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Old 01-17-2011, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Methinks I'll have to post some photos of my loft! I ♥ this place! My landlady grew up in this home and lived here for the entirety of her life, save for a few years spent in Florida. She renovated it in Fall 2010, shortly before I moved in. It has hardwood flooring, exposed brick, large windows, a new kitchen, a HUGE walk-in closet, and high ceilings, amongst other perks. It's my dream apartment. I see another "upscale" 1-BR loft is now listed on CraigsList for $595/month at the top of my street. I really hope Polish Hill continues to become repopulated. I see out-of-state license plates on the roads here frequently.
On a side note, not to sound all snide or symantic-y, but what precisely makes it a "loft" and not just a normal apartment? I find people like to apply that label, presumably in attempts to make the place sound fancier, to spaces I would not consider a "loft" (not re-adapted factory space ala Cork Factory, nor with an actual lofted floor open to below, nor a space on the top floor/attic.)
I knew this kid who had a "loft" in Lawrenceville - it was basically an apartment above a storefront, and probably has been for well over 50 years, but he claimed that its open floor plan (ie they took the doors off the hinges) made it a loft
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Old 01-17-2011, 07:11 PM
 
Location: Kittanning
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If someone works in Cranberry, should they move to the city? I've always lived within a 15 minute drive from where I worked, hate wasting time, not everyone works downtown or along a PAT route to get them to work.
No, if someone works in Cranberry, they should live in Mars.
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Old 01-17-2011, 07:14 PM
 
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Some routes are low volume in general, but sometimes they have to run low-volume one direction in order to run high-volume the other way. You also need enough service to make it flexible to people's schedules--e.g., some people on a light-volume evening bus might have been on a high-volume morning bus, or vice-versa. So rather than try to get each bus packed, the usual goal is to maintain a decent average occupancy.
That's true. The buses are going to be empty when they start their run ( unless all the riders would get on at the PAT garage) and when buses return at the end of the run.
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Old 01-17-2011, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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I agree it makes sense for most people to live close to work, wherever that may be. But I wasn't suggesting everyone should move to the City--I was just explaining why my wife's attitude wasn't really that unusual.
Not a problem, I wasn't responding to your post, I was responding to Faer's.
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Old 01-17-2011, 07:40 PM
 
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I'm feeling guilty, my wife just bought a Nissan Rogue, gets good mileage compared to the Toyota we traded in. Good mileage and since we travel to NY a lot in the winter, just feel safer in it.
What's your definition of "good mileage" Copa? My neighbor has an '09 Rogue that she traded her Honda CRV and complains that she is barely getting 20 MPG and only mid-teens with city driving.
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Old 01-17-2011, 07:52 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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What's your definition of "good mileage" Copa? My neighbor has an '09 Rogue that she traded her Honda CRV and complains that she is barely getting 20 MPG and only mid-teens with city driving.
I get about 25 city and 32 highway in my Mazda 3. The Rogue is about 22 and 28. Your results may vary. Her daily commute round trip is about 10 miles.

So what happens when all cars are electric and there is no longer a gas tax? I'm just doing my part to keep the country running.
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Old 01-17-2011, 08:00 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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I get about 25 city and 32 highway in my Mazda 3. The Rogue is about 22 and 28.
Mazda3 owners unite!
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Old 01-17-2011, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Mazda3 owners unite!
Oh, no! Is that a gay car?
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Old 01-17-2011, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Oh, no! Is that a gay car?
It's owned by chicks, gay guys, straight guys pretending to be gay to score chicks, and Copanuts everywhere!
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Old 01-17-2011, 08:10 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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It's good that my generous is shying away from those horribly built hunks of shi*t, that's definitely something to be proud of! However, I do not see trucks or SUV's going away any time soon. Many of my peers drive trucks and desire SUV's for whatever reason. Although many people on here are very forward thinking, this is still America and we sure do love our big toys.
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