If you move to Philly from somewhere else, you're NOT from Philly. People that grew up here are from Philly. If you live in DELCO, Motco, Bucks, you are not from Philly.
I think it's time to leave Philly and probably PA. It pains me to say it. There's so much I love about here but folks just continue to vote themselves into misery.
I will never understand why people in Philadelphia, especially folks living in poverty; vote for the same people over and over again and expect some positive change. Are you're lives better ? Are your neighborhoods better? Is anything changing?
I got a job offer today. I think I am going to take it. Changing work places in your 50s is daunting. I am a bit sad to leave the old place behind but the department is closing. Change is always scary.
If Philly had any sense they'd pull over any car that has a paper temp tag. If you have a legit temp you'll have a pink in your car. There's a car near me that's had three paper tags in the last 6 months. These cars are one of the reasons rates are so high.
I hate what's happening to Philly in terms of architecture. The replacement of beautifully built homes and buildings with these poorly designed cookie cutter buildings and overly used flashing is so painfully sterile. It's just sad, there's no character. Everything looks blah.
Today's $64000 question :
Why are Philly PD officers working details at Target, BJs, Home Depot etc? These are multi-million dollar companies, why do they not have private security. How does this benefit the public?
Drove past Plymouth Meeting Mall yesterday, it's sad what happened to malls. 100s of stores under one roof and you could physically shop; touch and feel products and try things on. Amazon helped to put an end to that. It really sucks.
Things I miss from Philly :
Frank's Sodas
Good soft pretzels sold by guys on the corners of the Cottman off ramp.
Greenman's Deli
The original Moe's and Bain's Deli
The bagel shop on Bustleton and Cottman
Federal pretzels in SP
Vet Stadium
Doctor Shock
It's 1978 in NE Philly and you're 10 and going shopping with your grandmother on the Avenue in NE Philly. This is your stop for Lunch after spending an hour in the York Shop.
I'm really at the point where I'm realizing it doesn't matter how good your work is or how ethical you are, your employer doesn't give a fuck and will just bleed you dry.
You know you're a GenXer from Philly if the mention of Nilla Wafers strikes up nostalgia. Nothing beat the smell of the Nabisco plant on the Boulevard. The entire area wafted in vanilla delight.
This doesn't happen in Havertown ten years ago. The cancer of Philly has metastasized into DELCO and the folks at the helm are not equipped to handle it.
Tow and impound every last vehicle with a paper tag. Unless you have a pink and the legitimate paperwork you shouldn't be driving around with a paper tag. This should be a mandatory live stop.
So many people got salty over that Philly post. I got nothing against the Burbs. But this life is different. I don't see folks in Bryn Mawr stepping over used needles, baggies, etc. And I'm pretty sure most folks in the burbs aren't living with daily shootings.
If you're gonna attend a rally, protest or whatever. Please clean up your fucking shit. It's absolutely ignorant to leave trash, debris etc. It's completely uncouth to be a slob.
If you live in Philly and are a registered Republican there is time to switch parties to vote in the Democratic primary. It's vital to keep Helen Gym out of the Mayor's office. Unless of course you enjoy living like this. Don't complain etc, you can switch back after it's over.
My first apartment was $275 a month with utilities. It was a small studio in Tacony. It was 1987. The formula at the time was that one weeks pay should meet your rent. Oh how times have changed. Rental/Housing prices are insane. You cannot expect a society to flourish if they
The hardest thing about weight loss is fighting the urge to fall back into bad habits. I miss bread, pasta and pastries but I don't miss the 20 lbs I've lost since the beginning of October.
Whatever drugs they're giving John Fetterman to start making sense, please start giving them to Joe Biden:
"We have a colleague in the Senate that's actually done much more sinister kinds of things. He needs to go. If you are going to expel Santos, how can you allow Menendez to
It's crazy how much pro Hitler shit is on this platform. My uncle was at Normandy shooting Nazis and somehow there are Americans still okay with the Fuhrer.