Five reasons why i hate Scranton (Wilkes-Barre, State College: fit in, for sale, houses)

[DE_NePA]

And again, without the men and women working to actually manufacture the goods, there would be no need of white collar workers. Can't have the yin without the yang sister.

But it is widely understood that the yin and the yang can be in different countries, with manufacturing being sent south years ago, while business functions remained behind. Those are starting to move south as well. Hewlett Packard recently opened a large business administration center in Guadalahara, Mexico.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by westcoast30

Nope my dog is alive and healthy. I'm also engaged. And no I wasn't dumped for Prom. But nice try. That is completely irrelevant to this thread. I only discovered city-data not too long ago and found it comedic the amount of threads written about Scranton, my hometown, both positive and negative. I had to contribute even though I'm far far away. I'll also be visiting there over Easter and I'm hoping it won't rain and that I land on the 1 beautfiul sunny day they usually get per month.

Dude, it's not Seattle. I think you need to turn your hyperbole knob down just a skosh. Nice try? We were kidding around with you.

[Lehigh Valley Native]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Dude, it's not Seattle. I think you need to turn your hyperbole knob down just a skosh. Nice try? We were kidding around with you.

Hey look we agree for a change. It's not Seattle.

If you picked up Mogadishu and moved it to England, you would have Scranton.

[westcoast30]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Dude, it's not Seattle. I think you need to turn your hyperbole knob down just a skosh. Nice try? We were kidding around with you.

Never said it rains like Seattle but not very different in terms of cloudiness. I've been to Seattle. Their overcast days are strikingly similar. I know people that moved from Scranton to Seattle. They all say it's similar. Gloomy. Most cities in the country receive more sunshine than Scranton and its noticeable. This time of year there it's cloudy with a chance of sun. It peaks out for like 30 seconds then it's gone. Depressing.

I like your jokes though. Especially the one that asked if "Scranton ran over my dog." I can take the humor! What else you got? I could post in the Riverside County forum, but it's not as controversial.

[Magritte25]

I've never really noticed the lack of sunny days in Scranton. I don't live there but I can't imagine it would be much different than Wilkes-Barre. Just OOC I did a quick google search and found these:

This site says Avoca only gets 70 sunny days per year! Weather Today - Weather Forecasts, Radar, Maps for 1000s of US and World Cities

And this lists cloudiest cities by a few different "measurements":
Cloudiest Places in United States - Current Results
Scranton isn't on those lists though.

[GreenRidgeGuy]

Originally Posted by westcoast30

I could post in the Riverside County forum, but it's not as controversial.

Lucky us!

[GreenRidgeGuy]

Originally Posted by Lehigh Valley Native

Hey look we agree for a change. It's not Seattle.

If you picked up Mogadishu and moved it to England, you would have Scranton.

I actually LOLed at this. Well played sir.

[Lehigh Valley Native]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

I've never really noticed the lack of sunny days in Scranton. I don't live there but I can't imagine it would be much different than Wilkes-Barre. Just OOC I did a quick google search and found these:

This site says Avoca only gets 70 sunny days per year! Weather Today - Weather Forecasts, Radar, Maps for 1000s of US and World Cities

And this lists cloudiest cities by a few different "measurements":
Cloudiest Places in United States - Current Results
Scranton isn't on those lists though.

You see, all of the government jets that spray chemicals(chemtrails) over the Wyoming Valley fly out of Avoca. Before they land, they have to dump excess chemicals, so as not to be detected by the Avoca PD. This causes the sun to get blocked out. Since it's Avoca, and only vampires and drug dealers live there, the govt. knew no one would notice.......until now.

Originally Posted by GreenRidgeGuy

I actually LOLed at this. Well played sir.

As you laugh, Scrantonites are currently filming "Doherty Down", produced and directed by Paul Sorvino.

[westcoast30]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

I've never really noticed the lack of sunny days in Scranton. I don't live there but I can't imagine it would be much different than Wilkes-Barre. Just OOC I did a quick google search and found these:

This site says Avoca only gets 70 sunny days per year! Weather Today - Weather Forecasts, Radar, Maps for 1000s of US and World Cities

And this lists cloudiest cities by a few different "measurements":
Cloudiest Places in United States - Current Results
Scranton isn't on those lists though.

Those lists limit to populations over 400,000. Binghamton I believe has 52 sunny days with about 212 cloudy days, which would mean many areas of NEPA are closer to Binghamton's stats. Avoca seems to count an hour of clear skies as completely sunny. Just watch the weather channel, it always appears brighter than what it really is.

Let's face it.. it's a damn cloudy place. Not as oppressive during the warmer months, but definitely in the heart of winter. Sometimes in the summer, a bad system can leave the region with a week of overcast and rain with NO sun. Travel out West and notice the daily blue skies and sunshine, even on partly cloudy days. Even a nearby place like Philly or NYC has more sun during the winter (they're still cloudy though).

Wilkes-Barre and Scranton are both the same. Cloudy. They're both mostly cloudy with maybe a chance of sun. The stats confirm it. It might not bother some people. It's really noticeable if you travel around and lived in other places. I also went to PSU in State College and it had the same constant cloudy weather. When the skies were clear or mostly clear for an entire day during high school and college, the classrooms and lecture halls were practically empty. Everyone talked about it like it was a holiday. On the flipside, you tend to appreciate the limited sunny days more than say where I live now . Hopefully when I visit, I can enjoy it with you!

[Magritte25]

I guess I don't notice it because I've lived here all my life. I don't mind the weather too much (except for the winter - yuk).