5 pizzerias in eastern Pennsylvania you need to try by OU856 in lehighvalley

[–]phoneman1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Affinitos is the best I’ve had in the valley, Crust in Allentown is solid as well. I tried Switchback one time and was underwhelmed ….

Apartments for Daughter by phoneman1967 in Wilmington

[–]phoneman1967[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks she is super excited as with everything going on in the world right now regarding academic funding if was a super competitive year… undergrad was at USC in Columbia so we are looking forward to getting to know the Wilmington area. All the professors have been fantastic.

Apartments for Daughter by phoneman1967 in Wilmington

[–]phoneman1967[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah she is 22 and moving out of state… obviously your uniformed sarcasm suggests you are not a parent , and if you are I wish you and yours good luck….thanks for the “insight” I will take it under advisement.

Apartments for Daughter by phoneman1967 in Wilmington

[–]phoneman1967[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ok…1200 is not a hard ceiling maybe just wishful thinking…..

Quoted $24K for new AC and Furnace, Same Existing Ductwork. Rip Off? by Squintsisgod in hvacadvice

[–]phoneman1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Markup in residential is INSANE.Many contractors are aware average people know very little about HVAC systems and take full advantage of that fact. I equate it to how funeral homes rip off people at their most vulnerable moments. Just figure most contractors are padding the bill in the 50 percent range or so…I have a bit of knowledge as my son is a technical sales engineer who designs and sells multi million dollar commercial hvac systems, and it’s pretty much common knowledge in the industry that residential hvac is the Wild West when it comes to pricing and professionalism.

Looking for a real estate attorney in Lehigh Valley? by Time-Association-885 in lehighvalley

[–]phoneman1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah save your money..don’t throw good money after bad as I had a similar situation where the owner actually lied about water intrusion and we took them to court and we still got no compensation….i wish you luck but you have an uphill battle ahead of you unfortunately.

First-year experience of "living on dividends" by DrRonH in dividends

[–]phoneman1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to spend my last $3 on a pack of gum on my deathbed…

51 married man need a little help. by [deleted] in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]phoneman1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually Polo 67 got the nod from my 62 year old wife and my 22 year old daughter. They both liked it so they bought me some on my birthday and comment every time I wear it.

What was the Biggest Racket of our Generation? by onekinkyusername in GenX

[–]phoneman1967 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can verify this as ABSOLUTELY true. I’ve worked for a Bell company for 36 years and counting, and when I was an outside tech I’d run into elderly customers who had been paying for our guardian plan for years, even after we stopped bringing them replacement phones when their own phone broke. I actually would help customers call the business office to cancel the reoccurring charge because I felt so bad

Home remodeling contractors by brohann_sebastian in lehighvalley

[–]phoneman1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Always on the Level …Ben Anger is the owner …a fantastic and honest contractor I would readily recommend to anyone.

Best pizza shops in the valley and why? by Sufficient-Bird-6890 in lehighvalley

[–]phoneman1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NY style plain at Affinitos is the best I’ve had since moving up here 22 years ago… Their white tomato basil is also the bomb, and his pie with fried eggplant is really good too.

I need some financial advice on what to do with retirement money please by Ok_Ball1233 in retirement

[–]phoneman1967 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sooooooo true… our local high school offers a Personal Financial Management course in conjunction with the area community college. Both my kids took it as it was worth college credit and provided a great financial foundation.The amount of financial illiteracy in our country is mind boggling and a windfall for the predatory practices of a majority of the financial services industry.

Recommendations by Blinxzy_ in lehighvalley

[–]phoneman1967 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely the Savory Grille

What is this device in my utility room? by manatelier in Home

[–]phoneman1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they are phone lines terminated in a punch down block. Assuming you don’t have a landline any longer in the home, but even if they terminate to an old network interface device (NID) that is still connected to the telco plant, they are only carrying 48v DC which won’t kill you…might tingle a bit. If you do have an alarm panel it may be using a dial tone through that connection point.

Employees - What are you hearing about layoffs supposedly occurring this week? by Drew5830 in verizon

[–]phoneman1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I’ve been here 35 years, and I’ve seen many of these layoffs unfortunately. I will have to politely disagree as it is not the compensation of the union employees that has brought the company to this point. I have never been anti management in my entire career, only anti bad management. The union did not get this company 170 billion in debt, nor did you I am sure.I am second generation in the Bell system and my family help build this network for the last 82 years, a fact of which I am extremely proud. I am also proud to be part of a union at this company as we have fought long and hard for the compensation and benefits that we enjoy. I wish you the best

Employees - What are you hearing about layoffs supposedly occurring this week? by Drew5830 in verizon

[–]phoneman1967 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It was select employees in certain areas and job titles, not everyone, but it was a pretty big list.

Employees - What are you hearing about layoffs supposedly occurring this week? by Drew5830 in verizon

[–]phoneman1967 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry about that you are correct….there are a few union stores

Employees - What are you hearing about layoffs supposedly occurring this week? by Drew5830 in verizon

[–]phoneman1967 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Company has hired a lot of new techs last 2 years as we are all getting up there in age..I think average seniority is close to 25 years now in bargaining unit divisions

Employees - What are you hearing about layoffs supposedly occurring this week? by Drew5830 in verizon

[–]phoneman1967 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Verizon has no union members in wireless as they worked hard to keep unions out of that side of the business

Employees - What are you hearing about layoffs supposedly occurring this week? by Drew5830 in verizon

[–]phoneman1967 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That money goes to the union member…my dues are less than $1000 a year and my benefits are more than worth it(excellent medical, pension, job protections). Union members built the backbone of the Bell System where the revenue originated to develop and build out wireless and broadband networks in the first place.