Allemaengel

Allemaengel t1_j6assln wrote

Reply to Egg prices going higher? by Pelagicfisherman

I can tell you that keeping your own coop isn't that much work if you do your research and plan well. I started mine last spring and never looked back.

Now I have to unload my extras to friends and family just to avoid them piling up.

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Allemaengel t1_j66n8j9 wrote

Reply to comment by meinkreuz89 in Oaks are dying at record rates across Chesapeake region by Strongbow85

I live in the Poconos but work in Bucks County and red oaks are dying in the Lehigh Valley and Philly metro areas in addition to white and chestnut oaks.

I think that the higher elevations and generally cooler, somewhat less humid climate is delaying red oak decline in the Poconos but who knows for how much longer.

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Allemaengel t1_j5zhnmi wrote

Reply to Pa. drillers abandoned thousands of natural gas wells in 5 years, ignored state law, report says by lildobe

The logging companies stripped the forests bare back in the day eroding mountainsides and creating flash floods.

The anthracite and bituminous coal companies left the land scarred by culm banks, subsiding tunnels, old strip mines and creeks filled with mine drainage.

The western PA oil industry left abandoned wells behind.

The concrete and slate industries in the Lehigh Valley left water-filled quarries everywhere.

The defunct steel companies and railroads leaving abandoned structures and contaminated soil behind around their mills and railyards.

This state's politicians never stopped any of them from doing what they did, why would Harrisburg stop the gas companies now?

Answer: Money's 200+ years experience do the talking in our state's politics, that's why.

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Allemaengel t1_j5mdh1t wrote

Reply to May buy a house in Broadheadsville, PA. Curious on some thoughts from anyone local there. by [deleted]

I live in Pleasant Valley S.D. but not in Brodheadsville/Chestnuthill Twp. itself.

I've lived in the Lehigh Valley and Bucks County before moving here so my comparisons are in relation to those places.

If you want a house of your own in a somewhat suburban/country area and want to be left alone doing your own thing in an area without much sense of community then this place is for you. Houses here are certainly more affordable than comparable homes in places further south and east.

But school real estate taxes are high here and go up every year. The school board is kind of goofy and the administration is uninspiring from what I hear.

Also you're driving a decent way to get anywhere significant and in the winter the local Monroe County PennDOT maintenance district does a truly crappy job of even clearing major roads like 209.

But overall, I like the area because I have a much nicer house here than most other places I could've lived instead. And since I don't look for much in the way of community resources/municipal services, the area works for me

However try to avoid Kunkletown itself and areas just south and east from there though. That area nearer the mountain is, um, interesting, lol.

Good luck!

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Allemaengel t1_j5ld6hf wrote

Reply to comment by finallyalright in Would it be a good idea to move to PA just for work? by finallyalright

Well, I've lived in various parts of Pennsyltucky my entire life and if you're from the NYC metro and like the culture, diversity, and fun aspects of living there, you're not likely going to have a good time out here.

I now live where the New Yorkified Poconos sort of transitions into the rest of NEPA and think maybe you'd like the Stroudsburg-Milford-Hawley-Honesdale corridor. Also the Mount Pocono area might be a consideration.

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