Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

BartlettMagic t1_j81fc9b wrote

Reply to bald eagle spotted in Grantville right outside of harrisburg by stoned_hardscaper92

There's one that lives in the woods near my house. It took one of my chickens last year. I still see it cruising over my property looking for more about once a week. It's crazy how common they're getting, when I was a kid it was a pretty big deal to see one, and I still feel that way, even though I've got one that has become a minor nuisance.

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CharacterBrief9121 t1_j81cv3p wrote

Reply to comment by smashmag in Hershey Park - how to get a deal on tickets etc for family? by smashmag

My fiancée just let me know the fb group Hershey Park Season Pass Holders (there are a few and they each have this according to her) they have pinned posts in the group that are for giving away the extra tickets to others. People are always giving them away and if someone posts in search of they are quick to jump on and help hook them up with someone giving some away. Check it out!

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HeyZuesHChrist t1_j81asly wrote

Reply to comment by smashmag in Hershey Park - how to get a deal on tickets etc for family? by smashmag

Knoebels is also a much better option for small kids. I’ve taken my nieces to Hershey Park and Knoebels and it’s not even close.

Knoebels is free admission. You can either pay for tickets for kids to ride or buy an all day pass for the kids for like $15/piece. You will spend far less money and have far more fun. I prefer Knoebels to Hershey Park as an adult.

Edit: As someone else pointed out prices for kids ride all day passes have gone up since I took my nieces in 2021.

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hey_oh_its_io t1_j81afll wrote

Reply to comment by Logan_Holmes in Hershey Park - how to get a deal on tickets etc for family? by smashmag

Turkey Hill gas station also provides “discounted”tickets. If memory serves, when you buy a Hershey park ticket through the park, it’s the evening before the day pass and the day pass so 1.5 days and not strictly a single day. The TH and Giant tickets are discounted because they are strictly a single day ticket.

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MarvelAtTheSky t1_j817pxy wrote

Reply to PA Incentives for going to heat pump water heaters by gullyBo1z

I do home design including Manual J / efficiency calculations as one of my many jobs. My recommendation on a heat pump tanked water heater is really consider if where it needs to be placed has excess/unwanted heat and very good airflow to were the heat comes from.

A heat pump works by pulling heat energy out of the air, which requires another source, usually a furnace in norther climates, to provide more BTU’s to replace it. In the Summer this helps your A/C, but since there is lower heat available in the space it will use its standard ‘backup’ electric resistance heating element, making it into a just standard electric water heater. Also the majority of the heat pumps on tanked heat pump water heaters don’t last very long, only 10 years at most, which is how long many tanked water heaters last anyway, depending on water quality. So even with tax credits and rebates, is there going to really be a return on investment for the heat pump water heater. Heat pump tankless waters make a lot of sense in southern states because they can just go in a garage or outdoor closet and the more moderate climate affords then ample heat energy from the outdoors all year long without the threat of freezing or needing more ambient air heat, but in PA, they are rarely a good investment.

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ieatpotatochips t1_j816eiy wrote

Reply to Parents sue West Shore school district over character building program by polgara_buttercup

> one of the parents asserts to West Shore school officials that her conservative religious values conflict with the Character Strong lessons – which are intended to teach compassion – because “not every human is deserving of my child’s empathy.”

There you go folks. Another example of conservative religious teaching.

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