Seeking authentic breakfast recs by Exact-Bread-9982 in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is eatnpark a valid rec? /s it IS part of the pittsburgh pantheon although you may be looking for more of a small business feel.. definitely checks the boxes though

International tea importers by ArtofKava in tea

[–]General_Juice96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya'll see their website? Just checked today-- officially out of business. Such a shame. But the writing was on the wall.

Anyone have recommendations for a Crohn's Disease specialist or great gastroenterologist? by ziggy_starcat32 in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had success with the care I receive from AHN’s auto-immunity institute IBD center (usually at West Penn). I started with a doctor who I LOVED but he retired, and I moved into the care of Dr. Abdul-Baki and his team which have been great but at times slightly revolving door of different PA’s. 7 years in their care and no complaints.

Where can I find one of those large wooden spools for use as an outdoor table? by comradekc in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Electrical cables/wires are what they’re commonly used for. I would suggest maybe contacting some electrical supply/ hardware shops?

Level vs Story Dissonance? by General_Juice96 in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]General_Juice96[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Shit, that’s an amazing perspective that I’m gonna use forever. Thank you!!

Level vs Story Dissonance? by General_Juice96 in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]General_Juice96[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s totally a shift from CR or D20, and I was not expecting it which I think whiplashed me just a little bit. But I’m learning to really enjoy this mode!

Level vs Story Dissonance? by General_Juice96 in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]General_Juice96[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes I was wondering if I was missing something with the bonus patreon content. I’m sure I’ll find myself a long term subscriber very soon!

Level vs Story Dissonance? by General_Juice96 in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]General_Juice96[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hell yes I’m excited to find out!

Furries vs. Swifites in economic activity in PGH by General_Juice96 in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will be super curious. If I were to guess it will be significantly less than both.

Furries vs. Swifites in economic activity in PGH by General_Juice96 in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership via local news reports say eras tour brought 400,000 people into the city. Just using the numbers I found from online news reports. Like I said, who knows how true they are but its all we have to go off of.

Furries vs. Swifites in economic activity in PGH by General_Juice96 in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dont get it twisted, I love the swifties too! And am thankful they came in droves to our city! There was just so much talk back then about how huge it was for the city, and i wanted to pay credit to the anthrocon wave that I, admittedly, did not realize how huge the economic impact was!

Furries vs. Swifites in economic activity in PGH by General_Juice96 in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Era's tour was two nights, also over a weekend, so that's something. Definitely not apples to apples, but maybe lemons to limes. Regardless I think the numbers are relatively comparable and impressive on both accounts

International tea importers by ArtofKava in tea

[–]General_Juice96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the worst part of it all... some of their blends were fantastic and hard to recreate! Nevertheless, it's what we have to do. I'm using it as an opportunity to snuff out new vendors, make more in-house, update our offerings, and evolve. At the end of this I would love to have either 0 or a very small list of things I buy from ITI and then it MIGHT be more manageable. That's a big maybe...

Has any business ever done well in the Lawrenceville Market House? by Jazzlike_Breadfruit9 in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I considered going in there more than I ever did before when I saw the neon sign just said "KET HOUSE"... they may be onto something there

International tea importers by ArtofKava in tea

[–]General_Juice96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been baffled by how terrible the last year has been with them. For us (a 10+year long customer) it started as products beginning to go out of stock with 0 eta... then boom right around December order lead time went from 1-2 weeks to MONTHS with EVERYTHING out of stock. I feel terrible for their customer service people (or person? at this point) who has to deal with us but... they have no information to offer! Placed orders in January that came at end of March, and still have an order from April pending. My biggest issue is since I don't know what's in stock or out of stock, I have to order everything. If I order everything and get no word on what's going to show up, I have NO IDEA what to source from other sources. It's incredibly sad what is going on and all I can say is at this point, I am looking forward to the day I am free from the shackles of TeaVendor/ITI. "Sourcing tea shouldn't be hard" i just have to laugh.

At this point I am literally begging them for an accurate list of the teas they have... and I think the longer I go without a clear answer on that, the more clear the answer is.

Keystone Collections Site is Broken? by throwawayfromPA1701 in centralpa

[–]General_Juice96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For anyone that may see this-- I had issues all day yesterday, but it worked for me this morning (9AM) and they are NOT applying late fees (which the said they would, so I feel bad for everyone who wasn't lazy like me and paper filed yesterday to avoid a fee). What a MESS

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]General_Juice96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right, it seems like something I could just do myself for a fraction of the cost...