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fightinforphilly t1_je2g4wj wrote
Reply to comment by vodkaismywater in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
FYI Upstairs Tiki is back in limited capacity!!! Every Tuesday for the last few weeks they’ve been taking over Franklin Mortgage. They’ve hinted at coming back fully, but no news on that yet
dustycase2 t1_je2g2ja wrote
Reply to comment by z7q2 in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
It’s really one of my favorite places in the area.
dustycase2 t1_je2g0c5 wrote
Reply to comment by sciencefaire in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
You are welcome!
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Reply to comment by TimeFourChanges in Student, 15, shot and killed blocks from Simon Gratz High School in Nicetown, police say by JBizznass
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KenzoWap t1_je2fd5a wrote
Reply to comment by Orionsbelt in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
They’re still open so they must be doing something right.
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Reply to comment by Scumandvillany in Student, 15, shot and killed blocks from Simon Gratz High School in Nicetown, police say by JBizznass
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z7q2 t1_je2f2ch wrote
Reply to comment by dustycase2 in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
I went there a few weeks after moving to Levittown, and it's one of my favorite places to eat in town. There's a whole social scene going on in the bar area that I've never been privy to, I just go there and enjoy the artisanal Chinese food and the décor.
Stevekane42 t1_je2eqjs wrote
Reply to comment by John_EightThirtyTwo in 22nd and Arch (1970) by mikeyv683
>once electric factory opened the trauma couldn't keep up
CVM525 OP t1_je2eeov wrote
hethuisje t1_je2e1fh wrote
I"m not a big fan of Steve's, they tuned my machine up once, charged $100 and didn't do much, as far as I can tell.
I had a really good experience a few years ago with a strange company called Eagle Enersave, that does sewing machines and... ceiling fans? They've since moved further out into the suburbs but have some google reviews referring to sewing machines, so I'm pretty sure it's the same outfit. https://www.yelp.com/biz/eagle-enersave-thorndale
In fall 2019 I tried to sew a costume on my 1960's Pfaff machine and bits of fun-fur got all over the inside and were, like, melting. My aunt suggested Gary from Eagle Enersave. He fixed the fun-fur problem and tuned it up great. Flash forward a few months, it's March 2020 and I'm ripping up dishtowels to make into masks. Somehow the machine jammed so that the needle and bobbin were out of sync and the needle was jamming into the bobbin case. It was horrible, like the Twilight Zone episode where the guy breaks his reading glasses. In desperation, I leave a message at 9pm on a weeknight on Gary's store answering machine, not sure when the store would ever be open or if he'd get the message. He called me back 15 minutes later, and walked me through a quick adjustment that involved temporarily disengaging the hand wheel in a way I didn't know was possible. And it's continued to work ever since then. A warm memory from a terrible time! Anyways, if I needed something done on my machine again, I'd drive it out there. Good luck with yours!
a-german-muffin t1_je2dxb9 wrote
Reply to comment by CheapBoxOWine in Mad about book bans in school libraries? Philadelphia has a solution - no libraries at all! Only 7/217 schools have libraries for their kids. by youngbuck215
Legit, dude. No judgment from me on that mark!
chciKaspp t1_je2dvbp wrote
Reply to comment by realityhofosho in Mad about book bans in school libraries? Philadelphia has a solution - no libraries at all! Only 7/217 schools have libraries for their kids. by youngbuck215
Nurses, librarians, therapists, teachers aides, special education teachers for starters.
jmedennis t1_je2dnzo wrote
Reply to comment by SomeOtherOrder in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
Never actually met him, but good to know
SomeOtherOrder t1_je2dlac wrote
Reply to comment by jmedennis in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
Yup, that’s the same douchebag.
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Reply to comment by Texaslabrat in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
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notbizmarkie t1_je2d4y4 wrote
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Reply to comment by MithrandirLogic in Wtf level car insurance rates in Fishtown by gryklin
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bit99 t1_je2d3w5 wrote
Reply to Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
FWIW there used to be the flagship Kona Kai in Bala
grittyfanboi t1_je2d34r wrote
There's a shop in Collingwood that's pretty solid
Orionsbelt t1_je2cqjx wrote
Reply to comment by KenzoWap in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
I lived right there once upon a time, when they first opened they were fantastic, if I remember correctly they fired most of the staff like 6 months in and everything started gojng downhill
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Reply to comment by babywithahugedick in Student, 15, shot and killed blocks from Simon Gratz High School in Nicetown, police say by JBizznass
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MithrandirLogic t1_je2ce0a wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Wtf level car insurance rates in Fishtown by gryklin
Iirc, $2,400 is about what I was paying too. It’s sometimes helpful to find an insurance broker that can do the leg work comparing rates and finding non-advertised plans for you. I’ve had luck with that too.
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Reply to Wtf level car insurance rates in Fishtown by gryklin
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time4nap t1_je2gcsd wrote
Reply to Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525
Tiki creekside bar in Boyertown is supposed to be a good time in the summer - about an hour - but u need a car to get there