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artful_todger_502 t1_jcrkyai wrote

Reply to comment by Aethenil in Shell Cracker Plant by da_london_09

I'm a huge environmentalist now, but my dad was in steel in the 60s, and when you were on the south side looking over the river at the Mills that were going 24/7 back then, it was very impressive as a kid. All the flames shooting up in the air, crazy lights and reflections on the Monongahela, it was a really visceral experience for a little rug demon. I don't remember a lot now, but that is etched into my memory.

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Shorthawk t1_jcr5vo6 wrote

Reply to comment by Aethenil in Shell Cracker Plant by da_london_09

And they're still apparently trying to get through the process of funding one closer to where I live. Wonder if how things have gone for this plant will affect any. (I used to live in the PGH area in my teens. Currently live like 2 hours south along the Ohio River)

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TonyUncleJohnny412 OP t1_jcqxp4k wrote

Nobody is “seething” my guy. You come in with a horrible attitude and insult people and expect them to treat you with respect. Don’t know how many times I have to explain that PennDOT says you can lane filter in a “traffic jam,” but it’s clear you don’t want to have a real discussion. We both know you know it’s illegal. I’d respect it a lot more if you just admitted it.

Have a terrible night!

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_jcqx5qc wrote

The issue here is that I don't think he thinks about it at all. The issue here is "someone is going faster than I am/passing me and that's unfair and makes me big mad."

 
You see that sort of behavior on the Parkway West going towards Robinson all the time. People will speed and weave through traffic to get to the front of the pack and stay there. Just their lizard brain screaming "I HAVE TO BE FIRST" at them.

 
Arguing about the legality of it is just window dressing to make his temper tantrum sound reasonable.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_jcqwvl4 wrote

You keep claiming that PennDOT is deliberately encouraging cyclists to do illegal things in their official publications. That's one hell of a claim to make and you've presented nothing that would convince me that PennDOT is actually doing that.
 
Keep seething about being passed by a cyclist though, because we all know that the actual problem here is that you got big mad about it, not whether or not it's allowed.

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