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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 20, 2013 19:25:44 GMT -5
Curious place, isn't it?
Huge housing developments and strip malls every where one looks.
Where do ALL of these people work? Is northern Delaware just a suburb of Baltimore/Philly/D.C.?
<<<<-------musings of someone stuck in traffic trying to get over th GW bridge
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Post by Cookies Galore on Oct 20, 2013 19:39:30 GMT -5
Yes. I know a few people from delaware who work in Philly. Also wilmington and newark.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 20, 2013 21:24:23 GMT -5
It is just such a unique place. Very flat terrain so the ginormous housing developments stick out among the farm fields. We really wondered why so much housing in such a largely rural area.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 7:40:07 GMT -5
Curious place, isn't it? Huge housing developments and strip malls every where one looks. Where do ALL of these people work? Is northern Delaware just a suburb of Baltimore/Philly/D.C.? <<<<-------musings of someone stuck in traffic trying to get over th GW bridge well the GW bridge was your first mistake.....you should have taken the route that takes you over the Tappenzee
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Post by Peace77 on Oct 21, 2013 8:05:24 GMT -5
Too far to commute to Baltimore, way too far to commute to DC. Plus, the toll to pass the Maryland state line would make it too expensive. It used to be $5, not sure what they raised it to.
Probably Philly, the suburbs and nearby towns.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 21, 2013 11:08:17 GMT -5
Curious place, isn't it? Huge housing developments and strip malls every where one looks. Where do ALL of these people work? Is northern Delaware just a suburb of Baltimore/Philly/D.C.? <<<<-------musings of someone stuck in traffic trying to get over th GW bridge well the GW bridge was your first mistake.....you should have taken the route that takes you over the Tappenzee It was a "six of one, half dozen of another" kind of night. The Patriots played the Jets at the Meadowlands. Either way -- Tappan Zee or GW -- I was going to hit ungodly traffic. Late at night I prefer the larger highways so I went with the GW. I have seen far too many near misses with deer on the Saw Mill, Merritt, etc. to take that chance late at night.
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Post by alabamagal on Oct 21, 2013 18:56:12 GMT -5
Delaware is SOOO SMALL. This is from someone who grew up in S FL and had to drive 8 hours to get out of the state
I though N. Delaware was a suburb of Philly.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 21, 2013 19:31:37 GMT -5
Delaware is SOOO SMALL. This is from someone who grew up in S FL and had to drive 8 hours to get out of the state I though N. Delaware was a suburb of Philly. It is small. But, I live in Massachusetts. 45 minutes north or south and I am in a new state. 2.5 hours west and I am in a new state. I get bored with states easily. ;-) Speaking of which, it takes too darn long to drive north/south through Connecticut and New Jersey. Those states need to shrink. I want to get home faster when I am driving through them, LOL.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Oct 21, 2013 19:48:32 GMT -5
Delaware is SOOO SMALL. This is from someone who grew up in S FL and had to drive 8 hours to get out of the state I though N. Delaware was a suburb of Philly. It is. A lot of people commute into Philly from Delaware.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Oct 21, 2013 21:35:29 GMT -5
Too far to commute to Baltimore, way too far to commute to DC. Plus, the toll to pass the Maryland state line would make it too expensive. It used to be $5, not sure what they raised it to. Probably Philly, the suburbs and nearby towns. $8 to get out of the damn state on I-95. There's some commuter plan not sure what that brings it down to. Also not sure it is an option for Delaware residents.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 22:05:45 GMT -5
because the urban areas are all built up and there's little vacant property/lots that aren't surrounded by distressed properties. And then there's the exorbitant mil rates, insurance rates, overcrowded and underfunded schools... etc. That, and the fact that "the Jones" family (that everyone has to "keep up with") would never live in anything but new construction. "Used" housing, like second-hand clothing, is unacceptable for some people.
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Post by 973beachbum on Oct 22, 2013 12:07:19 GMT -5
Delaware is SOOO SMALL. This is from someone who grew up in S FL and had to drive 8 hours to get out of the state I though N. Delaware was a suburb of Philly. It is. A lot of people commute into Philly from Delaware. I know a bunch of people who live in SW NJ who commute to Wilmington to work though. There are a bunch of big companies in northern Del. And it has cheaper taxes than PA or NJ.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Oct 22, 2013 12:19:28 GMT -5
It is. A lot of people commute into Philly from Delaware. I know a bunch of people who live in SW NJ who commute to Wilmington to work though. There are a bunch of big companies in northern Del. And it has cheaper taxes than PA or NJ. Correct. I also know people who commute to Delaware from PA. NJ to PA, PA to NJ, etc. The PA, NJ, DE area has a lot of commuters going in all directions.
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Post by swamp on Oct 22, 2013 12:28:26 GMT -5
well the GW bridge was your first mistake.....you should have taken the route that takes you over the Tappenzee It was a "six of one, half dozen of another" kind of night. The Patriots played the Jets at the Meadowlands. Either way -- Tappan Zee or GW -- I was going to hit ungodly traffic. Late at night I prefer the larger highways so I went with the GW. I have seen far too many near misses with deer on the Saw Mill, Merritt, etc. to take that chance late at night. I'm confused. I thought the GW bridge went from Fort Lee, NJ to Manhattan and the Tappan Zee went from Westchester Co to Rockland Co, not anywhere near Delaware?
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 22, 2013 12:39:32 GMT -5
Okay, Swamp, I'll connect the dots for you (lawyers are SO literal and stuck on neat procedure). Please try and follow along with my thought process. I was stuck in traffic approaching the GW and my mind got to wandering and I began to think about the trip thus far and how Delaware is so unique. So, since I had the time, I posted my thoughts. But, you are correct, neither the Tappan Zee nor the GW is anywhere near Delaware (except in the larger cosmic scheme of things). K?
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Post by swamp on Oct 22, 2013 12:41:56 GMT -5
Gotcha.
I thought you were on the GW looking a Delaware and thought, hmm, I didn't think you could see Delaware from the GW, lol.
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