Pennsylvania divides a few ways: Phillies vs. Pirates. Democratic ex-factory towns vs. Republican ex-farming townships. Nittany Lions fans vs. everyone else.
And Wawa vs. Sheetz – though that might be the least bitter rivalry: The state’s two big gas-and-milk, Cokes-and-smokes, Tastykakes-and-store-built sandwich chains try not to fight. They’re not like Ford vs. GM. Instead, they have mostly drawn lines and split the land between them. Like Comcast and TimeWarner Cable.
Which you prefer depends on where you were raised:
Wawa is Philly and the Shore from Jersey to Virginia Beach. Also Florida, since last year.
Sheetz is Pittsburgh and the valley highways below the green ridges, all the way to Greensboro, N.C.
I’m a big fan of Sheetz.The stores are clean and they have a wide range of choices.They have a nice display of ready made food and their made to order kitchen is great.On the weekends,I have a 2nd job as a delivery driver and Sheetz is the one place I like to stop to get fuel or something to eat.They are one of the few places that start new workers out at $8.50 to $8.75 an hour.That’s a higher rate than fast food restaurants.