Timmy's States

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah. Maybe extend the western part of it a little further north to take in Saratoga and the Mohawk Valley.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah.

With Fairfield? Gotcha.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah.

With Fairfield? Gotcha.

Fairfield definitely belongs in New York.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah.

With Fairfield? Gotcha.

Fairfield definitely belongs in New York.

Ok. Thanks for your input.
What do you think about Adams and Kennebec?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah.

With Fairfield? Gotcha.

Fairfield definitely belongs in New York.

Ok. Thanks for your input.
What do you think about Adams and Kennebec?

Adams and Kennebec work well as they are, actually. Thinking further, though, yeah, maybe move Saratoga, Schenectady, Montgomery, and Fulton from Kennebec to Hudson.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah.

With Fairfield? Gotcha.

Fairfield definitely belongs in New York.

Ok. Thanks for your input.
What do you think about Adams and Kennebec?

Adams and Kennebec work very well as they are, actually.

Do you think Susquehanna extends too far east? Should Hudson pick up Pike County and Sussex County?

[Bismarck]

Ah this map just barely forces me to pay out of state tuition. Sad!

[Clark Kent]

I'd make Hudson a lot smaller and merge it with New York City, effectively becoming the NY metro area.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah.

With Fairfield? Gotcha.

Fairfield definitely belongs in New York.

Ok. Thanks for your input.
What do you think about Adams and Kennebec?

Adams and Kennebec work very well as they are, actually.

Do you think Susquehanna extends too far east? Should Hudson pick up Pike County and Sussex County?

I think the Susquehanna-Hudson border is fine as it is.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

As a Western Mass native, I actually really like the concept of a Connecticut Valley-to-Hudson Valley state--perhaps with Springfield and Albany as joint capitals, if you wanted to go really outside the box--but I agree that Hudson as you have it extends too far south.

Hmm, so keep it the way it is and put Westchester, Rockland, and possibly Fairfield in New York?

That'd be my vote, yeah.

With Fairfield? Gotcha.

Fairfield definitely belongs in New York.

Ok. Thanks for your input.
What do you think about Adams and Kennebec?

Adams and Kennebec work very well as they are, actually.

Do you think Susquehanna extends too far east? Should Hudson pick up Pike County and Sussex County?

I think the Susquehanna-Hudson border is fine as it is.

Your proposals are to be adopted.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

Again, adopted.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

Again, adopted.

Sorry, not trying to be pissy; it's just that when I suggested this above I did it as an edit to a post that you'd already read and quoted. Not trying to come off as pompous or bossy.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

Again, adopted.

Sorry, not trying to be pissy; it's just that when I suggested this above I did it as an edit to a post that you'd already read and quoted. Not trying to come off as pompous or bossy.

You didn't come across as that. No apologies needed.
Do you suggest any more changes at all to the New England states here? Checking to be sure.

[jimrtex]

You have split Amarillo and Midland-Odessa. I'd extend Texas to include the Little Texas area of New Mexico. I'd also redeem Greer County to Texas.

Terrell belongs with the rest of the Trans-Pecos.

I'd move Madison, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Gonzales, DeWitt, Karnes, and Bee to Houston.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

You have split Amarillo and Midland-Odessa. I'd extend Texas to include the Little Texas area of New Mexico. I'd also redeem Greer County to Texas.

Terrell belongs with the rest of the Trans-Pecos.

I'd move Madison, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Gonzales, DeWitt, Karnes, and Bee to Houston.

Would Texas border Mexico in this arrangement?

[Antonio the Sixth]

I think you could add Monterey, San Benito, Mendocino and Lake counties into Oso, to make Secoya more cohesive.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

Again, adopted.

Sorry, not trying to be pissy; it's just that when I suggested this above I did it as an edit to a post that you'd already read and quoted. Not trying to come off as pompous or bossy.

You didn't come across as that. No apologies needed.
Do you suggest any more changes at all to the New England states here? Checking to be sure.

Nope! Just move those four counties into Hudson and I think you're good.

Oh, and possibly rename the state 'Taconic' because the Taconic Mountains are a more geographically central feature and the New Englander side of the state would be happier with that name (since they're not uniquely associated with either New York or New England).

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

Again, adopted.

Sorry, not trying to be pissy; it's just that when I suggested this above I did it as an edit to a post that you'd already read and quoted. Not trying to come off as pompous or bossy.

You didn't come across as that. No apologies needed.
Do you suggest any more changes at all to the New England states here? Checking to be sure.

Oh, and possibly rename the state 'Taconic' because the Taconic Mountains are a more geographically central feature and the New Englander side of the state would be happier with that name (since they're not uniquely associated with either New York or New England).

Why the use of possibly?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

Again, adopted.

Sorry, not trying to be pissy; it's just that when I suggested this above I did it as an edit to a post that you'd already read and quoted. Not trying to come off as pompous or bossy.

You didn't come across as that. No apologies needed.
Do you suggest any more changes at all to the New England states here? Checking to be sure.

Oh, and possibly rename the state 'Taconic' because the Taconic Mountains are a more geographically central feature and the New Englander side of the state would be happier with that name (since they're not uniquely associated with either New York or New England).

Why the use of possibly?

Mostly I'm unsure because the Taconics simply aren't as well-known a feature as the Hudson, so the name has less 'gravitas'.

[Mr. Smith]

Rockbridge/Lexington I.C./Buena Vista I.C., Botetourt  VA should be in Allegheny...also Roanoke is not actually in Roanoke in this map.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Again, I'd move Saratoga/Schenectady/Montgomery/Fulton to Hudson.

Again, adopted.

Sorry, not trying to be pissy; it's just that when I suggested this above I did it as an edit to a post that you'd already read and quoted. Not trying to come off as pompous or bossy.

You didn't come across as that. No apologies needed.
Do you suggest any more changes at all to the New England states here? Checking to be sure.

Oh, and possibly rename the state 'Taconic' because the Taconic Mountains are a more geographically central feature and the New Englander side of the state would be happier with that name (since they're not uniquely associated with either New York or New England).

Why the use of possibly?

Mostly I'm unsure because the Taconics simply aren't as well-known a feature as the Hudson, so the name has less 'gravitas'.

So Kennebec is just as good a name as Taconic, because of the gap in name recognition?