Choosing a Location for our Vacation Home

[DavidWebb]

Originally Posted by Wells5

I did not detect any sarcasm in the OP's comment. Drive times from NYC to the Pocono vacation areas are at least 1.5 hours assuming that the wait times at the Hudson River crossings are short.

Neither did I see any sarcasm....shortest commute time if you know how to wiggle around traffic is 1 hr 15 mins based on my experience....

[DavidWebb]

Originally Posted by Chefkey

If you look in the Gilbert, Effort area look up on google maps Pohopoco creek and explore the streets there. There is a nice quiet development there where the deer are so tame they are like pets.

As for Effort stay away from Sun Valley....nothing but drunks, meth heads, and section 8/welfare cheats...Brodheadsville, Gilbert, Sciota, Snydersville, Bangor, Wind Gap, Roseto, Lehighton (a little further out) are very good places to search....

[charmed hour]

Originally Posted by Wells5

I did not detect any sarcasm in the OP's comment. Drive times from NYC to the Pocono vacation areas are at least 1.5 hours assuming that the wait times at the Hudson River crossings are short.

I cross the GWB via the Cross Bronx. There are days that just going the 5 miles to the bridge takes me 45 minutes to an hour. Even using my known "shortcuts" and avoiding the CBE. Then traffic on 80. I have never made it from the Bronx to the DWG in an hour and 15 minutes other than late at night/super early morning.



Full discloure, I also drive the speed limit since I was bagged doing 75 in a 65 on 80 in Jersey. (While people were flying past in the left lane. )

[fisheye]

Originally Posted by charmed hour

I cross the GWB via the Cross Bronx. There are days that just going the 5 miles to the bridge takes me 45 minutes to an hour. Even using my known "shortcuts" and avoiding the CBE. Then traffic on 80. I have never made it from the Bronx to the DWG in an hour and 15 minutes other than late at night/super early morning.



Full discloure, I also drive the speed limit since I was bagged doing 75 in a 65 on 80 in Jersey. (While people were flying past in the left lane. )

I was once passing a red Corvette in NJ with my red Volkswagen at it's top speed of 76 and the cops pulled over the Corvette! Maybe there were other reasons why they pulled it over? I just felt that they were more interested in looking at the Corvette than my old VW.

The NJ radar were always more active in the more rural western part of the State than the higher density eastern parts. I don't know if that still holds true since it has been a good ten years since my last trip over there?

[charmed hour]

Originally Posted by fisheye

I was once passing a red Corvette in NJ with my red Volkswagen at it's top speed of 76 and the cops pulled over the Corvette! Maybe there were other reasons why they pulled it over? I just felt that they were more interested in looking at the Corvette than my old VW.

The NJ radar were always more active in the more rural western part of the State than the higher density eastern parts. I don't know if that still holds true since it has been a good ten years since my last trip over there?

I drive a Mitsubishi Outlander. I was in the 2nd to right on a 4 lane. I was keeping pace with those in front of me. Just my turn, I guess. Funny enough, I usually drove more than 75 so at least my ticket wasn't uber-expensive. I was actually around Blairstown when pulled over, heading east at 11am on a Wednesday.

[DavidWebb]

Originally Posted by charmed hour

I was actually around Blairstown when pulled over, heading east at 11am on a Wednesday.

I know exactly where you're talking....Exit 12 Blairstown is the exit I take when westbound to my friends house....that area on the eastbound side there is a hideout they have that you can't see where they hide till you're already past it....right around the same area where the rest area is....

[charmed hour]

Originally Posted by DavidWebb

I know exactly where you're talking....Exit 12 Blairstown is the exit I take when westbound to my friends house....that area on the eastbound side there is a hideout they have that you can't see where they hide till you're already past it....right around the same area where the rest area is....

That's the exact spot. :P