Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania
WookieeSteakIsChewie t1_j8t721p wrote
Reply to comment by Phraenkinstone in The rain today, I don’t trust it, I’m probably just paranoid. by BlaccAtlassStan
You don't believe in wind?
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Reply to comment by Key_Text_169 in The rain today, I don’t trust it, I’m probably just paranoid. by BlaccAtlassStan
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Accurate_Ad_8114 t1_j8t5u1w wrote
Reply to After the train derailment on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania, a lot of chemicals ended up in the atmosphere from a purposeful burn off. I’m wondering if this may lead to acid rain anywhere across our state, today. by putinmaycry
I have been wondering if any of the precipitation gotten since this derailment contains toxicity from the chemicals. It is now starting to rain where I live and hopefully this rain is not toxic as I am somewhat fearing it is.
Tokoyami t1_j8t5tzw wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Governor Shapiro vows to "not issue any execution warrants during my term as Governor". Also urges Assembly to abolish death penalty. by Canopenerdude
If you were wrongfully convicted of raping a child and sitting on death row for it, would you still hold that conviction?
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Because at least 190 innocent people have been executed in the U.S. since 1973.
Key_Text_169 t1_j8t5k03 wrote
Reply to comment by Phraenkinstone in The rain today, I don’t trust it, I’m probably just paranoid. by BlaccAtlassStan
Idk I live just outside of Philly and those clouds yesterday morning looked pretty funky.
TreeMac12 t1_j8t5azg wrote
Reply to comment by Will2428 in Can a landlord send me an Eviction notice by regular postal mail in Philadelphia. by Will2428
>But I have no written agreement
Maybe the letter is the agreement. You have to open it first.
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putinmaycry OP t1_j8t5193 wrote
Reply to comment by AntaresBounder in After the train derailment on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania, a lot of chemicals ended up in the atmosphere from a purposeful burn off. I’m wondering if this may lead to acid rain anywhere across our state, today. by putinmaycry
This was a good read. Thank you. And thank you everyone for your replies. I feel a little more at ease but I will still exercise caution.
AtBat3 t1_j8t4q5u wrote
Reply to comment by Spiritual-Hedgehog-7 in Governor Shapiro vows to "not issue any execution warrants during my term as Governor". Also urges Assembly to abolish death penalty. by Canopenerdude
Go look at how many people have been exonerated after being on death row. Now think about how many actually were put to death because they didn’t get lucky enough to be exonerated. As long as there’s the chance that we are putting innocent people to death, I am against the death penalty.
There’s also the main argument that we shouldn’t be killing people at all no matter what, but I feel my former argument hits home a bit more.
1989throwa t1_j8t4pl7 wrote
So, first off: schools. We just had a landmark legal case about how the legislature funds our school districts. We have a state constitutional right to a "thorough and efficient system of education." The judged ruled that the current system does not meet that standard.
We don't know how this will shake out, but a lot of rural and urban schools could be getting quite a bit more money.
Also, PA's School districts are NOT always county based. We can have a dozen or more districts within a single county. This means that school rivalries extend beyond athletics and go to how well a school is funding the education BECAUSE folks could, in some cases, just move a few houses down and be in a different district. Pennsylvanians also have a tendency to being fiercely defensive of our local control. We make Councils of Governments rather than consolidate Governments, so I have doubts the new school funding method will cause a tidal wave of consolidations because that's just not something we like to do.
That being said, if you still want the kids to go to a Catholic school, you are mostly looking at areas near the Anthracite coal region (Scranton to Pottsville or so) or the region that includes State College, Altoona, and Johnstown (we call ourself the Allegheny region, but that confuses people who think "Allegheny County" which is Pittsburgh).
You could also do the mountains close to the Lehigh Valley or near Harrisburg since there are Catholic schools there as well.
NerdyRedneck45 t1_j8t4l9a wrote
If you’re okay with a 30 minute drive, State College has a catholic school and a few dozen acres a few miles outside of town.
nardlz t1_j8t4ivj wrote
Reply to comment by Critical_Band5649 in Moving to mountain region of PA-Tell me how it is? by gregv64
So, like 20 years ago?
UpsideMeh t1_j8t4de5 wrote
Reply to comment by ChickenGreaseLips in The rain today, I don’t trust it, I’m probably just paranoid. by BlaccAtlassStan
That stuff definitely spread out. And it’s in the Ohio river basin which feeds 8 states including W. Virginia.
NerdyRedneck45 t1_j8t4bgn wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Moving to mountain region of PA-Tell me how it is? by gregv64
This really isn’t hard anywhere north of Harrisburg.
meinkreuz89 t1_j8t492v wrote
What kinda weed you smoking bruh? Must be laced
Spiritual-Hedgehog-7 t1_j8t46gh wrote
Reply to comment by AtBat3 in Governor Shapiro vows to "not issue any execution warrants during my term as Governor". Also urges Assembly to abolish death penalty. by Canopenerdude
Why? Curious to learn both sides.
SuggestAPhotoProject t1_j8t3z4q wrote
Reply to comment by JStevens84 in Governor Shapiro vows to "not issue any execution warrants during my term as Governor". Also urges Assembly to abolish death penalty. by Canopenerdude
Remember when Jesus commanded you to turn the other cheek?
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dude334kds t1_j8t3def wrote
Reply to comment by cutiecat565 in After the train derailment on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania, a lot of chemicals ended up in the atmosphere from a purposeful burn off. I’m wondering if this may lead to acid rain anywhere across our state, today. by putinmaycry
Not from coal burned directly here. Some of the factories in eastern ohio/west virginia utilize coal and the jet stream pushes that east and north. The coal burned in pa the same way moves with the jet stream to jersey and new york. The average ph of rain could vary but it always almost slightly acidic around a 6.5-6.75 on the ph scale without the addition of sulfides to the atmosphere.
dude334kds t1_j8t3d21 wrote
Reply to comment by cutiecat565 in After the train derailment on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania, a lot of chemicals ended up in the atmosphere from a purposeful burn off. I’m wondering if this may lead to acid rain anywhere across our state, today. by putinmaycry
Not from coal burned directly here. Some of the factories in eastern ohio/west virginia utilize coal and the jet stream pushes that east and north. The coal burned in pa the same way moves with the jet stream to jersey and new york. The average ph of rain could vary but it always almost slightly acidic around a 6.5-6.75 on the ph scale without the addition of sulfides to the atmosphere.
eMPereb t1_j8t377p wrote
Reply to comment by cutiecat565 in The rain today, I don’t trust it, I’m probably just paranoid. by BlaccAtlassStan
Yes, yes they are!
AntaresBounder t1_j8t31a4 wrote
SamuelLCompassion t1_j8t2pnn wrote
Reply to Governor Shapiro vows to "not issue any execution warrants during my term as Governor". Also urges Assembly to abolish death penalty. by Canopenerdude
>In 2015, the Justice Department and the FBI formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in an FBI forensic squad overstated forensic hair matches for two decades before the year 2000. Of the 28 forensic examiners testifying to hair matches in a total of 268 trials reviewed, 26 overstated the evidence of forensic hair matches and 95% of the overstatements favored the prosecution. Defendants were sentenced to death in 32 of those 268 cases.
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>The executions of Nathaniel Woods, Dustin Higgs, and Troy Davis have been cited by some as possible cases of wrongful executions.
hardtofindusernames t1_j8t74oq wrote
Reply to Can a landlord send me an Eviction notice by regular postal mail in Philadelphia. by Will2428
Mot an eviction notice cause not time for that yet. But probably a demand to pay rent. they’re probably sending it certified mail, return receipt requested. Even if you don’t open it, they’re going to have proof that it was delivered which covers them as far as their responsibility goes as far as I know.