Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania
EventideLight t1_j7g6y8f wrote
Well Cameron is pretty cheap and we have fast internet (fiber gigabit) in most areas. I help my Grandparents landlord a small apartment and we have a 1 bedroom we rent with all utilities and appliances (except cable, internet, ect) for $550 a month. There are other apartments in the area that are a pretty good deal as well. Only problem is you better like living in a small town. We don't have a Mall or fancy places to buy 3,000 different types of expensive shoes. in Emporium you can walk to pretty much everything for food and restaurants, but if you need something advanced you are driving or going to Amazon. We do have some of the last dark skies left in the North East though.
proballynotaduck t1_j7g5y8b wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Oh it's a very low bar, it's also one of the only positives I can say about an area where rent is under $1k. The town I live in in particular only has a pizza shop and a post office. Door dash and Uber don't come out this far. We only have one internet provider. I can list cons all day living 20 or so minutes from Walmart (and other stores) and the absolute peace and quiet over here are really two of the only pros besides the low rent
Hazel1928 t1_j7g5n3n wrote
Reply to comment by Similar-Roll5056 in I’ll never get tired of seeing a horse & buggy at the grocery stores in Amish country. by TyeDyeAmish
But if you have 6-8 children, and 85% stay Amish, you can’t hand down the farm to all of them. I live in Chester County, which adjoins Lancaster County. There are still plenty of farmers, but there isn’t enough land to keep up with the growing Amish population. So I don’t think a majority are farmers. Therefore of them have businesses doing carpentry, building and selling furniture, operating stalls at markets (where they sell fruits and vegetables, baked goods, wooden handicrafts, fabric handicrafts, homemade candy, fresh squeezed lemonade, soft pretzels, and more). We had an Amish guy install hardwood floors and he referred us to another Amish guy that built our kitchen cabinets. Everything was done to perfection, and we really enjoy it.
And in Lancaster County, there are many tourists, so the Amish provide services to the tourists: buggy rides, stores with Amish baked goods and handicrafts, tours of Amish farms.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g5frr wrote
Reply to comment by proballynotaduck in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
"I live near walmart" seems like a low bar.
usaf_photog t1_j7g5b5i wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Does the lawnmower dude have a degree?
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g4yzz wrote
Reply to comment by Additional-Wolf-6947 in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Too many rightwing wackos down there.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g4vmt wrote
Reply to comment by YayAnotherTragedy in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
And the kitchen spigot can be lit afire.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g4t8k wrote
Reply to comment by SpauldingSmails18 in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Ridge Pike/Ave all the way to East Falls. Plenty of stores and easy access to everywhere w/o having to get on the deathway.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g4i62 wrote
Reply to comment by usaf_photog in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
There are many more opportunities for folks in central PA than fast food, Walmart or warehouses. Some of the better jobs require an education, tho. But folks here sometimes appear lazy, preferring to hire a lawnmower dude to cut the lawn. People would rather live in poverty than cut their own grass. Lawnmower dude, meanwhile, gets enough work that he can afford to make payments on a Raptor.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g43q4 wrote
Reply to comment by duckme69 in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Unlike the LV, there are places in Skook where you won't hear your neighbors beat on each other.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g3umb wrote
Reply to comment by tyrael459 in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Folks who dump on Pottsville always seem to be the same folks who swear by Yuengling.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g3kn0 wrote
Reply to comment by Middle_Aged_Mayhem in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Parts of Skook are pretty nice, imho.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g3hqc wrote
Reply to comment by ReezyRebellion037 in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
"mobile home" always seems like such an oxymoron.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g3ecs wrote
Reply to comment by tmaenadw in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Lots more wacky peeps in LebCo, tho. All the crazy political ideas seem to come from the nether regions of that county.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g36r3 wrote
Reply to comment by the_dorf in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Only free until you get caught. Then there's a fine and possible confiscation of camping equipment.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g31hg wrote
Reply to comment by Limp-Replacement1403 in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
As IUP's enrollment declines, more of those student apartments will become available. Not in the best shape, tho.
muffleypuffs t1_j7g2mzi wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
it's 20 minutes away, if that, is what i meant by next door
OGZackov t1_j7g218d wrote
Reply to comment by dogmomdrinkstea in So its safe to say as of 2023 theres No more stimulus checks coming right? by ODDBOY90
So she was homeschooled and fed constant conspiracies and a lot of people suggested she was starting to show signs of schizophrenia.
Everyone described them as super pro trump and had a lot of ramblings about how "evil won" and how bad Biden is.
The 'driving' reason was probably mental illness brought on by her upbringing and surroundings, which included a lot of pro trump and religion conspiracies.
technerd1988 t1_j7g1oly wrote
Don't move to erie no matter what you do. It's a craphole. A nick scott craphole
OGZackov t1_j7g1eb6 wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in So its safe to say as of 2023 theres No more stimulus checks coming right? by ODDBOY90
It was a feature not a bug.
swissmtndog398 t1_j7g1e2w wrote
The final $2000 was split into two payments, $1400 and $600. That was it.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g1c2u wrote
Reply to comment by muffleypuffs in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
Camp Hill is not even on the same side of the river, let alone next door to H'town.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g10bq wrote
I hear Kane is nice in wintertime. Can even buy pizza on the cheap from crazy Pauline.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g0x2j wrote
Reply to comment by DebThornberry in So its safe to say as of 2023 theres No more stimulus checks coming right? by ODDBOY90
If I pay in, then I want something in return. That's how it should work.
IamSauerKraut t1_j7g7bo7 wrote
Reply to comment by usaf_photog in What area in Pennsylvania is the cheapest to live in? by Damien12341
High school.