It would be very interesting to return to this thread in 5 years.
I'm sure Brad (@03cobra#694) would ban the person who revives a 5 year old thread Bob....LMAO...
It would be very interesting to return to this thread in 5 years.
I remember going to the water park. it was so much fun. watch that documentary, it's good.LOL......Action Park was one big disaster for the area.....Was so happy when it was sold. The park still sucks and its owned by Mountain Creek. More people got injured on that stupid cement Alpine slide and many lawsuits came form it. I live right across the valley from the park and in 40 years never visited the park and did not miss much. The owner of the park still owes my wife 3 grand from condo's she sold there when working for Coldwell Banker in the 80's....lol.
I live in Saratoga County in Upstate, NY. It’s a quiet and peaceful conservative area.
I know Travis @SID297 likens it to West Virginia.
Crime is low, there’s no woke bullshit and the sheriff defends the constitution.
Our problem is we can’t escape the policies of the southern tier (NYC). We’re worlds apart on values and way of life.
Seen it already in the past but the park was best back in the 80's and 90's but with just about the same rides and attractions now gets nowhere near the visitors that Action Park did get in their heyday.I remember going to the water park. it was so much fun. watch that documentary, it's good.
Shhhhh. Don't advertise. I don't want them around.Upstate NY is glorious. I have spent a fair amount of time in Placid/Finger Lakes area and love it. It blows me away that blowdried city assholes love the Hamptons but not upstate.
Since December I have been in the Allentown area at least once a month or more. Growing up it was always claimed how the KKK and folk are huge in that area and maybe it stemmed from those two skinhead brothers who killed their family a while back. Driving through the smaller towns along with Allentown felt fine. It seemed alright even at the hospital or the mall.I've only lived in the Lehigh Valley area since 2019 but from what I understand a lot of development has happened over the past decade, real estate prices have certainly shot up. I know some of the down town city areas have become safer (although they all still have the sketchy parts).
The town I live in, or I should say right outside of still seems "small town" compared to the 3 major cities in the area. I don't feel unsafe traveling around any parts near where I live.
Finger lakes are great. Have a friend that lives on Keuka lake and my wife"s friend grew up there. Did about 15 years going to the Nascar races at Watkins Glen and that was a blast. Its a great area but I don't want to be there for the winter months. My friend on Keuka goes to Florida for a few months to escape the winters there. I live 5 minutes from the NY state border.Upstate NY is glorious. I have spent a fair amount of time in Placid/Finger Lakes area and love it. It blows me away that blowdried city assholes love the Hamptons but not upstate.
Target. Lmfao.Hmmm, I think a catch-22 will kick in for a lot of people.
A lot of people like to look at the negative things in life. If their area saw a boom in recent years, it's a positive to get all the new shops and stores, but you have to now deal with more traffic. With more shops, will likely come some new apartments. A portion might be low income, and now the local guy just complains about the extra traffic and that shooting last month at the new apartment, saying the area has gone to shit. Ok, but it's no longer a 25 minute drive to Target, the movie theater, or Chipotle. You can't have both.
My parents lived on Keuka Lake for over 20 years. Me and Dad drove the track one day at Watkins Glen. 25 bucks and a pace car leads you around a few times.Finger lakes are great. Have a friend that lives on Keuka lake and my wife"s friend grew up there. Did about 15 years going to the Nascar races at Watkins Glen and that was a blast. Its a great area but I don't want to be there for the winter months. My friend on Keuka goes to Florida for a few months to escape the winters there. I live 5 minutes from the NY state border.
I always tell people out west who haven't been to NY, NY state and NY City are two entirely different NY's, with one holding the other hostage.
Much like CA, the shitty government ruins the good parts of NJ.
I am gonna take a guess and say Blanco but to be fair there are a few towns in that area that match that description. I grew up in that area and moved into San Antonio about 25 years ago. Just like most major cities its liberal policies are slowly ruining it. Most of the nicer places to live are on the northern outskirts which is where I am located. The problem is the city limits keep creeping outward forcing me to move further and further north.I'm an hour West of Austin, in a small town of about 1800 people. Schools are great, they don't tolerate any liberal crap. Kids are not permitted to have non-natural hair colors. It's a very tight knit community where everyone knows each other. Very rural. It's very common to see kids in boots and jeans at school here.
It's about 30 minutes for me to get to a real grocery store. We have maybe 5 restaurants total (including DQ and Sonic) and 2 stop lights in town.
The city council is pushing back on growth and development. They want to keep it small. I hope it works.
I'd rather drive 30+ minutes to get to something I need versus deal with the BS politics. Worth it to me.