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I've only been down there a few times. I spent all my life in the shitty north east area of the state. About 10 miles from Manhattan ny. But great pizza and Italian food in general.
Smidge34
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That's the thing about Philly and the NE in general is the badass food and like you, particularly the Italian. There was this joint in South Philly just across from The Spectrum and Veteran's Stadium back in the late 80s that had these huge pizza pies for a buck a slice or $5 for the whole thing. The steaks with real Cheese Whiz, lmao, were stuffed with meat, cheese and onions and also cost $5. I loved my time there, but I did get robbed of my Jordan's and a big ass gold chain at gunpoint and walked back to the base bare feet. I was broke and the bastard nearly shot me cause my wallet was empty lol.
Smidge34
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Funny story. I got my 19 year old hillbilly, country ass off I95 and wound up in downtown Philadelphia when first stationed there. I'm talking the day I arrived at the base from a Florida base. Anyway, this big Caddie cuts me off and just as I would have done back in KY, I honked my horn and flipped the dude off. Bad move. Dude locked it up right there on South Broad and jumped out. It happened so fast I barely got stopped without rear ending his car, so he's on my window which is down in a flash. I literally just laid down across the seats holding a fucking tire tool I was lucky enough to have in the floor board. Old boy kicked a few dents up and down the side of my ride, got in his car and left. Big Italian looking fucker. I knew I wasn't in Kansas (or Kentucky) anymore.
treemansbuds
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I highly doubt that your as far in the sticks as I am. 1 hr plus to a Home Depot, or Lowes. 30 minutes to McDonalds. 25 minutes to get a 6 pack of beer or your loved Coca Cola. My sons High School is a 25 minute drive away. It may not be San Diego weather where I'm at (where in the U.S. has weather like San Diego), but it's much better than every other place you mentioned above. The motto here is "above the fog and below the snow". It can be 70 and sunny here in the winter, but 45 and low clouds in the central valley (Fresno, Stockton....) Plus I bet my mortgage is MUCH lower than yours. And all that traffic in SoCal, you can have it. I like spending my time on the farm, not the freeways. Why do you think I left SoCal? Hardly any crime here. We had a Sherriff officer shot during the summer here. The first peace officer shot here since the 1880's. And not to mention the air quality down there.....cough, cough!I live in a rural place in so cal. Just as rural as where you live near Yosemite. Your description sounds like your hometown of LA. Wich sounds like the same description of stockton, San fran, fresno, Oakland and on and on. Plus the weather sucks up there
I'm sure you live in an awesome spot, but been there, done that. Like I said, when I get down there I can't wait to get out of there.
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Vnsmkr
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dude would have gotten his head blown off in north louisiana like that, or south for that matter, everyone packs from an early age.....hell he wouldnt have even made it up by the car....
If we compare mortgages we would have to compare houses, I have a six car garage to start.. takes me 20 minutes to get me kids to school. I live at the end of a mile long dirt road. You just haven't seen enough of so cal. It 45 minutes to home Depot here.
doublejj
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lol you guy's are funny.....our farm is so far off the grid, you cannot even see lights from here....
Depends which windows I look out! Backyard is a national forest. But I like having a grocery store 20 minutes away.lol you guy's are funny.....our farm is so far off the grid, you cannot even see lights from here....
Aeroknow
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I've seen some pretty awesome parts, I aint gonna lie. Up mount baldy, Big bear. Those areas are just my style
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FLkeys1
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I moved to So. Cal in 87. First time I flew back to Oregon to see family I had a layover in Frisco, while in the bathroom I learned how much the top half of the state of California hates the south half!! Someone wrote on the wall in the stall, remember to flush LA needs the water.. 
Smidge34
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There's a brand new weed documentary coming on at the top of the hour -- 8 pm central time for me -- on the History Channel on the marijuana industry called "The Marijuana Revolution" if anybody is interested. Previews looked pretty cool anyway. Comes on again 4 hours later.