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Jaded-Trainer12 t1_j9q04z0 wrote

Reply to Can anyone else just not breathe? by worriedaboutlove

Wow..just starting the shots in May. Allergist says by next year I should be doing better. First time doing this. He also said for me to invest in a good Hepa filter for my basement. ( Drinking area). Just started seeing mine in Jan. I jog 4-5 days a week and kept getting sick in the winter and summer. After extensive blood work and tests the culprit was the environment ( along with all grass and trees know to man..and shellfish. Oh..and cock roaches and mice.). Think that's it

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petedogg t1_j9q000w wrote

Reply to comment by AbsentEmpire in Every year, there are more applicants to Philly charters than seats. But demand is still lower than before the pandemic. by AbsentEmpire

I’m sure there will be changes. That being said, I stick with my statement that almost all kids with good grades get into a magnet school. I hear it was extremely rare for a student who met all the qualification criteria not get into a magnet high school if they applied to five. There should be a way to prevent that scenario from occurring. And yes, there are at least five “good” magnet high schools. Even beyond the 5-6 schools that are widely regarded as being the “best”, the school district is very accommodating to kids who want to be challenged further regardless of what school they attend and pays for them to take classes at local universities which end up being better than AP classes in some ways since they’re actual college classes.

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Girls4super t1_j9pyvp0 wrote

Reply to comment by Chicken65 in Kevin Hart gives back to hometown Philly donating 5,000 Fabletics scrubs to Temple by ColdJay64

I agree Nazareth is underfunded, but they almost killed my dad twice while he was having a heart issue by giving him a med my mother told every nurse and doctor they saw he was allergic to. And I have several people I grew up with who had similar horror stories of that specific location killing or almost killing people due to negligence. That entire hospital needs a revamp from the ground up, not new scrubs

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AbsentEmpire OP t1_j9pyow3 wrote

Reply to comment by petedogg in Every year, there are more applicants to Philly charters than seats. But demand is still lower than before the pandemic. by AbsentEmpire

I overall agree with you.

I'd be hesitant to say almost all center city kids with good grades and attendance will get into one of the magnet schools though. The school district is changing the admissions and selection criteria for the magnet schools to be based less on academic merit and more on zip code.

A change which I would understand parents looking at, and opting instead for private schools or moving, rather than rolling the dice based on previous admissions standards.

The way the school district functions is a major disservice to families looking to raise their kids in an urban environment, and the city as a whole. Hopefully it will improve in the future so families don't have to have these discussions or have to be financially well off enough that it's not an issue.

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petedogg t1_j9pw9g3 wrote

Reply to comment by AbsentEmpire in Every year, there are more applicants to Philly charters than seats. But demand is still lower than before the pandemic. by AbsentEmpire

I don’t judge any parent’s decision to do what they feel is best for their kid but at the same time, I think it’s unfortunate when people (not saying you) do so with a lack of accurate understanding of the Philly public schools. It’s unfair to characterize all Philly public schools as dangerous and offering a poor quality of education. Yes, this is true of many schools in the district. But not all. Almost all kids who live in CC or an adjacent neighborhood and get As and Bs with a clean behavioral and attendance record will get into a magnet middle school and magnet high school which will set them up to go to a highly ranked university. If that’s what you and you kid want of course. That’s not the life track for everyone but for those who want it, the Philly public schools will not get in the way of that (depending on what neighborhood you live in).

Of course, I wish every kid in Philly had access to the same educational experience as those who attend Meredith, Greenfield, Masterman, Central, etc. but to be fair, no big city has really figured this out.

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thefirststoryteller t1_j9pvyog wrote

Reply to Saturday hours back at *some* FLP branches by tgalen

Holy cow, my local branch--the Santore library--is on this list! I love that place but it's hard to advocate for it sometimes. Few people love it as much as I do, and of those people nobody but me wanted to make noise about needing more staffing, hours, and money. This is a big win!

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iconfuseyou t1_j9pvltl wrote

Reply to comment by John_EightThirtyTwo in The SS United States by Nishamon

I mean, there is a pretty big difference between saving an old building and saving an old ship. Seawater is ever consuming and there’s a point of no return for all ships. There’s only so many ships that can be saved and not enough interest for passenger liners. I think it also got screwed by the demise of NCL America which might have put it back to use.

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Lyeta1_1 t1_j9pvldc wrote

Reply to comment by mistersausage in Can anyone else just not breathe? by worriedaboutlove

Had it twice! Its great! really does make an astonishing difference and I’d be much worse off if I haven’t had them. But. Apparently the right side of my face anatomy is all smushed up so there’s only so much space they can free up.

The ear is probably looking at tubes, unfortunately…

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UndercoverPhilly t1_j9pvc5l wrote

Reply to comment by TheNightmareOfHair in Mayoral candidate Helen Gym and ex-Mayor Michael Nutter clashed during a live event: ‘We are just in total disagreement’ by thefirststoryteller

Were you living in Philly from 2008-2016? If you were you at least saw the physical changes that were made in Center City (can't say that North Philly experienced the same) during that time. I moved to Philly in 2006 and it had changed for the better, including decreased crime in 10 years. The number of restaurants, businesses had increased in Center City as well.

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