HobbyPlodder
HobbyPlodder t1_ja62c1y wrote
Reply to comment by FMG1978 in Rebecca Rhynhart is running to be Philly’s 100th mayor – the first female to lead the city by Saint_2022
That would be Christy Brady. Nepo baby of both sides of the political machine in Philly.
HobbyPlodder t1_j7l1r1p wrote
Reply to comment by Sacramento44 in Touching the Liberty Bell by z7q2
Nobody from here goes to see it as an adult lol
HobbyPlodder t1_j6pi168 wrote
Reply to comment by User_Name13 in Gym bashes Union League, goes to cocktail party there next week by MagnusUnda
I have to give her credit for that, because it's insane to overlook racist behavior like that, but her behavior is a mixed bag wrt Asian-Americans living in Philly:
She supported the ridiculous bill to ban bulletproof glass in stores, despite objections by Councilman Oh about how that would disproportionately impact the safety of (predominantly Asian-American) small business owners.
She also threatened an Asian-American food truck owner with, among other things, abuse of her authority to engage a retaliatory L&I investigation because she didn't like the name of the business.
HobbyPlodder t1_j65fii6 wrote
Reply to comment by Bartleby_TheScrivene in A Philly cafe stole $1,200 in tips from workers, the city Labor Department found by crystal0001
Unfortunately, it sounds like people weren't getting their tips.
Fwiw, I am biased against this shop as they have consistently made less than mediocre coffee every time I've been.
HobbyPlodder t1_j65eugc wrote
Reply to comment by Ng3me in A Philly teacher said she’d trade gift cards for increased grades, one family says. Now she’s under investigation. by danielrubin
I had a teacher in HS who did the same
HobbyPlodder t1_j56kzga wrote
Reply to comment by throwawaitnine in Robbery victim takes knife, stabs suspect: Philly police by K1ngchip
I've been going to a gym (originally 12th st gym, RIP) close to there for years, and that section of walnut is very sketchy on a non-party night.
There's always aggressive homeless dudes outside of the VIP Market and across from Woody's, and going east there's usually not much foot traffic after dinner time. I've seen teens throwing shit at a drunk homeless guy, I've been followed for 4-ish blocks by someone clearly mentally unstable, etc.
I assume it's because of proximity to market east, and it's worse post-covid. But it definitely was shocking to me that a rapidly gentrified gayborhood would be so sketch.
HobbyPlodder t1_j3w21wh wrote
Reply to comment by gigibuffoon in Inky: "Crashes are down 36% on Roosevelt Blvd., thanks to speed cameras" by just_start_doing_it
The one at the bottom of the first hill (going west on MLK) gets opened up at dusk. The one at the museum circle generally isn't opened that early, nor the one at the falls bridge end. But you end up with cars coming down the hill and getting stuck on MLK
HobbyPlodder t1_j3setpy wrote
Reply to comment by someredditor12345 in Inky: "Crashes are down 36% on Roosevelt Blvd., thanks to speed cameras" by just_start_doing_it
The weekends are great, until the dusk transition when confused random cars end up alongside the runners and bikers
HobbyPlodder t1_j0r4rr6 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Scientology tower on Chestnut. Still empty after all these years. by narkj
Dude, you blamed "Jews" for conspiring with the Catholic church to (falsely, I assume you mean) criticize scientology in this thread. That is wildly broad, and imo, outright antisemitism.
HobbyPlodder t1_j026kx3 wrote
Reply to comment by conorb619 in Guy on Bike. Really loves his dogs… by conorb619
Someone who claimed to know him told me that he had a TBI at some point. He used to come into seger dog park and kick dogs that got too close to his (untrained) dogs. Usually while chain smoking. Don't know his "story" but he is not pleasant to be around.
I did see a flyer he made that one of his dogs was killed by a pitbull out on the street - probably a couple years back.
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Reply to comment by PhillyPanda in Where can I get a Phillies shirt around rittenhouse? by laaanscaf69
Love seeing you early on threads like these being a trove of local knowledge
HobbyPlodder t1_ir6kymo wrote
Reply to Does Vienna wait for us, or is life a race against ourselves? [Discussion] by TreatThompson
Is Billy Joel a "great thinker"?
HobbyPlodder t1_jaayiw0 wrote
Reply to comment by ssyl6119 in TIFU Update: I accused my boyfriend of cheating on me with his dead husband by TIFUWife2
OP said she had gotten it from watching him use it in the past. He never gave her a password or permission to use his phone