I wonder if they have the National number (1-800-222-1222) or the Pittsburgh Poison Control number (412-681-6669). I have a bunch with the local number.

In EMT school our instructor taught us the local number with a mnemonic; "They're Sick, they Ate One, it made them so Sick Sick Sick they flipped."

Learned that in 1998. Never used it, still remember it.

To keep children away?

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I hate censorship, but I'm starting to think these posts should be banned.

It's all abstract which is part of the problem. The 80% is probably too high in some areas and way too low in others. A county-wide CLR doesn't accurately represent the situation and still leaves winners and losers.

The tumbler at the bottom sends a really mixed message.

Good write up, although it should be noted that regular assessments do not necessarily mean regular increases. Adjustments must generally be revenue neutral so millage rates could adjust to keep changes minor. Also, the current system doesn't really allow for taxes to fall in places where values decline - regular assessments would allow that.

I expect any substantial change would also come with an expanded homestead exemption, which I think would be appropriate.

Have you heard of the Party for Socialism and Liberation? They have an anti-war coalition and some members are currently on the ground in East Palestine to interview people who are affected. Idk if they would want to talk, it would depend on who you write for, but it can't hurt to reach out to them as they're also trying to spread the word.

DC-Maryland-Virginia or Delaware-Maryland-Viriginia, depending on who you ask.

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Both great places!

Very handsome waiter there too lol

Wtf is the DMV area? And why would you post in the Pittsburgh subreddit asking about people outside of the area?

When we moved into our house there were like 300 Mr. Yuck stickers under our sink in the kitchen. When a plumber came to fox a clog, he was SO EXCITED to find them. I let him take them because it clearly meant more to him than to me. Glad to know I could get more should I ever need them

sounds like your talking about income taxes, the op is talking about property taxes

BURN

Bonfire

Dammit. On one hand I'd love to have one. On the other hand UPMC already gets too much of my money.

Not only do we have to deal with posts from the idiots that actually live around here now we have to deal with even dumber posts from idiots that live hundreds of miles away

They have only tested for compounds of direct combustion, as if the burnoff was done in a laboratory setting.

Please explain then about the lack of reporting on products of incomplete combustion formed under the presence of chlorine ions, namely the potential for dioxins, furans, and persistent toxins that could have been deposited in the soil anywhere downwind of the burnoff.

Water and air tests are ineffective at recording exactly what was released since "obviously" they are fluids. In a week, they're one place next week, they move downstream.

There hasn't been nearly enough transparency of data or proper sampling to come to any conclusions about the safety and what all byproducts have been produced. For all we know, this could have been the biggest dioxin release in recorded history(unlikely) , but due to lack of testing, nobody knows.

This introduces unnecessary uncertainty into the equation that should have been resolved by now with proper testing.

Carmella’s Tupelo Honey

Anti war? What war are we in, at least at this second

First stage of the invasion

Sounds like 👽

The Tribune-Review published an in-depth story on Wednesday about the air, soil and water implications of the derailment based on science and the geologic structure of this region.