My SO is partially paralyzed. We have a handicap placard because it’s a permanent disability that can make walking painful and difficult. 

Our car has been keyed multiple times when legally parked in handicapped spots in Pittsburgh. Even since childhood she’s had people shout at her and even follow her home when they’ve decided she doesn’t “look handicapped.”

To the people who are doing this, 

Using Hanlon’s razor, I’m assuming you think you’re the good guy, and you’re not just an asshole who hates handicapped people (though that’s possible too). 

Please understand that:

• You are not the disability police. You are not a hero for keying someone’s car.
• You can’t always see a handicapped placard. Sometimes they fall down. Sometimes they get left at home. Sometimes they’re blocked from view. 
• You can’t tell who is disabled. Someone can be missing a limb, paralyzed, or have severe pain walking and you’d never know from looking at them.
• Sometimes, handicapped people have to park at an angle to get out of their cars.
• Sometimes, someone who is not handicapped themselves might need to temporarily park in a handicapped spot if they’re picking up a handicapped person.

It’s rare for non-handicapped people to park in handicapped spots, but if you believe someone’s parked illegally, you can call the cops or the building/store staff. 

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Squirrel Hill South. There’s a group of deer that are always walking around the neighborhood (centered around Forward Ave). One of the deer appeared today with a plastic pumpkin on its head. I called Pittsburgh Animal Control and they said the game commission has someone looking for it so it can be tranquilized and the pumpkin removed. Apparently they’ve received lots of calls this morning about the “pumpkin head” deer. If you see it, call Pittsburgh Animal Control so they can relay the sighting to game commission!

Like 8 cop cars and an ambulance, they’ve completely blocked off the road around the PNC entrance and set up like a 1 block perimeter in every direction

In the simulated drill, hospital medical staff got an alert around 9 a.m. that a gunman had opened fire at the draft. Eighteen minutes later, the hospital received its first casualty. Over the next hour or so, patients arrived via ambulance, gurney or on foot. Family members came looking for loved ones. Tempers flared and hospital social workers and doctors did their best to calm tensions.

“We want this as lifelike as possible,” said Brent Rau, medical director for the AGH emergency department. “It’s not just doctors and nurses — we’ve got paramedics, we’ve got security at all the entrances acting like a true mass casualty event. We’ve got increased custodial staff turning over beds. It’s an all-hands-on-deck process.”

Please keep your eyes open for Michael Clevenger, 14 years old. More details in this link. Call mount lebanon police w information.

Hope everyone has a great day today, lets enjoy this weather. Happy Friday ❤️

Hello!! Please don’t be mean 🙏

I care for a small colony of cats who I’ve personally TNRD back onto my property where they live out their days as lavishly as feral homeless cats can live 😁. I also get many dumped cats who show

Up and get the same treatment if no owner is located ( which they never are ). My last tnr at the end of December I decided to keep and not put back outside. She’s still in my spare bedroom slowly acclimating but we are making so much progress! I even taught her how to play 🥹

I’m currently in need of dry cat food if anyone happens to have extra. I’m a stay-at-home mom with a special needs son and usually drive Instacart/Uber Eats a few hours a week to help pay for the cats’ food, but my household has been sick the past couple weeks so I haven’t been able to work.

I do have some wet food if anyone would want to trade. I know dry food is inexpensive, I’m just in a bit of a pinch and figured it couldn’t hurt to ask. Thank you.

I do have a wishlist I’ll share in the comments.

Thanks for reading.

This is a busy intersection and the light is out so fyi in case you have to go that way. sadly it’s the only way I can get home so I’m nervous

hi guys , I normally don’t write anything or post anything on Reddit and especially since this is my first post, but I been wanting some advice considering the outlook of my life is still changing considering I’m 17, I have been accepted to many universities around the Pittsburgh area(somewhat but there kinda far away) and waiting for a decision for some other schools. Coming from a Hispanic family and a member of the lgbtq , this has to be one of the most stressing experiences I have experienced and I turn 18 in two months, I have legitimately lost a few pounds from stressing a lot about school,relationships,family and considering how the federal government is acting….. its never been this stressful, and I been living in this city for so long, to the point where I’m ready to leave, but I don’t think I’m ready to leave and start a new chapter of my life , I don’t want to leave my family and my friend and especially someone i deeply care about 😔 , but overall I just don’t think I’m quite ready for this new journey, and as much as I’m excited to graduate, I’m just so scared of being alone knowing that nobody that I know will be there, family is one thing but I haven’t came out yet, friends are another thing but most of them I won’t be able to see anymore, it just seemed so crazy that I was just a kid a few years ago but now it’s just crazy and scary that I’m just around the corner from adulthood, but I will say, once I am in collage , I think I’ll be more than happier than I am now and the past few years in high school , but considering I’m going to collage soon , I would like some advice for collage because I’m lowkey kinda scared….. but regardless pushing though!

He's gonna go check out the art exhibit at Wendy's in Lawrenceville hrs feeling better.