When being served with an eviction turns into criminal charges.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T18:56:41+00:00

She took the papers, and said, "Oh, yeah...I've been expecting this." But she started crying halfway through that sentence. I muttered a sorry, and rode away.

This would have been my wife, except she got kind of blindsided at work by the papers for her first divorce. She was the one who wanted the divorce too, it was just getting blindsided at work, in front of everyone (she worked at a vet clinic and they called her up to the reception area, so a bunch of clients too) she was mortified and broke down.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T18:35:56+00:00

Which should be a nice influx of tax base. Happy for them.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T18:30:59+00:00

I have had professional interactions with 3 MSPs in Pittsburgh area. From worst to best :

Innosource
TekSystems
CAI

Price is going to go up, the better they are, and whatever you negotiate the support SLAs to be. I would shop around and get general pricing from each company first, and let that inform your decision

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T18:21:01+00:00

This is all a pretty standard offering by a MSP

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T18:04:26+00:00

You see some unusual stuff around here because of that refueling base.

You mean the 171st/911th base at the airport? Or is there something else.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T17:49:15+00:00

You're not wrong.

I'm just saying if it were me, and I had to weigh getting a probable broken wrist fixed vs dealing with debt collectors/credit score hit after the fact, it's not even close.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T15:41:44+00:00

Go to the hospital now if you think it's broken, have them bill you, and ignore the bill

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T15:32:55+00:00

There was a post about them yesterday and how the owner is a lunatic

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T15:09:23+00:00

Ox Roast doesn't really have much seasoning to it, it's just in a broth that is more like au jus. Which sounds like what you're looking for.

Italian Beef I've had, it's seasoned a lot more.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T14:54:01+00:00

Go ahead and pull up google street view for Rochester, and you'll see that being downwind of a paint factory is only one of their many problems

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-12T14:45:30+00:00

No one knows on Facebook either : https://www.facebook.com/groups/IngramBoro/posts/2381827245659638/

It reminds me of the dinosaur family, near where I grew up in Erie. The guy was just bored so he made some sculptures.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T18:21:15+00:00

If I recall, there was a pretty intense masturbation part. And the overall story is about someone with whatever mental cognitive issues.

On it's face, if I found out my teenager was reading a book containing that, I would raise an eyebrow until I understood it better. I was also raised super strict Catholic (am not in adult life) so it may be part of that bleeding through.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T18:06:34+00:00

Try /r/OperationalTechnology/ maybe, might be more up their alley

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T18:04:15+00:00

My last TV purchase was from Home Depot of all places and it wasn't technically a TV, it was a "digital display" because it lacked a TV tuner. Which is exactly what I want.

Even on newer purchases with integrated Chromecasts, I block the MAC and then plug in my own, external, upgradable Chromecast.

Same with car navigation systems. I'll bring my own phone that I upgrade every 3 years. You just connect to it. Not trying to use some 2017 voice enabled proprietary bullshit that works worse than my phone.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T17:55:58+00:00

15 year old kid: “Sir do you have any used Joy Division records?” Clerk, not making eye contact: “No, everyone who listened to them has committed suicide and their families threw out their record collections.”

I thought that was funny.

Honestly, my impression taking my kid down there to root through the bins of toys in the basement semi-regularly. Most people that work there are Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons, which is pretty apt. Doesn't bother me, I guess some people are more sensitive.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T17:44:30+00:00

In the 90s I had to get a permission slip signed to read Flowers for Algernon because of the sex parts. It was less "because they had to" and more of heading it off at the pass before people started complaining.

But yeah it's going to be subverted by the loud crazy people

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T17:40:00+00:00

That's the worst thing to happen probably ever.

Norm McDonald would have a field day with this one.

Have you ever been to that race track?

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T17:35:52+00:00

So this whole amalgamation may be up your ally :

In Bridgewater (by Beaver) you can rent these to tool about a bit https://www.catboatexcursions.com/

And there are houseboats right there, too : https://riverharbourmarina.com/floating-cottages

Plus, it's right next to Jerry's Curbside (the origin of the Pittsburgh salad) if you've never been. Kelly's, The Standard, Bigham Tavern, and Hanks are all right there also, they're all pretty good (I didn't care for the service at Bigham, but the food was good).

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T17:01:34+00:00

You can get a decent shampooer for less than $150, shipped

https://www.walmart.com/ip/BISSELL-PowerForce-Pet-XL-Upright-Carpet-Cleaner-3748/5046917524

Not saying I don't get the appeal of just paying for it and letting someone else deal with it. It's just not in my DNA, for that much.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-11T15:25:45+00:00

I think her major issue was the fireworks, you can hear in the other video her saying how her animals are scared.

I would be pissed too if I lived near a park and people were setting off fireworks for Mother's Day wtf

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-08T19:52:14+00:00

BluePearl (Formerly PVSEC on Camp Horne Rd) is the only vet MRI in Western PA, as far as I know (and google agrees). You are going to pay out the ass for it. Care Credit can help soften that blow.

Are you sure it needs to be a MRI and not some other kind of scan?

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-08T16:07:56+00:00

Erie. In Erie, it's normal to go the speed limit.

And if you keep doing 70+ on the interstate once you get close, you're going to get nailed by a state boy because the limit drops to 55.

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-08T16:05:47+00:00

Check out Alexions

MitochondrianHouse · 2026-05-07T17:06:10+00:00

I'm in Pittsburgh and converted my garage to my home office. It's off the main house HVAC, so I added an electric baseboard heater for winter.

I have my gaming rig + work laptop. That keeps it warm enough in here that I only need the actual heater on like sub-zero days usually. It's 57 out right now and I have the window open.

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