on all three rivers. While in Pittsburgh, check out Phipps Conservatory.

The Abandoned sections of the PA Turnpike. You can find them by going to the Breezewood exit and taking US Rt 30 east.

Go to any of the Audubon Society viewing sites during the spring or fall migrations.

Tour the Gettysburg battlefield.

The Appalachian Trail Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park

See Penn State's Beaver Stadium, and hike the mountain that is the origin for the name of their mascot: Mount Nittany. Also affiliated with Penn State: the Pasto Agricultural Museum (shows the history of agriculture before the internal combustion engine) and Shaver's Creek Environmental Education Center (which has reptiles and birds, including a bald eagle). Also don't pass up checking out the Scotia ghost town while in the area

Hyner View State Park (especially during a fall weekend because you might see handgliders with beautiful fall foliage)

The Quehanna Wild Area which is where testing and research to create nuclear powered airplanes was performed.

The scenic overlook portion of Shikellamy State Park.

Bethlehem, PA around Christmas time.

The Susquehanna River Petroglyphs

The Pennsylvania Farm Show

Centralia, PA

Wellsboro during late may-early June (that's when the Mountain Laurel blooms)

The Boulder field at Hickory Run State Park

The tiny bits of Old Growth Forest like the Snyders-Middleswarth Natural Area, Hearts Content Recreation Site (in the Allegheny National Forest), Cooke Forest, and others.

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