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IIRC, the entity that owns the famous Mt. Washington sign/clock is in a dispute with the Pittsburgh zoning officials over proposed upgrades. I think the owner wants to replace it with a huge LED sign, but there is opposition to the plans, so the owner is basically refusing to maintain the existing sign because it wants to replace it instead. So I'm thinking it's not coincidental that the last time I checked, the clock not only hasn't been updated for DST, it's also a further five minutes off.
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Tico Rick wrote:Pittsburgh is second most unhappy city in the U.S.:

http://news.ubc.ca/2014/07/21/unhappy-cities/

No wonder LGPers fight so much... :idea:
Also a lot of Pens fans in three of the top 6 least happy regions - Scranton, Erie, and Johnstown.
The least happy American regions are:

1. Scranton, PA
2. St. Joseph, MO
3. Erie, PA
4. South Bend, IN
5. Jersey City, NJ
6. Johnstown, PA
7. Non-metropolitan West Virginia
8. Springfield, MA
9. New York, NY
10. Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY
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I wonder how much of that has to do with the lack of sunshine in this area...
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I'd prefer less sunshine.
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I want sun and 70 degrees.
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How is that information collected? Are they just asking people to rate "life satisfaction"?
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Re: General discussion thread

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Idoit40fans wrote:How is that information collected? Are they just asking people to rate "life satisfaction"?
looks like the full study is behind a paywall... I'll check tomorrow at work to see if I can access it. (if i remember)
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Malkamaniac wrote:I want sun and 70 degrees.
85 and sunny tomorrow....it's going to be a long Summer.
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Hmm...still missing some key lgp members. :(
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FreeCandy44 wrote:Hmm...still missing some key lgp members. :(
Who
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Willie Kool wrote:
Tico Rick wrote:Pittsburgh is second most unhappy city in the U.S.:

http://news.ubc.ca/2014/07/21/unhappy-cities/

No wonder LGPers fight so much... :idea:
Also a lot of Pens fans in three of the top 6 least happy regions - Scranton, Erie, and Johnstown.
The least happy American regions are:

1. Scranton, PA
2. St. Joseph, MO
3. Erie, PA
4. South Bend, IN
5. Jersey City, NJ
6. Johnstown, PA
7. Non-metropolitan West Virginia
8. Springfield, MA
9. New York, NY
10. Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY
I've lived in 3 of those places. Yeek
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slappybrown wrote:
FreeCandy44 wrote:Hmm...still missing some key lgp members. :(
Who
Rychster, among others.
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The upstairs neighbors are drunk and fighting again....great.
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FreeCandy44 wrote:Hmm...still missing some key lgp members. :(
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Shyster wrote:IIRC, the entity that owns the famous Mt. Washington sign/clock is in a dispute with the Pittsburgh zoning officials over proposed upgrades. I think the owner wants to replace it with a huge LED sign, but there is opposition to the plans, so the owner is basically refusing to maintain the existing sign because it wants to replace it instead. So I'm thinking it's not coincidental that the last time I checked, the clock not only hasn't been updated for DST, it's also a further five minutes off.
The ATT one near station square, or the scrolling one by heinz field?
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Idoit40fans wrote:How is that information collected? Are they just asking people to rate "life satisfaction"?
Jersey city is on the list so one of the main metrics must be how many people walk into oncoming traffic constantly - presumably to try and get themselves killed.
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shmenguin wrote:
Idoit40fans wrote:How is that information collected? Are they just asking people to rate "life satisfaction"?
Jersey city is on the list so one of the main metrics must be how many people walk into oncoming traffic constantly - presumably to try and get themselves killed.
:lol:
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columbia wrote:The upstairs neighbors are drunk and fighting again....great.
Are they playing Soundgarden again?
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mac5155 wrote:
Shyster wrote:IIRC, the entity that owns the famous Mt. Washington sign/clock is in a dispute with the Pittsburgh zoning officials over proposed upgrades. I think the owner wants to replace it with a huge LED sign, but there is opposition to the plans, so the owner is basically refusing to maintain the existing sign because it wants to replace it instead. So I'm thinking it's not coincidental that the last time I checked, the clock not only hasn't been updated for DST, it's also a further five minutes off.
The ATT one near station square, or the scrolling one by heinz field?
The huge sign mounted on the side of Mt. Washington. It uses neon tubes to display the time and messages. For the last 10 years or so it was sponsored by Bayer.
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I believe I remember hearing that Bayer no longer wants their name on the clock due to it's increasingly decrepit status but the owners won't let them out of their contract.
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Foo Fighters are playing a free live show on 105.9 the x right now.
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anyone have recommendations for washers and dryers?
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Not sure on brands or anything, but I remember best buy having a good memorial day sale on them last year. only reason I remember is seeing it and thinking "hmmm, when the time comes wait for a sale" I think it was like 25% off or something like that.