Augie Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, mrags said: You show me a Rolex for $1500 and I’ll show you someone that doesn’t know a thing about watches. Show me where my watches are even hiding..... But my iPhone knows the time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, mrags said: You show me a Rolex for $1500 and I’ll show you someone that doesn’t know a thing about watches. Well, you asked for good places to visit. This is a great stop...and profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, mrags said: You show me a Rolex for $1500 and I’ll show you someone that doesn’t know a thing about watches. Not happening, but fakes are getting to the point where it is nearly impossible to tell without opening the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Appreciate all your help and ideas guys. We will be trying to go to a Pirates game, Duquesne, Primanti Bro, Pamela’s pancakes, etc. everything else is up in the air as we go through the weekend and what we have time for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) Don't get stuck driving a semi through the dead end streets of Pittsburgh on a hill. My brother said he made a wrong turn up a one-way street with his big rig and the street just came to a dead-end. Residential. Vehicles parked on both sides of street, up a hill... No room to turn around. He was shaking in his shoes as he slowly backed the trailer down the hill... His left foot trembling on the clutch with the prospect of taking out a whole line of vehicles! A guy actually came out of his house and ground-guided him back down the hill. I guess they don't put clear dead-end signs in Pittsburgh... LoL... Figures. Edited May 2, 2019 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 9 hours ago, mrags said: Appreciate all your help and ideas guys. We will be trying to go to a Pirates game, Duquesne, Primanti Bro, Pamela’s pancakes, etc. everything else is up in the air as we go through the weekend and what we have time for. Thought you were a watch guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 9 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Don't get stuck driving a semi through the dead end streets of Pittsburgh on a hill. My brother said he made a wrong turn up a one-way street with his big rig and the street just came to a dead-end. Residential. Vehicles parked on both sides of street, up a hill... No room to turn around. He was shaking in his shoes as he slowly backed the trailer down the hill... His left foot trembling on the clutch with the prospect of taking out a whole line of vehicles! A guy actually came out of his house and ground-guided him back down the hill. I guess they don't put clear dead-end signs in Pittsburgh... LoL... Figures. I was just coming here to post this. Don’t drive with a semi around the city. Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryCletus Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 5/1/2019 at 6:36 AM, mead107 said: Mead beer mead wine mead bread mead yogurt list goes on and on and on Mead pockets Maybe you can check out western penitentiary... it’s shut down (again)... second oldest prison in PA and it’s right downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 i guess GPS helps now but back in the day the signs on the bridges were placed so that you couldn't read the exit ramps in decent time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: I was just coming here to post this. Don’t drive with a semi around the city. Hope this helps. Sounds almost as bad as a semi on "Sweatpants Day," at work. Edited May 2, 2019 by Gugny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, Gugny said: Sounds almost as bad as a semi on "Sweatpants Day," at work. You have the Eiffel Tower in your sweatpants, or are you just happy to see me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: You have the Eiffel Tower in your sweatpants, or are you just happy to see me? ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 49 minutes ago, row_33 said: ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Whatsa matter, you don’t like ***** jokes? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Whatsa matter, you don’t like ***** jokes? ? his jokes are usually funny, not his brother's though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 do the river cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Go to Southside and bar hop. Go here for a beer. https://churchbrew.com/ Grab a Primanti Sandwich...prob after bar hopping in southside https://primantibros.com/ Get a Sandwich at Fatheads (the Southside slopes was rated #5 sandwich in America by Maxim a few years back and its awesome) http://fatheads.com/pgh-menu.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 2 hours ago, bills_fan said: Get a Sandwich at Fatheads (the Southside slopes was rated #5 sandwich in America by Maxim a few years back and its awesome) http://fatheads.com/pgh-menu.html Sweet Jesus, those sandwiches look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Only been there once on a road trip with my parents, and stopped for the night. The Days Inn was pretty nice, good English Muffins. The Denny's left something to be desired though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Anybody heading out to the Burgh for the Bills game in December? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-baby! Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 9:32 PM, Augie said: We went for a wedding many years ago. Met a guy at the hotel bar and we started talking. Apparently he was a local and offered to take us for a drive to the “introduction to the city”. He even asked the bartender to confirm he was a regular and not an axe killer. The bartender vouched for him, so we went. What I should have considered was just how much the bartender’s best friend had to drink before taking us on the city tour! OOPS! We survived! There is a very cool point where the city just “appears”, and we enjoyed that. The inclines were cool too. We went to a wedding at a ski resort maybe an hour east of town last summer. Very nice, but off the track I’m sure. All I got..... You are lucky. A buddy of mind got robbed doing the very same thing. The guy at the bar and the bartender were in cahoots apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 38 minutes ago, BigMcD said: You are lucky. A buddy of mind got robbed doing the very same thing. The guy at the bar and the bartender were in cahoots apparently. We were staying at a nice resort. The bartender wouldn't want to lose a bucket full of cash nightly for the $12 in my pocket. But I get you, we thought long and hard. If we had been at an average place, it would have been “thanks, but no thanks”. This was a high end wedding, at a very nice place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 7:51 PM, mrags said: Going on a trip this coming weekend in Pittsburgh. Anyone live in, near, or frequently visit that can give me some ideas of what to do? Where to go? What to see? Ive been there before as a kid but it’s been at least 25 years since I’ve been. I have no idea what there is to do or see. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Have you thought about the Rock & Roll HOF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: Have you thought about the Rock & Roll HOF? Well take an Uber from Pittsburgh to Cleveland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 22 minutes ago, mrags said: Well take an Uber from Pittsburgh to Cleveland Awesome! Some guy will be able to pay his rent thanks to you! Just hurry up, he wants to get home for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 19 hours ago, Gugny said: Sweet Jesus, those sandwiches look good. Ohhh...they are! Yes, yes they are! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Augie said: Awesome! Some guy will be able to pay his rent thanks to you! Just hurry up, he wants to get home for dinner. so is it worth it, returning from Pittsburgh, to slug across to I90 and up through Cleveland or take your chances with the Penn trucking roads. A few times I've lost a lot of time in Pa when a trucking accident has shut things down. used to have a fun time planning out the optimal route to Happy Valley for a football road trip.... Edited May 3, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 9:32 PM, Augie said: There is a very cool point where the city just “appears”, and we enjoyed that. The inclines were cool too. This was just incredible. Coming through the tunnel and over one of the bridges into the city last night. On 4/30/2019 at 10:07 PM, Augie said: Wear Bills gear everywhere you go. Done. Last night I was getting Ed Oliver comments On 4/30/2019 at 10:46 PM, JR in Pittsburgh said: Hey brother— been just swamped with work stuff and lurking around here. Hope all is well! mrags: a few tips: 1) ride up the Duquesne incline and see the views of the city on mount washington 2) go to the strip district on Saturday morning 5) catch a pirates game, if you can. 6) in terms of Pittsburgh food, pamela’s Pancakes, Especially get those pancakes— they are the best ever. Doing the incline tonight I think. The strip we didn’t get to this morning. Still planning it tho. Planning on the Pirates game tonight but weather and time may dictate. You weren't kidding about those Pancakes. Some of the best I’ve ever had. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, mrags said: This was just incredible. Coming through the tunnel and over one of the bridges into the city last night. Done. Last night I was getting Ed Oliver comments Doing the incline tonight I think. The strip we didn’t get to this morning. Still planning it tho. Planning on the Pirates game tonight but weather and time may dictate. You weren't kidding about those Pancakes. Some of the best I’ve ever had. Glad to see you're having a good time, Mr. Ags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) mrags should stay... In Pittsburgh Edited May 4, 2019 by BUFFALOKIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, BUFFALOKIE said: mrags should stay... In Pittsburgh +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 5/2/2019 at 7:09 PM, BillsPride12 said: Anybody heading out to the Burgh for the Bills game in December? I will be after this trip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, mrags said: I will be after this trip If it was earlier in the season we had planned to go. Have a nephew in Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, mead107 said: If it was earlier in the season we had planned to go. Have a nephew in Pittsburgh. I’m positive mrags will thoroughly enjoy spending a few days with him. Thank you for the offer! I may drop in too, if the date works out. I’m sure your nephew will LOVE us! We are very likeable people! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 25 minutes ago, Augie said: I’m positive mrags will thoroughly enjoy spending a few days with him. Thank you for the offer! I may drop in too, if the date works out. I’m sure your nephew will LOVE us! We are very likeable people! ? Are you going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, mead107 said: Are you going? I don’t know, the free housing might sway me! I’m hoping to do the opener even though we will just be getting back from a long trip. I have a room booked for Nashville, and I’m hell bent on making that one. Pittsburgh is actually a long shot, but it’s on the wish list. Going a little crazy on travel this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Augie said: I don’t know, the free housing might sway me! I’m hoping to do the opener even though we will just be getting back from a long trip. I have a room booked for Nashville, and I’m hell bent on making that one. Pittsburgh is actually a long shot, but it’s on the wish list. Going a little crazy on travel this year. We are thinking of Cleveland. Not sure yet may not make decision till September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 41 minutes ago, Augie said: I’m positive mrags will thoroughly enjoy spending a few days with him. Thank you for the offer! I may drop in too, if the date works out. I’m sure your nephew will LOVE us! We are very likeable people! ? Yeah. It’s very nice Mead invited us to stay there even though he won’t be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Just now, mead107 said: We are thinking of Cleveland. Not sure yet may not make decision till September. That actually sounds great too. We have a bunch of stuff up in the air. The Browns game might be more fun in a list of ways. Too many moving parts at this point. Where would Tommy’s daddy stay in Cleveland??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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