Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

Unique-Public-8594 t1_jaf1x1k wrote

Reply to Chick-fil-A Rolls Out New Rule After Out-of-Control Behavior at Restaurant by B-Eze

From the article:

> “To dine in our restaurant, anyone under the age of 16 is required to be accompanied by an adult.

> on Saturdays and days when students are not in school…

> “Volume. They are loud, and their conversation often contains a lot of explicit language.

> “Mistreatment of property. Tables and restrooms are vandalized. Decorations are stolen,” the post said.

> “Employees are laughed at, made fun of and treated rudely.

> “Unsafe behaviors also occur walking through the parking lot and drive thru lanes.”

> “Parents, we are not blaming you. Children and teens are learning to navigate the world free from supervision and often push the boundaries

50

Luvs2spooge89 t1_jaf1m09 wrote

Reply to Three Pennsylvania amusement parks named among best in the U.S. (Kennywood, Knoebels, and Hersheypark) by zorionek0

Knoebels really stepped up their landscaping recently. I worked there through HS, and have been there countless times, but last year I was really impressed with some of the landscaping they installed, especially around their ticket amusements (Phoenix, Twister etc). The wooden coasters are my favorite.

2

ThePizzaTimeBandit t1_jaf11mv wrote

Reply to comment by sintactacle in Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Will Require Systemic Solutions, Report Says by Open_Veins_8

I think part of the issue here that's not addressed is how grossly overpaid school administration can be. Raising taxes != teachers getting paid more. If it did, people's tunes might change. Just as an example, one superintendent in Reading school district makes 245k a year.

https://govsalaries.com/mumin-khalid-144652791

That's ridiculous, especially considering how economically depressed Reading is.

32

CatOfTheDecade t1_jaez0uk wrote

Reply to comment by pHScale in Three Pennsylvania amusement parks named among best in the U.S. (Kennywood, Knoebels, and Hersheypark) by zorionek0

I can't possibly over-exaggerate how good the food is there. You've got plenty of basics like pizza and chicken fingers, which is great if you have picky eaters (especially kids). But name one other amusement park where you can get kielbasa, pizza, pierogies, fried alligator, fries, a banana split, and literally-made-just-that-second kettle corn all within 100' of each other.

Dang, now I'm hungry.

4

pHScale t1_jaeyrd2 wrote

Reply to comment by RealLiveKindness in Three Pennsylvania amusement parks named among best in the U.S. (Kennywood, Knoebels, and Hersheypark) by zorionek0

Knoebels is literally old-school cool though, probably more than Kennywood. I like Kwood's historic rides, but that's literally everything at Knoebels. Their whole deal is refurbishing historic rides, or rides that would otherwise go SBNO. They have rides there that you can count on one hand how many exist in the country, or even the world. Sometimes the only remaining model is at Knoebels.

And Knoebels is free to enter, free to park. It runs on a ticket/wristband system. It totally feels like an old school theme park.

3

ktxhopem3276 t1_jaeyceo wrote

Reply to comment by ReformedDeviant in Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Will Require Systemic Solutions, Report Says by Open_Veins_8

Tell that to the 39 states that pay teachers less than in PA. I have a hard time believing there is huge shortage with how elderly the state has become. An issue may be that state colleges are the third most expensive in the country. PA is an odd states that plows dump trucks of money into k12 and hardly anything into colleges.

15

tyrael459 t1_jaey5ld wrote

Reply to comment by drxdrg08 in Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Will Require Systemic Solutions, Report Says by Open_Veins_8

My kid’s district just upped their step 1 salary over 50k for the first time ever. Not a heck of a lot of bachelor’s degree- required jobs that still hire under 50k, regardless of area. The teachers in this district also went without any sort of raise for five years. Not even a cost of living increase all that time.

And from what I hear, benefits aren’t what they used to be, either. High deductible plan that’s not too different from my own.

That’s pretty abysmal for a college-educated profession, if you ask me.

Central bucks may be much better off money-wise, I don’t know. They may also have a faculty that leans older and therefore has accumulated better salaries, I don’t know. And as the other guy said, adding benefits to someone’s salary like that is disingenuous.

Edit: Shit, sorry, I totally ducked that up. It’s actually a starting salary just over 30k for the first time. Holy shit lol

7

ktxhopem3276 t1_jaexr8q wrote

Reply to Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Will Require Systemic Solutions, Report Says by Open_Veins_8

This isnt an unbiased peer reviewed source. There could be motives behind promoting the idea there is a shortage. Teachers will say there is a shortage to justify higher pay, while school board will say we need more new teachers to push salaries lower. Does anybody know what the actual supply demand balance of teachers is in the state?

−12

rustoof t1_jaexqjf wrote

Reply to comment by ArcherChase in Bucks County Has Two Millionaires for Every One Homeless School Child by Open_Veins_8

You dont see any sort of correlation between the MOST FUCKED UP things in this country simultaneously being the ones the government is the deepest into "regulating, subsidizing, or policing"?

The housing market, the health care market, and the education market are all FUCKED by people like you thinking VOTING equals DOING what it takes to get things we "NEED".

Beleive me, let it all go, all the market capture, all the zoning, all the subsidies, and we'll end up with what we "need." Or you can keep trying to have a "kind a free market" and the economically obvious shortages that come with them.

1