Gettysburg, have you been there?

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Yes, I was there

87% (7)

No.

12% (1)

Total Votes : 8

(last vote on : 4/8/2010 10:44:00 PM)
(Poll ended: 12/11/2010 12:00:00 AM)

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pahunkboy -> Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 10:11:11 AM)
The place is certainly awesome to visit- I had a good time there. Back then- I was abit irked by the Fast food place and car dealer blocking the view. They now might build a casino. But one made of, gags, stone and wood. In PA casinos have been a dicey issue to say the least. How do you feel about urban encroachment?

mnottertail -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 10:13:40 AM)
I take an urbane outlook.

pahunkboy -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 10:16:42 AM)
The area is more then a battle field. Indeed it was more then I expected.

domiguy -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 10:22:25 AM)
I visited Gettysburg when I was but a domiboy. It was a doozy of a family vacation that took Domidudes from Gettysburg to Hershey to NYC to the Capitol then over to Williamsburg and ended at Virginia Beach. I liked Virginia Beach because the girls were in bikinis. It is the only thing I really remember about the trip except that I saw a black guy with a gun stuck in his waist band on the NYC subway. I got my Domidads attention and pointed at it. My dad quickly grabbed my hand and held it close to his side, I thought he was going to have a heart attack. I thought it was kind of cool.

abrattyprincess -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 11:39:19 AM)
i grew up in PA so i went to Gettysburg several times for class trips. i still have stuff from there! :)

windchymes -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 2:00:07 PM)
I was there when I was 7, so I don't remember it much. But, the commercial district outside the Manassas (or Bull Run, depending on which side you were rooting for) Battlefield Park in northern Virginia, that I happen to live smack in the middle of, is thriving. Name a hotel or restaurant chain and we got one. I think they were a little kinder with the Fredericksburg and Antietam parks...but I'm not positive.

pahunkboy -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 3:46:46 PM)
Wind, for the most part Gettysburg is tastefully done. I was able to explore quite a bit of it a few years back. On the one hand- I like that casinos help the property tax. (yes- even me in another area) on the other hand saturation-- and the bland standardization of everything in America is troubling. Add in the social ills the compulsive gamblers have- and the costs are staggering.

cravesdom -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 4:34:33 PM)
I haven't been there yet, but being in PA now I hope to visit eventually.

pahunkboy -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 4:47:06 PM)
quote: Gettysburg quote: ORIGINAL: cravesdom I haven't been there yet, but being in PA now I hope to visit eventually. I would like to go again. There is also plenty of neat things in the area. OHHH! Welcome to Pennsylvania! :-)

cravesdom -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 4:50:58 PM)
Thank you! I love it here. Even the massive snow this winter didn't scare me away. It was a drastic change from San Antonio though!

pahunkboy -> RE: Gettysburg, have you been there? (4/7/2010 5:00:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: cravesdom Thank you! I love it here. Even the massive snow this winter didn't scare me away. It was a drastic change from San Antonio though! I moved to PA from Chicago in 1988. Best decision I made.... I would move to another part of the state- But unlikely I would move to another state. The winters go in a 20 year cycle- I estimate. we are not due for massive snow for - ? hmmm 7-12 years... not definite- but there is a large cycle to it.

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