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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by mtbomb on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:41PM (#21997694)
This is anecdata. I live in Pittsburgh and have never had a smell issue. I've never had a coworker complain about this to me either. There's a good chance the author could have solved his smell issue by moving down the street to a different neighborhood.
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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by tempsy on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:43PM (#21997703)
Pollution isn’t always something you can see or smell. Need a better counterargument than “ I don’t smell anything”
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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by mtbomb on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:46PM (#21997730)
It counters the author's argument that he smelled something.
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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by johndubchak on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:12PM (#21997886)
Not at all. He talked to a County official that confirmed the Industrial Pollution, cited an app that has other anecdotal accounts by others in Pittsburgh. His article isn't simply a one line about smelling something.
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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by quaquaqua1 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:32PM (#21998011)
So then take some sample where the other commenter is at and compare.

This isn't a court of law. We don't need to crucify people for providing their experiences...

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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by ryguytilidie on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:08AM (#21998721)
You know that crucifixion is something worse than someone saying "i need a better counterargument" on a discussion forum, right?
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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by mesozoic on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:10PM (#21997874)
True it is exactly the same number of data points as well.
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Re:Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution by gethoht on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:43PM (#21998378)
Pull up a elevation/topo map of Pittsburgh and you'll see why some people will smell something while others don't. It's very hilly and it would be easy for certain particulates/gasses to settle in some places but not others.
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