Recent comments in /f/pittsburgh

Lord_oftheTrons t1_ja36km2 wrote

Reply to comment by Derpadoooo in ATT Sportsnet Bankruptcy? by randoyinzer

Hockey is crazy now, I have YouTube TV so I can get the TNT/ABC games, but don't have NHL Network games or AT&T games. So with YTTV and my VPN I can now watch all but the NHL Network games due to blackouts. I've spent money on the VPN and firesticks on all the TVs to enable this workaround and I'd rather just give the money to someone and just be able to watch the games.

It is so anti-consumer and they don't seem to care. Until it impacts them financially that will be what we have to deal with. Bring back KBL and I will give them $100 a season for every game.

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Lord_oftheTrons t1_ja363qa wrote

Reply to comment by JuliaX1984 in February averaged 12 degrees above normal and set 3 record highs by physicallyatherapist

I would agree there are plenty of celebrities preaching about things like climate change that are massive hypocrites and emit more CO2 in a week than I do in my life. However I think you have a weird view of who these scientists are. They aren't billionaires, they're everyday people for the most part and are concerned when their expertise shows worrying predictions of the future.

Creating peer reviewed papers that warm of climate change and its impacts isn't fear mongering, it is their job. What the media and people do with it is fear mongering but science isnt. I think you vastly overestimate the influence scientists have on things like public policy. Lobbyists for companies have orders of magnitude more influence on policy across every industry than the people doing research.

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Derpadoooo t1_ja35hcz wrote

Reply to comment by Lord_oftheTrons in ATT Sportsnet Bankruptcy? by randoyinzer

I have the same opinion. I would gladly pay a subscription to watch all Pens and Pirates games, but local blackouts and other nonsense make it extremely untenable. I'm not getting an expensive full cable package just to casually watch local sports.

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JuliaX1984 t1_ja35esv wrote

Reply to comment by physicallyatherapist in February averaged 12 degrees above normal and set 3 record highs by physicallyatherapist

Then if people are free to use all the plastic and emissions they want because it's not significantly harmful, what was the point of all this? How are people selfish if their choices aren't even impacting others anyway? I'm sorry, but logically, an action like flying in a plane can't be both harmful when you do it but worthless when you don't do it.

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JuliaX1984 t1_ja34gxu wrote

Reply to comment by Lord_oftheTrons in February averaged 12 degrees above normal and set 3 record highs by physicallyatherapist

I'm anti-subsidies, but end them because it's unfair. Actually, if people really want them gone, they could argue they should go because they're unfair simce fearmongering hasn't worked and get more people on their side. But it's apparently not urgent enough to try to find a different tactic.

If I believed eating vegan and never using plastic or air conditioning was necessary to help future generations, I would do it. But none of the people saying we should act like we should, so I don't get why anyone takes the claims of danger seriously. I truly can't conclude I'm hurting anyone when the people saying I am do the same things. It's not unreasonable to assume people who genuinely believe that actions are evil or dangerous won't do them.

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physicallyatherapist OP t1_ja349ql wrote

Reply to comment by JuliaX1984 in February averaged 12 degrees above normal and set 3 record highs by physicallyatherapist

Again, educate yourself. Major structural changes with carbon taxes, incentives and expanding green energy, and making it easier to switch to green energy with policy is 1000x more impactful than stuff like never using plastic. Stop making excuses for your own actions and laziness. "Hrr drr I'm not going to improve anything myself unless everyone else does"

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Lord_oftheTrons t1_ja33pdl wrote

Reply to comment by JuliaX1984 in February averaged 12 degrees above normal and set 3 record highs by physicallyatherapist

Are you aware of the massive subsidies we have been giving fossil fuels for decades? That is precisely the policy change that is needed.

The point of that comic went straight over your head. By your logic we should go back to the days of horribly polluted air and waters in Pittsburgh because why should we have to change for future generations. Very selfish and your comments just reinforce it. Apparently you won't feel a need to change until every scientist in the world rides a bike and eats vegetables so the bar is so high for you there's no point in arguing.

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Perfect_Speech_8058 t1_ja32f3y wrote

Reply to Wedding at Phipps by AtmoSZN

I got married in the outdoor garden May 2012. I had a wonderful experience and have friends that still regard it as their favorite wedding. My wedding was about 80 guests and did ceremony and reception both at Phipps in the outdoor garden.

The fee is super reasonable compared to other options. I checked most options at that time and some of the costs were truly shocking. The tent comes included in the fee but you will have to rent tables and linens, etc.

Their food and drinks were fantastic. I did a wine and beer bar only and they surprised us with sangria for cocktail hour which was so delicious. I didn’t do a sit down dinner and opted for just passed hors d'oeuvres, which I was really happy with. I also had a candy and cookie table and hired a coffee bar for the last two hours. The only thing I would’ve done differently is to have chosen one or two of the food station options so that people had food options if the passed hors d’oeuvres hadn’t gotten to them yet or for awhile. Some people kept repeatedly storming the servers as they walked into the tent and it took awhile for food to make it to the opposite side of the tent.

You save on decor because the beautiful garden is an amazing backdrop and your guests can wonder the gardens and sit on the various benches for more private moments during the event.

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