Reply #83: Another advocate for Pittsburgh. It's a wonderful place to live.

[femmocrat]

Lots to do, low cost of living, and everyone is your neighbor. People are very friendly. If you get lost, you can always ask for directions! LOL And it isn't really that cold here anymore. We only had 3 snow days last year and that was the first time in 3 or 4 years that we had a cancellation. Bad winters seem to come around after a couple of mild ones, so it all averages out. One thing I have noticed though, is that has become very humid here. It used to be that you didn't need AC, but now I couldn't live without it.

We live out in the country now, but my son still lives in the city. He says the city takes pretty good care of the snowy roads. He lived on Mt. Washington while attending grad school and never had any problems. This could vary according to neighborhood, though. Some of the steep, narrow neighborhood streets aren't as well maintained as the main roads, of course.

The worst part about Pittsburgh is driving the Parkway, IMO. It is really inadequate for commuting in from the eastern suburbs and the traffic jams are frequent and infuriating.