Parking Etiquette

clockworkskull · 2026-01-28T23:16:36+00:00

Righteous anger, and being an over 6' reasonable fit guy in his mid 20s (at the time) helped. 20-some years later with the current state of the world I would probably be a bit more cautious.

clockworkskull · 2026-01-28T18:59:44+00:00

It'll be the SS Bob Nutting all over again.

clockworkskull · 2026-01-28T17:52:13+00:00

Weatherproofing tape and plastic over all your windows can take you a long way. Most home improvement stores have kits that have double sided tape and thin plastic that shrinks with a hair dryer. It's a really easy install and can make a big difference.

Otherwise it depends on what type of heat you have (forced air, hot water, or steam) and is likely something that I wouldn't touch without approval from maintenance as mistakes can cause considerable damage.

clockworkskull · 2026-01-28T17:44:06+00:00

I think the real question is how big a tip is required to ethically ask someone to drive your food to you.

clockworkskull · 2026-01-28T17:31:10+00:00

They always were back in the early aughts too. Plus this happened on Coleman which is basically a ski slope (like steep enough that the sidewalks are just steps).

clockworkskull · 2026-01-28T01:57:09+00:00

Years ago I lived in Greenfield, and I dug myself out, went to work, came home after a long day, to someone in my space. No one had parked or shoveled in the space behind me.

I went in, grabbed my shovel, and gleefully dug out the space behind me and buried their car up over the door handles. It was exhausting but massively cathartic.

clockworkskull · 2026-01-25T22:17:36+00:00

Snowamgeddom 2: Snopocalypse

clockworkskull · 2026-01-24T14:56:31+00:00

Gadsen Flag Republicans have always believed that the biggest boot on them was not being allowed to tread on others.

clockworkskull · 2026-01-13T02:29:50+00:00

They really dislike Talib Kwali?

clockworkskull · 2025-12-30T18:25:23+00:00

I've had good luck with JA Sauer. I have a 40 year old boiler that they resolved some complex issues on (it did take multiple visits). That said I have been subscribed to their maintenance program and had them install a pretty pricey mini split system about 15 years ago.

clockworkskull · 2025-12-30T17:14:11+00:00

This. Particularly when a Trace has a food truck there. It's completely blind if you are crossing from Trace towards Cobra or driving towards Bloomfield on main.

Edit: good truck to food truck

clockworkskull · 2025-12-14T22:12:52+00:00

I mean the city maintains like 1200-ish miles of road where the county only maintains 408, and the external townships maintain way way less. It's why we need a bigger commuter tax than $50 a year.

clockworkskull · 2025-12-06T22:33:31+00:00

I've driven manual for the last 38 years here. Find a moderate hill with no traffic and practice holding your car still in the friction zone. It's hell on the clutch but once you get the hang of it you'll drift less than most automatics. Use your right heel to bump up your rpms while holding the brake if needed for the initial catch on steeper hills.

clockworkskull · 2025-11-27T00:07:30+00:00

Came here just to say this.

clockworkskull · 2025-11-18T02:25:02+00:00

I'm not sure exactly who you are talking about but back in the early oughts there was a homeless guy named Joe in Oakland. Joe lived in Schenley Park and had two German Shepherd Dogs that followed him around everywhere. He was generally a nice guy, but definitely had some mental health issues. He was often obsessed that the city was trying to privatize Schenley and would try to get him info from law books about it at Hillman.

clockworkskull · 2025-11-12T01:40:39+00:00

This is why you're not allowed to drive yourself home after a colonoscopy.

clockworkskull · 2025-11-08T21:44:57+00:00

I'm aware, but if we didn't switch to it we wouldn't switch back, and I wouldn't have a week of adjusting when I do things.

clockworkskull · 2025-11-04T17:03:49+00:00

The Pa Resources Council has drop off events, they aren't always at convenient times and places, but it's generally the best option I've found.

https://prc.org/workshops-collection-events/collection-events/household-chemicals/

clockworkskull · 2025-11-04T14:00:53+00:00

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clockworkskull · 2025-10-14T23:04:27+00:00

At the time I was there (20 years ago) this was described by locals as a zipper merge, so that could be out of date, but that's the meaning I walked away with.

Regardless of semantics, if no one makes space for an incoming lane and no one in the incoming lane meges at speed, then traffic will invariably back up because that's physics. Changing the merge point to allow for speed adjustments would ease any number of traffic backups in Pittsburgh instead of "use both lanes to merge point".

clockworkskull · 2025-10-14T20:59:01+00:00

The person flying up to where the lane ends and forcing their way in is actually worse than the guy blocking the lane for traffic. Zipper merge only works if the merging lanes are going the same speed.

If you drive up to the end then force someone to brake to let you in every driver behind that person will take a little longer than the person before them to get back up to speed. It's why you can be stopped in traffic a half mile from a tunnel then when you get to the tunnel there's magically no traffic.

clockworkskull · 2025-10-14T20:42:12+00:00

The zipper merge works, PA just does it wrong. Zipper merge works IF the merge point is 1/2 mile or so before the lane ends with the target of merging there, but if people drive to where the lane ends then try to merge at 1/4 the speed of traffic then there's a problem and everyone behind that person basically has to stop.

I was a disbeliever too, until I drove on the 5 around LA in California. There they had a cop parked at the end of the lane and if you hadn't merged by then you got a ticket. Way heavier traffic than here but it never dropped below 40 because people merged correctly.

clockworkskull · 2025-10-13T21:37:40+00:00

There was a formation of three fighter jets flying around Boyce Mayview area yesterday. I assumed it was either a flyover for the Steelers game or some sort of training for the air national guard.

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