Are people in pittsburgh angry and/or confrontational? (York, Lake City: apartment complexes, how much)

[HillsHollow]

Respecting the chair is a tradition in neighborhoods where parking is tight.

It’s when you put a chair (usually a folding one) in parking spot to save it. Especially in the winter months after the person spent time and effort shoving the spot out. It’s a time honored and in some parts of the city illegal custom.

And they don’t care.

If someone spent three hours shoveling out a spot. You ignore the chair spot saver and park there anyway—Yes, the natives can get a little confrontational.

[nuwaver88]

I've already been called a Jagoff, and I'm guessing what it means.... [/quote]

It was tongue in cheek. Part of our Pittsburgh vernacular.

[PeterRabbit]

Originally Posted by west seattle gal

what's the chair?

Parking chair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Raven1976]

Originally Posted by HillsHollow

Respecting the chair is a tradition in neighborhoods where parking is tight.

It’s when you put a chair (usually a folding one) in parking spot to save it. Especially in the winter months after the person spent time and effort shoving the spot out. It’s a time honored and in some parts of the city illegal custom.

And they don’t care.

If someone spent three hours shoveling out a spot. You ignore the chair spot saver and park there anyway—Yes, the natives can get a little confrontational.

I think that's ridiculous. When it snows here people dig out as well and you just lose your spot. It all evens out though because most people have to shovel to get out so you take someone else's spot and they take yours.

[HillsHollow]

You wouldn't say that if you've worked shifts.

Trust me nothing makes you want to kill your neighbors more than coming home at 11:30pm after a very long day and finding no spots to park after you spent 2 hours shoveling a spot out.

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by west seattle gal

Thanks, reassuring comments. My friend must be wrong.

Perhaps she is an overly sensitive type. Pittsburghers are very direct people, but they'll also do almost anything to help anyone.

Originally Posted by west seattle gal

looks like I've already been called a Jagoff, and I'm guessing what it means....

It's Pittsburghese. I rarely hear people use Pittsburghese.

Urban Dictionary: Jagoff

Copanut was being sarcastic---pretending to be angry and confrontational.

[MeinGlanzendMotorrad]

One of my neighbors uses the "Relatively expensive looking sawhorse" method of spot saving, even in the summer, on a stretch of road that nobody else parks in.

If I were a hair less of a nice guy I'd have a nice new sawhorse.

[ditchdigger]

Copanut was being sarcastic---pretending to be angry and confrontational.

No, Copanut wasn't pretending. He's angry and confrontational. You must avoid him at all costs. But, really, he's the only one.

[Raven1976]

Originally Posted by HillsHollow

Overall?



And here's the REALLY big one-- Respect the chair.
(If you don't you're going to get called a Jagoff)

Is this chair phenomenon all year round or only when there is snow?

[zip95]

In my experience, as far as big cities go, Pittsburgh is average to nice. Not nearly as confrontational as a Philly or NY or Chicago, but also not as friendly as a Seattle.