tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post6496794988705235099..comments2023-09-12T11:12:21.678-04:00Comments on RV'ing: 4-14-12 Saturday (Pa Went To PA)Garrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995228204165767887noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-72063349686945898132012-04-30T18:09:53.857-04:002012-04-30T18:09:53.857-04:00Thanks Joanie!Thanks Joanie!Garrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995228204165767887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-81451618274243548052012-04-30T14:53:34.538-04:002012-04-30T14:53:34.538-04:00I've been very bad about reading blogs for mon...I've been very bad about reading blogs for months now and only just saw this one. I'd be happy to comment. <br /><br />Um... we just do. Because we're too lazy to say Pennsylvania. We also measure distance by time (I'm an hour, not 40 miles northwest of Philly ... too lazy to say Philadelphia too)Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943128638748507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-77303039781926687342012-04-18T06:41:17.871-04:002012-04-18T06:41:17.871-04:00Ahhhh, thanks for the insight. So it's a matt...Ahhhh, thanks for the insight. So it's a matter of importance rather than laziness. Good to know. You have typed the word Massachusetts so many times that now it doesn't look right. Thank goodness for spellcheck.Garrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995228204165767887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-16314676526914537522012-04-18T05:55:36.879-04:002012-04-18T05:55:36.879-04:00Here in "Mass," Garret, we are far too b...Here in "Mass," Garret, we are far too busy and in a rush to say the whole world "Massachusetts," K? We shorten it for all our important locations: Mass Ave (Massachusetts Avenue), the Mass Pike (or just The Pike, for Massachusetts Turnpike, I-90 to the rest of ya) and so on. If the name of a town or neighborhood is too time consuming, we abbreviate that as as well; e.g., "Dorchester" is "Dot" to the locals. Face it, we are important here and we don't have time to waste. So the next time you have to speak to an applicant from The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and they are behaving like a MassHole (yes, that is a real term and you will see lots of bumper stickers proclaiming that the owner of the car is such) just remember that we are The Hub and The Home of the Bean and the Cod and that's just the way it is. Muah!Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949876371473945014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-51005006583875950612012-04-17T06:42:04.320-04:002012-04-17T06:42:04.320-04:00That's actually a cute story!That's actually a cute story!Garrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995228204165767887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-19794768725529362832012-04-17T06:41:29.095-04:002012-04-17T06:41:29.095-04:00She does have really pretty skin...She does have really pretty skin...Garrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995228204165767887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-64569873289783329042012-04-16T08:32:17.394-04:002012-04-16T08:32:17.394-04:00My father is called "Tampa". Why you ask...My father is called "Tampa". Why you ask? Well, I will tell you since you asked. When my son Steven was just learning to talk my parents went to Florida for the winter. He started to ask, Where is Grampa? I answered he with the location, Tampa. He thought I was correcting him and the name stuck forever.Jodienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589621811781423946.post-64480544471694948852012-04-16T07:57:59.760-04:002012-04-16T07:57:59.760-04:00You sure that isn't you? Because it's how ...You sure that isn't you? Because it's how I kinda pictured you...Eternal Lizdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436844959718198383noreply@blogger.com