Looking at moving to PA area...
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Flyin Ryan
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Re: Looking at moving to PA area...
research where at in Reading a little because there is some parts that aren't safe
research where at in Reading a little because there is some parts that aren't safe
92 Ty 1173
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Re: Looking at moving to PA area...
Where at in Reading? I'm just north of Reading. Yes the Grove is just below here, along with plenty of other tracks within an hour or two. Your @ 45 min outside of Philly and there's always something to do there. Also there are some good meets put together by the NASTE guys, dyno time, track time, Hooters...
Where at in Reading? I'm just north of Reading. Yes the Grove is just below here, along with plenty of other tracks within an hour or two. Your @ 45 min outside of Philly and there's always something to do there. Also there are some good meets put together by the NASTE guys, dyno time, track time, Hooters...
Re: Looking at moving to PA area...
Well I am not exactly sure where in Reading the company is located. I am doing contract work for them right now in Mass. and was offered a full-time job at the corporate office in Reading. I was trying to find out a little about the area. Not sure if I'm gonna take it though. I feel a little out of my element up here in the north...
Well I am not exactly sure where in Reading the company is located. I am doing contract work for them right now in Mass. and was offered a full-time job at the corporate office in Reading. I was trying to find out a little about the area. Not sure if I'm gonna take it though. I feel a little out of my element up here in the north...
ttypewe4jim
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Re: Looking at moving to PA area...
Im about 45 mins from down town reading but I go up to that area just about every weekend my friend lives in gilbertsville. which is maybe 20 miles from there. One thing I will say about reading is whatch what area you goto lol
some arent exactly the greatest area's. There are tons of things to do around there though overall I guess its a nice area
nickw said:
Im about 45 mins from down town reading but I go up to that area just about every weekend my friend lives in gilbertsville. which is maybe 20 miles from there. One thing I will say about reading is whatch what area you goto lol
Double-A
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Yeah, you don't want to live IN Reading unless you're a drug dealer, then it's pretty convenient for you... Otherwise, the Reading area is really a decent place to be. Housing - especially north and west of town - is still rather cheap compared to bigger cities, NJ, etc, and the area was just on "Today" (the nat'l morning show) as one of the top 5 places to move to in the country. They're trying to clean up the city and are making progress, but they still have a ways to go. Conversely, I live 10 minutes outside of town and don't even lock my house/garage - the trouble stays in town.
We have all kinds of shopping in the area, we're 45 mins from HersheyPark and DorneyPark if you have kids, we have a good ECHL hockey team (Royals), arena football team (Express), new minor league basketball team (Railers), and the Reading Phillies always lead the league in attendance. (We've been renamed "Baseballtown". Really.)
You're less than an hour to Philly/Allentown/Lancaster/Harrisburg, 2 hrs to Baltimore or the Jersey shore, less than 3 hrs to NYC. And the Poconos are a bit over an hour if you're a skier/snowboarder. There are a LOT of people moving here to commute to Philly because of our real estate market - a house in Berks County (where Reading is) costs almost half as much as a similar house in Montgomery of Chester counties which are closer to Philly. Houses in Schuylkill County (NW of Berks) are even cheaper.
There's a lot of natural beauty in the area as well, and a huge man-made lake (flood control for Philly) with a beach, bike trails, boating, etc. You can find most anything you want to find in the Reading area - do a Wiki search on Reading if you haven't already.
Let me know if I can do anything for you - be nice to have another local SyTy!
Aaron
Yeah, you don't want to live IN Reading unless you're a drug dealer, then it's pretty convenient for you... Otherwise, the Reading area is really a decent place to be. Housing - especially north and west of town - is still rather cheap compared to bigger cities, NJ, etc, and the area was just on "Today" (the nat'l morning show) as one of the top 5 places to move to in the country. They're trying to clean up the city and are making progress, but they still have a ways to go. Conversely, I live 10 minutes outside of town and don't even lock my house/garage - the trouble stays in town.
We have all kinds of shopping in the area, we're 45 mins from HersheyPark and DorneyPark if you have kids, we have a good ECHL hockey team (Royals), arena football team (Express), new minor league basketball team (Railers), and the Reading Phillies always lead the league in attendance. (We've been renamed "Baseballtown". Really.)
You're less than an hour to Philly/Allentown/Lancaster/Harrisburg, 2 hrs to Baltimore or the Jersey shore, less than 3 hrs to NYC. And the Poconos are a bit over an hour if you're a skier/snowboarder. There are a LOT of people moving here to commute to Philly because of our real estate market - a house in Berks County (where Reading is) costs almost half as much as a similar house in Montgomery of Chester counties which are closer to Philly. Houses in Schuylkill County (NW of Berks) are even cheaper.
There's a lot of natural beauty in the area as well, and a huge man-made lake (flood control for Philly) with a beach, bike trails, boating, etc. You can find most anything you want to find in the Reading area - do a Wiki search on Reading if you haven't already.
Let me know if I can do anything for you - be nice to have another local SyTy!
Aaron
92 Ty 1173
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Re: Looking at moving to PA area...
Damn Aaron your like a Berks county tour guide.... new profession?? Hows the Ty coming? Mines still in the garage, broke. Talk to ya later.
Damn Aaron your like a Berks county tour guide.... new profession?? Hows the Ty coming? Mines still in the garage, broke. Talk to ya later.