We ate lunch at Garfield's today in the Stroud mall for the first time and I must say it was actually a rather fun and relaxing experience. Eating out anywhere is a rare occasion for us, at least when we bring our 4 y/o son because he's one ball of energy that doesn't stop and confiding our child to sitting still for 45 minutes never seems to go over too well. Its … [Read more...]
191 and Main Street in Stroudsburg
The intersection at 191 and Main Street in Stroudsburg is just waiting for an accident - although I'm sure there have been plenty in the past but the question is how many or how severe do they need to be for changes to be made. If you're not familiar with that intersection its a 4 way intersection with a light but is not a perfect crossroad which can make any intersection … [Read more...]
Power Outage
Last night was fun(I'm saying that sarcasticly but I'm sure its not coming across that well in text form). We had some scattered thunderstorms roll through the area last night with intense rain and high winds - fortunately or unfortunately for us all we got was a slight drizzle. The fortunate part was that we avoided any potential damage, the unfortunate part was that our … [Read more...]
Unseasonably hot, Pocono 500, Gas $3.99
Unseasonably hot Just as we were settling into delightful spring weather we were slapped with 94+ degree heat today and the same is to be expected for tomorrow. If there's one thing that irks me about Pocono weather(although I'm sure its not uncommon in other areas of the country) is the ocassional drastic changes in the weather. It never fails that each spring as you … [Read more...]
2008 Gas prices in the Poconos
But first a quick weather update - it had been beautiful the past couple of weeks hovering in the high 70s, this week though, and supposedly for the next few days, its been getting down into the low 40s with pretty much full time rain. The silver lining is that this weekend looks to be clear and sunny getting up to about 80 so rest assured the dreary weather will pass … [Read more...]