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People are a lot friendlier here, including transplants (guess the Southern hospitality has rubbed off) and willing to help as opposed to back in NEPA where people are guarded and skeptical to new people moving in, even for people who lived there their whole lives. Not everyone but a lot.
Nice to hear about the friendliness in the triangle area. I have never experienced people being guarded or skeptical in SE MI, but it's a place full of transplants, so that might be the difference. It also might depend on what parts of various states we are discussing.
When I moved to Maine (Portland) a few years ago, locals were not particularly friendly ("You're not from here, are you...?) LOL Other transplants were much nicer. I stayed two years and returned to SE MI due to very harsh winters, though the scenery and ocean were beautiful in Maine. But I'm ready now to move to a milder climate.
I was born in Susquehanna too. Barnes-Kasson Hospital. Don't think anything has changed much there since. . I am from Herrick Township, with a Uniondale mailing address. There was also a "Village of Dimock Corners" sign before you got to my house. So, I had 3 addresses that I could go by. Closest town to buy groceries is Forest City and the store is Zazzeras Supermarket. For more variety, there is Weis Market in Carbondale but where I went each week was Aldi, Walmart SuperCenter and Wegman's in Dickson City, which was a good 40-45 minutes away. Amazed there is a store in every direction here.
The area is very beautiful but as my neighbor said, "After you look at it, what do you do with it?" Not being close to a hospital and with only state police to cover us (only two troopers on at night to cover all of Susquehanna County, which is big square footage-wise), also add to the reason to leave. There was an incident at a restaurant a little over two years ago not too far from me in which a man had a gun and was threatening people. It took two hours for the state police to show up. Now that is scary.. Luckily, no one was hurt or killed.
It is a month today that I moved down here, so NEPA is still home. But, I read that after awhile, people feel like you do; just more of a connection than "home." People are a lot friendlier here, including transplants (guess the Southern hospitality has rubbed off) and willing to help as opposed to back in NEPA where people are guarded and skeptical to new people moving in, even for people who lived there their whole lives. Not everyone but a lot.
Small world.
Grandparents born in Mansfield, Mainesburg, Nanticoke, and Wilkes-Barre.
We used to drive through Carbondale when they were digging the town up to attempt to extinguish the sub-surface coal mine fires. The pits were deep and on both sides of U.S. 6.
Felt dystopian, and ruined much of the town.
Every winter in Honesdale, we would hit -20 degrees at least once. On topic for the thread, I don't miss that, not at all!
Small world.
Grandparents born in Mansfield, Mainesburg, Nanticoke, and Wilkes-Barre.
We used to drive through Carbondale when they were digging the town up to attempt to extinguish the sub-surface coal mine fires. The pits were deep and on both sides of U.S. 6.
Felt dystopian, and ruined much of the town.
Every winter in Honesdale, we would hit -20 degrees at least once. On topic for the thread, I don't miss that, not at all!
There was a mine fire a few years ago in Simpson but I think some kids got it going somehow.
I know I won't miss winter with the snow, ice and cold. One day in January 2019, I went out to get my mail. Air temp was -20. I was dressed for it and had my phone with me. When I tried to get back in, the storm door froze shut. The moisture from ice crystals froze it. Bright sunny day but it didn't matter. I had to get a PennDOT guy who was doing work near my house drive me to a neighbor's house down the road to get a small blow torch to thaw the door out so I could get in. I will NOT miss that at all.
Hi Jackie 2008,
Small world, we live in Elk Meadows, near Elk Mountain. Thinking of moving to the triangle area. What town did you end up moving to? Just wanted to say hi.
There was a mine fire a few years ago in Simpson but I think some kids got it going somehow.
I know I won't miss winter with the snow, ice and cold. One day in January 2019, I went out to get my mail. Air temp was -20. I was dressed for it and had my phone with me. When I tried to get back in, the storm door froze shut. The moisture from ice crystals froze it. Bright sunny day but it didn't matter. I had to get a PennDOT guy who was doing work near my house drive me to a neighbor's house down the road to get a small blow torch to thaw the door out so I could get in. I will NOT miss that at all.
There was a mine fire a few years ago in Simpson but I think some kids got it going somehow.
I know I won't miss winter with the snow, ice and cold. One day in January 2019, I went out to get my mail. Air temp was -20. I was dressed for it and had my phone with me. When I tried to get back in, the storm door froze shut. The moisture from ice crystals froze it. Bright sunny day but it didn't matter. I had to get a PennDOT guy who was doing work near my house drive me to a neighbor's house down the road to get a small blow torch to thaw the door out so I could get in. I will NOT miss that at all.
Great story! I lived in Minneapolis in the mid 1970's for grad school, and back then, it was "real" winter (things have warmed up a bit since then in MN). But in college, I remember the tires on my car having a flat spot on them when the car was parked overnight outside and it was -40 degrees. Not kidding. Locals told me that rubber solidified at extremely low temps, so when you started driving, you heard a thumping sound until the flat spot worked its way out of the tires........ Definitely don't miss MN winters! And I won't miss MI winters after I move either, even though they are not as extreme as MN.
Great story! I lived in Minneapolis in the mid 1970's for grad school, and back then, it was "real" winter (things have warmed up a bit since then in MN). But in college, I remember the tires on my car having a flat spot on them when the car was parked overnight outside and it was -40 degrees. Not kidding. Locals told me that rubber solidified at extremely low temps, so when you started driving, you heard a thumping sound until the flat spot worked its way out of the tires........ Definitely don't miss MN winters! And I won't miss MI winters after I move either, even though they are not as extreme as MN.
Winters are a breeze here. I didn’t experience anything like the winter you did in MN/MI, but STL area does get snow, cold, and ice. My parents called me one morning last year and it was -30 wind chill. I believe it was 40s here that day. When I go back “home” for Xmas, I just can’t take the cold anymore. December mornings where it’s 10 degrees, gray and windy every day. No thank you. I love that we get a winter here, but it’s very mild.
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. I am from Herrick Township, with a Uniondale mailing address. There was also a "Village of Dimock Corners" sign before you got to my house. So, I had 3 addresses that I could go by. Closest town to buy groceries is Forest City and the store is Zazzeras Supermarket. For more variety, there is Weis Market in Carbondale but where I went each week was Aldi, Walmart SuperCenter and Wegman's in Dickson City, which was a good 40-45 minutes away. Amazed there is a store in every direction here. 
. Luckily, no one was hurt or killed. 
I don't miss that, not at all!
