Umblehoon wrote:Mdlbigcat wrote:Finally, in order to survive in Philadelphia, [with all of the BS that goes on around here] you have to be a sarcastic jerk.
Wow, bro, I sense an awful lot of pent-up bitterness and anger. Please tell me you use SEPTA to get around, and don't subject the rest of the area to road rage?
I am bitter and angry because Philly is such a great city, and it is sullied by ass-backward attitudes and politics. This town abuses its most needed institutions [the sad state of the schools, the mis-treatment of the Free Library, the way people diss and destroy SEPTA [with graffitti, scratchitti, and the general bad behavior on the buses and subways], and the general negativity that pervades throughout daily life in this town.], and they do not live up to it's lofty slogan " City of Brotherly Love ".
I got sick of the entire mess and moved to NJ in '90, and frankly, I haven't looked back. I am disheartened watching this city continue it's slow death as other cities like Boston and NYC get rejuvenated time and time again.
I wish just for once, that the people who we put in leadership positions would get off their collective duff and LEAD, instead of just sitting there collecting a taxpayer funded pay check, or grant, or whatever. Show some VISION and work towards making it come true. This town does not have to be in the shadows of NYC and DC. We can be a great town on its own.
69th St. Train Making All stops.......Doors are Closing!