Is return to PA a good idea (Sinking Spring: salon, live)

[BPP1999]

Originally Posted by chazztrons

I know of a few towns there that you can not have even a beer outside your home where your neighbor may see.

Um, I find this a little hard to believe.

[Heit]

Originally Posted by chazztrons

I have already made the decision to go home (PA).
Yes the winters on the east coast can be a pain, but I am so tired of no water, no family, no grass, no rain, and only two seasons!
I really dislike the west!


I want floods and snow, and ice and all that stuff that makes you want to sit in front of a fire with hot chocolate and that someone special to warm you up.
That is the most fun of winter.

I can relate! We lived in Tucson for two years................two years too many! We were there with the USAF. Tucson has two seasons............HOT and HOTTER!

I am not thrilled with the overall weather in PA but there is give and take no matter where you live. Just remember.........."It could always be worse".

[chazztrons]

BPP1999

Its true.
There are some really old fashioned towns, back there.

[goodgirl49]

Originally Posted by chazztrons

Tama, there has (for as long as I can remember) been strict law on booze in PA.
There are still dry towns in Pennsylvania, no bars, no liqueur stores,,nothing.

I know of a few towns there that you can not have even a beer outside your home where your neighbor may see.

With all the strict liquor laws, I have never met as many people who thought drinking was the be all and end all of their life, as I did when I lived in PA. That's probably one of the main reasons I didn't marry someone from there, as they all seemed to like to drink alot. My husband is from California, and even with our big wine industry here, drinking doesn't occupy the same status.

Maybe when you can buy liquor in any supermarket, it's just not a big deal.



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[Tama]

goodgir49 It might be cultural also. Pa had the mining and factory towns. About the only way for someone to relax and get some time off from the drudgery of the work was having a few beers, I guess. Pa is very blue collar and people who work hard physically and put in long hours don't have a lot of options--they aren't going to go play tennis or surf LOL!

[Stephanie P]

Thanks for the replys everyone! I feel like I understand the rules better now. (just kidding)
We will be there in April. It will already be pretty warm here. Is that about when Spring starts there? I am really looking forward to getting out of here before summer!

[cremebrulee]

Originally Posted by Tama

Hi Folks--I was wondering about those of you who may have lived away from PA in a warm climate(no snow, no layers of clothing, blue skies all year round)who returned to PA at retirement for family reasons. Did you adjust OK? Did you regret the move? I am thinking of going back because of family and also I have a sense of longing for home. But I am aware that the winter can be depressing and the people less than cheerful. I am afraid I will regret it and at this stage of life--retirement--I can't afford a mistake.

I think where ever you go, if your heart is in it, you will do fine. I lived in Florida for a short time, and came back to PA...I've visited many other states, and yet, returned to PA. When I was younger, I hated the cold, winter, and found Autumn depressing, cuz winter was coming. But...now that I'm older, I actually love the changing of the seasons...and let me ask you this...when you lived in PA did you actually tour the entire state, north, east, south and west? PA has it all....close to the shore, close to NY and shows....plus, upstate PA is absolutely beautiful....as well as Western PA and up towards Erie. My Gosh, there are so many many wonderful sights to see in PA....and you never realize it until you go looking for it.

I've retired here now...and am in a retirement community and absolutely love it.

You'll only regret it if you find it hard to make friends...you must choose your friends wisely...and learn to say no....and if your happy, you will attract a lot of good people. PA people tell you like it is...and I'd rather have it that way then to have friends that yes me to death.

First, before you move, decide who you are, and what your needs are. No one else can tell you if your going to be happy but you. And it's no one else's job to make you happy but yours. We are how we think and believe.


Good Luck
Creme

[chazztrons]

Very well said Creme,

I love it and have missed being home for a long time.

So Ill be going back about April/May also.
Have to wait for my daughter to be out of school then Im hitting the road!
I want out of AZ before summer too and I want to get through the midwest before storms hit!

[goodgirl49]

Originally Posted by cremebrulee

I think where ever you go, if your heart is in it, you will do fine. I lived in Florida for a short time, and came back to PA...I've visited many other states, and yet, returned to PA. When I was younger, I hated the cold, winter, and found Autumn depressing, cuz winter was coming. But...now that I'm older, I actually love the changing of the seasons...and let me ask you this...when you lived in PA did you actually tour the entire state, north, east, south and west? PA has it all....close to the shore, close to NY and shows....plus, upstate PA is absolutely beautiful....as well as Western PA and up towards Erie. My Gosh, there are so many many wonderful sights to see in PA....and you never realize it until you go looking for it.

I've retired here now...and am in a retirement community and absolutely love it.

You'll only regret it if you find it hard to make friends...you must choose your friends wisely...and learn to say no....and if your happy, you will attract a lot of good people. PA people tell you like it is...and I'd rather have it that way then to have friends that yes me to death.

First, before you move, decide who you are, and what your needs are. No one else can tell you if your going to be happy but you. And it's no one else's job to make you happy but yours. We are how we think and believe.


Good Luck
Creme

What area did you retire to? I agree with a lot that you are saying, especially about the part of people telling it like it is. At first, I didn't like this, but now I do especially since I have lived in Los Angeles, which overall is more superficial.

I always liked the change of seasons, even when I was younger. Even though we have better overall weather here it does get rather boring. The fall is just beautiful!

[Tama]

CremeBrulee Your post was very astute. One has to know oneself for sure.
The idea of being able to just drop in on Mom for a cup of coffee or go to a movie with my sister sounds like heaven. Being away from extended family for so many years has been a loss for sure. Now that the kids are on their own, a move back is really something to consider.

I would guess it would take about a year to get all the ducks in a row. Medical, social, and a balanced routine.

Four seasons! I can't imagine---thanks for all who chimed in.