Pittsburgh

[RPM]

Discuss

[Spinzonner]

1. Born there

Of course, that's not all it's famous for.

[9119495]

2. I love that Ramones song, "Bonzo goes to Pittsburg"

Or was it a different city?

[name not needed]

36. Bonzo goes to Bitburg

[9119495]

47. Like Duh. I knew that.

As I watched it on TV, it really disgusted me.

[Allenberg]

3. Only city I'd rather live in

than Washington or New York...and the place I live in now. :)

[DeaconBlues]

4. the hilliest city I've ever been too (next to S.F.)

Those hills took a lot out of me the year I lived there. And there are lots of large universities for a mid-size rust-belt city (I got my M.A. while living there).

[RPM]

5. Automatic Transmission Failure

Highest Rate in the Country: San Francisco
2d Highest Rate in the Country: Pittsburgh

Yeah - it's the hills....

[Bunny]

6. I love that picture of PNC Park.

Gawd, it's beautiful! Here are some more:

[Debbi801]

7. Awesome airport!

Love the whole shopping mall experience during lay-overs. :-) That is all I've seen of Pittsburgh, so I can't add anything else.

Debbi

[I Have A Dream]

39. Yeah - the airport's set up so that stores can't charge more...

than they would charge if the store wasn't at the airport. It was great before all of the security changes occurred, because people who lived close to the airport could shop there. Now you can't get to the stores unless you have a boarding pass.

[purr]

8. I'm only 45 min away from it.

:)

[China_cat]

10. north or south

Mars bred and born, here.

[purr]

11. East-ish... North Huntingdon here

[miss_american_pie]

42. Evans City here

Until we moved to Cranberry, anyway.

In Allegheny Co. now. Way too republican in Butler Co. now.

[China_cat]

48. Lots of family there, too.

Purvis, Harter, Rice and varied and sundry cousins.

Which we probably are.

[e-mail] since you aren't able to send or receive pms yet.

[I Have A Dream]

40. Me too

[livetohike]

9. I'm homesick

:cry:

Thanks for the beautiful pictures :-). There is nothing like Pittsburgh on light up night. It's really "Someplace Special"!

[silvermachine]

12. Born and raised just north...

...of "Da 'Burg". My favorite city in the world. Primanti Bros., Warhol Museum, Carson St., Strip District, PNC Park, inclines, I love it all. But most of all, the great people there!!!!!!!!!! Living in the unique social hell that is No.VA/DC for the last 20 years, I REALLY MISS PITTSBURGH!!!!!

[Jessica]

23. Primanti Bros.

That place & Wholey's Market ... Mmmmm. I love Pittsburgh. :)

[RPM]

31. Fat Heads

If you think P Bros. is good, try fat heads on carson..... they have equally great sandwiches.

[silvermachine]

32. Piper's Pub...

...is awesome also.

[RPM]

33. that's true

I had a corned beef snadwich there (i think) that was awesome; as with any pittsburgh restaurant, the portions were huge.

[Township75]

13. A clean and *relatively* inexpensive city, but the culture is trapped...

in the 70s.

Seriously, Pittsburgh, and most of western PA seem trapped in the 70s. No wonder once students get their education they leave...I swear the people and politicians are trying to make it the stereotype of a rust belt city.

[silvermachine]

14. One of the reasons I like it to be honest...

...give me that over "the 80's never ended" vibe that I get here in NoVa any day.

[RPM]

15. the O'Connor regime is going to be a fucking mess

We need young blood, so they elect a mayor older than the outgoing.

Not to mention I believe that O'Connor is a conservative in democrat's clothing.

I really don't like him.

I hope his term is four years... no more

[Township75]

22. I agree - the fact that he will get elected...

reinforces to me the belief that the city hasn't moved out of its 70s style of thinking...nothing gets done in that city. I always get the impression that ~75% of those living in Allegheny county (or western PA) never spent a significant amount of time living anywhere else to help put there situation into perspective.

For example, people in Pittsburgh still think that they have a great work ethic and the rest of the country doesn't. That may have been true a while ago, but I find it on par with the rest of country...plus a lot of other places do the same amount of work with half as much complaining.

It is too bad, because this area could have a lot going for it.

[theboss]

16. Wonderful city in its death throes

I've never lived any place that I liked more...but I simply couldn't stay. I felt that I would never have a friend my age if I lived there. The average age of the population seems to be 66.

[Bunny]

17. It's not a very forward thinking city.

The people, while very nice, seem to be trapped in the mind-set of "this is the way we've always done it, if it was good enough for our grandparents, it's good enough for us".

The young people do leave, in huge numbers, and Pittsburgh (Allegheny County) has the second oldest population in the country (second only to Miami-Dade, I believe). So yes, we're very old.

We need fresh new blood, and another renaissance, similiar to what we had in the 70's, in order to bring some vitality to the region. There is so much to offer here, we need to make the best use of the resources.

[theboss]

19. Everything is out of date

The tax codes, labor laws, political set-up all seem to date from the 60s. And the city keeps cutting deals to keep businesses in downtown without thinking long-term. The Post-Gazette did a story a few years ago explaining how the city gets more tax revenue from five or six businesses on Carson Street than from. like, most of PPG Place because of the deals they cut.

It's in a downward political spiral, I think.

[bleedingheart]

25. the democrats in the city tried the "pro business mantra" and it

has been a disaster.
Meanwhile the schools in the city are not doing well, the transportation system needs an overhaul...but they voted for OConnor in the primary which is more "same old same old"...

[RPM]

45. more than anything

they need former city workers to die so that they can get some of those old pensions off the books; the finances will be much better when that has happened...

[RPM]

20. Agreed

Thinking outside of the box is not smiled upon here. I think of the old management story at US Steel - if a worker raises his head, hit it...

As a result, you have a lot of people - even smart people with good ideas - who dont want to 'rock the boat'

That being said, the boat sure needs some rocking. This is why O'Connor concerns me - he's a silver hair fox who doesnt want to rock the boat and who won't have to live with the consequences of his adminstration.

I would have loved to see Peduto or Lamb (more the former - i don't think much of lab, but at least he is young) as the mayor, as we need some young blood who can make corageous and perhaps unpopular decision. That is not Bob O'Connor...

[JVS]

18. Gleaming jewel metropolis of Appalachia

[RPM]

21. now would be a good time for you to discuss urban hillbillyism

please, indulge me.

[JVS]

24. No, I still have my hands full with the Quebec opression deniers

[RPM]

34. they will never learn....

:D

[bleedingheart]

26. In spite of its problems it is a GEM and I live only 14 m from downtown

I have traveled all around the country but I have to say that I always loved returning home...

[bleedingheart]

27. Pittsburgh DUers - June 18th Meet Up

just a reminder..... visit the PA forum for more info and to sign up!

[Beware the Beast Man]

28. My old hometown.

Love the Steelers (I bleed black & gold).

[Patiod]

29. Yunz talk funny

I'm just sayin.........

[RPM]

30. no - yous talk funny

and you put weird things in your bodies... like scrapple and wooter. :-) just saying...

[I Have A Dream]

41. Oh no, here comes the pop vs. soda argument.

I went to Penn State, and it is amazing how big an issue it was.

I grew up in central Pennsylvania, but currently live outside of Pittsburgh. I call it SOFT DRINK! I absolutely adore Pittsburgh, but I'll never get used to the word 'pop'.



(On edit: just changed tense of one sentence.)

[RPM]

43. i too went to PSU - it was an issue...

My solution: say pop to philly people and soda to pittsburgh people - that way i could annoy everyone... Besides, it shouldnt be an issue b/c at PSU we never drank the stuff, only beer.

[I Have A Dream]

46. I was a Computer Science major before there were PCs...

so I didn't have time for beer; I lived at the Computer Science lab. I really missed a lot of the college experience -- there wasn't much of anything besides school work. However, I did find time for the Creamery! :)

[Dude_CalmDown]

35. Go Stillers!!

Never lived there but I was born into a Steeler family and now I'm beyond hope.

[bicentennial_baby]

37. I miss living there sometimes

My old neighborhoods, Friendship, Shadyside, and Oakland...I had a few good years there, and I'd like to go back soon. I miss gumbands and pop, yinz and dahntahn...sigh

[Cornjob]

38. Still Love It!

Born in the 'Burgh.

Grew up in the 'Burgh.

Left and lived and worked in Texas for a time.

When I got a job offer back home I returned.

That was 20 years ago, and I am glad I came back.

I really love this town and its people. It's got big-city culture and small-town neighborhoods and people.

Pittsburgh is great place to live and raise a family.

Hope to see yuns here!

[Allenberg]

44. Totally agree.

I got out of the military last month, but before I did, I went down to DC/Central Maryland to find work, but when I got back to the 'burgh, I fell back in love with the city. Now, the wife and I live in Greentree and are loving it. :)