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Dredly t1_izcmbth wrote

I would like to counter with... who?

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you mean our river? what if it was bigger? I assume Easton would flood again...

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SSFx93 t1_izcncyh wrote

Plot twist, the northern section of Delaware was Pennsylvania at first.

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ForeverSquirrelled42 t1_izcnth0 wrote

Replying to Dredly (#882,551)

The state of Delaware. As far as Easton is concerned, it’ll never see an end to the floods. All it takes is one hard winter and the Free Bridge is getting pelted with houses and debris like usual.

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qrpc t1_izcnzge wrote

We already kicked Connecticut's ass in a war. Delaware better not get cocky.

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cutiecat565 t1_izcpbf3 wrote

I'm ok with someone else taking York.

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jmdunkle t1_izcq089 wrote

Delaware is all old people. They try to any part of PA, they're gonna get batteries whipped at them

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Nacho_Biznez t1_izcsjif wrote

I say we trade York for Wilmington and call it a day...

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SomeOtherOrder t1_izct3b5 wrote

Delaware can just take Delco, we won’t miss it.

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Pincerston t1_izctfet wrote

There are a hell of a lot of gun owners in the territory they’re trying to seize…

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UnKnOwN769 t1_izcthp7 wrote

We could just annex Delaware and nobody would even notice

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LakeSun t1_izcvum6 wrote

Well, the flood map of Delaware will surely get bigger, soon.

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carrotheadginger t1_izcw348 wrote

Imagine telling people you live in Delaware… 💀

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Ctfwest t1_izcwkf6 wrote

Naaa, they can have York.

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Physeters t1_izcxa1c wrote

Eh, who cares about York & Adams counties anyway.

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Ct-5736-Bladez t1_izcxrw8 wrote

I don’t want to be apart of Delaware. They can have York though

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hardboiledgreg_92 t1_izcxs35 wrote

I live in the area that would be taken by Delaware and I love Pa but I love no sales tax more. I’m down for this to happen.

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JAK3CAL t1_izczuws wrote

Delaware? More like DelaWHERE

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thisoldbroad t1_izd1c1p wrote

They can have Marcus Hook. They're used to drinking Dupont water, so it won't be much of a stretch.

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SMOSER66 t1_izd1oc8 wrote

Jeez what's the hate for York? I live here.

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1989throwa t1_izd2wze wrote

York County? Eh? But they better keep their grubby little paws off of Cumberland and Adams

But if we give them York County to be an exclave we should keep Dillsburg and a two and a half mile strip of land parallel to the Susquehanna

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McCooms t1_izd566p wrote

Replying to samisbeast (#883,312)

I know someone from York. She says a lot of the problems come from the people fleeing Baltimore to York, and how it contrasts oddly with the “I’m from PA but fly a confederate flag” crowd.

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dreexel_dragoon t1_izd57er wrote

The only reasonable response would be to occupy and annex Wilmington

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internetonsetadd t1_izdj2p2 wrote

Replying to Brilliant-Set3119 (#883,047)

Food scene here is more crime scene. Mexitaly's chimichanga, for instance: what if we put burrito ingredients in something that eats like a bread bowl? It's also gotta be said York people, Roburrito's sucks. It's well put together but flavorless. Cracker Barrel levels of bland. Jalapenos in Shrewsbury is legit though. There's some good stuff but wading through the bad is a true displeasure.

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Super_C_Complex t1_izdox1v wrote

Replying to internetonsetadd (#884,009)

I'm sorry. But that's all Mexican places that aren't the legit Mexican places. The holes in the wall are where it's at. You're acting like Qdoba should be gourmet.

And the food scene in York is not bad at all. In the city you have the left bank, Roosevelts, and the central market.

In the rest of the county you have so many options.

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h3mip3nultim4te t1_izdqul1 wrote

Iirc PA previously owned all of Delaware and had at least an arguable claim to most of Maryland past Baltimore.

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Eisernes t1_izdrqww wrote

If Delaware got absorbed by Maryland, no one would even notice. It's the forgotten state. No one cares about Delaware. Does anyone even live in Delaware? I have been there for work and it seemed like everyone lived in New Jersey or Maryland and commuted.

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Allemaengel t1_izdtg1e wrote

Bring it. The invading Delawareans will fall into our potholes.

Gets rid of the invaders and fills in the holes that PennDOT won't. Two problems solved, lol.

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Platinum_Blonde t1_izdxoeq wrote

Honestly it wouldn’t be bad to have some DART buses up our way is all I take from this.

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Legal-Ad7793 t1_izdy0gw wrote

The Wilmington circle has me cracking up.

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SH01-DD t1_izdyth9 wrote

Well, if I could also have Delaware's income and property taxes too, I'm sold.

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jwinterm t1_izdz7ox wrote

Replying to ratmoustache (#884,369)

There are two creeks that run through northern Delaware: one with a big state park named after it (white clay creek) and one with a school district named after it (red clay creek).

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AskMoreQuestionsOk t1_ize1i9l wrote

Replying to Eisernes (#884,250)

That explains some of the bridge traffic. Delaware is mostly agricultural, except up in Wilmington and near the Base in Dover. I’ve heard of people commuting to NYC, which I think is crazy, but you can get something very affordable and still get into Philly in an hour. Which means you can have a cheaper cost of living and a higher paying salary if that’s what you want to do.

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Itsshrovetuesday t1_ize271u wrote

Replying to ratmoustache (#884,376)

My wife is from Delaware. I lived there for 7 years before moving back to PA. It has a few perks like low property taxes, no sales tax, and beaches. But it has become to massively over populated in Northern DE, traffic is absolutely horrid practically all the time. The beaches have become even more touristy than I remember too.

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ratmoustache t1_ize2qlh wrote

Replying to Itsshrovetuesday (#884,701)

I actually like Delaware. I believe everything you said to be true, I just mean it’s a small state and very seldom do I meet anyone originally from there. My man lives there now but he’s from Lanc

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89GTAWS6 t1_ize3l14 wrote

Replying to McCooms (#883,470)

I'd be willing to bet that 80% of the residents of southern York County are 1 generation or less moved here from Baltimore (and consequently doubled the school taxes for everyone, which they constantly bitch about now). So awesome having an older modest home where you pay $1500 in property taxes and an additional $4500 in school tax annually, where it was about a third of that 15 years ago.

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Irish_Blond_1964 t1_ize4660 wrote

Don’t worry the next king high tide will flood most of Delaware and take the inhabitants out to sea….if we are lucky.

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Alfa505 t1_ize4qez wrote

They can have Philly for free

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Laniraa t1_ize50gm wrote

Okay but theyre taking York, I think we can let them have it

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CarbonGod t1_ize545e wrote

Yeah no, they can have York County.

They are pissed off they get Baltimore though.

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danimalanimal2487 t1_ize6c6w wrote

Ohio will gladly send it's finest aliens to help defend Pennsylvania

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-Vogie- t1_ize6zy7 wrote

They used to be the Alabama of "State size by square miles" chart.

I mean, they still are, but used to be, too

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randomnighmare t1_ize806b wrote

Replying to Mor_Tearach (#884,682)

Virginia claimed that it was there and Jefferson when he was Virginia's governor sent some of his militia into PA. They were captured and a note was found from Jefferson that ended, "destroy this message".

What to be careful though is NY. They maybe a bit salty losing Erie.

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WolfKing542 t1_ize8oat wrote

From Delaware, we're gonna shove a corn cob up your ass, so watch your back...

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Or0b0ur0s t1_ize8ruy wrote

Couldn't they come just a LITTLE further northeast? I wouldn't want to have to move to York...

I think you're all missing the upsides. No more PennDOT, for one. I'd be surprised if DE's tax structure was more regressive or unfair than ours, simply because that's such a high bar in the first place.

Their minimum wage is amost 50% higher than ours, an on track to be $15 by 2025 (not that this is in any way sufficient or remotely close to what it should be, but it's a hell of a lot closer than $7.25 and no plans to ever touch it again). This, naturally, raises all other wages in Delaware as well.

Local pride is one thing, but if I had the chance to live under a saner, fair-er, less-Republican state government, earn more and be taxed less (and have those taxes I do pay be used for something besides corruption once in a blue moon), I'd take it in a heartbeat.

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Libsoccer20 t1_ize97vl wrote

Imma be honest .. They can have York.

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kaighr t1_izeacc3 wrote

Hell nah they can have York 🤣🤣

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djarvis77 t1_izeb7vy wrote

Replying to fallowcentury (#884,568)

If Eastern PA annexed DE they would immediately stop being the US tax haven cuz of PA tax law.

In reality, DE and South Eastern PA (the Philly & Metro counties including Chester, Lancaster, Berks, Bucks, & Mont) have much much more in common with each other than they do with Western PA. It would actually be a decent match up. Leaving Western PA to do it's far right wing whatever.

Then Pittsburgh/SWPA could return to West Virginia like they were gonna do.

The Philly/DE combination could have their weed, abortion, gun laws, public transit and city life plus the beaches. Maybe even offset some of the high philly taxes with the no tax DE laws. West Virginia would probably elect better leadership and have a stronger economy. Pennsyltucky/WestNY would be able to have their low tax, no weed, mandatory gun, corporate controlled, maga dream land.

Really it would be a win for everyone.

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Itsshrovetuesday t1_izec9x0 wrote

Replying to ratmoustache (#884,728)

Yeah it definitely feels rare to meet people who were born and raised there. I even worked in DE for over 10 years and most people I worked with were also transplants who moved there from some other state.

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Lostscribe007 t1_izecrgj wrote

I know building walls is so 2016 but that's what I would do to stop the Delaware horde. They can take their tax free products and shove it!

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Patiod t1_izedwd8 wrote

Replying to UnKnOwN769 (#882,930)

Way back in prehistory I was calling my employer's marketing dept to have something shipped to the Dover Mall.

"I don't think Fed Ex ships to Dover" (like I said, pre-history)

"It's the state capitol, of course they ship there"

"State capitol? Of what?"

"Uh, Delaware?"

"What state is Delaware in?"

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rouxcifer4 t1_izee3gv wrote

Replying to Itsshrovetuesday (#884,701)

I grew up in southern Delaware, moved to pa with family in 2012. It’s so sad going back now to visit friends, just every single patch of woods or field has been turned into a housing development. The traffic is also horrible.

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Patiod t1_izee7jk wrote

Replying to djarvis77 (#885,247)

This is the solution. Clearly.

And we'd have to relegate my alma mater Penn State to Pennsyltucky, but once I saw people wearing "Penn State cammo" to games, I had already resigned myself to that.

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Patiod t1_izeejuc wrote

Replying to CarbonGod (#884,900)

And yet they don't do without decent government, like so many low-tax/no income tax states.

My friend's kid had a slight developmental delay and damn, did Delaware get on that, with an army of people doing assessments, speech therapy - the works. So low taxes AND relatively strong govt services, thanks to the credit card companies.

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Antique_Pianist_2507 t1_izeft94 wrote

Replying to Allemaengel (#884,308)

Born and raised Delmarva. Moved to PA and learned to drive. Destroyed my first car’s axle on a pothole. Invading Delaware soldiers will 100% have logistical supply issues due to impassable PA roads, which the locals learned to navigate and will continue to commute over during the conflict.

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Benanov t1_izeg7r9 wrote

Replying to Eisernes (#884,250)

I remember driving in Northern Delaware and finding one of those blue historic point of interest signs that said "This is the Highest Point in Delaware"

You know some states get mountains or interesting landmarks, Delware's is just...a hill on a street.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_izegi5e wrote

Replying to Super_C_Complex (#884,189)

yeah. dude reads like someone who grew up there and is so desperate to get out that they are blinded to what the area offers by what they think other areas offer more of...

ive lived in about 7 different states, from big cities to small towns, and york has a pretty impressive food/downtown scene. ive been to a few shows out that way when i lived in philly, and every time we went out there, we were impressed by the food options. like. no shit, its not philly. but for its size its not devoid of culture.

i also lived in reading for a while... pretty much the heart of authentic mexican food in the region... and roburrito is fucking legit. ohh... im sorry. they dont have $1 tacos de cachete. turns out you can have mexican joints that arent authentic. its called variety.

(i also dont want to blow the guys mind and tell him that their are also authentic mexican places down there.)

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glitch83 t1_izeiccy wrote

Wasn’t Delaware the first state? Maybe I’m kinda subby and picky- wouldn’t allow a lot of states to take territory but Delaware. 😏

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Jaylon_Wennings t1_izeiltj wrote

Replying to Saltine_Machine (#884,248)

Delawarean here, actually you did. I think you wanted the 3 Delaware counties for access to ports and rights to the Delaware river, but the citizens of Delaware felt they had already established a culture and didn’t want to be a part of PA.

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djarvis77 t1_izejgn9 wrote

Replying to Patiod (#885,420)

The new Pennsyltucky WNY state school would probably be a two year trade school group. Probably for-profit "trump-u" type. Hell, idk if they would even want public grade-high school anymore. May just be all homeschool.

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IamSauerKraut t1_izelglr wrote

Delaware can keep Franklin County and far southern Adams and York, but we keep everything from Gettysburg north.

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DazeDan t1_izeo2bo wrote

Better question: what if delaware didnt exist ?

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heili t1_izeol1s wrote

Replying to Mor_Tearach (#884,682)

Parts of it were Virginia until an agreement in 1779 that extended the Mason-Dixon line to a fixed point 5 degrees west of the Delaware River and drew Pennsylvania's western border as a true north-south straight line rather than a tracing of the course of the Delaware. This was done to compensate Pennsylvania for territory that it ceded between the Mason-Dixon line and the 39th parallel.

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C4bl3Fl4m3 t1_izeotb5 wrote

Call me a traitor but as a born & raised Pennamite who has lived my adult life in MD and VA... I've long thought the whole Delmarva peninsula should just be Delaware.

But, uh, keep your hands off the rest.

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66Siege t1_izet6hh wrote

God forbid they give Jersey any ideas….South Park warned us about that shit

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Away-Plant-8989 t1_izettec wrote

I think we should shake things up a bit and allow like a two week total war style warring states period. Maybe make some new states? Finally absorb Maryland

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HighOnGrandCocaine t1_izevtyl wrote

Damn, you guy like to pour gasoline on the bonfire, I mean I'm pretty much responsible for this whole thing starting soo might as well.

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hladzuk t1_izezk5u wrote

Give them delco and call it a day

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duskhelm2595 t1_izf5i9l wrote

Well I'm originally from DE, so I feel torn about this.

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hedgerow_hank t1_izfeqi1 wrote

Had you chance in 1787. Fucked it up then. No do-overs.

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rouxcifer4 t1_izfhmbc wrote

Replying to NSlocal (#887,593)

A lot of people I know who were born and raised there are also leaving and moving to Maryland or to the western side of Delaware due to the prices too. They aren’t building 200-250k homes, it’s all 450k+ McMansions. I look up homes for sale sometimes and I could never afford to live in the area I grew up in, and we were not rich lol

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vogelsyn t1_izfk0hq wrote

1st state since PA was gonna own them 3 counties.

and that weird 12 mile circle.

I grew up in NJ, well.. actually it was delaware.

this plan will never work. can't have THAT MANY tax cuts n corp breaks for all those cities. and the highway tolls. York toO?? no damn way. save the white rose city. and the amish red rose city lancaster.

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Ham_Ahoy t1_izfndiv wrote

Rise up Pennamites! Take back our coastline from hated Delaware!

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NSlocal t1_izfsvxi wrote

Replying to rouxcifer4 (#887,629)

The development in Bridgeville where 404 and Rt 13 come together, I remember when that was just woods and fields. Who the hell even wants to live that far inland? It takes an hour to get to the beach in summer traffic from Bridgeville.

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juddasjanni t1_izfywjt wrote

Anyways, PA you know Chadds Ford, Glen Mills and the brandywine valley belongs to Delaware…

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ISwearImKarl t1_izfzl1d wrote

It's MD you should worry about.

I like to call it west Delaware. Stay out of the city, and DE is really nice.

Let's talk about how Marylanders are always driving across the border because that's where all the fun shit is.

Although, Delaware drivers are ass...

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ISwearImKarl t1_izfzyfr wrote

Replying to Antique_Pianist_2507 (#885,522)

Had to go to Philly some time ago.. Bro, I think it's I495, but that shit was a roller coaster.

It really hurt to see a highway like that... PA backroads? Whatever. They're basically speed bumps. But there's no reason that interstate should be so fucked.

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Themayorofawesome t1_izg0b12 wrote

This map is highly inaccurate, nowhere is Philly mentioned on it. If you take York you gotta take Philly too

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Antique_Pianist_2507 t1_izg0wkh wrote

Replying to ISwearImKarl (#888,618)

Dude we moved to GA and the town we lived in first barely had any deer. Then we moved a couple towns over, got more land. Now we see 5+ a day on the property. Even though they are the same type as up north, they just don't act as crazy as the ones in PA. In 7 years here I haven't had a close call with a deer, but in PA it was 2-3 a week with a full on impact twice.

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internetonsetadd t1_izg1zcz wrote

Replying to ho_merjpimpson (#885,557)

I grew up in Montco and Philly. I've lived in York County for a few years. I love it here, but I've learned I can't count on reviews to find good food. I'm not particularly picky, my take isn't a foodie's perspective at all. A lot of what I've tried simply wasn't good. That doesn't mean there isn't good food here.

The modern burrito originated in San Francisco, so I wasn't looking for "authentic" Mexican, just a good burrito. Roburrito's isn't it.

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VenomB t1_izg3g82 wrote

idk, their sales tax IS attractive..

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ISwearImKarl t1_izg5h6x wrote

Replying to Antique_Pianist_2507 (#888,661)

Never hit a deer, not even in PA. I remember back after I graduated, I was driving this shitty truck to work. It would stall out while driving 70mph. I had to turn it off and back on while driving. Lights would turn off and everything. Plus, it was winter so we had them North western PA snow falls. The deer would always jump in front of me while driving that road, and once while I stalled out.

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MR422 t1_izgc1vs wrote

TFW you’re on both Pennsylvania and Delaware subreddits.

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DancesWithCybermen t1_izghe4v wrote

But we're going to abolish your sales tax and slash your property taxes! 😃

And you'll be able to invest in black license plates.

Win-win!

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