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Originally posted by incognitus:
If you like sea food, don't miss Bookbinder's Restaurant. Incognitus, Did we not lament the closing of Bookbinder's a year or so ago, or is that my imagination? Originally posted by Administrator:
Some of the posters have made Camden / Philadelphia sound like the North Pole on a bad day. Pack appropriate gear and go have fun. Philadelphia can be wonderful in the winter. Ray, Listen to John. I've never spent any time in Philly in the winter to speak of, but he (and Domilsean  ) are correct in suggesting that winter there is unlikely to be the type of howling, blizzard-like conditions that are associated with outposts of mankind, like New England :rolleyes: (now winter in the Pennsylvania hill country, which I have experienced, can be an entirely different story  ). In looking back at my travel and auto prep advice, I stick by it, but it's as much precautionary as anything else  . Many years, Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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Thanks for all the advice! I leave this Monday and my wife will join me in two weeks. I am looking forward to eating Ethiopian. I understand there are a couple Ethiopian resturants in Philly.
As far as churches go I think I am going to go to Holy Ghost. If time permits I might find another rite that isn't in Florida or Orthodox Church.
I am staying in Cherry Hill and I am going to by some gloves tomorrow because the high temp is 21F BURRR...
Thanks Again!
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Don't forget to phone th e' Lurker' Ray  I'm sure you will find her most helpful - she's used to kiddies Have a great time Anhelyna
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A Niall, a chara,
Oh, dear. I've not been in Philadelphia for a couple of years (which may explain why I seem deficient in Brotherly Love), but I very vaguely recall something like that about Bookbinder's. Happily, there are other excellent sea-food restaurants in Philadelphia; let's hope they haven't all closed!
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Jersey is not so bad and neither is Philly. The weather is not bad either. This much different than I imaged. Holy Ghost is great Church and the people are friendly. All and all things are not so bad. There are a lot stuff to do and the resturants are awesome. Not this coming week but next week I am going to travel to D.C. and will be going to Church at: Kidane-Mehret Ge\'ez Rite Catholic Church Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. [ catholic-forum.com] I will take some pictures of the church and maybe Liturgy. Ethiopian Liturgy should be interesting.
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Ray, Glad things are going well. The gloves were a definite plus - good thing you thought of them, since none of us had the sense to include those in our advice to you  . You will find Kidane-Meheret beautiful and fascinating. Be prepared for a long Liturgy though. Many years, Neil
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As Bob said, don't accelerate if you go into a slide and, as always, regain control by steering into
the direction of a skid, rather than fighting to pull out of it before you have control of the vehicle.
Probably the undoing of those unfamiliar with winter driving is "black ice", ice that isn't apparent in
contrast to the asphalt or which appears to be merely a wet spot. At the first indication of it, or if you
suspect that it's about, use even more caution.
Keep both hands on the wheel. Remember that, as the signs will tell you, the surfaces of ramps and
bridges invariably freeze sooner than the road pavement. I wouldn't worry too much, here in the North, the roads are cleaned very quickly. Do be careful though when you see a wet spot on the road. It can be 'black ice'. The one thing I will contribute though, (and this is from someone that has driven on a foot of snow many times in her youth, (NYC never concerned itself with cleaning side streets), is keep far, far away from everything and everyone. You don't want to skid and hit somebody, nor hit another car or lamp post. Use your horn to scare people away. But then again, today the streets are much cleaner than in the past. The most important thing though, is hold the steering wheel 'loosly', so that you don't automatically jerk it in the opposite direction when you skid. You want to go with the skid. Then again, if your car has the right brakes, don't worry. It's not a bad idea to have a shovel and some salt in the trunk, as well as an ice scraper. Also, keep a wool blanket in the car, just in case it starts snowing and you are stuck somewhere. Zenovia, who always has to put in her two cents.
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