I’ve been pumping my own for years...and years...and years....here in Upstate New York.
Off topic, but, why does only New York use “up state”? Where does that come from and why don’t other states use the term. In California we just say, “I’m from Northern California.”, to show that we’re not liberal douchebags. (But there are loads of pockets of hippie enclaves and weirdos all over the north in California too.) in general, stereotypically, we’re considered good if we live in Placer County and above. At least that’s my impression.