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Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Olog-hai on Wed Jul 27 22:14:13 2016

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Inquirer

Some near the Wells Fargo Center fed up with the DNC

Published: July 27, 2016 — 5:32 PM EDT | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Updated: July 27, 2016 — 5:32 PM EDT | by Ed Barkowitz, Staff Writer
The residents who live in the shadow of the Wells Fargo Center are hot, and it has nothing to do with the heat wave.

Call it Convention Fatigue. The traffic, the noise, the vandalism and the protesters are taking a toll.

"I understand if you want to protest [and exercise] First Amendment rights, but don't be disgusting about it," said Sandra Costanzo. "They were in Marconi Park [Broad and Oregon] running around naked. There's children around here. They see that and wonder what kind of America is this."

The problems persist long after the TV cameras click off for the evening and the delegates are back in Center City at the hotel bar, said Mike, who lives on the 1500 block of Packer Avenue, across from Chickie's & Pete's, and declined to give his last name.

“I got traffic coming through here at 4, 5 o’clock in the morning, and I have to listen to this bull—,” he said. “ This is the worst thing to happen to this area. You build a half-billion-dollar convention center [in Center City] and you have this thing here?”

Paul Perrello was walking his puggle, Mattie, when he came to the intersection of Broad Street and Packer Avenue. That’s as far south as traffic can go. Police will detour everything either west on Packer toward Green’s house or east toward Perrello’s.

A little sedan squeezed past a tractor trailer, which sounded its horn and startled the poor pooch.

But it's the constant buzz of helicopters and the illegally parked cars that are getting on Perrello's nerves. Parking spots in his area are supposed to be for residents only.

"Minnesota license plate? C'mon, they're not from here," he said. "There was a car from Washington, D.C., parked in front of my house all day and night."

There also were strangers hanging outside his rowhome, he said: "One guy was on my patio, another was on my neighbor's step. I don't know what they were doing there."

For now, said Perrello, he'll just wait it out. The convention is over Thursday night. The traffic will dissipate and the protesters will move on.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 00:50:02 2016, in response to Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Wed Jul 27 22:14:13 2016.

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Libs can't answer this one because it comes from their media.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Jul 28 00:59:37 2016, in response to Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Wed Jul 27 22:14:13 2016.

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the same is for when the olympics come to town
or a super bowl

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 01:06:33 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Jul 28 00:59:37 2016.

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He's never been in NYC either when a US President comes to the UN. None of that comes to his town. :)

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Jul 28 01:10:37 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 01:06:33 2016.

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lol

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 01:16:13 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 00:50:02 2016.

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They still can't answer.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 01:17:57 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Jul 28 01:10:37 2016.

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Poor Olog ... no big city for him. :)

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Jul 28 01:21:50 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 01:17:57 2016.

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well !!!!

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SUBWAYMAN on Thu Jul 28 02:52:02 2016, in response to Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Wed Jul 27 22:14:13 2016.

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Yawn.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by TerrApin Station on Thu Jul 28 07:18:17 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 00:50:02 2016.

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No, because it's a non-issue.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Dave on Thu Jul 28 07:59:00 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 01:06:33 2016.

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A porta-potty?

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 08:05:38 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by TerrApin Station on Thu Jul 28 07:18:17 2016.

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Keep wishing that away.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by TerrApin Station on Thu Jul 28 08:22:52 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 08:05:38 2016.

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I don't wish it. I know it. I've worked extensively in that area. I'm very familiar with the conditions and issues.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 08:40:58 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by TerrApin Station on Thu Jul 28 08:22:52 2016.

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OK. If you insist on actually sounding like Selkirk in one of his more Walter-Mittyish moments, I can't stop you.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by bingbong on Thu Jul 28 08:52:32 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 01:16:13 2016.

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I don't think they want to. Things like this are disruptive. Then they end. Everyhting goes back to normal and are forgotten.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SMAZ on Thu Jul 28 10:58:16 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 01:06:33 2016.

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HAHAHAHA!!!

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by terRAPIN station on Thu Jul 28 12:44:41 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 28 08:40:58 2016.

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Unlike SelkirkTMO, I am actually telling the truth, as is shown by my record here.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 12:50:49 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Dave on Thu Jul 28 07:59:00 2016.

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Uh ... no. That's the entrance to his world. :)

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Thu Jul 28 12:51:05 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 01:06:33 2016.

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He's never been in NYC either when a US President comes to the UN.

Or the 2004 Republican convention...

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by JayZeeBMT on Thu Jul 28 13:23:50 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 12:50:49 2016.

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Isn't this the entrance to JFK's old fallout shelter in Florida?

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 13:41:09 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by JayZeeBMT on Thu Jul 28 13:23:50 2016.

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Not sure.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Dave on Thu Jul 28 13:52:18 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 13:41:09 2016.

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I don't know, guys...sure looks like a reinforced porta-potty to me! *BG*

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 14:02:17 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Dave on Thu Jul 28 13:52:18 2016.

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You should see what's down the drain. :)

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by Dave on Thu Jul 28 15:09:53 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 14:02:17 2016.

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Ewwww.................

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 28 15:27:20 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by Dave on Thu Jul 28 15:09:53 2016.

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Nope. That would be a porta-potty that you're thinking of. That's the entrance to a bunker. Sheesh.

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Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already

Posted by TerrApin Station on Thu Jul 28 18:29:46 2016, in response to Re: Philly Residents Adjacent to Wells Fargo Center are Sick of the Democratic Convention already, posted by terRAPIN station on Thu Jul 28 12:44:41 2016.

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Bump

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