I've been thinking about switching to Aspinwall because it's closer and I just need touchups now. Thanks for the recommendation!

I know you're asking about laser, but electrolysis is better. Oakmont Skincare has been great.

East Liberty has been a huge success for a middle-aged white lady like me. I agree. I just do not feel good about it.

This whole thread is full of people insisting that holding developers accountable is going to hinder the growth of affordable housing. I also know a LOT of people who don't consider East Liberty a success story. There's an entire documentary series (East of Liberty) about it.

And where did the people from all the projects go? What about the people living down the street in those cheap apartments on Negley? How many years of negotiations and regulations did it take to get those places replaced, or did the developers do that out of the goodness of their hearts?

Are you honestly trying to tell me that if we just let developers do whatever the hell they wanted, those houses would exist?

Please have the lobbyist who pays you to make these posts provide you with actual data from an impartial source you can share.

Oh, you must have never been to East Liberty. Sorry.

By allowing rich developers to replace affordable houses with giant unaffordable apartments in the hopes that someday they will become slums?

You think trickle-down economics improved the world too, huh?

I just asked my 10-year-old son where you should go and he said here: https://coopdevillepgh.com/

We've only ever gone there at brunch time (like 11 or so) so I don't know what the crowd situation there is (it's in the Strip) so maybe other people can tell you what the best time to go would be. I can tell you that I brought five kids there, let them spend all they wanted on video games, and we only spent $100 (not including food), so it's pretty cheap.

Edited because that website sucks. It's a fried chicken and vintage video game place.

Ooooh, that's good.

That's not the insult you think it is, visionless car man.

My dream is to have high-speed rail, that will go from Columbus, Wheeling, maybe Morgantown, then Pittsburgh and from Pittsburgh go to Youngstown, maybe Meadville, Erie, Jamestown, NY, and Buffalo, NY. Full-on Sci-fi would take that to Toronto. If you remove Columbus and Buffalo, we'd make the most amazing megalopolis.

Once that becomes super successful, they will connect it from Erie or Youngstown to Cleveland, Toledo, maybe Detroit, and then eventually Chicago.

So, good news and bad news. In the code under "Residential Compatibility Standards," it says this:

916.07 - Lighting
All lights used by development that is subject to
Residential Compatibility Standards shall be arranged and controlled so as to
deflect light away from any lot that is zoned RSD, RSA, RT, RM, or H. Any light
or combination of lights that casts light on a public street shall not exceed
one (1) foot-candle (meter reading) as measured from the centerline of such
street. Any light or combination of lights that cast light on a lot zoned R1D,
R1A, R2, R3, RM, or H shall not exceed 0.4 foot-candles (meter reading), as
measured no more than three (3) feet inside the lot line of a lot that is zoned
R1D, R1A, R2, R3, RM, or H.

That's the good news. They are not allowed to do that at all. The bad news is, its a PITA to get PLI to enforce RCS. Start with 311, though.

I was coming to say the opposite. When you're going from 28 to 65 the only sign that lets you know that you can even get to 65 is a tiny little "65" that you can't see unless you're already taking the exit.

I don't know if the timing of the yellow lights is a state law kind of thing, but I feel like they should be longer at places like Penn and 40th by the fire station and the inttersection of Highland and Center, where you have to stop long before the corner.

You have three choices at those intersections:

1. Speed up at the yellow so you don't block the fire station/turning lane for buses. The light will be red by the time you hit the intersection. Pray no one hits you and you don't hit anyone.

2. Stop on the yellow. You are now blocking access from the firestation/bus turning lane. A bus driver will scream at you while pointing at the line just behind your car.

3. Stop while the light is green because it's been green for a while and you don't want to get stuck where you're not supposed to be. Since this is only an issue during heavy traffic, you surely won't be murdered by the person in the giant pickup truck behind you, who has been tailgating you since you refused to run over a pedestrian at the last turn. This is also why you can't back up if you've crossed the line already.

If they would just make the yellow light longer in those situations, all would be good.

Except for the one by Target in East Liberty and the ones at the end of the 31st Street Bridge, that just don't work 25% of the time, forcing you to run the light after sitting there for 10 minutes.

It's a bit of a haul for you, but Hozak's is the place: http://hozakfarms.com/christmastreeinfo.html

If you go anywhere near the grass, make sure you check for ticks.

Thanks! Is it two that grow all the way from the bottom or is it two that split off somewhere in the middle?

Can someone explain #2 to me?

Yeah, I'm on year 22 of looking for a door I can just refinish and hang. Good luck!
I haven't gotten a quote yet - it was the plan for this winter, but Allied will give you a quote online. Someone I know who did it and was offended by me asking the price said it was "less than $5,000" in answer to me asking if it was "like $5,000 or $10,000?"

That's part of the awesomeness. You feel like you're doing something ultra-exclusive.

Ha ha, good point. But the Scranton place will let him know ahead of time if they have what he's looking for.

This is the granddaddy of architectural salvage, if you feel like driving to Scranton (I have dreamed, but haven't tried it.) https://ogtstore.com/