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Old Posted Aug 19, 2015, 8:39 PM
Londonee Londonee is offline
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Originally Posted by Cro Burnham View Post
That's an amazing story. Pretty much captures the Philadelphia blue collar mentality.
It's not a Philly-only thing - it's a post-war mentality. Nassau County Long Island is full of about 1 million people, many of whom WWII vets, who fled the city in the 50s for greener pastures and to worship at the alter of the automobile