Random discussion thread

[Crankshaft]

Why is the front page of LGP.com never updated? It hasn't been updated since December.

[mac5155]

Why is the front page of LGP.com never updated? It hasn't been updated since December.

Banned.

[meow]

anyone have recommendations for washers and dryers?

We are a Maytag family

[eddysnake]

Pittsburgh is second most unhappy city in the U.S.:

http://news.ubc.ca/2014/07/21/unhappy-cities/

No wonder LGPers fight so much...

wasn't there a recent article saying Pittsburgh was one of the best cities to live in too? If it's so great, why is everyone so unhappy?

[count2infinity]

If memory serves, it's a great city to live in because of cost of living, healthcare/number of hospitals and it is currently going through a bit of a renaissance in redefining what the city is... I'd guess those things factor into happiness a little bit, but I'd see them as two separate things.

[eddysnake]

you're probably just unhappy

[PensFanInDC]

You're all just unhappy I haven't moved up there yet...

[Letang Is The Truth]

[Troy Loney]

I think anger and rage levels are directly correlated with the amount of time a person spends commenting on the internet and driving in traffic.

[ville5]

Kraft Recalls 6.5 Million Boxes of Mac and Cheese That Might Have Metal
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kra ... ve-n325366" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Heard this on radio. Trader Joe's has also recalled walnuts if any of yinz are near one.
And of course 3 have died eating Blue Bell ice cream before the recall.

[count2infinity]

I wonder what metal, and in what form it was in the boxes... I'm assuming it's dust or powder.

[count2infinity]

How is that information collected? Are they just asking people to rate "life satisfaction"?

Just scanned through this morning... appears as though they had numerous polls asking essentially that question, just worded differently and combined all the polls together. They also factored in other things like race, sex, income level, rates of suicide, and a few more that I may have missed to develop the life satisfaction percentage you see on the maps and rankings.

[Crankshaft]

You're all just unhappy I haven't moved up there yet...

Any luck selling your house yet? We haven't got an update recently.

[columbia]

[PensFanInDC]

You're all just unhappy I haven't moved up there yet...

Any luck selling your house yet? We haven't got an update recently.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[Crankshaft]

I'm confused...did I make a joke?

[Tico Rick]

Pittsburgh is second most unhappy city in the U.S.:

http://news.ubc.ca/2014/07/21/unhappy-cities/

No wonder LGPers fight so much...

wasn't there a recent article saying Pittsburgh was one of the best cities to live in too? If it's so great, why is everyone so unhappy?

It's because everyone is so used to Pittsburgh's greatness that they've become spoiled, and anything less than a Stanley Cup makes them unhappy.

As c2i said, low cost of living and good health services make it a good city to live in, but I think the climate, while it is moderate compared to places like Boston or Minnesota, accounts for a lot of unhappiness. The abundance of gray days due to the Great Lakes effect is definitely a downer.

[Letang Is The Truth]

also i would be curious if that was measured in the city limits, metro area, etc.

[Tico Rick]

also i would be curious if that was measured in the city limits, metro area, etc.

I'm pretty sure it was the metro area, as it was a rating of metro areas of over 1 million people.

[Dickie Dunn]

also i would be curious if that was measured in the city limits, metro area, etc.

I'm pretty sure it was the metro area, as it was a rating of metro areas of over 1 million people.

Being on the list definitely makes sense then. I can imagine few things more miserable than living in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, or Westmoreland County.

[Troy Loney]

also i would be curious if that was measured in the city limits, metro area, etc.

I'm pretty sure it was the metro area, as it was a rating of metro areas of over 1 million people.

Being on the list definitely makes sense then. I can imagine few things more miserable than living in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, or Westmoreland County.

[GJ]

Sorry, but I've been away. Does this replace Juice's Thread of Randomness?

[skullman80]

Getting a slight raise at work along with a bonus(though smaller than normal) that I wasn't really expecting.

[FreeCandy44]

I got .50 and a 50.00 bonus last week. Woo?

[skullman80]

I wasn't expecting any bonus at all this year so I'll take what I can get. The raise I expected though it was lower than normal across the company. Oh well.. it pays the bills and im happy to have full time work at a job I don't hate.