Upstate New York

[rayjay]

From an email I received this morning:

Subject: Fw: UPSTATE NEW YORK






Yes, there is a huge state beyond New York City and it is called Upstate New York.

It has some beautiful large cities and is also full of MANY, MANY small towns and abundant farm land which we call Rural New York.

Here is someone's take on "Rural New York" and it's quite accurate.
THE RULES OF RURAL NEW YORK ARE AS FOLLOWS: Listen up City Slickers!



1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.



2. Turn your cap around straight... Your head isn't crooked.



3. Let's get this straight; it's called a 'dirt road' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to
get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way. I drive a pickup truck because I want to.

4. They are cattle. They're live steaks. That's why they smell funny to you. But they smell like money to us.
Get over it. Don't like it? I-90 and I-81 go west and south... Use em.

5. So you have a $60,000 car... We're impressed. We have $250,000 combines... To harvest corn and
soybeans that are driven only 3 weeks a year.

6. So every person in rural New York waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.

7. If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and 3 does are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand.
You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.

8. Yeah, we eat meat, taters and gravy, beans and biscuits, and homemade pie. You really want sushi and caviar?
It's available down at Jim 's bait shop.

9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

10. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.

11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak or chicken. Or, you can order the
Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham and turkey.

12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices...
Salt, pepper, and ketchup. Oh, yeah... We don't care what you folks in Chicago call that stuff you eat... IT AIN'T REAL CHILI !!

13. You bring 'coke' into my house... It better be brown, wet and served over ice.

14. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long blonde hair.

15. Our college and high school football are as important here as the Giants and the Jets and more fun to watch.

16. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards... It spooks the fish.

17. Colleges? We have them all over. We have Cornell University , Ithaca College , Syracuse U. , Colgate, the SUNY system,
Community Colleges, and Voc-techs. They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and Country, and they
still wave to everybody when they come home for the holidays.

18. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump junk ain't music anyway. We don't want to hear it any
more than we want to see your boxers. (Refer back to #1.)

19. Four inches of snow isn't a blizzard... it's a flurry. Drive in it like you got some sense, and DON'T take all our bread,
milk, and eggs off the grocery shelves. This ain't Alaska ! Worst case... You may have to live a whole day without croissants. Anyway.... The pickups with snowplows will have you out the next day.

20. If you've never been here, come visit our friendly folks and enjoy our spectacular scenery... Lakes, farmland,
great fishing and hunting, wineries, museums, lots of history. Take a boat ride on the Erie Canal . Check out
Niagara Falls and the Adirondacks and Catskill Mountains .

21. By the way, if you want to talk to God in New York ... it's a local call.

A true New Yorker will send this on!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY! FROM RURAL NEW YORK WITH LOVE...







I'm only leaving this lovely area due to health issues, otherwise I'd stay as this is all true.

[Rockettman]

That is hilarious. The comparisons are great. Loved reading that.

[Mebot]

From an email I received this morning:

Subject: Fw: UPSTATE NEW YORK






Yes, there is a huge state beyond New York City and it is called Upstate New York.

It has some beautiful large cities and is also full of MANY, MANY small towns and abundant farm land which we call Rural New York.

Here is someone's take on "Rural New York" and it's quite accurate.
THE RULES OF RURAL NEW YORK ARE AS FOLLOWS: Listen up City Slickers!



1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.



2. Turn your cap around straight... Your head isn't crooked.



3. Let's get this straight; it's called a 'dirt road' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to
get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way. I drive a pickup truck because I want to.

4. They are cattle. They're live steaks. That's why they smell funny to you. But they smell like money to us.
Get over it. Don't like it? I-90 and I-81 go west and south... Use em.

5. So you have a $60,000 car... We're impressed. We have $250,000 combines... To harvest corn and
soybeans that are driven only 3 weeks a year.

6. So every person in rural New York waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.

7. If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and 3 does are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand.
You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.

8. Yeah, we eat meat, taters and gravy, beans and biscuits, and homemade pie. You really want sushi and caviar?
It's available down at Jim 's bait shop.

9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

10. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.

11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak or chicken. Or, you can order the
Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham and turkey.

12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices...
Salt, pepper, and ketchup. Oh, yeah... We don't care what you folks in Chicago call that stuff you eat... IT AIN'T REAL CHILI !!

13. You bring 'coke' into my house... It better be brown, wet and served over ice.

14. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long blonde hair.

15. Our college and high school football are as important here as the Giants and the Jets and more fun to watch.

16. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards... It spooks the fish.

17. Colleges? We have them all over. We have Cornell University , Ithaca College , Syracuse U. , Colgate, the SUNY system,
Community Colleges, and Voc-techs. They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and Country, and they
still wave to everybody when they come home for the holidays.

18. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump junk ain't music anyway. We don't want to hear it any
more than we want to see your boxers. (Refer back to #1.)

19. Four inches of snow isn't a blizzard... it's a flurry. Drive in it like you got some sense, and DON'T take all our bread,
milk, and eggs off the grocery shelves. This ain't Alaska ! Worst case... You may have to live a whole day without croissants. Anyway.... The pickups with snowplows will have you out the next day.

20. If you've never been here, come visit our friendly folks and enjoy our spectacular scenery... Lakes, farmland,
great fishing and hunting, wineries, museums, lots of history. Take a boat ride on the Erie Canal . Check out
Niagara Falls and the Adirondacks and Catskill Mountains .

21. By the way, if you want to talk to God in New York ... it's a local call.

A true New Yorker will send this on!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY! FROM RURAL NEW YORK WITH LOVE...







I'm only leaving this lovely area due to health issues, otherwise I'd stay as this is all true.

we head up to camp in the adirondacks every summer. my friend's grandparents have a lake house. it's amazing. love the scenery & fresh air
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Sent from my handheld Zack Morris iShoe 4S.

[Rockettman]

^^^ holy crap! Can I come?

[fastblackmerc]

Why are you moving to S.C.?

[Bigdogjim]

Yes in my travels over the years in "Up State NY" I have found that to very true:up:

A great place to visit & live!

[Mebot]

^^^ holy crap! Can I come?

Sure! Camp is about 30 miles west of Old Forge (that's pretty much the nearest town) you kind have to go off the beaten path to get there since it's a private lake and road.

[SC Cheesehead]

Why are you moving to S.C.?

Here's one good reason I can think of:


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End of story.... ;) ----------> :D

[Mr. Man]

Ray that's how NW NJ used to be to before it became a suburb of NYC. I suppose S NJ used to be the same before Philly took over.

[dakslim]

Here's one good reason I can think of:


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End of story.... ;) ----------> :D

Rex...don't be a dick!:shake: Ooops, too late!:P

[SC Cheesehead]

Rex...don't be a dick!:shake: Ooops, too late!:P

Whhhaaaaa??????!!!! :eek:

Go back to bed, you ol' Coot!

[maineiac]

Lets hope for all of us thats how it stays.

[rayjay]

Here's one good reason I can think of:


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To-be: http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/south-carolina/images/s/beaches.jpg


End of story.... ;) ----------> :D

Ding, ding, ding we have a winner! As I've eluded to I can not tolerate the heavy winters any longer. If you live down wind of Lake Ontario as I do and don't like the weather, stick around, it will change in 5-10 minutes. The taxes can be oppressive. They are "feeing" us to death. The price of 93 is still way over $4.00 a gallon. I am a "gun guy" and even though I'm retired police, the laws are communistic, at best. I could continue, but I believe you get the idea. I need Beepy to push me up the stairs now. So a move to a one floor home, in a stable, warm climate is certainly in order and prescibed by my doctors. I will miss this place, just not the 200" of snow and -15*F cold. -and- we won't even discuss the darters next door. :rolleyes:

[Shaijack]

If you come to Louisiana you can forget the snow. We have most of the other things. Was a great write up.

[Badger]

Okay....I've gotta ask...

we won't even discuss the darters next door.
LOL

[rayjay]

Spell darter forward.

[dakslim]

From an email I received this morning:

Subject: Fw: UPSTATE NEW YORK






Yes, there is a huge state beyond New York City and it is called Upstate New York.

It has some beautiful large cities and is also full of MANY, MANY small towns and abundant farm land which we call Rural New York.

Here is someone's take on "Rural New York" and it's quite accurate.
THE RULES OF RURAL NEW YORK ARE AS FOLLOWS: Listen up City Slickers!



1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.



2. Turn your cap around straight... Your head isn't crooked.



3. Let's get this straight; it's called a 'dirt road' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to
get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way. I drive a pickup truck because I want to.

4. They are cattle. They're live steaks. That's why they smell funny to you. But they smell like money to us.
Get over it. Don't like it? I-90 and I-81 go west and south... Use em.

5. So you have a $60,000 car... We're impressed. We have $250,000 combines... To harvest corn and
soybeans that are driven only 3 weeks a year.

6. So every person in rural New York waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.

7. If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and 3 does are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand.
You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.

8. Yeah, we eat meat, taters and gravy, beans and biscuits, and homemade pie. You really want sushi and caviar?
It's available down at Jim 's bait shop.

9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

10. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.

11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak or chicken. Or, you can order the
Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham and turkey.

12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices...
Salt, pepper, and ketchup. Oh, yeah... We don't care what you folks in Chicago call that stuff you eat... IT AIN'T REAL CHILI !!

13. You bring 'coke' into my house... It better be brown, wet and served over ice.

14. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long blonde hair.

15. Our college and high school football are as important here as the Giants and the Jets and more fun to watch.

16. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards... It spooks the fish.

17. Colleges? We have them all over. We have Cornell University , Ithaca College , Syracuse U. , Colgate, the SUNY system,
Community Colleges, and Voc-techs. They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and Country, and they
still wave to everybody when they come home for the holidays.

18. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump junk ain't music anyway. We don't want to hear it any
more than we want to see your boxers. (Refer back to #1.)

19. Four inches of snow isn't a blizzard... it's a flurry. Drive in it like you got some sense, and DON'T take all our bread,
milk, and eggs off the grocery shelves. This ain't Alaska ! Worst case... You may have to live a whole day without croissants. Anyway.... The pickups with snowplows will have you out the next day.

20. If you've never been here, come visit our friendly folks and enjoy our spectacular scenery... Lakes, farmland,
great fishing and hunting, wineries, museums, lots of history. Take a boat ride on the Erie Canal . Check out
Niagara Falls and the Adirondacks and Catskill Mountains .

21. By the way, if you want to talk to God in New York ... it's a local call.

A true New Yorker will send this on!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY! FROM RURAL NEW YORK WITH LOVE...







I'm only leaving this lovely area due to health issues, otherwise I'd stay as this is all true.

I lived in upstate NY when I lived in Ossining. You live somewhere near the Arctic Circle.:P

[rayjay]

I lived in upstate NY when I lived in Ossining. You live somewhere near the Arctic Circle.:P

Uhn, Sing Sing is downstate. Where did you lock?

[jerrym3]

I used to attend to Xerox Telecommunications planning meetings at a hotel at the northern end of Lake Canandaigua (Finger Lakes area.).

Absolutely gorgeous.

My boss let me rent a car and travel the highways/byways instead of flying out of Newark to Rochester.

Had a new mid 80's Lincoln Mark on one trip.

Nice.

[rayjay]

I used to attend to Xerox Telecommunications planning meetings at a hotel at the northern end of Lake Canandaigua (Finger Lakes area.).

Absolutely gorgeous.

My boss let me rent a car and travel the highways/byways instead of flying out of Newark to Rochester.

Had a new mid 80's Lincoln Mark on one trip.

Nice.

I worked for Xerox in the early - mid 70's before they lost their patents. Webster, Henrietta plants and finally X2. The writing was on the wall so I tested for and became a state university cop. Ultimately rose to Captain. Turned out to be a good move in the long run. I pretty much spent every weekend at Canadaigua Lake, Crystal Beach, family cottage, when I was a kid. As you said, beautiful. Back then you could drink the water right out of a the lake. Many fun memories, especially Roseland and Kershaw Parks.

[jerrym3]

I worked for Xerox in the early - mid 70's before they lost their patents. Webster, Henrietta plants and finally X2. The writing was on the wall so I tested for and became a state university cop. Ultimately rose to Captain. Turned out to be a good move in the long run. I pretty much spent every weekend at Canadaigua Lake, Crystal Beach, family cottage, when I was a kid. As you said, beautiful. Back then you could drink the water right out of a the lake. Many fun memories, especially Roseland and Kershaw Parks.

I worked for an insurance company out of Morristown, NJ, Crum and Forster Inc.

Xerox bought the company when they decided to go into Financial Services.

That didn't work out, so they sold us, the company went through a lot of gyrations, and I then wound up working for PaineWebber, which then became part of UBS Financial Services.

[rayjay]

I worked for an insurance company out of Morristown, NJ, Crum and Forster Inc.

Xerox bought the company when they decided to go into Financial Services.

That didn't work out, so they sold us, the company went through a lot of gyrations, and I then wound up working for PaineWebber, which then became part of UBS Financial Services.

As the finances spin, so go the days of our lives....

[dakslim]

Uhn, Sing Sing is downstate. Where did you lock?

Um, Ossining is "up the river" from the "city." Huh?

[rayjay]

Um, Ossining is "up the river" from the "city." Huh?

Uhm, yea.

Nobody told me about the car insurance rates in SC. I was like are you ^%#*ing kidding me? I "thought" my agent had quoted me like $1,000 to insure all three cars. I was like thats great! Turns out thats just for the MM. What :eek: I pay $1200 a year to fully insure all three here in upstate with normal deductables... I now have to figure out if it will be cheaper to stay a NY resident and pay the out of state property taxes....

Someone who has moved around the country quite a bit told me it pretty much all balances out to be about the same. Just pick where you want to live. I believe he was correct.