Post-Politicapocalyptic Random Thoughts

by **Eem** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:06:26

I lived in Manayunk for six months

by **The Dude** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:07:01

god damnit

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:07:47

dude, move to reading. it's super cheap here, 770/mth rent for a 2br in my building, includes everything but electric (heat is gas). commute would rule for you guys, no doubt

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:08:19

actually another friend of mine is moving in with his girlfriend in manayunk and part of the negotiations were that she has to drive me home after eagles games

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:09:21

reading should have an hourly rate

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:10:51

i live on my own here accruing no additional debt and paying my student loans no problem every month. everything is SOOOOO cheap here. i cant believe how much people i know complain about how 'expensive' everything is. my weekly grocery bill is insanely low. hell, imax is like ten bucks

by **The Dude** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:13:13

can't live in reading

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:13:55

i cant either. i do.

1 lives in the west suburbs. i think he likes it?

by **The Dude** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:14:35

hey, no offense, but i work in center city

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:14:45

heard the bartenders are dicks in reading

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:15:24

one bartender is.

yeah, i would like to transfer to philly.

by **The Dude** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:16:40

ok, good intervention, looking in willow grove now

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:17:23

id rather die before i live in bucks county

by **PrattRules** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:17:31

The Bayou, in Manayunk, has one of the better happy hours. Dollar you call its. That being said, Manayunk is pretty douchey.

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:19:09

Walked across the South Street Bridge last weekend for the first time since it's re-opening. Love the wide sidewalks and it's definitely a plus that you don't feel like you're going to fall through it any more.

But man is that thing ugly. And not just cheap ugly like the Walnut Street Bridge, but ugly by design.

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:22:27

i'm going to have to check it out. so it doesnt rattle and make you feel like youre going to be hit??? the design was to allow pedestrians real safety and for cars to share the road.

by **The Dude** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:22:31

pacino wrote:id rather die before i live in bucks county

MONTO

by **BigEd76** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:28:10

pacino wrote:id rather die before i live in bucks county

by **kruker** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:29:47

if i worked in center city, i think i'd try to find a spot in the logan square area. good bars around there, close to everything and, last i checked, the prices weren't too bad.

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 00:35:28

pacino wrote:i'm going to have to check it out. so it doesnt rattle and make you feel like youre going to be hit??? the design was to allow pedestrians real safety and for cars to share the road.

It does that well, and even the necessary but unfortunate crossing where 76 off lads are at least very visible and metered.

It's just odd that in a bridge linking the row houses of South Philly to the historic brick buildings of Penn is all brushed steel, chain link and concrete. Plus the towers that were supposed to be the main architectural element were scrubbed at the last minute due to lack of funds and design questions, so you just have stubs of these things sprouting u without purpose.

It's now a superb way to get across the river, offers great views of the city and if it ever gets built to specifications I think it will be interesting to see from the water. But in and of itself it's pretty brutal.

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