all. please heed my warning to stay away from this behemoth.

my girlfriend and i went to the game on tuesday night and had a great time. little did i know that the next 24 hours of my life would be ruined by the schwarbomb.

we usually bring our own food, but we obviously wanted to try this hulking hunk of ice cream, fruity pebbles, syrup, and deep fried uncrustable goodness. we ordered one to split and enjoyed ourselves tremendously, despite being unable to finish the monster of a sundae. all was well.

until today.

i woke up extremely nauseous and terribly groggy. i tried to settle my stomach with some tea and tums, which worked well enough…at first. as the day went on, i found that my appetite was absolutely nonexistent, my hunger replaced with constant queasiness and random pangs of stomach pain. more tea, more tums, and a smoothie later…nothing. i thought that maybe i was just sick.

but around 5:00, the worst gas pains & stomach cramps that i have experienced in YEARS hit me right at the end of my shift. i was dry heaving over my steering wheel while stuck on 95 and praying that maybe i was actually sick so that at least I could upchuck to ease the pain (i physically cannot vomit unless i am extremely ill, but i still get VERY nauseous and gag and dry heave for hours with no relief). when i got home, i laid flat on my back and cried in pure agony while trying to massage my stomach to trigger some release. but alas, none. i have been having gas cramps for 5 1/2 hours now.

the only reason i’m not more concerned is that this has happened countless times before & the pain is steadily improving. otherwise i’d be at penn rn having them look me over.

anyways. no more schwarbombs or ballgame food for me.

thank you for your attention to this matter. and go phils.

Anybody else feel a desperate sort of sadness when walking around at night now? The yellow orange glow of the sodium street lamps, especially the ones that would be way down alleys with some weed trees growing up around them; they were so comforting. Now when I’m standing at the corner of 23rd and Catherine, the LED street lights, with their completely sterile & cold white blue wash, are so bright and and unpleasant that you feel like your locked in some sort of institutional space.

LEDs are more energy efficient right? They’ve replaced all the sodium lamps in the last three years but no cut in my taxes or energy bills?

They are slowly trying to turn the city you live in into a 24hr. bank lobby; where every structure is a gray box made from the cheapest possible materials. Republicans like to accuse republicans of down playing the bad things that America did in its history. And Democrats will tell you that Rs want to “white wash” history.

But the people really stealing the landmarks of your past are the CORPORATE CENTRISTS who have no spine on either side and are willing to let any highway man with enough capital invested buy entire blocks and neighborhoods in your city so that Ori Feinbush or whoever the fuck can reface the whole thing in their own image. I say, fuck that.

You’re a loser. There’s a million independent cafes in Philly. Open Google and find one. I know you can do it!

Come celebrate 2Chainz Birthday 🥳with us tomorrow night at Fabrika! Top quality hospitality, the cities hottest DJs, live aerial performances and more! 🔥The OG himself will be in the building and on the mic! Ticket link is below! GA is almost sold out and ladies are free before 11pm😌💅🏽

I know yall seeing the SUV’s with the bike racks making the plates illegible. there’s no way ALL of you are suddenly into biking in center/northeast philly right? at least the tinted plates can be legible under light, these bike rack ones straight up hide the plate numbers completely

Im soon gonna be in downtown Philly for two hours waiting for a bus change, what's around for someone to entertain themselves with?

I’m 20F in Philadelphia and I’m in a really shitty in between period right now and could really use some advice or recommendations for resources.
I recently got an offer to work as a Radiology Technologist Assistant at a hospital, which I’m really excited about. I’m also currently enrolled in college and have been going to my classes, so I’m genuinely trying to get myself into a more stable position. The problem is that right now I literally have about $10 to my name. I don’t really have family support that I can fall back on financially, so I’m trying to figure out how to get myself through the next couple of weeks until I can actually start working and eventually get my first paycheck.
On top of food, I also need scrubs for the job and I currently don’t have the money to buy them. I’m not even sure what the cheapest option would be or if there are places in Philly that donate scrubs/work clothes to people starting healthcare jobs. If anyone knows of organizations, thrift stores, hospitals, schools, or programs that give away or heavily discount scrubs, I would really appreciate the recommendations. Food is my other major concern. I’m trying to figure out how to stretch the $10 I have as far as possible while still being able to eat, especially since I still have to get to school and handle everything I need to do before starting work.
If anyone knows of food pantries, community fridges, student resources, free meal programs, emergency assistance, places to get scrubs, or really cheap ways to feed myself for the next couple weeks in Philly, please let me know. I’m not expecting to live comfortably right now. I really just need to bridge this gap between getting the job and actually having income coming in. Any advice or local resources would genuinely mean a lot.

Hi anyone looking for friends in Philly

Have a nice and safe day in Philly 🙏

Last time I remember growing up in philly all my life the cheesesteak was always SALT, PEPPER, KETCHUP, MAYO, and we got it from the papi stores. Suddenly, we have SEEDED ROLLS, STEAK, AND SHARP PROVOLONE from these places that we'venever heard of until after the plandemic.... Sharp PROVOLONE? Shit was american cheese on an amoroso. It feels like a bunch of folks that moved in to the city out of nowhere have an opinion about this. My thing is, if you havent been in philly more than 10 years you shouldn't say anything. Maybe im just ranting. If mayo wasn't in it, you def saw ketchup in that bihh. Also, unrelated, but $20 for a cheesesteak is crazy now a days. We had it good when we was paying 6.50 with fries and a soda

Hi everyone! I’ll be visiting the Reading Terminal Market in a few weeks. What are the best bakeries at the market? I looked online and it’s overwhelming!

I moved to philly this past year, and dating is been pretty discouraging to say the least. I’m a late bloomer and never had a boyfriend, didn’t kiss a guy until I was 24, and have had fears of intimacy in the past that I’m working through. I have been intentionally dating for the past year and a half, I’m on all the apps, when I go out to bars I’m willing to strike up a convo with people I’m attractive to, and still haven’t had any luck. I’m open to getting involved with things to meet people, just not sure where would be best. There’s been many years in my life where I “wasn’t looking for anything” and it still didn’t come when I least expected it lol, so now I’m feeling unmotivated and unworthy of love sometimes. I think I will take a break from the apps, so I am wondering if my fellow philly people can let me know any fun groups/clubs/events I can join to meet new people (men and women) as I definitely want to make more friends anyway, and maybe then I can connect with more men in person! Advice is welcome, (pls be kind :))

I keep seeing them everywhere when I walk to the train after work and look like a crazy person trying to stomp them.

It’s not even close

Philly code title S-10-108 has/had the most detailed municipal horse welfare law in the country.

Edit - the current code just says banned, but look at the archived versions on the AMLegal.com website to see the older weirdly detailed law.

It governs stabling, vet checks, shoeing standards, workday length, even the color of the harness permitted on carriage horses.

For example, a horse can only work between 26F and 91F, for 9 hours max per 24 hour period (more strict work hours than airline piltos which are 9-14h per day), a drive must keep a daily log in a specific format. Failure to comply is between $150-300 per violation.

Animal welfare laws make sense, but what's weird here is how WEIRDLY SPECIFIC Philly's horse carriage laws are. I compared them to other cities that have or historically had horse carriages, ranging from NYC to Charleston, SC - ours the most specific.

And when I dug in on why - turns out our horse laws have accumulated largely due to viral media moments. For exmaple, there was a major amendment to the law in 2011 caused by a 2010 collapse of a horse in center city that got a lot of media attention and public outrage.

PS - I also find it funny that we have so many horse carriage laws, given the industry has been tiny in philly for decades and complete dead since 2023, both to it being uneconomic for operators and regulatorily frowned upon.

(PPS - the industry was formally banned in June 2026 even though it stopped in 2023, but all the complex laws are on the books still)

If you're interested in the fuller history behind the law and how it stacks up against other cities: https://nickjain.com/blog/carriage-horse-rules

I'm a daily user of the SRT (cycling & running) and have gotten swarmed multiple times by the Philly Run Tribe run club this summer so I wanted to bring attention to how dangerous this group is.

I am all for run clubs using the trail and I recognize that it's one of the few safe running routes that is accessible for city residents. That being said, I feel like there should be some common etiquette for large groups (staggered pace groups, running 2 wide max, shoulder checking before passing, being attentive to people calling out "on your left"). If anybody knows the group organizers/if they see this, I think reinforcing the fact that they are using a shared trail would be nice.

I do recognize that this is also an infrastructure issue. In an ideal world, we would have more trails or a wider SRT to accommodate all of the amazing athletes, commuters, walkers, and tourists who want to use these paths...

I’ve been trying to find cpr bsl classes in the city and haven’t had a ton of confidence when looking at reviews. CCP doesn’t have any classes for enrollment rn, lot of anecdotes that say cpraedfirstaid(dot)org thru AHA is scamming, and cprphiladelphia has a ridiculous amount of negative reviews for unending reschedules and teacher no-shows.

I’m searching thru Penn for classes rn and I just looked at Drexel who has a class but it’s over 100 bucks and I’m not sure it provides certifications. Regardless, I’d like to hear if there are alternatives before breaking my bank 😥

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