Yep. I get it. It's funny that you aren't actually under the influence per say but you have evidence that a drug was in your system. If they could figure out a way to tell that you used alcohol at some point in the last few weeks they could get people on that too. Then they can get a lot more DUI charges. Lol. Sarcasm of course.

I’ve said this before.

No one ever, in the history of the world, has ever said “I need less money”. We need a tough citizenry and government that that has the courage to say “no”.

NYC is self-described as a "City of Neighbourhoods" (NYC.gov).

Youre not describing anything about pittsburgh that's not true for literally any major city on this planet. Name one homogeneous major/big city.

You'll find the same is true for Philly, LA, all of them. It's perhaps arguable that this is more pronounced for East Coast cities than West Coast because of their historic nature, but it's true for every City. Pittsburgh is unique in a lot of ways, but this isn't one of them.

The state can’t do jack shit about the license to carry issue. The problem there is with federal law. The best the state can do is say they’re going to ignore it, but you’d still be breaking the law regardless, and the fed could still theoretically come after all those people (though that’s incredibly unlikely).

The law in PA is very clear. 1ng/ml of THC in your blood = DUI. Actual impairment is irrelevant to the law because of how it’s written.

https://norml.org/laws/drugged-driving/pennsylvania-drugged-driving/?amp

An SC case wouldn’t go anywhere because that’s the lay of the law, and it’s not conflicting with anything in the state constitution. You’re basically SOL, outside of negotiating a better deal.

Some lawmakers have been trying to fix the DUI law, especially for MMJ card holders, but none of them have passed yet.

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Not a lot of love for State College here! Haha

I'm a transplant from a smaller New England town, but have lived here for 15 years now. It's got some unique smaller towns surrounding it like Victorian parts of Bellefonte and Boalsburg that have charm. It's a great combination of larger city options in dining, events at BJC and Penn State athletics, while also retaining a small town feel. You can easily avoid campus and the vast majority of college students if you choose, or you can head down town for a fun night of drinks and music if ya want. Lots of outdoor activities and hiking etc.

For a smaller town, we have one full size hospital and then two smaller ones (Penn Highlands is about to open). And a VA hospital about 40 minutes away in Altoona. (Don't live in Altoona though..)

I'd definitely encourage giving it a visit! I went to school outside of Harrisburg, and while it's got some nice subburbs like Camp Hill and Hershey, it's definitely still a larger city feel.

Unless you're shooting for a fortune 100 company, nobody is gonna balk at a degree from WVU.. Additionally, after being in the workforce for a few years nobody gives a fuck about the school, just that you've got a degree and what your experience is

I went to school in Gettysburg and grew up in State College. Gettysburg area has good proximity to DC and Baltimore, about an hour away depending on traffic. State College is great but you are 2-3 hours away from any other decent size towns. It’s literally surrounded by State Forests.

The university I graduated from constantly asks for alumni donations and cries broke while building new gyms and workout facilities. I can’t have sympathy for businesses that constantly ask for handouts to mitigate their own mismanagement.

This is a terrific summary. Myself, I’m in Lancaster (13 years now after a lifetime in Brooklyn and North Jersey) and I think it makes a credible case for its boast as ‘the coolest small city in America.” I disagree about Pittsburgh. It is sophisticated and urban yet small enough to be low-key about it. It is definitely a city in its look, feel and vibe. I love it.

> the gyms on campus aren't free for students, by the way

I'm sorry, what?

I agree with almost everything in this thread, but that statement is blatantly false. Unless you consider the athletic training complex, but there are like 3 completely open gyms on campus.

Yeah scratching my head a bit on that. I get not wanting to live in Allentown, but the outlying areas are really nice and benefit from proximity to a larger city.

A cheaper place close to Harrisburg is Perry County, check around the Route 11/15 area. That is a main street with many small towns. If OP reads this, you described Perry County pretty well in your list of needs.

Don’t ignore the political culture of the areas you’re considering. Especially the rural areas.

Are u joking. This is why I say it’s not highly regarded. Atlanta metro is in Appalachia LOL.

Erie has lots of healthcare jobs, plenty of state parks nearby, the Allegheny National Forest, a huge lake, and a reasonable cost of living. We lived in NEPA for sixty years but abandoned it because of the Marcellus Shale activity. We have family in Philly and Harrisburg and think that both are expensive and hard to get around. We live within the city limits and like it but rural areas are just a few minutes' drive south. The weather hasn't shocked us, we were at 1600 ft elevation in NEPA and the winters we've experienced in Erie are much easier so far. Pittsburgh is a two-hour drive, Cleveland is about ninety minutes, and Buffalo is just over an hour. There are casinos in all three. Ashtabula, Ohio, a half hour west, has a live poker room, too. We are much closer to Detroit than we are to Philly, it's a big state! Good luck with your search.

OP look into taxes in PA, be aware. Retirement taxed differently etc.

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That’s not true at all? My degree from WVU got me a job right after graduating in Atlanta

I wasn’t trying to put down Pittsburgh. Living in Mohnton, Shillington, Wyomissing, or Exeter Township near Reading will be pretty much the same. Reading City is “a city”, the communities around it are “suburbs” without much in the way of unique flavors.

Shadyside is different from South Side which is different from Homestead which is different from McKees Rocks or Mount Washington, despite all being fairly close to one another and all being “Pittsburgh”. Never mind the spread of suburban communities…McKeesport isn’t like Sewickley or Cranberry.

There is more diversity in the communities of the tighter Pittsburgh area. That is a good thing, but it makes it harder to recommend one area or another.

Temple was like this the whole time I was there. Ripping down and rebuilding.

And whoever designed some of those buildings were out of their mind. When I think back, a ton of the buildings were fire traps.

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Reading schools are awful

Wow, those comments are all over the place. No, you cannot get a DUI for having a card. What will get you the DUI is failing the tests associated with usage. Really the card just protects you from being arrested in PA for possession of what the card gets you.