Scotland is a quaint little village situated in south-central Pennsylvania, and is not to be confused with the country Scotland, which is situated in the northern area of Great Britain. The village of Scotland consists of one gas tank-less gas station, one old post office, a small garage for repairing automobiles, a medium-sized park with three fairly nice baseball fields and a roving stream, and many houses of various ages in various states of repair. Also within the town of Scotland is an abandoned Rutter's, beside which are a laundromat, a pizza shop, and a strange empty-looking shop that seems to sell flies for fishing and insurance for automobiles at alternating times of the year. Across and down the street from this old Rutter's is an equally old - if not older elementary school, which, oddly enough, is called Scotland Elementary. There is also an old brick community center which is right next door to the elementary school. Weekly bingo matches and boy scout meetings are held within the community center, as well as annual elementary school science fairs. Further down the street is a creek that goes from two inches to three feet deep, depending on the amount of rain that the clouds decided to bestow upon us at a given time. Beyond the creek is a man-made pond, which is usually covered in garishly green lily pads, but has a remarkable absence of frogs, toads, and all the other little slimy things that little boys love to crawl around looking for. Just a bit further down the street beyond the creek and the lovely little pond is an old railroad bridge, beyond which is territory claimed by larger yards and farms. The people within that area are supposedly living in Chambersburg, which is a good five miles away, at least. Many of those people consider themselves to be living in Scotland, as it is much nearer. There is a mall on the other side of the village, over the bridge crossing route 81. This mall, surprisingly enough, is called the Chambersburg Mall. Near it are two relatively new stuctures - a hotel and a McDonald's.
<ul>Accomodations
<li> The before-mentioned hotel has an indoor swimming pool, decent food, and keycard-locked doors. 4-star.
<li> If it is a warmer time of the year, then it may be possible to sleep out by the pond, if you do not mind the abundance of duck poop and hard ground. A more advisable place to camp out would be in the park, which has nicely-mown lawns and pavilions, as well as handy barbeques.
<li> If you have a friend in Scotland, it would definitely be more advisable to ask for a bed or sofa or even a floor in their house, as most families in Scotland are fairly friendly and charitable.
<li> If all else fails, you should be able to sleep on the sidewalk.
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<ul>Food
<li> There is a McDonald's near the mall, which provides the usual McDonald's food at the usual price.
<li> Within the mall are several restaurants: Bonanza, Fries Etc., Bavarian Pretzels, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, China Bamboo, Arby's, and several soda and snack machines.
<li> If you have brought along your own food, it may be possible to cook some hot meals at the grills provided at the park.
<li> As a last-ditch effort, you may wish to ask at someone's house for some food and explain yoru circumstances. This is highly unadvisable, however, as it is not only impolite, but some families may not appreciate you intruding upon their privacies and will tell you in no uncertain words that you are not welcome.
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<ul>Entertainment
<li>There is a movie theatre at the mall, which has Sunday matinee discounts. There is also a bookstore, an arcade, a comic store, several music stores, and a sporting-goods store within the mall.
<li>The park is free to enter and has monkey bars and swingsets to play on if you wish to do so. It also has pavilions, a creek for fishing, and three baseball fields.
<li>There are also the usual mischievous entertainments, such as running naked through the streets, toilet-papering houses, making prank phone calls, annoying pets, and spelling obnoxious words with various substances at various places. None of these activities are recommended, as you WOULD be reported and arrested.
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<ul>Transportation
<li>There are no public transportation services, but just outside Scotland, by the mall, is a frequently-traversed highway known as Route 81. It is highly probably that you would be able to thumb a car and hitch a ride to move on. At the very worst, you will end up walking.
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