Jerry Rasmussen says, "For you folks across the sea, Pennsylvania is only two states away [from New York City]... you can drive to Philadelphia in two and a half hours."

While it is true that one must travel through New Jersey if one wants to take the shortest route from New York City to Philadelphia PA, the state of Pennsylvania is not necessarily "two states away" from NYC. If one travels north from NYC and then west, say on interstate 84, one crosses from Orange County NY into Pike County PA without setting foot (or tire) in New Jersey. From that point north, New York state and Pennsylvania share a common border.

So, for Jerry to say that PA is two states away from PA... well, that's just plain insular!! *BG*

SharonA, native insular Pennsylvanian