Posted on 04/19/2013 9:55:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Is it true that even your state’s capital is also bankrupt?
Too bad. Spent 2 nights in Philly a couple of years back.
I loved it. Better than NYC in my opinion.
Hate to see it crater.
If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.
Thanks!
Anybody who lends ANY money to a municipality or buys their bonds is foolish. Such bondholders and note-holders will lose their money before a single penny is reduced from the municipal workers’ pensions and benefits.
The old common sense saying goes—”a fool and his money are soon parted”—contains a lot of wisdom.
PA Ping!
100+% of registered voters consistently vote for, you guessed it, DEMOCRATS. This is where it’s gotten them and all other Democrat run cities.
NO BAIL OUTS!
You can carry thanks to the citizens of the rest of the state and the state legislature.
Maybe having a flat crossing the bridge over the Schuykill River had something to do with it, I was literally afraid to stop the car, it looked like Blade Runner without the cool neon and flying cars. I'd never seen a Pep Boys in my life at that point but man was it ever a welcome sight. New Jersey looked like heaven by comparison to Philadelphia, that part of NJ did at least.
NYC by comparison, I've always enjoyed. I was in midtown Manhattan though, working with ad agencies and photo studios. The parts of NYC reminiscent of Philadelphia were sailed past in a black car service or at least a cab. Nothing quite like Manhattan if you're on an expense account in a decent hotel with your evenings free for a fairly young single guy.
There were some crazies on the street around some of the lofts where the studios were located out past the Empire State Building, that's the only remotely unpleasant thing I can name. Beyond that it was a dream. And a blast.
I’m trying to remember where we went.
Independence Hall and Liberty Bell
Then we walked the downtown area (Love Cube thing) and walked that looong boulevard to the Rocky statue. Spent 4 to 5 hours walking around...even at dark!
Had the worst Philly Cheesesteak ever in some college pub...yech!
Missed our flight out because the trains were messed up/late but that turned out okay because we went to a Phillies game. Very nice stadium!
I have a really cool picture taken from the fountain at the Museum of Art looking back towards downtown taken at about 10PM...it is awesome!
I must have missed the really bad parts of town...thank God!
A “real” Philly cheesesteak is neither cheese nor steak. It’s Cheez-Whiz and Steakum. I kid you not. That was another disappointment. One of those foods only a native could love, I guess. Give me a “fake” one with real cheese and real steak anyday.
I was on business visiting vendors, not all of them were located in run-down urban areas. Chalfont, PA was gorgeous, there’s some very pretty country not too awfully far away.
The liberal answer is to spend more, of course.
Nah, Nutter is okay for a name
then again, my last name is Looney
Yeah, we have friends who live in Amish country. Spent 3 or 4 days there...beautiful! I love farmland.
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