I'm doing my part.

Mandatory military service in order to attain citizenship and right to have children imo.

It's not K&A that I'm only worried about. No. Not just that. I'm thinking about what happens to the people who own homes in the area if something like that comes to Port Richmond. Every single family that owns a home there will be basically trapped. They will be unable to sell their home and move because their homes will be worthless. Their QOL will vanish. They'll be subject to crime and the city won't care.

Compared to what it used to be, it's good. Neighbors who have been here a while say it's good too. Not having check cashing places and strip clubs along your commercial street is a good thing, whoddathunk.

Port Richmond is an affordable area, and its really close to several big box stores that will be affordable for families. I'd like to see the area serve as a vanguard/bulwark pushing against Kensington.

It's been a pretty stable area forever.

People will say gentrification, but honestly the alternative is far worse.

It's expensive for what you get. The vibe is nice, but not $22 cheeseburger nice.

I think it will. All the polish shops on Allegheny are top notch, affordable, and have great kielbasa. Still see lots of polish people about, and young polish couples.

It started on January 11th, after my dog turned on the bidet when I was at work and completely flooded the kitchen and basically destroyed it.

There's a lot of things I didn't mention that I had to do, but I was working on it 5+hrs a day, more on weekends, with no time off.

I finished and had the appliances installed on March 14th.

New electric, though some were already ran to the kitchen. Replaced the wire with correct guages for circuit (had some 10ga wire running on an outdoor light and a 15a circuit) added GFCIs and properly routed them with nail plates. Had to fix a bootleg ground that stopped GFCIs from operating properly.

New gas line, moved it to the other side of the kitchen. This also fixed what i consider poor workmanship on the previous clusterfuck that was the gas line, redid the sink fittings after cutting down the old copper, ran a pex through the wall for an icemaker box.

Didn't move HVAC but did install a duct for the range hood which required knocking out and replacing some bricks.

Had to build new framing, as well as build an exterior wall to utilize and support the roof. Old build had the roof in a sorta awning configuration, but it was only supported on that side by a very old, and obviously rotting stud. Doing this allowed me to change the kitchen and gain a few square feet.

Speaking of framing, installed new structural walls with studs every 12" (over the top, I know) because the brick wall that was supporting the ceiling did not have a sill plate, so the joists were resting on brick and were beginning to show signs of decay. Also, one of the joists was literally .25" from falling off the bricks because of settlement issues.

Fixed 3 different roof leaks caused by improper flashing on the roof where it meets existing neighbors structure. They used clear silicone. It cracked and leaked. Added a bucket of blackjack and mesh tape so should last a few more years.

Floor was more than 2" off level due to settlement. Went into crawlspace to support floor from underneath by building yet another wall in the crawlspace. Wasn't necessary but it made me feel better. Then leveled the floor using 21/32 OSB with tongue and groove and a series of shims, finished up with 2 bags of self leveling cement.

Replaced windows, which had rotting framing, with new pressure treated frames and flashing tape. Still need to add exterior moulding.

Cabinets were then ordered, and I assembled them myself. Got from Washington Avenue. Countertops were ikea. Did subway tile and black grout.

Had a contractor neighbor who came through every couple of days to help with bigger stuff like putting drywall on the ceiling. He also was the one who installed the cabinets. Borrowed a lot of tools from him. He also made sure I was doing things correctly, and was extremely helpful when I had questions or needed solutions to problems.

New everything.

Edit: took exactly 2 months

I didn't think my kitchen was all that complex, but I did have to rebuild basically everything, including new framing because the old framing was done completely wrong. I had joists sitting on raw brick and no sill plate.

It just surprises me is all. That's almost a quarter of my entire house just for one bathroom.

50k sounds absurd to me, but I just redid my own kitchen, new everything, and it cost me a bit under 9k.

I agree. The bail bond system needs to go.

I'd demolish the on/off ramp for I95. There's so much traffic to get to it and not a single person driving thru stops at any of the local stores, as evident by the rows of vacant storefronts. All it does is invite tons of traffic and noise.

Or I'd build a wall around Kensington.

Or paint Aramingos streets, from Old Richmond to Bridesburg — there's not a single line on that road that isn't deteriorated to the point of invisibility, and drivers treat it like a street in India. It's an absolute nightmare at night.

https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FT_21.12.14_PandemicWages_1.png

Didn't wages increase a ton in the last 2 years? I swear you must be reading different news than the rest of us.

Every union? Because then we're back where we started and now everything goes up in price.

If you're in a union you don't get to ask for higher wages lol. It's set by the union.

Even still, that's quite a bit. More than garbage men make, more than many trades make. Hell, more than school teachers make.

$17/hr plus tips is insane.

If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim.

Second this. They have a pretty well stocked aquarium section. They get new fish every Wednesday I believe, and the manager orders rare ones that usually sell out in hours.

I appreciate that they include court case info on here. Shows if they caught the suspect or not.

Should regulate them the same as guns.

Anyone driving without a license forfeits their ability to get a license in perpetuity, as well as a mandatory 5 year prison sentence and $10,000 in fines.

Accidentally kill someone? Another 5 years. Kill multiple? 5 years each. Do it negligently, aka DUI? Life in prison.