>>>I used to live in Wind Gap, about 20 miles N of Allentown. It was like living about 20-30 years behind the times. At least here in Phoenix, they know what century it is. < eg >.
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>>>Yeah, I know where Wind Gap is. Allentown in general is pretty much an eye-sore.
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>>It was heading downhill in a hurry before we left the area in '97. Especially since Bethlehem Steel was winding down, and Mack Truck went to South Carolina.
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>>>Yes, I'm thinking of disbanding the PA Crew and moving west.
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>>Depending on where you go, there's plenty of open space. If you get down this way, look me up. We get lots more sun than Seattle does. ;) That's one of the primary reasons I'm here, I got tired of the grey skies from October to April back in NE PA.
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>"Lots more sun" is a phrase that takes in a lot of territory <g>. You can have those 110 degree days, that's for sure.

Yeah, it's a pretty wide range that phrase can encompass. <s> We get in the neighborhood of 300 days of sunshine a year out here vs the ~50 or so for NE PA. I'll take the heat over the cold any day, though. The heat may be uncomfortable, but the cold hurts!