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mortgagepants t1_j5uus2c wrote
Reply to comment by User_Name13 in Philadelphia juvenile street gang linked to thefts of nearly 100 firearms from Pennsylvania gun stores by TreeMac12
lol stiff sentences don't do shit for people stealing cars for fun.
if more policing was the key to stopping crime, our $750 million per year would make us one of the safest cities per capita in the country.
mortgagepants t1_j5up5gq wrote
Reply to comment by User_Name13 in Philadelphia juvenile street gang linked to thefts of nearly 100 firearms from Pennsylvania gun stores by TreeMac12
the solution isn't to charge the 16 year old as an adult, the solution is to punish the buyers. some people like to steal, but most people steal for monetary gain. if they don't get any money for it, it will stop.
mortgagepants t1_j5ulc5m wrote
Reply to comment by FasterThanTW in Philadelphia is approaching a snow drought record by ColdJay64
yeah probably. also, maybe we're just telling our generations version of "walked both ways to school in the snow"
mortgagepants t1_j5uauaw wrote
Reply to comment by FasterThanTW in Philadelphia is approaching a snow drought record by ColdJay64
yeah i mean looking at the data is the most accurate way to do it. maybe i was just skinnier as a kid and everything felt colder?
mortgagepants t1_j5tomg6 wrote
Reply to comment by NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn in Philadelphia is approaching a snow drought record by ColdJay64
i agree but i think it is closer to two months, at least in autumn. thanksgiving was like a nice late september day.
mortgagepants t1_j5pe4pn wrote
Reply to comment by ItsBobsledTime in Am I crazy, or is the new 95 / Aramingo interchange a disaster already? by ItsBobsledTime
if you're interested in the economics of dollar acceleration, and also like a type of music called "philadelphia sound", this explains it pretty well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntPeHC8z1Og
mortgagepants t1_j5pdj7q wrote
Reply to comment by Proper-Code7794 in Am I crazy, or is the new 95 / Aramingo interchange a disaster already? by ItsBobsledTime
that has never been questioned.
mortgagepants t1_j5ovfy1 wrote
Reply to comment by ItsBobsledTime in Am I crazy, or is the new 95 / Aramingo interchange a disaster already? by ItsBobsledTime
after the 2008 crash they passed the "american recovery act" or something. but they didn't want new projects- they wanted stuff that was already planned and approved and ready to go, just didn't have the money for. this was because the faster people got back to work, the more money circulated in the economy.
95 widening was one of them, another around here was refurbishing a bunch of amtrak cars to last another 10 years.
mortgagepants t1_j5ombwo wrote
Reply to comment by ItsBobsledTime in Am I crazy, or is the new 95 / Aramingo interchange a disaster already? by ItsBobsledTime
it was a jobs program after 2008- "shovel ready". after that i'm sure traffic was a consideration, then the usage, and finally anyone who has to live by it.
mortgagepants OP t1_j5ohuy4 wrote
Reply to comment by Dingerdongdick in What are some terrible things we can say about San Francisco? (the team, the town, the people?) by mortgagepants
no- posting shit on reddit is my hobby. you should see what they're saying about us.
mortgagepants OP t1_j5ohngd wrote
Reply to comment by go_berds in What are some terrible things we can say about San Francisco? (the team, the town, the people?) by mortgagepants
now we're talking. self driving ass car living on hills assholes.
mortgagepants OP t1_j5ohjfz wrote
Reply to comment by Chimpskibot in What are some terrible things we can say about San Francisco? (the team, the town, the people?) by mortgagepants
this is my hobby. and believe it or not, i bet there are a lot of people very excited about sunday's football game.
mortgagepants OP t1_j5oh7q3 wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in What are some terrible things we can say about San Francisco? (the team, the town, the people?) by mortgagepants
lmao good bot
mortgagepants t1_j5ljo0g wrote
Reply to comment by derekno2go in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator
there are a few neighborhoods that are walkable but have parking. port richmond, point breeze, south south philly.
not telling you what to do, but cars sometimes go from value added to albatross really fast. 3rd time towed or second time break in and intercity bus, train, amtrak, daily rental, seems better and better.
mortgagepants t1_j5lixwv wrote
Reply to comment by correlationist1 in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator
wage taxes don't really start to kick in until you make over like 40k i think. so just use that to plan roughly what you'll owe, unless your company will handle it.
mortgagepants t1_j5kx543 wrote
Reply to comment by NonIdentifiableUser in What are the chances that development pressure from Pennsport, Passyunk, and Lower Moyamensing continues to the middle blocks? by NonIdentifiableUser
i know it is cliche but "it gets worse before it gets better" in this case. specifically, when there was no development in those neighborhoods, crime was spread out. now, they're all going to the same spots, fewer opportunities, more turf disagreements.
if you're looking to invest, 18 shots means you'll still get a good deal.
mortgagepants t1_j5kt09l wrote
Reply to comment by the_hoagie in Hit-and-run crashes hours apart kill woman in South Philadelphia, man riding bike in Kensington by hdhcnsnd
yeah there are no consequences for driving like a murderer in philly. so they just murder on.
mortgagepants t1_j5jv1ul wrote
Reply to comment by aintjoan in Hit-and-run crashes hours apart kill woman in South Philadelphia, man riding bike in Kensington by hdhcnsnd
people fucking beep. it blows my mind. like "i know its red, and i know its your turn to go, but fuck you i'm going and if you get hit it is your fault".
one of the worst encounters i've had is someone running a stop sign who rolled down the window who yelled, "you saw my on my phone you should have stopped!"
mortgagepants t1_j55if33 wrote
Reply to comment by Gram-GramAndShabadoo in It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year—for Goats (No Kidding) by wsj
same i was like throw some curry in there and you're good to go.
mortgagepants t1_j482vg0 wrote
Reply to comment by TheMegatrizzle in What happened to the private SEPTA guards? by notnobodyspecial
the worst part about this is weed is essentially legal in philly. so you can just roll a blunt anywhere you want. dont leave blunt guts on the train floor. don't chief on the El.
just roll your blunt, throw your litter in the trash, stand on the street corner and puff away.
mortgagepants t1_j41c4dm wrote
Reply to comment by justanawkwardguy in Was I in the wrong, and if not, did I still mess up? by [deleted]
lol- it's in their official handbook posted online between "beat up minorities and shoot first ask questions later"
mortgagepants t1_j41bs8r wrote
Reply to comment by felldestroyed in Was I in the wrong, and if not, did I still mess up? by [deleted]
i would consider that aggravated assault. you could really fuck someone up riding your bike into them.
mortgagepants t1_j41bkll wrote
Reply to comment by justanawkwardguy in Was I in the wrong, and if not, did I still mess up? by [deleted]
that's what i find so frustrating. i feel like there is a big overlap between people who drive like assholes, don't want bike lanes, and on a nice day ride their bike on the sidewalk.
even the FOP has a policy that promotes police officers riding out of the street on the sidewalk.
mortgagepants t1_j5uv4d1 wrote
Reply to comment by TrentonMakes in Philadelphia juvenile street gang linked to thefts of nearly 100 firearms from Pennsylvania gun stores by TreeMac12
ok- 7 years. just be careful, because when you start demanding maximum sentences, make sure you know you're subject to them too.