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ESAD

On 1/11/13 3:50 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:35:04 -0500, ESAD wrote:

On 1/11/13 12:28 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:46:05 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

Yeah, and living in Maryland, which is quite close to Amish PA country,
you never heard of scrapple until you went to Florida.....

Maryland is really more like 4 states. If you are North and West of
DC, you live in Pennsylvania. South and East is more like the Southern
US and if you live in Baltimore or the close in DC suburbs it is just
the city.
The Eastern Shore is a unique experience, not like anywhere else
except the Delmarva Eastern Shore (Delaware, Maryland and Virginia)

Harry is on the cusp of Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore,
heavily influenced by DC refugees

13 or 14 commuter buses a day into the district...

Yup. I remember when they thought Clinton and Rockville were long
commutes. My house in Clinton was behind a big tobacco field and there
was almost a mile of woods behind the house.
Out there in Cawl'vert county you only had fishermen, farmers and a
few "horsey" people.

I am always amazed when I drive through Maryland now. I still remember
Oxon Hill being out in the country.

Fortunately, we still have lots of fishermen, farmers, and horsey
people. It makes a difference.

Rockville is a much longer commute than it used to be, because of all
the traffic, which has only gotten worse over the years. We used to head
up there some weekends for a couple of restaurants we like, but the
congestion is so bad, we only go into Monty County once a year, to a
Greek festival. We go into Fairfax County to visit our dentist and eat
at a nice Vietnamese restaurant. Otherwise, we don't go there anymore,
either, again, because of the congestion. If we are heading West, we
just head out on the Beltway in non-rush hours, and then Route 66. To go
north, we head up to Annapolis and then to Bal'mer and I-95.