Comments on: It’s good to be in Pittsburgh… http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/ A writer in the suburban wilderness tackles pop culture, motherhood, MS, and life Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:23:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kathie http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-72083 Kathie Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:47:41 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-72083 OMG, what great comments. Dana, you must get your ass back here as soon as possible. For Wes's sake, of course. Scott, that's very funny and I understand. I'm sure a Pittsburgh transplant searching for a Steeler's bar in Dallas is on her own.. Alison, Lexington is a fun place and you must count yourself as a Pittsburgher even having grown up on the outskirts. It's all the same place... Mary, I think a lot of families traipsed through Pittsburgh on their way to wherever they were going--if they didn't get sucked into a mill or a mine before they made their exit. Kathy, retirement somewhere else, eh? I can see it, but I'd prefer my house in Pittsburgh and a second home to visit several times a year. I suppose were dreaming a bit here, huh? Anti-wife, I agree the Pacific NW is stunning. My mother and her family are from there and I've spent many a summer day relaxing on Clear Lake and camping on the coast of Oregon...and you do have that hospital. Jennifer, I agree Pittsburgh would be great in many ways without the med. facilities, but it sure is reassuring! Julie, that site sounds great. My mom was a transplant from the West Coast thirty eight years ago and I'm not sure she feels like an insider yet! OMG, what great comments. Dana, you must get your ass back here as soon as possible. For Wes’s sake, of course.
Scott, that’s very funny and I understand. I’m sure a Pittsburgh transplant searching for a Steeler’s bar in Dallas is on her own..
Alison, Lexington is a fun place and you must count yourself as a Pittsburgher even having grown up on the outskirts. It’s all the same place…
Mary, I think a lot of families traipsed through Pittsburgh on their way to wherever they were going–if they didn’t get sucked into a mill or a mine before they made their exit.
Kathy, retirement somewhere else, eh? I can see it, but I’d prefer my house in Pittsburgh and a second home to visit several times a year. I suppose were dreaming a bit here, huh?
Anti-wife, I agree the Pacific NW is stunning. My mother and her family are from there and I’ve spent many a summer day relaxing on Clear Lake and camping on the coast of Oregon…and you do have that hospital.
Jennifer, I agree Pittsburgh would be great in many ways without the med. facilities, but it sure is reassuring!
Julie, that site sounds great. My mom was a transplant from the West Coast thirty eight years ago and I’m not sure she feels like an insider yet!

]]> By: Alison http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-72057 Alison Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:31:05 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-72057 I do miss Pittsburgh (even though I grew up in Wexford and McMurray, and therefore never really LIVED there). When I was in college my brother lived on the Sou'side and Mahnt Warshington, and I got a taste of the city that way. Lexington is a great little city, though. I'm glad to be here. I do miss Pittsburgh (even though I grew up in Wexford and McMurray, and therefore never really LIVED there). When I was in college my brother lived on the Sou’side and Mahnt Warshington, and I got a taste of the city that way.

Lexington is a great little city, though. I’m glad to be here.

]]> By: Julie Long http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-71733 Julie Long Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:05:31 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-71733 As a transplant to Pittsburgh, I've been enjoying reading Emilie Nottle's blog www.IMovedToPittsburgh.com . Most of us ended up in Pittsburgh due to family or job, but Emilie and her husband actually chose to move to Pittsburgh from San Francisco after much research and a road trip visiting several potential destinations. She chronicles that trip as well as the little everyday delights and idiosyncrasies that are our 'burgh. Check it out. As a transplant to Pittsburgh, I’ve been enjoying reading Emilie Nottle’s blog http://www.IMovedToPittsburgh.com . Most of us ended up in Pittsburgh due to family or job, but Emilie and her husband actually chose to move to Pittsburgh from San Francisco after much research and a road trip visiting several potential destinations. She chronicles that trip as well as the little everyday delights and idiosyncrasies that are our ‘burgh. Check it out.

]]> By: Kathy Gillen/ lessons from the laundry http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-71724 Kathy Gillen/ lessons from the laundry Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:50:51 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-71724 I cried when my husband told me we were moving to Pittsburgh, his hometown. But now I do love it. It is a great place to raise a family, cost of living is awesome and we do have great amenities. But truth be told...I can't wait to retire someplace else! I cried when my husband told me we were moving to Pittsburgh, his hometown. But now I do love it. It is a great place to raise a family, cost of living is awesome and we do have great amenities. But truth be told…I can’t wait to retire someplace else!

]]> By: Mary Witzl http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-71702 Mary Witzl Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:21:10 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-71702 I am told that some of my ancestors came from Pittsburgh. But then I could say that about half of the cities in the U.S... I am told that some of my ancestors came from Pittsburgh. But then I could say that about half of the cities in the U.S…

]]> By: anti-wife http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-71641 anti-wife Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:58 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-71641 On this one we must agree to disagree. Love the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Oh, and the UW Medical Center was #11! On this one we must agree to disagree. Love the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Oh, and the UW Medical Center was #11!

]]> By: Scott http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-71588 Scott Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:57:52 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-71588 Sorry, I could never live in Pittsburgh. It sounds wonderful and all, but I'm an old school Dallas Cowboys fan, and I'm pretty sure that wouldn't sit well with other old schoolers like myself. Livin in San Francisco was bad enough in the nineties. Sorry, I could never live in Pittsburgh. It sounds wonderful and all, but I’m an old school Dallas Cowboys fan, and I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t sit well with other old schoolers like myself. Livin in San Francisco was bad enough in the nineties.

]]> By: Dana C. http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-71478 Dana C. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:55:50 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-71478 I would love to live in Pittsburgh again. I just haven't convinced Duke of the fact. I still call it home even though I haven't lived there in almost 12 years. I still follow the Pirates and Steelers religiously. I have also got Wes on the bandwagon. I'll just keep dreaming. I would love to live in Pittsburgh again. I just haven’t convinced Duke of the fact. I still call it home even though I haven’t lived there in almost 12 years. I still follow the Pirates and Steelers religiously. I have also got Wes on the bandwagon. I’ll just keep dreaming.

]]> By: jennifer http://kshoop.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-71447 jennifer Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:44:29 +0000 http://housewifecafe.com/2007/09/03/its-good-to-be-in-pittsburgh/#comment-71447 It's nice to live in Pittsburgh and oh, by the way, it's also nice we have great medical facilities. Pittsburgh would still be great without the fantastic medical facilities. It’s nice to live in Pittsburgh and oh, by the way, it’s also nice we have great medical facilities. Pittsburgh would still be great without the fantastic medical facilities.

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