Posts Tagged ‘Pennsylvania’

The “Pennsylvania Guys” video

Thankfully, I have been able to avoid Katy Perry’s “California Gurls.” Bliss. Anyway, I saw the following video the other day from a link on twitter — Pennsylvania Guys.

They didn’t miss much, though they mispronounced Shenandoah — its Chen-Doe. Overall, they pretty much nailed the entire state.
So, is there going to be one [...]

Review: Yocco’s

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — For several years now, I’ve been wanting to try Yocco’s The Hot Dog King on the way back from my annual ski trip in the Poconos. Yocco’s goes back to 1922 and is perhaps the best known Lehigh Valley eatery. We stopped by the location near Lehigh Valley International Airport, just off [...]

A snowy weekend recap

The latest snowstorm to hit BeltwayLand happened (for the most part) while I was in the Poconos skiing with my wife. We were at Camelback and it is pretty much the same as it always is except that my favorite slope, the Nile Mile has been changed to a blue square from a double green [...]

In which find a similiarity between New York and West Hazleton, Pa.

NEW YORK — When I was student at Penn State Hazleton, many of us often passed an intersection that had a “WAIT FOR GREEN” sign next to a traffic light in West Hazleton. Obviously, this from the Redundant Department of Redundancy Department, so we we made fun of the borough of West Hazleton/PennDot for posting [...]

Pitza: It’s not just from Hazleton anymore

WILDWOOD, N.J. — My wife noticed this sign on the boardwalk. Previously, we had been led to believe that pitza was a food stuff indiginous to Senape’s of Hazleton, Pa. Our friend Tom once had this to say about it:
To clarify, no one “likes” Senapes pitza. We consume it out of fear. Yes, fear. No [...]

i-99 signs now posted to Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – In case you were wondering, i-99 signs are now posted all the way to Penn State. The road opened in November 2008, but was not technically Interstate 99 yet (and may not be right now) due to the fact that its number through legislation sponsored by the Rep. Bud Shuster instead [...]

Camelback ski recap

TANNERSVILLE, Pa. — For an early birthday present, my brother and his family gave me a day of skiing. For the first time in forever, we skied together. It was also his first time skiing on the east coast in a long time. The conditions at Camelback would be described as “packed powder.” Christopher, who [...]

Last week we went to Harrisburg, but it was closed*

The best part of Celota’s — sun shining through their signHARRISBURG, Pa. — On Black Friday, The Ombudsman, aka Cliff/Matthew/Matt came to visit while I up at my in-laws and we decided to go to Harrisburg for a drink. I had inquired with several people on where to go and got a list of places [...]

i-99 finally opened yesterday, but…

I-99 open to all traffic – CDTi-99 is now a continous route between just north of the I-70/76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) near Bedford and near I-80 north of Bellefonte. The new section, opened yesterday (two days after the last Penn State football game naturally), does not have all four lanes open though.
Former Rep. Bud Shuster, who [...]

Pocono ski season has begun

Big Boulder is open. Camelback and several other resorts (Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association) are making snow. Even Roundtop, near Harrisburg, is making snow (Patriot-News).
I’m getting stoked, though I’m probably two months away from hitting the slopes. Family/friends/acquittances be warned — I’m going to be asking you if you are ready for some skiing a lot [...]

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