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And I'm also shocked at how little they're paying him.

I've never been into this whole "let's pay people in public service like shit" attitude so many Americans have. All it does is ensure that good talent remains in the private sector and means that only people who are independently wealthy can make a viable career in the public sector.

I've been doing history research and just came across these tonight. Crazy to think hot molten steel (2500 degrees fahrenheit) was casually moved across this bridge by train.

1. Depending on how much work you want to do you can still find homes for sale inside the city for that price. If you are looking to rent everything should be in your budget as well. Also when you say Pitt do you mean University of Pittsburgh or just Pittsburgh? Pitt is the school, PGH is the city, PIT is the airport. [its a quick way for people to clock you're new if you use those interchangeably] There are a ton of other posts about the real estate market in town and its really a sellers market right now. We have a ton of new-build apartments that have gone up recently and are expensive for what Pittsburghers are used to paying for rent but are in-line with your budget.
2. Amazon - seriously. Unless you want spring for some reason they have this 12in foam mattress for $190 which will be cheaper than anything you can get locally.
3. This is a tough one because it can vary so much. I would research the type of car you want to buy, then look comparable ones up through Kelly Blue Book or AutoTrader and go from there
4. Verizon FiOS is the best speeds per price if where you decide to live gets the service - and honestly if you were between a couple places and theyre close go with the one that gets FiOS. You can expect to pay around $100/mo for 100/100mpbs fiber. $60 will get you around 50/50mpbs. FiOS is the only provider that matches upload/download speeds.

This WDVE radio bit, "Pittsburgh GPS" from Tom Musial, features this intersection prominently as "that crazy intersection up there by that Arby's, where you're going up a hill, under a railroad track, and you're making a left and a right at the same time." The directions in the bit also include landmarks that "used to be" there.

https://www.iheart.com/video/tom-musial-pittsburgh-gps-22055826

I would recommend the PAT Track app instead, it's made by someone on this sub, lightweight, and shows every bus and route on a map. You can tap on the stop to see when the next bus will get there or tap the bus to see when it will get to its next few stops.

It will be interesting to see what the corporate culture will be like in Pittsburgh. I'll never forget reading this:

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html

I feel like their Pittsburgh office almost has to have a more subdued culture.

All I did was pick up a bike and drop it off, so no credit needed for me! u/zombieninjapirates was responsible for donating the bike, and u/funkyb and u/preparetomoveout sent me money for extra stuff.

I forgot someone else wanted to get him this trailer if there was a need for it. Does he haul lots of stuff? If so we can coordinate getting him that as well.

The dating apps are well-utilized here. I've made many an ex through them.

Meetup.com is a good way to find social groups in general. Make more friends, meet single friends-of-friends at parties...

Think I found them: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRTR-6RS?icid=amp_hdr_signin

Margaret Zell married Andrew Pitcairn, children:

Austin Clark

Anna L. 1882-??

Lillian May

Mary Zell

Edward Zell 1889-1922

Edited to add: 1910 census has address of 815 Rebecca.

The Allegheny County Health Department’s Housing program is who you should contact first. If you’re within the city of Pittsburgh, you may have to go through permits and licensing, but the health department should be able to guide you. They can also tell you if the vent violates existing building code. It might be possible that it only violates the manufacture’s warranty.

Also, are the hook-ups mentioned in your lease? If not, prepare yourself for the possibility that your landlord will repair the code violation by removing the hook-ups if you report him.

Just FYI, you can vent a dryer indoors with a special attachment.

Thanks for assuming I'm an asshat that can't drive. I was in the right lane; typically am on 28.

I'm just not in a huge rush to get anywhere these days. Just set the cruise to speed limit and enjoy the ride. Speeding only helps on long trips, anyways

The one number that drives me nuts about this area is that all the local jobs pay much less than I can find nationally. Indeed has the Pittsburgh area at 14% below the national average on all jobs (and almost every category I search on). I work for a company not based here and from home and/or on the road. So to move up in my career locally I'd have to take a huge pay cut.

The other number I hate is how people say that the housing market is so good. Yes, it is good from a how much does this house cost perspective but the taxes here are NUTS. My house is a 4 bedroom 3 bath home and I pay over $6k in taxes a year. The same house in Tampa pays only pays $2k. The same house in Denver pays $1.2k. The same house in the Philly area pays around $4k. With all this extra money I pay it drives me nuts when I read about the shitty water, police no responding, shitty schools, etc and makes wonder where all my money is going because its certainly not going towards public works that I can see and that make a difference in my life.

How many units does your building have?

If its 5 or less, the city is supposed to pick up your recycling curbside just like it would for a house. I can't find any info on whether or not your landlord has to provide a bin or not. Regardless, your landlord is obligated to tell you that recycling happens and when it will be picked up.

If it is 6 or more units, they have to contract with an outside provider to come haul recycling away.

Here's a link to the regulation city code 619.13 that talks about landlord recycling responsibilities.

And here's a link to a really informative slideshow about the topic.

Compostable dog poo bags?

They never had them at my Pgh polling places either, so last November I bought a roll on Amazon, and brought them in. They saved the left overs and brought them this time : )

https://smile.amazon.com/Voted-Stickers-Labels-1000-Package/dp/B00KMUHKQA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1494962914&sr=8-3&keywords=i+voted+stickers

Blog spam. Here's the list: http://www.tripadvisor.com/PressCenter-i6647-c1-Press_Releases.html

And, Cochran, just because you cite the source doesn't mean you're allowed to steal and repost an entire article on your website.

> E2: Also, no stickers. I'm going to have to sign up to work the polling place next time if that's what it takes to get stickers!

I bought my own on Amazon and delivered it to my polling place this morning. It's about $20 for 1000 stickers.

When I brought them in, everyone was so excited. I think at first they thought I was some sort of sticker official! : )

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I2TPC0O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm not sure if I would the say 'The Best', but Caliente Pizza and Draft House in Bloomfield has some really good beers on tap and a nice selection of bottles.
They usually have some deal for each day of the week on beers and have a Groupon for food. Their specialty Pizza's are pretty damn good.

My favorite newsletter in the city right now is this --> http://tinyletter.com/eatthatreadthis

It basically sums up all the news into one email! It's an easy / quick read. It includes a lot of what is happening in Pittsburgh.

hey, this just popped up in my nextdoor feed. no idea whether this might be feasible for you, but i thought of you when i saw it:

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It really depends on the design of the house, too.

I grew up without AC, but it was a single-story house beneath a gigantic shade-tree. It got warm inside, but fairly tolerable with some fans.

Then I moved into a two-story house without A/C, and without any shade. Heat rises, so upstairs retains a lot of heat. My upstairs bedroom would get to 90 degrees at night and I would be absolutely miserable and unable to sleep. Even if night-time temps would drop into the 70s, it would stay in the upper 80s in that room, even with the windows open.

I eventually mitigated the issue with one of those in-window fan units, to exhaust the hot air and pull in cool night air. Simply opening the windows did nothing, even putting a fan on a table in front of the window did nothing. The in-window unit at least managed to cycle enough of the air to equalize the indoor and outdoor temperature.

They sell these dope ass snow squeegees now that are amazing for both windshields and car tops. They are extendable too. I got mine from Home Depot but they look like this - https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Joe-SJBLZD-JMB-SJB-Telescoping-Scraper/dp/B07B3LTX39/ref=sr_1_31?crid=ZVQC9LNKC84I&keywords=snow+squeegee&qid=1550800763&s=gateway&sprefix=snow+squ%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-31

I find rolling them to be pretty enjoyable actually. 5 years of change probably seems like a daunting task.

PNC on McKnight used to have a coin sorter but I think they got rid of that not long ago.

Check Amazon. I think you can buy these little coin tubes that let's you accurately stack the coins and then you can slide the roll over the stack with no hassle. Like these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000RX0W3K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2mVGBb6PV6KPW).

yes. because it's spring.

https://weatherspark.com/m/19773/4/Average-Weather-in-April-in-Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania-United-States

Per the OP, the arrest was January first (which sounds like grounds for an interesting story), so 35 days later puts him at least at February 5th. WeatherUnderground puts the minimum temperature for that day at -11 F.

Pryor wasn't exaggerating.

Mild? sure, those couple warm days in Feb (Also- 90????) , and 4 days in April were a standout and maybe all you remember. But Dec, Jan, March and April were all colder than normal, overall. And we had 30% more snow than a "normal" winter.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/pittsburgh-pa/15231/february-weather/6016_pc?monyr=2/1/2018&view=table

Yes. It was a common observation from UK locals... Americans are obnoxiously (to them) friendly and in your face. You could talk to a local for an hour and never learn their name... but an American sees you from across the street and he's like "Hi, I'm Bob!..."

Read "Watching The English" was a fantastic resource for learning how to fit in: https://www.amazon.com/Watching-English-Hidden-Rules-Behavior/dp/185788616X

Same for most of Europe. Americans just stand out... we even walk different. Knowing what not to do, we tended to blend in, at least until we opened our mouths.

Re: Question 2 - modern DND is really accessible and has a ton of resources for getting started. If one of you is willing to do the DM work starting with the Starter Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786965592/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JW01NJ5GN4HP2ND8RKQD gives you everything you need to jump in including a structured adventure. Additionally you can create characters easily online (skip the math and stat propagation) using free tools on https://dndbeyond.com making it even simpler. If you’re still intimidated you can stop into a game shop like Games Unlimited in Squirrel Hill and they can get you rolling quickly.

There was just an NPR article written by a woman who works for them who was prescribed 90 Percosets after outpatient knee surgery because "that's what the computer defaults to" and it's just easier to hit the button for the script rather than try to modify it.

If you still wanted to get out of the house for a night, but stay in the City, this place was awesome...
https://www.airbnb.com/s?host_id=8280205

B&B and they have two in-house rooms and 2 house boats for rent.

My wife and I did a stay-cation last summer and just spent one night here to get away from our actual house. We didn't stay on the boat, but had a chance to check it out and it was really cool. They have a ton a space on the grounds to walk around and relax. Pretty big pool and a Jacuzzi.

Take a look at Thumbtack. I've hired a few people through that site and have been happy with the work. It's just a good way to connect with customers for small jobs. It's growing slowly, but there aren't many service providers on it yet, so it might be a good chance to get in on the ground floor.

If you're not already using the app Nextdoor, I would sign up. People in my neighborhood are constantly looking for people to do small projects.

You might want to offer a "new home" package where you would change the locks, toilet seats, hang any new bathroom fixtures (towel bars, mirrors, etc), fix light switches/plugs. . .stuff like that so the place is spruced up before moving in. Like, that stuff is easy to do, but a lot of people don't have time to get that stuff done AND move.

Just off the top of my head some good things to think about might be laying/repairing bathroom tile; installing new faucets, ceiling fans, garbage disposals, etc; wall mounting TVs; hanging cabinets; replacing light switches and plugs; installing security cameras or video doorbells; hanging cabinets and shelves; building simple closet systems; building fences; assembling furniture; and removing wall paper.

If you decide to do it, let me know! Clearly, I've been thinking about this and have some projects that need to be done around the house.

Craigslist has general information about whom to contact if you encounter a scam: https://www.craigslist.org/about/scams

That page also has a link to their contact page so you can inform them when the scam is related to a post on their site. They should be able to take action on it, but only if you report it.

I'm not qualified to say that it's the best, but it's one I like: Sichuan Gourmet in Squirrel Hill. The names of some of the traditional dishes can be a little bit intimidating, but I've enjoyed everything I've tried (the beef tendon is a particular favorite).

Menu here.

Source on this? Because the book Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Countercultural Mr Rogers would lend me to disagree.

I use Transit and Pat Track, pretty much exclusively.

Still not really accurate, especially since the ACA basically standardized the individual insurance marketplace. Before that it was a crazy free-for-all. Here's a piece from Consumer Reports on conditions before the ACA was passed.

Something is amiss then. You follow that link. Choose 1 person, choose Pennsylvania.

After looking at the income breakdown, you are invited to preview your plan prices without logging in here: https://www.healthcare.gov/see-plans/

I enter my zip code. I click just me. I enter my age. I say I'm a male. I leave the other boxes unchecked.

I enter estimated income: $100,000.

Message: doesn't appear to be eligible for a premium tax credit or other savings.

I go back. Repeat the process. Enter income: $30,000

Message: doesn't appear to be eligible for a premium tax credit or other savings.

Now I go back because technically I do have a job where health insurance is offered, it just costs more than an equivalent plan on the exchange. This time I check the box saying I'm eligible through coverage through a job.

Once again, whether my income is $100,000 or $30,000, I get the same fucking message.

doesn't appear to be eligible for a premium tax credit or other savings.

I was on the 28th floor and remember walking up and down a lot that semester. But it was actually good timing: we had weather in the 80s in March, and a stretch of 11 days in a row above 70 degrees. Just imagine if people were being evacuated every day into the rain or snow.

> I heard you have a good trolley system

LOL Disabuse yourself of that notion right now. Our public transit is horrible and getting worse. That said, Pittsburgh is a very walkable city, with almost everything you'll want to do occurring in two hubs (Downtown and Oakland) that actually have decent bus service between them.

Saturday morning, go to the Strip District and buy far too much food. It's too bad you're not staying longer, because part of the fun of the Strip is buying food to cook later, but there are still a lot of great street vendors and restaurants. Also lots of other cool stuff. I recommend the gyro at Labad's followed by donuts and Peace Love and Little Donuts (not visible in this street view, but it's at the green door dead center of the photo). And be sure to stop and smell the roses on your way from one to the other.

EDIT: I guess I should add that some don't like Peace Love and Little Donuts because the owner is a raving right-winger, so if you're a liberal and you don't buy from people who express political philosophies you dislike, don't buy his donuts.

It includes all the local broadcast networks, which I think is a first for the streaming TV services. Does not include AT&T Sports Network (the network formerly known as Root Sports)

$35 a month (plus tax). Cancel anytime with no fees.

Allowed six accounts per household

Unlimited DVR

14 day free trial

You get a free Chromecast device after your first paid month.

https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/?gaiachoice=true&utm_source=email&utm_medium=announce&utm_campaign=em_int_0817

Save your receipts, period.

I use an app called ScanBot to scan receipts on my iPhone and send them straight into Evernote as PDFs. Plenty of other services (DropBox, etc.) are supported.

It's one of my favorite apps because it's so easy to capture receipts and other paper information into digital form.

I use the app “Pittsburgh Transit” for this. You can choose routes and it’ll show you the stops and where it goes. It also has a map where you can view them. Also shows the T as well.

Android

iOS

I've liked PAT Track (Android) for real time data.

Route planning is best done through Google Maps.

As others said, most don't turn on the heat till November. October has a habit of being very hot and giving the city 2nd or 3rd summer for a week or two. The thing with radiator heat for buildings is that it's either on or off and there's not much for temperature adjustment. October around here was pretty warm, so that's likely why it wasn't kicked on in October. If they haven't turned it on already, they will this week.

BTW, The ER Room is wrongly listed as "military surplus store" on Google (Letter C). I almost took my dad there until I found out at the last minute that it was actually a sex store. Thanks a lot, Google.

The Little Red Hen

You’re like the little red hen.

But who will help me make the pierogies? Not I said the jag off. Not I said the nebby neighbor.

Looks like the front page to section four of that days paper which can be read here. Spoiler alert: MONORAIL NEED CITED FOR CITY as well as PLASTIC-COVERED MUNICIPAL STADIUM

The dumbest part about this lawsuit is they're claiming "“Defense Distributed has sought to bypass these established legal requirements to instantaneously deliver real, operational firearms to any Pennsylvanian with an internet connection and a 3D printer.”" - Well, here's the thing guys, here in America it's already legal to make your own firearms for personal use. All this is is the instruction manual. And there have been manuals for making firearms available on Amazon for years https://www.amazon.com/Expedient-Homemade-Firearms-9mm-Submachine/dp/0873649834 This one is a classic (I have a copy if anyone wants to take a look, but I'm not letting it go at any price right now.)

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If you aren't a prohibited person, you have the right to make any legal firearm for your own personal use under federal law. To help you achieve that goal, should you happen to have a 3D printer, a gift for you

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Here's a torrent to the DEFCAD MEGA PACK v4.4 that's been available online for over five years https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/8598235/DefDist_DEFCAD_MEGA_PACK_v4.4_(Raiden)_[ZIPPED]

This has AR15 lowers, general AR15 parts, magazines for multiple guns, just all sorts of fun stuff. I can't even remember everything in it, I don't have it on this computer, it's downloaded on my 3D printing computer upstairs and I'm lazy.

Here's the full job description from the Career Builder website:

https://www.careerbuilder.com/job/JHL1F76Q2PCRDFQ267Y

At first, I thought it might be a full time job as an accounting clerk or Accounts Payable gig. But this is for an actual accountant according to the posting, wow.

Get some ear wax softener and one of these flushing kits.

Check out these puzzles! What is printed on the puzzle is not actually what is shown on the box. They come with a murder mystery story that is solved by looking at the finished puzzle

I picked up this antenna and currently get around 40 channels with it. WTAE comes in crystal clear over in Bloomfield.

To all the people complaining about potholes that are unpatched: Have you reported them? Pittsburgh has gone a decent ways to make using 311 fairly easy, by phone, app, or web form. The city is fairly vigilant about taking care of maintenance issues reported there, with certain things taken care of immediately, although it's harder to repair roads in the winter. As the article states, there's fewer than 200 reported potholes that the city hasn't taken care of.

I’ve been noticing what I call the “Pittsburgh Split” for quite a few years. I’m also very well read on the statistics regarding perception of thunderstorms moving around individual locations. In most studies, it’s been proven that the perception of a storm “always missing me” is more easy to recognize than the “storm always hits us”.

With that said, I’ve got a theory that the summer lake breeze off Lake Erie, and the typical west-to-east or NW-SE large scale motion tends to focus systems more to the north of Allegheny county. Storms coming from Indiana and Ohio also typically die off as the lack of diurnal heating provides not enough convective energy by the time they reach us in the late evening.

I’ve never seen it as bad as this summer, particularly East of Pittsburgh to about Latrobe. We are in dire need of rain.

here is a good read also about urban impacts on rainfall

and this one about “storms missing me”

I highly advise you to read Kickstarter's page on Accountability.

The TLDR is that yes, creators are (technically) legally obligated to fulfill promises. However, Kickstarter cannot provide refunds, because the transaction is between the backers and the creators. They also go on to say that Kickstarter doesn't guarantee results. This makes sense, because Kickstarter is just the intermediary.

There was a Consumer Protection Lawsuit that was filed by Washington State in 2014. I tried to see if anything came out of that, to no avail.

It looks like if you want to hold the creator responsible, one has to go after them directly.

Woah.

Not according to weatherspark though. Pittsburgh

Seattle

1. I am always amazed at folk's capacity to both complain about the potholes and road conditions AND the construction. It's sort of a "whatever affects me" complaint.

2. You should start using Waze -- https://www.waze.com/ -- it aggregates traffic data from users and will actively route you around it.

3. Most construction projects are fixed price, which means the contractor gets paid $X to do the job regardless of how much or little it costs them. The contractor has a strong incentive to not have people just hanging around not doing anything, so if you see people standing around, it's probably for a good reason. (This isn't, of course, true in every case)

Driver takes a U-turn here, thinking they could get to the 10th st bypass?

Hey there. Former employee of the hell pit that was crazy mocha. The brand we used was Big Train for most powder stuff. Frappe powder, chai, etc. You can buy the bags online on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B8SR8I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_QKO6FbX7MRGCD

I always recommend The Spectator and the Topographical City by Martin Aurand to people interested in the history and urban fabric of Pittsburgh. Amazon Link

• Find the shutoff valves for your outside sillcocks. Shut them off and drain the valve before the first freeze. Leave the hose disconnected.

• This is the best shovel for less than six inches of snow, and I'll fight anyone who argues with me. You'll also need a more conventional snow shovel for deeper snow.

• If you store paint in your garage and it freezes, it's trash.

• Acquire an FLIR camera and use it to check for cold spots in the house. Look particularly at the sill plate, around electrical boxes, and anywhere the conditioned envelope is pierced. Spray foam is great for closing up those air intrusion spots. Wear old clothes, spray foam never comes off.

• Keep some mouse traps on hand. Mice are like the insects that you had in Florida, only smaller. They'll typically try to move in when it starts getting really cold.

• If your house uses forced hot air heat, look into adding a humidifier.

• Scraping your car off and sitting there freezing is nice, but a remote car starter is way better.

• If you own something that's made out of concrete - a driveway, for example - check it for spalling and apply patches before winter. If you ignore the spalling, it gets bigger and more expensive to fix.

• Find out now what the plants in your landscaping are, and find out if any of them will need protection from frost. One of my neighbors has a goddamn fig tree that he has to bury every winter.

Per my visual (and audio) observations between the Raccoon Creek wildflower reserve and the city(Stanton Heights), there is a stark difference between what seems to be thousands and none.

See also: cicada Safari iOS

cicada safari android

I honestly don't know a ton about it, but my wife did an Indiegogo for a WeatherFlow Smart Weather Station. So it's kind of an early availability thing right now.

They do have an app where you can check the data from anywhere, which is what I just did. It's still a little rough around the edges given it's early state, but it works.

We haven't yet fully taken advantage of it's functionality, but it's supposed to be able to publish the data out to Weather Underground and integrate with home automation tools.

I have a metric butt-ton of games, but I am bringing Splendor, Scoville, Deus, Nations the Dice Game, Diamonds, Arboretum, and Brew Crafters The Card Game. I tend to bring my lighter stuff as it's easier to teach.
edit This is my collection. I can bring just about anything.

Just to be clear, and I could be off. I think what you're describing and most of what adrian had went over in his talk is typical tor usage for a client in from the public internet, through tor 3 node circuit, and back out to the public internet. What I was thinking was the non-public addressable .onion tld, tor internal hidden services where each side is hidden. Like with the silk road. I agree that typical usage of tor, the exit node would plainly see all destination traffic (encrypted or not per the specific service ssl, etc). Am I missing something?

https://www.torproject.org/docs/hidden-services.html.en

Have you read the job ad? It doesn't look like the bar is set that high (ie cmu phd level)? You can't tell me that they can't find ONE person who meets those qualifications locally.

http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=27168f5a980bb273

> Not state enforced 2/32 inch tread on a tire.

Actually...

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2012/05/nhtsa-study-finds-underinflated-and-worn-tires-increase-the-likelihood-of-a-crash/index.htm

Washington DC is about 4 hours depending on traffic.

McConnell's Mills is a great place to do some hiking and is not too far away.

Cedar Point is also worth the drive!

My main source of Pittsburgh news now that I don't check twitter as often is the Eat That Read This newsletter. It's a daily newsletter sent around lunch time that does a great job of mixing important news, entertaining fluff and humor. The editor definitely has a liberal slant so if you're not feeling that you may want to skip it. Thanks to ETRT I can never read about Corbett without thinking of him as Governor Derp.

Wait what am I talking about, my main source is actually /r/Pittsburgh.

Games 'N' At in the southside. Not a bar, but a BYOB arcade.

There also used to be one at Birmingham Bridge Tavern, but I haven't been there in over 5 years so....

As expected, Amazon carries some.

Heinz Ketchup Special Edition Flavor 3 Pack of Jalapeno, Hot & Spicy, & Balsamic Vinegar https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KGFPHZM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_X6jBvb10JJH43

Would have been great for them to include links or put the app title in quotes. Had to read the article 3 damn times to figure out what app to search for.

Here is the android app the article is about.

edit:

This app sucks. It shows the buses that are near you and how far away (minutes) but is a convoluted way to find the bus you take everyday. The routes and buses aren't even shown on the map.

$7.25 an hour working full time with no day off is $13,915.

Federal poverty level: https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-FPL/ The fed needs to re-evaluate.

but it costs investors a couple cents of dividends per quarter. have to make them happy at all fucking costs.

pun intended.

I know that they don't offer in-person classes like you are looking for, but have you tried Pittsburgh's own Duolingo yet?

Duolingo - The world's best way to learn a language

I was curious about that too. In the video someone posted from the dorm room, it visually seemed like a solid 60mph+ wind. I have been filtering through some of the Weather Underground personal weather stations to see what they have reported. If you know specific areas that the storm went through, and they overlap with where weather stations stand, you can look up their history for yesterday and see.

For example, the Lower Lawrenceville station reported a 37mph gust yesterday. I looked at the Pitt and Point Breeze stations but they don't seem to have accurate wind data. I'm a little short on free time today or I'd look through a bunch more stations. Maybe tonight I will. But it's a starting point for anyone with free time and curiosity. If you need help on searching the personal weather stations, they have a brief page on it.

I would tend to agree with that.

The disparity of mortgages vs rent prices in Pittsburgh always strikes me as being particularly large - obviously there are advantages to both.

An interesting map of buy vs rent nationally, for anyone interested in that sort of thing.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rent-or-buy-this-map-has-the-answer-2014-04-18

Kathryn Duncan Friedman. Her practice is in downtown. Very easy to get to by bus and port authority parking structures are nearby. Everyone there is super wonderful and nice.

https://sites.google.com/site/smilepittsburgh/

Their CEO was just recently charged with a hit-and-run - FYI. http://mashable.com/2014/05/15/nextdoor-tolia-hit-and-run/

EDIT: Also he is being sued for IP theft http://valleywag.gawker.com/the-twisted-history-behind-the-ceo-charged-with-a-felon-1576708150

Also I joined over a year ago, helped set up the Southside group, then kept getting pings from other neighborhoods if they mentioned the Southside - which is great in theory but lead to some huge confusion when someone replied via email and her signature had her business address on E. Carson. It was incredibly annoying.

An independent documentary about the Homestead steel strike called "The River Ran Red" was produced in 1992. Unfortunately, there's a film by the same name about the Armenian genocide.

If you're interested, I can connect you to the producer who will be glad to sell you a copy, probably for about 20 bucks.

The companion book by historian Dave Demerest is still in print I think. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-river-ran-red-david-p-demarest/1113663556?ean=9780822954781

Beer stuff for the week:

Dancing Gnome

Ticket Presale: 2nd Anniversary Birthday Party

• Dancing Gnome is selling tickets for its 2nd Anniversary celebration with Hop Culture
• GA - $60, VIP - $90. Two sessions (12-3, 4-7)
• Either admission gives you free pours and a taster glass during the 3 hour event. VIP gives extra merch and a can of each of the four beers they are releasing that day (2 collabs, Nobody's Robot, and the new Dark Clouds)
• VIP tickets on 8/15 at noon. GA 8/17 at noon. Tickets available here
• VIP tickets sold out in seconds, btw.

Can Release: Inter-Terrestrial

• Wednesday, 4 pm
• 54 cases
• 6% IPA
• Hop profile: Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic
• Flavors: peach, grapefruit, orange, pine

Can Release: Tentacle Squad

• Wednesday, 4 pm
• 130 cases
• 7% IPA
• Hop profile: Vic Secret, Mosaic
• Flavors: tropical fruit, red berry, grapefruit

Can Release: Simcoe Jam

• Thursday, 4 pm
• 65 cases
• DIPA
• It's Jam using Simcoe

Cinderlands Beer

Restaurant Week Burger Specials

• This seemed noteworthy. Cinderlands is doing a special this week on their burgers for restaurant week. Get one of the below burgers with beer for $20.18
• Burger #1 – Brisket / pimento cheese / pickled green tomatoes / tallow ranch
• Burger #2 – Single pattie / bacon jam / fried mac and cheese / chipotle mayo / swiss chard slaw
• Burger #3 – Moroccan Arctic Char Burger / Compressed Watermelon / Feta / Zhoug

Brew Gentlemen

Ales for ALS Event Donation

• Brew Gentlemen releasing its DIPA Lou (named after Lou Gehrig) for draft
• BG does a dollar donation per draft to ALS Therapy Development Institute. Donation scales for growlers

That's all for now I think. Will update if I spot anything else

March Weather for Pittsburgh

Looking at the recent historical data it looks like March officially topped out at 73 degrees on the 9th. Though I seem to recall some of my thermometers reporting closer to 78 that day.

Dunno why I feel the compulsion to do this.

Check out Meetup.com. It sounds like a dating website, but it's not. It's a way to find and meet up with people with similar interests as you, whether that's gaming, hiking, dancing, low-cost things to do, spiritual stuff, political stuff, etc. You can find groups that interest you and see if they have any events planned for next Saturday. If all else fails, give someone else a gift for you birthday and spend the evening volunteering somewhere. It's free and feels great.

This would work too

Marconi - The Original Chicago Style Hot Giardiniera - 16 oz (2 Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07174FR7Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_2WBNPF73J5KSVKHAYX4J?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I haven’t seen any actual chicago branded giardiniera here. I recently moved back here from chicago and brought a few jars with me to hold me over but happy to see it on amazon now.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071W6CQ7S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_SZRN3DXQTDT3W9X2K5CD

Used to use this when my kids puked all over my truck. Pro tip, get a waterproof picnic blanket and put it down on the seat before you install the car seat, cut holes for the latch mounts.

> Just wanted to share an even today! This new horror comedy series that I produced right here in Pittsburgh just got picked up by Amazon Instant Video to rent or buy (free for Prime members) and it just launched TODAY!! > Please take a moment and check out this show and let me know what you think of it! Thank you!!! > Theo and The Professor; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HB3R1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_Cop6zbWBNXWKD

Well why didn't you say so!

> Heaven’s Energy is a Pittsburgh company run by Americans. We stand by our products 100%. If you are unsatisfied for any reason we will send you your money back.

https://www.amazon.com/EMF-Protection-Radiation-Device-Electronic/dp/B078PQ6TY3/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Radiation+Glove&qid=1596045421&sr=8-3

I had to look it up, because I had done the research when I first decided upon this. I was about to call you out for exaggerating, but holy cats, Unlocator has really increased their rates... 3 years ago when I started using it, I paid around $20/year. I think I paid $60 for 3 years, or something like that. It's up to $50/year! By comparison, Nord VPN is $100 for 3 years... I may have to reconsider before purchasing another year...

I've used the app Pat Track for years. It is so convenient and reliable. Here is a link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rectangledbmi.com.pittsburghrealtimetracker&hl=en

You just select the routes you want, and it'll show you a colorful line of its route as well as where the buses are. If you click on a particular bus stop, it tells you when the next buses will arrive.

Greets. Just to the West is a Pittsburgh Parking garage. No in and out priviledges but I've had success parking on the street around it or inside. I use the Go Mobile PGH app which makes it easier to re-up parking especially if you are on the move a lot. Many metered spots are free after a certain but some are 24 hours.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sharewire.gomobilepgh

To all the excellent advice in this thread, I would add a neck gaiter/warmer. After gloves, it is my favorite winter accessory for staying warm, especially if you end up going for longer walks.

> EverQuote studied 11 months of driving habits through March 6 for 150,000 drivers who use the company’s EverRide cellphone app and released the rankings Wednesday.

I don't even see an "EverRide" app in the Android or iOS app stores, but I do see EverDrive.

Who exactly are the people using this app?

And with real-time GPS tracking of all busses, it's now possible to hang out inside while waiting and only pop out to the bus stop when the bus is a minute or two away. I get tons of mileage (heh) out of the PAT Realtime Tracker app on Android. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rectangledbmi.com.pittsburghrealtimetracker

AirBnB prices can go down by a lot when you set the dates in your search to a full month, because then it gets the monthly discount. Others in this thread have mentioned places which cost $49 to $75 per day, which is $1470-2250.

Here's an AirBNB available for the month of June, allows pets, for $1059. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/24744260?location=Pittsburgh%2C%20PA%2C%20United%20States&check_in=2018-06-01&check_out=2018-06-30&s=YR5yrHFP

(This isn't my place or anything, I just found it by searching.)

They have 37 posted positions currently, with 13 of those being in NYC, Beijing, or Mexico City. So Pittsburgh may be the headquarters, but they either have offices in other cities or work remotely.

https://www.duolingo.com/careers

It's called a reverse osmosis filter. You can buy one here for about $117. I would recommend, it especially if you have kids. In addition to removing 98% of lead, it also makes the water taste way, way better (IMHO, of course). I don't like that the cheap RO system runs continually, so I just fill a container and turn it off between uses. Still way better than not filtering.

http://imgur.com/a/qrjSk

this is ocean front for as low as $85 depending on the date in a mansion on the first page of search results. for the same price I was seeing a 1950s red brick, 800sqft, Steelers-clad home that hasn't been updated since the 50s... in Dormont. it's like yinz have no idea how numbers work in Pittsburgh. you have a $100k home and charge $100/night for a room in it. that's not how it works, otherwise this place in la jolla would be $8000 a night. you don't get 0.1% per day return, are you fucking insane? airbnbs in Pittsburgh should seriously be $20-30 a night tops. this is why it's a dumpster fire. your real estate market is severely depressed but you're charging travelers the same or more than any other city. those who know better complain.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/9350592

S. W. Randall Toyes and Giftes is such a great spot for, well, toyes and giftes. It's a really fun place, with many unique toys that you don't see at other stores. They also have a lot of toys that are science related. I think there are stores in Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, and Downtown. Even if you don't have any kids on your shopping list, you should check it out.

There’s a guy who posts on Nextdoor a lot looking for computers to repair to donate to students - I don’t think he cares how old they are. I’ve donated a few to him in the past and it was easy. Here’s the link, if you can’t access it PM me and I’ll help you get in touch if you want. https://nextdoor.com/p/tMdFRzXDXzpQ?utm_source=share&extras=MjUxMDgyMzg%3D

Lyrics, if anyone's interested. Aside from the MWS, he mentions South Side Flats, the West End Bridge and Carnegie Steel. The song isn't "about" Pittsburgh, but still kind of cool, I think.