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[Chris Hedemark <chris AT yonderway.com>]

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On Thursday, December 19, 2002, at 11:23 PM, Thomas Beckett wrote:

> 	I'm really sorry to hear such bleak news.  And I'm sorry we'll be 
> losing you to <gag> Philadelphia.

Actually, it's where I am originally from.  I've only been in NC for 7 
years.  But it is a much larger job market and they don't seem to be 
pinched quite as badly.  Plus the dynamics of getting a job seem to 
move much faster there.  The process that I have been in with BB&T has 
gone on for what seems like a couple of months now (have to double 
check) and they still don't know what they want.  After four interviews 
and coming out on top of all the other candidates, they are still 
indecisive.  Actually the last company I interviewed with before BB&T 
turned out much the same way (I came out on top but they are still 
looking anyway).  In Philadelphia I would typically score a job offer 
before leaving the first interview, and start working within a week.

> Let us all know if you need help with anything.

I'll probably have a lot of stuff to sell (furniture, computer stuff, 
etc)... if it isn't off topic I'd like to post a list when the time 
comes.

> And hang in there.
>
> TaB
>
> P.S.  I gagged too soon, perhaps.  Philadelphia has at least one 
> redeeming quality, that of its greatest delicacy, the Cheesesteak.

I count at least four.  First spelling for each is a phonetic guide to 
pronouncing these words like a "Fluffia" (Philadelphia) native.

1. "Cheezdake" (Cheese steak) (which only slightly resembles the 
sandwich of the same name served at some mall joints here)
2. "Soff prezzel" (Soft pretzel) - Everyone there has seen the video of 
the street vendor pissing on the side of the road and going back to 
selling pretzels without washing up but we still eat them anyway.
3. "Tayzdeecakes" (Tastycake) - Far superior to the more universal 
twinky or moon pie.  Few snacks hold a candle to the Butterscotch 
Krimpet.  A couple of gas stations are starting to carry these now, but 
it really is a Philly local thing.
4. "Sgrabble" (Scrapple) - This is made from the meat by-products that 
they wouldn't put in sausage!  It's literally a slurring of the words 
"scrap pile".  You fry it up in a pan and serve it as a breakfast meat. 
 VERY tasty stuff.  Just don't ask how they make it.  This is one of 
the dishes that crossed over from the Pennsylvania Dutch (who aren't 
really dutch at all) community into mainstream society there.

We plan on coming back in a few years if the job market improves.  But 
right now the word of the day is "survival".
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