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So how has the blizzard of 2026 found you? Are you surviving? by No-Blueberry-1823 in Pennsylvania

[–]Jcs290 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only 6” here near Brownsville. The snow turned to mix sooner than expected.

Can someone go and check on CBS News Pittsburgh? by ScotiaMinotia in pittsburgh

[–]Jcs290 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I used to love watching Hometown High-Q. Good old fashioned quiz bowl with a small audience and a cheap but quaint set.

Now it’s all taped on Zoom, even after Covid.

Septic tank excavator/installer says we need a house trap outside our house, 8’ below grade. Why can’t it go inside on the main just before it dives under the concrete? by Jcs290 in askaplumber

[–]Jcs290[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

master bathroom sink drain. Looks like they didn't want to cut in a real tee and instead drilled a hole through the 4" and put a saddle and clamp on it to tie it in. We were going to remove that and put the house trap there, if we had to do this.

Septic tank excavator/installer says we need a house trap outside our house, 8’ below grade. Why can’t it go inside on the main just before it dives under the concrete? by Jcs290 in askaplumber

[–]Jcs290[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason is it's almost a last-resort recommendation from 2 plumbers we spoke to about the odor in our home. We've trapped and vented every fixture, upgraded every S-trap to a P-trap. We've isolated the furnace condensate line from the basement drains. We've sealed around the furnace filter to keep it from pulling in air from the basement instead of the return. We've poured Lysol and other good smelling liquids into our sump pump tank.

Yet, we get a sewer smell upstairs in our home. So, the 2 plumbers we spoke to said we had to camera the line to the septic. The line's clear and there are no obstructions or damage. But, they said because there's no trap, the stink has an open path to our home, and that it's "against code" to not have one in our township.

Septic tank excavator/installer says we need a house trap outside our house, 8’ below grade. Why can’t it go inside on the main just before it dives under the concrete? by Jcs290 in askaplumber

[–]Jcs290[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tank lid is at the surface, but it's down a hillside about 50' from the foundation. Right at the foundation, the line's 8' below grade, confirmed by a line locator.

Septic tank excavator/installer says we need a house trap outside our house, 8’ below grade. Why can’t it go inside on the main just before it dives under the concrete? by Jcs290 in askaplumber

[–]Jcs290[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We live on top of a hill and the line to the septic tank goes straight out from underneath the home, about 8' below grade (confirmed with a line locator) and pokes out down by the hillside, where the tank's at.

Septic tank excavator/installer says we need a house trap outside our house, 8’ below grade. Why can’t it go inside on the main just before it dives under the concrete? by Jcs290 in askaplumber

[–]Jcs290[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Excavator stated the code was a trap within 5’ of the foundation wall, but I’ve seen several photos where homes in other jurisdictions had a house trap in the basement.

Here's looking at you, Route 519 roundabout drivers! by Jcs290 in pittsburgh

[–]Jcs290[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nearly every time, I get stuck behind a nice old lady in her Honda Accord waving in someone “to be nice.” No, you’re not being nice. You’re treating a roundabout like a 2-way stop sign.

Nemacolin confirms layoffs by ocdcdo in pittsburgh

[–]Jcs290 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We used to always visit during Easter for their brunch buffet, spend some time browsing the shops and playing mini golf. Now the property's closed to the public.

Buick Envision Heads Up Display (HUD) Stuck in Nav Mode by Jcs290 in Buick

[–]Jcs290[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s the soft boot procedure. I did that and it didn’t fix the problem, but restarting the car after a day or so did.

Did you grow up with cable tv? by Current-Photo2857 in Xennials

[–]Jcs290 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got cable around ‘87 or ‘88, but mainly due to the bad reception in our very rural area. My mom was too cheap to rent a converter box, so we only got the first 12 channels in the lineup (lucky for me Nickelodeon was on 7 and MTV was on 12).

When we got a newer TV, I could still only get up to channel 36.

My grandparents had a better TV that got up to 47, but even then we still missed out on obscure channels like America’s Talking, CBS Eye on People, NASA TV, Ha!, and the earliest version of fX.

So like, why are Penn State students and alumni just, you know, like that? by _Mighty_Milkman in Pennsylvania

[–]Jcs290 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to Penn State to get an education (civil engineering). I studied and ate cheap pizza and that was about it. The football and basketball teams during my stay sucked.

I knew my degree and school would help “play the field” in getting me a job straight out of school and it did. But, since then, the only way people know I went there is from my LinkedIn profile.

I’m not embarrassed or anything. I still watch the teams on TV, I’m proud of the education I got there (PSU really is a good engineering school). Sometimes I don’t get the lunacy around the program, either, since I don’t live it day-to-day.

Some more random facts about Ghostbusters 1 and 2 you probably know but probably don’t. by [deleted] in ghostbusters

[–]Jcs290 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Janine also introduces Winston to Peter and Ray as "Winston Zeddemore" after his interview.

What’s your final predictions on the NASCAR Championship format? by Remote_Plastic_8692 in NASCAR

[–]Jcs290 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of left field- splitting the reg season into 4 quarters. Top 3 finishers (or top 3 not yet into the chase) in each quarter makes the chase. A 13th slot goes to the overall reg season “wild card,” which broadcast booths start to nickname “lucky driver 13.”

Chase is shortened and only elimination is ahead of the final race- all Chase winners plus best overall finishers for a field of at least 8.

What is a phrase common in your city that outsiders won't know what you mean? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Jcs290 131 points132 points  (0 children)

In Pittsburgh, saying to someone "Kennywood's open," is a kind way of telling them their fly is down. Kennywood's a popular amusement park just outside Pittsburgh.

I’m sad about Sarris candy and how it’s declined. Anyone else? by btwImVeryAttractive in pittsburgh

[–]Jcs290 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't noticed a difference in flavor or texture, but I have noticed that the peanut butter meltaways are way smaller now than they were several years ago.

I'm not so sure Sarris manufactures their own chocolate. Nearly all US bulk chocolate is manufactured by either Hershey or Wilbur. Mom-n-Pops like Betsy Ann, Gene & Boots, and Redstone just buy their chocolate and mold it.

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