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dementedturnip26 t1_j974m0m wrote
Reply to comment by dingurth1 in Is living in Pittsburgh expensive? by Ordinary_Promise7748
Groceries are almost solely due to giant eagle being a POS
dementedturnip26 t1_j974e67 wrote
Reply to comment by UnsurprisingDebris in Is living in Pittsburgh expensive? by Ordinary_Promise7748
But just because it’s cheaper doesn’t mean it’s affordable. That median household income of 53k makes it pretty hard to find a house these days that doesn’t need a bunch of work
dementedturnip26 t1_j97459y wrote
It depends. If you’re moving from elsewhere and getting a similar salary as NYC, it will feel cheap. For a lot of people though that have lived here and worked through some of the big companies like PNC they tend to pay pretty poorly and COL has really outpaced wage growth here. PNC and UPMC are notorious for paying like shit and not giving raises to existing employees
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j93z7ey wrote
Reply to comment by Jeezlepetes1 in Wilson’s BBQ is reopening by dementedturnip26
That didn’t last long. The places that went in there are highly disappointing
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j921z5u wrote
Reply to comment by DeleteSystem33 in Wilson’s BBQ is reopening by dementedturnip26
Great ribs
dementedturnip26 t1_j8pv6jg wrote
Reply to Should I leave my fiancee? by [deleted]
Suggest moving here.
dementedturnip26 t1_j79cna2 wrote
Reply to comment by EricGuy412 in A (now former) Mad Mex Oakland employee weighs in by VacantLot412
July 2000? They really saw COVID coming.
I know what you’re saying. I’ve heard they suck and frankly I think mad mex is awful
dementedturnip26 t1_j6o6e2o wrote
Reply to comment by pong1101 in Best Tiramisu in the North Hills? by HobbitaAtHeart3
It isn’t very good
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j6o620w wrote
Reply to comment by ktxhopem3276 in Coming soon to West Deer: Nearly 170 new homes in 2 housing plans by dementedturnip26
Yep, more than anything 15-20 story apartment towers would help, but we can’t seem to figure out how to do that.
I think a lot of homeowners also have a vested interest in not building these because of you built enough reasonably priced either apartment/condo towers it would eventually lower rent and housing costs
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j6nswcl wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Coming soon to West Deer: Nearly 170 new homes in 2 housing plans by dementedturnip26
What’s that mean?
dementedturnip26 t1_j6noy7c wrote
Reply to comment by The001Keymaster in 180-190k homes in decent areas by fryler9581
You aren’t finding much fkr that price that doesn’t need a good deal of work for that price anymore there
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j6no4qd wrote
Reply to comment by uglybushes in Coming soon to West Deer: Nearly 170 new homes in 2 housing plans by dementedturnip26
Yes.
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j6no162 wrote
Reply to comment by analmartyr in Coming soon to West Deer: Nearly 170 new homes in 2 housing plans by dementedturnip26
Really the only fix is governor sibsidized developments tat build 1-1.5k square foot homes that go for 200-250k. I just don’t know where you build these.
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j6nn12e wrote
Reply to comment by ktxhopem3276 in Coming soon to West Deer: Nearly 170 new homes in 2 housing plans by dementedturnip26
Yeah. That’s constantly the argument I see, that building these lowers prices. However this is just too little to do anything.
You build a thousand homes priced 250k to 350k the maybe it does something
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j6n9o6a wrote
In theory this should drive down surrounding home values, right?
In reality, it probably will raise property values on existing homes.
dementedturnip26 t1_j5r4n3w wrote
Reply to comment by LutherLowrack in The Local Culinary Scene Has Really Gone Downhill Lately... by Phone_Representative
You’re an asshole
dementedturnip26 t1_j26tijp wrote
Reply to Best neighborhoods to drive in? by worm_gallery
Good luck
dementedturnip26 t1_j1smvcn wrote
Reply to comment by MillicentGergich in this your dinner? by Dani_and_Haydn
Whenever I go to a Thai place I always ask if they are on a 1-5 or 1-10 because the top level will kill you
dementedturnip26 t1_j1smrds wrote
Reply to this your dinner? by Dani_and_Haydn
Unfortunate. Grubhub likely did a stacked order and the driver grabbed the wrong bag at drop off
dementedturnip26 t1_j1m7k0p wrote
Glad it worked out…but in general I hate employers like this. Not your responsibility to cover for their lack of proper staffing
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j127ubo wrote
Reply to comment by stauss151 in Whoever decided it was a good idea to do construction and close lanes on McKnight in the middle of the day the week before Christmas should be blasted into the sun by dementedturnip26
I agree. Lived here my whole life, everything is a chain.
The main upside vs the south hills is getting around is significantly easier. McKnight sucks but it sure as hell isn’t as bad as 51, and I have plenty of alternatives
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j11d678 wrote
Reply to comment by EvetsYenoham in Whoever decided it was a good idea to do construction and close lanes on McKnight in the middle of the day the week before Christmas should be blasted into the sun by dementedturnip26
I just drive to warrendale
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j114gor wrote
Reply to comment by arashmara in Whoever decided it was a good idea to do construction and close lanes on McKnight in the middle of the day the week before Christmas should be blasted into the sun by dementedturnip26
I have no problem with closing lanes to fix then. I think next week makes way more sense after Christmas
dementedturnip26 OP t1_j104tag wrote
Reply to comment by burritoace in Whoever decided it was a good idea to do construction and close lanes on McKnight in the middle of the day the week before Christmas should be blasted into the sun by dementedturnip26
How about at night? Or how about not one of the busiest weeks of the year on that road?
dementedturnip26 t1_j974su0 wrote
Reply to comment by kellytop412 in Is living in Pittsburgh expensive? by Ordinary_Promise7748
This is the real answer. If you’ve worked for PNC for twenty years getting their shitty 2-3% raises your real income has tanked over that time