Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

stblawyer t1_j8xurrs wrote

Governor appoints without restriction. Would Shapiro appoint Fetterman’s wife? I’m not sure why he would. What does he have to gain from that?

Fettermans not going anywhere.

https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/02/09/what-happens-theres-a-vacancy-in-u-s-senate-fetterman-and-casey-health-raises-questions/69888043007/

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bclary59 t1_j8xr8ei wrote

Read an excellent article in readers digest a few years back. Guy went to 50 dentists in 50 different states. His buddy was a dentist and told him he had 1 bad tooth that needed a filling only. Well, this guy got quotes as high as 25K! Dentists told him he needed full mouth repair and everyone was recommending root canals... dentists used to make money with fillings but today's kids have a significant decline in decay due to fluoride in water. There is no governing body to regulate what they charge or oversee their practice. Moral of the story? Get 2nd opinions and if u find a dentist u like and trust, stick with him!

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thepennsyltuckyin t1_j8xqz4g wrote

You may be right, but the fact that residents in that town are saying that it hurts to breathe and people are feeling sick and they maintain the stance that the air and water "is fine" it makes me a little doubtful. Not to mention the smoke from the burn carried into PA because there was wind during the burn. And a few day ago wind apparently picked up PM(particulate matter) from the area and carried that into PA. This is something we have to be mindful of. Chemical spills and burns don't go away just like that. People have the right to question when it looks like they are being lied to.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland19.com/2023/02/15/while-people-slept-early-morning-winds-kicked-up-plume-near-east-palestine-train-derailment-site/%3foutputType=amp

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cowboyjosh2010 t1_j8xmxmh wrote

I'm afraid that if you want to be in the 'mountain region' of PA (I presume you basically just mean the north/north-central part of the state?), you're going to have to contend with fracking wells now and for a long time coming. Honestly you should either find a way to convince yourself that it's okay to live around them, or else just don't live in that type of area.

I can't speak to which towns are good or bad to live in--not really an area of the state that I know well on that level.

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cowboyjosh2010 t1_j8xln4y wrote

Whatever degree of damage could ever be done to Pennsylvania by the plume of smoke and unburned chemical vapors: it's done. The fire has been out for 9 days, and these chemicals are volatile enough that anything which didn't burn has already either offgassed by now, OR is trapped in the soil or the ground water--both of which will affect Ohio, not PA.

There may be damages from airborne contaminants that ought to be compensated, but I highly doubt that airborne damage continues at this point.

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