Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania
[deleted] t1_j9v3o3q wrote
Reply to comment by Poconosmax in Changes to SNAP will impact nearly 2M Pennsylvanians by byndrsn
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Optimal_Spend779 t1_j9v3cxa wrote
Reply to is there a reason why the citizens of Pennsylvania allow utilities to be so high? by Cute_Platypus_5989
Have you lived in a state other than PA? Genuine question.
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PrittedPunes t1_j9v2emp wrote
Reply to comment by malogan82 in Changes to SNAP will impact nearly 2M Pennsylvanians by byndrsn
I mean, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see someone paying for a full cart of drinks with EBT isn't someone 'in need' :. Those buying everyday food and grocery items, yeah, fine, no problem.
vintageideals t1_j9v2d7p wrote
Reply to comment by Bazurkmazurk in Changes to SNAP will impact nearly 2M Pennsylvanians by byndrsn
Yep this is just an anonymous racist saying something that probably never even happened or happened like one time and they’re way over exaggerating and assuming some or most SNAP recipients are some type of person they deem undeserving. Just bigotry, racism, classicism, and they do it anonymously because they know it’s all it is. #keyboardracist
Dry_Presence7112 t1_j9v2bd9 wrote
One question, did we get scammed
linsor1 t1_j9v27ju wrote
Reply to comment by Mobile-Willingness29 in Cat piss smell is driving me fucking insane HELP PLEASE by Mobile-Willingness29
So you live in the same house with your boyfriend and that's where the cats are?
xscumfucx t1_j9v1u5b wrote
Reply to comment by akennelley in Survey on Pennsylvania Dialect (“cot” and “caught”) by pretty_hooligan
Which do you say? I say “crick”.
xscumfucx t1_j9v1qlf wrote
Done!
benjaminbrixton t1_j9v1m4q wrote
What sport is being added for boys to make this Title IX compliant? Or does this make it so?
BrowniesAndMilk1 t1_j9v1imv wrote
Nikil Saval seems like a douche but I for one welcome another day off.
Sailing_Away_From_U t1_j9v1739 wrote
This is like Indian Halloween? The costume party? I saw that on the office
byndrsn OP t1_j9v16v5 wrote
Reply to comment by PrittedPunes in Changes to SNAP will impact nearly 2M Pennsylvanians by byndrsn
>I know I will get downvoted to hell
good thing you came with your alt user account to spew your bigotry then
benjaminbrixton t1_j9v1062 wrote
Reply to comment by defusted in The first mass innoculation of Salk's polio vaccine begins in Pittsburgh in 1954, the children were known as the polio pioneers. The vaccine was announced to be safe in 1955 by LoneWolfInCyberia
Remember the good old days when doctors wouldn’t wash their hands and mothers died during childbirth or shortly after at an extreme rate?
aust_b t1_j9v0xgv wrote
Reply to comment by Critical_Band5649 in UPMC Williamsport Hospital experiences total power failure by mkkxx
Only been having health problems that require actual regular care and maintenance for 2 years. I’m young so I’m trying to get it under control, might as well switch this early on.
SamuelDoctor t1_j9v0nrs wrote
Reply to comment by signedpants in Cat piss smell is driving me fucking insane HELP PLEASE by Mobile-Willingness29
They're basically telling them to SWAT their next door neighbor. Better hope they don't kick in the wrong door on accident and shoot them in the middle of the night.
enemy_of_your_enema t1_j9v0k3t wrote
Reply to is there a reason why the citizens of Pennsylvania allow utilities to be so high? by Cute_Platypus_5989
The "weather normalization fee" that Philly's gas company and some others charged generated a lot of negative press and an outcry from the PA Office of Consumer Advocate. It's currently under dispute at the PUC. Here's an article from last fall about it.
The companies at Walmart trying to "scam you into changing electric companies" are actually trying to get you to switch electric suppliers. It's usually not a scam, but sometimes it is. Your electric utility only distributes energy, not generates it. By default, the power you get from them they source from power plants at the lowest cost they can get reliable power. You can opt to get your power from another company if you want it to be all renewable or pick another price. You can certainly get cheaper power by shopping around. I've done it. But go to www.papowerswitch.com to see all your options and their terms rather than talking to some salesman at Walmart.
But the overall reason our utilities are too high is that we have old, inefficient housing stock and powerful utilities. Utilities are supposed to be regulated by the PUC, who balances their interests with ratepayer interests, but it's far easier for utilities to influence the PUC commissioners, the Governor who appoints them, and the legislators who confirm them, than it is for us to do that. In other words, regulatory capture.
Atrocious_1 t1_j9v0ikw wrote
As it should be
Atrocious_1 t1_j9v0fca wrote
Reply to comment by Sovereign2142 in Pennsylvania Lawmakers Propose Making Diwali a State Holiday by zorionek0
You spelled 35 days plus holidays wrong
Atrocious_1 t1_j9v07zl wrote
Reply to comment by CoalCrackerKid in Pennsylvania Lawmakers Propose Making Diwali a State Holiday by zorionek0
Or, just not have it be on one arbitrary day, and have it spread out over 3-5.
Critical_Band5649 t1_j9v01rg wrote
Reply to comment by aust_b in UPMC Williamsport Hospital experiences total power failure by mkkxx
Only a year?
My mom refused to take us to Williamsport hospital because they sent her home with a burst appendix. We would make the drive to geisinger if we needed urgent care.
I had a friend win a very large claim against them over 10 years ago for their negligence that led to the death of her child while in labor. Completely made up my mind that I would have my children at Geisinger even though it was so much further away.
akennelley t1_j9v0103 wrote
That's it? One question?
What about "Crick" and "creek"?
hypotenoos t1_j9uzrxn wrote
Reply to comment by Cute_Platypus_5989 in is there a reason why the citizens of Pennsylvania allow utilities to be so high? by Cute_Platypus_5989
Really because a huge chunk of the DOT funds goes to pay for pensions for state employees.
That’s not a corporation.
Also do you think those natural gas rates are higher because of democratic or Republican actions in PA?
The cheapest natural gas isn’t found in blue states, that’s for sure.
ButtBlock t1_j9uzpad wrote
Reply to comment by Ashamed-Reflection-9 in I am tracking and mapping observations of the mysterious odor and residue that is being reported across the Northeast. While most reports are concentrated in NY, I have heard anecdotal reports of the event in PA since the first night the odor cloud rolled in. by Ashamed-Reflection-9
I’m sorry to assume otherwise. Looking back on my previous comment I kind of sound like an asshole. I’m sorry. I’ve just seen sooo many posts talking about the “fallout” from East Palestine. All I was concerned about is that you, like many others, were worried about the disaster in Ohio. But it sounds like that’s not your concern so I was making the wrong assumptions.
Like I said there are lots of pollution sources and the health risks are real. I’ve seen New York Harbor foam, and smelled sulfides in the air in New Jersey. It’s bad, but fortunately more rare these days. Can always use more accountability with industry. Hope you’re able to figure something out about the source. Again my apologizes!
gj13us t1_j9v3oun wrote
Reply to Survey on Pennsylvania Dialect (“cot” and “caught”) by pretty_hooligan
Do you want the zip code where we live now or the zip code where we grew up and learned to talk?