Philly one of the worse places to raise a family - Page 4 - PhillyBlog

KByrd · #31 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Foodie

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/pu...a_Family.shtml

Notice that it's the only major city on the "worst of" list. Even Detroit didn't make the list!!!!

So you mean to say that families don't like high crime rates, failing schools, crumbling neighborhoods, and trash?!?!

There's alteady a thread for this! Sheesh...

KByrd · #32 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Foodie

I'm not the one who gave it this ranking. I thought that the readers of PHILLYblog might be interested in a national ranking about PHILLY. Why would I post this on another city's blog?

Don't kill the messenger.

Somebody else beat you to it! Now, drop it!

KByrd · #33 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Foodie

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/pu...a_Family.shtml

Notice that it's the only major city on the "worst of" list. Even Detroit didn't make the list!!!!

So you mean to say that families don't like high crime rates, failing schools, crumbling neighborhoods, and trash?!?!

Here's how strange things can be:

http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Best_...008_18389.html

packers2 · #34 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 09:31 AM

strange indeed Karen
how you can ignore all this

on top of the dire predictions from global warming for our area from white house report on environment.. and an area with . most asthma, most
> depression, most mortality in certain age groups, most respiratory deaths,
> day after day without good air (and the percentage of good days keeps getting worse then prior years) and a city in violation for not meeting epa
> standards for two pollutants that can cause premature death.. a city with
> 1000s of shootings and a city voted the worse place to bring up kids
> because of the trash, mean spiritedness, and not caring about environ and violence in schools,
> other things including over 40 percent of kids not graduating.
>
Now Karen I ask you whats more important a child having the best hospital around them or being in the worse area for most cancers and being in the worse area for bringing up kids.

KByrd · #35 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by packers2

over 200000 people in Philly area haver respiratory disease from pollution, this is what families are given from our role models. and get this karen the report from researchers said smoking aside meaning smoking was not the cause for the illness .
airnow.gov
If you want that link again from that study email me

another study said even exposure for short periods can kill and this should be sent to all parents who send their kids to Universities in area. I know I am sure going to try as many as I can reach.

Maybe you didn't see the post from the visitor from Chicago who listed something
about the area that really struck him: the incredible number of smokers we
have here. If someone, not from here, notices smokers than, it stands to reason,
that the reason he did(notice) is precisely because we have a lot of smokers here.

Smoking is a big reason we have a lot of respiratory illness in the area. Factor
in air pollution, which increases even more their risks for developing respiratory
disease, and that explains why there are so many.

And a LOT of college kids smoke. More than should make sense but
it's THEIR decision to be stupid.

KByrd · #36 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by packers2

Simon

Making this shi? up?
Na... I couldn't possibly make hundreds of links up but you didn't see this in your local news did you Simon? Maybe you better stop relying on tv news to give you your facts. You can tell Karen there are links that exist that don't include Larry Mendte . Larry is Karens favorite news person . Of course she don't watch the news . Many of the links have been censured from this board incidentally so read em while you can.

That's right. I don't watch TV news.

KByrd · #37 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by packers2

strange indeed Karen
how you can ignore all this

on top of the dire predictions from global warming for our area from white house report on environment.. and an area with . most asthma, most
> depression, most mortality in certain age groups, most respiratory deaths,
> day after day without good air (and the percentage of good days keeps getting worse then prior years) and a city in violation for not meeting epa
> standards for two pollutants that can cause premature death.. a city with
> 1000s of shootings and a city voted the worse place to bring up kids
> because of the trash, mean spiritedness, and not caring about environ and violence in schools,
> other things including over 40 percent of kids not graduating.
>
Now Karen I ask you whats more important a child having the best hospital around them or being in the worse area for most cancers and being in the worse area for bringing up kids.

I'm NOT ignoring it.

Stop miss-representing me.

I've already told you what my DIRECT involvement is in our area with people.

YOU have never once talked about what you are actually doing to help
people. Citing web links is NOT being involved with helping people.

cammycap · #38 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 10:19 AM

I have 3 kids, they go the PRIVATE SCHOOL, it's a trade off pay in property taxes out in the burbs or pay tution. My kids play sports, I know all of their friends, they have a very nice life, granted they have to run from getting jumped by hood kids once and while, but there is nothing wrong with being Street Smart, I think it builds character and will help them in life later had 2 situations recently my 13 year old was chased by a mob of african american children because they wanted her electric scooter and my 15 year old last week was confronted by a group of girls because apprarently one of her friends Looked at one of the girls Wrong, We told him to avoid fighting if they can but they also know how to defend themselves to use their head.

The trash and level of ignorance is really hard to swallow you do not see alot of low income people living out in the burbs, but again as long as your kids do not identify that acting and being like that is acceptable it is all knowledge they are gaining.