"Pittsburgh is kind of like Newark without the cultural advantages." -Johnny Carson

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WE'RE MOVING TO PITTSBURGH!!!!!

In, like, a week. Eek.

I'm ridiculously excited.

Questions for Pittsburghy people:

1. Do you know anyone who's subletting for the summer? We're looking for somewhere to stay while we house-hunt (preferably furnished, and definitely in Squirrel Hill, Shadyside or Oakland).
   
2. Comcast or Verizon FiOS? Or are there other

Comments

[rmitz]

Yay! It will be great to see you guys!

1. I may have something for you, will contact you via other channels.
2. FiOS, if possible. I just switched recently when it became available in Squill. I have a data-only 25 symmetric plan for about $70 a month. Comcast pissed me off way too many times.
3. We just have iPhones, so not really.
4. I will ask some of my other friends on this one. I think I've heard good things about Magee though.

[rmitz]

4. "The answer to that is "it depends". If it's a high-risk pregnancy, or you want to use midwives but also have the mental security of being in a hospital, magee. If you want to potentially get the awesome male lactation consultant, west penn." The Midwife center in the strip is another option.

[rmitz]

"The male lactation consultant is supposedly the best in Pittsburgh."
"The male lactation consultant was super fabulous. much better than the two female lactation consultants i talked to. and both magee and west penn have level III NICUs."
"So neither hopsital is really better, as far as i can tell. better is really more about your doctor."

[kit_ping]

Yay for you! :)

[_tove]

!!

...You should live in Bloomfield/Friendship. :)

We are several blocks from each of the new Children's Hospital and West Penn, which seems like it would be pretty convenient for childcaring, but of course I do not actually know that for sure.

[canyonwren]

I think you should live in Squirrel Hill, just 'cause it sounds cute.

/never been to Pittsburgh in my life

And yay for you! You sound very happy about the move. Not enough rain in Doha?

[rmitz]

I can say from experience, after a few years, it gets trying.

[_tove]

Addendum: come sublet in my house! I am sending you an email (to the lj address) with details.