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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:34 AM Original message |
Pittsburgh rated 'most livable' once again |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Um...don't the sub-arctic temps make PIT a little...um...unlivable? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. . |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Climate is just one of their criteria. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Precisely why Cleveland will never be on that list. |
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Lost4words (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. You mean the mistake by the lake? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. a top five, in the world, orchestra |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #32 |
50. and great restaurants, cute old neighborhoods.... |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 09:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
52. Cleveland blows, and I live here. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Pittsburgh is not that cold--to me, it's fairly moderate temp wise. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. i agree. pittsburgh has hills to block the wind. here in illinois, it feels much worse |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. keeps out the weak riff-raff |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yup--they go to Florida, Texas and California. Good riddance. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 08:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
49. Global Warming will turn it into a Mediterranian paradise |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. I don't want to bad-mouth Pittsburgh, but I think part of the reason it's so "liveable" |
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Lost4words (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. thats usually the case, Pittsburg would be nice if they could get rid of Scaife |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. This may come as a surprise, but it is possible to live there for decades on end... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Went to Pitt, used to go to Scaife Hall. That was my only brush with |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Yeah, that and the Tribune Review coming in during the Press Strike |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I remember the Post Gazette strike, and how Patti Burns used to |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. DEATH NOTICES |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. I went to Pitt too! but live in LA now. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. College of Arts and Sciences, 1992! |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
46. It's also the home of Theresa Heinz Kerry |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 09:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
51. People enjoy living there and are proud of the city |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Like I said, not trying to bad-mouth the place. But one of the big factors in these rankings is |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. Congrats, it's a very nice city..n/t |
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michaelwb (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
6. Dawn of the Dead |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
7. Surprise surprise ... |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. I was just there and it was very nice (cold, though) |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
9. Looks like Pittsburgh made it to the top not via excellence, but good overall averages |
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babydollhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. yes! |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. I miss the hoagies and fried mozzarella sticks, but now that I'm veg*n |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. What about pierogies? That's a Pittsburgh staple. |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. The city of Pittsburgh is very Democratic. The *suburbs* are quite... |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. My in-laws lived in Pleasant Hills and my husband graduated from Baldwin High School. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yayyy!!! My hometown--the 'BURGH!!! Give it up for the 'Burgh! |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
21. Yay for my hometown |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. It was a surprise to me how absolutely beautiful it is. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. Way to go! |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. Primanti's alone makes it livable! Fries on a sandwich... Yummm |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Hey yinz guys! |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. goin dantan? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yuma is "most liberal" according to his website |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
33. Pittsburgh is a great city. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I thought it was weird that all the houses were brick. |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'm sure Pittsburgh is a great place |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. The year I lived in Pittsburgh we didn't need coats to go outside on Christmas day. |
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ohtransplant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. Pittsburgh is a great place to live |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Well said--you can't dis the 'burgh, it's a good place to be from! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 11:56 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Give her a grand old ALLEGENEE GENAC GENAC GENAC |
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INDIA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
45. Kick for da Burgh! Get the word out! n/r |
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bedazzled (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
47. they had the greatest rock radio station when i visited there in 1974 |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. wdve? |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. More than likely. |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
54. Excellent! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
55. They clearly have never driven there |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
57. of course it is, |
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