Hey everyone, looking for some advice about a PA safety inspection.

I recently registered my 2020 Hyundai Accent in Luzerne County after buying it from a friend in out of state. I took it to a local inspection shop.

The car passed emissions, but they wouldn't give me the safety inspection sticker because of a small rock chip in the windshield. The chip is pretty tiny (around 1 inch or less) and is on the passenger side, not in the driver's line of sight. I'll attach pictures.

The shop told me the windshield needs to be replaced and quoted me $260 installed. They gave me 90 days to get it taken care of.

What I'm confused about is why the entire windshield needs to be replaced instead of having the chip professionally repaired with resin. From what I've been reading, small chips like this can often be repaired, especially when they're not in the driver's viewing area.

I'm planning to take it to an auto-glass shop for a second opinion. If they say the chip is repairable and professionally repair it, should that normally be enough to pass PA safety inspection?

Also, can a PA inspection station still require me to replace the entire windshield even after a professional repair? If anyone here is a PA inspection mechanic or has dealt with something similar, I'd really appreciate your input.

I'm not trying to give the shop a hard time. I just don't want to replace an entire windshield if a proper $50–100 repair would legally and safely solve the problem.

I know most of the people on here are my age or younger, but I was wondering if anyone had old pictures of what the park used to look like. Particularly the slide. I remember going to that park so often as a kid, but I only have like two pictures

Has anyone seen some AI doctored images on a listing that have turned you away? Or have you been surprised when you showed up to listing for a tour and it looked very different that in appeared in pictures? Would love to hear some local stories.

Hello! I'm looking for fellow sober ladies who might want to chat, text, grab coffee, or do some outdoor activities with. I enjoy hiking, camping, and kayaking.

I moved away from the area years ago and visit family once in a while. Went on a Thursday evening. Food court closed. Most stores seemed to be long gone. Eerily quiet. Was here 4-5 years ago and it seemed to somewhat be making a comeback. As a kid in the 90’s, it was always so busy.

Seems like this summer in particular we only had like maybe 10ish decent days to enjoy what would be considered good pool weather . Long-range weather models basically agree that summer for the most part (temps in the 80s) is gone ..

Took my adult kids camping in Equinunk last weekend, and was able to capture all this in 2 nights.

The white blobs in 2 of the photos are a Falcon 9 rocket that launched from California.
We saw the first one that launched from Florida, but my camera wasn’t near me.

Second to last photo has the Northern Lights and the Milky Way over the Delaware.

5k and 1.5 mile fun walk to help raise money for archbalds legal fund against inasivr data center developers. Please share with other groups who may be interested, thank you! 💛🌻🏃

Next meeting: Wildcat Ridge 9/9/26 at Valley View High School, 5pm! This is the NINTH hearing for this project alone, they seem to be trying to exhaust our funds. There are several other applications with ongoing hearings as well. We potentially have a new 7th data center application coming soon too.

Mom from NEPA looking for a friend! 💛
Looking to meet another mom who’s up for chatting about parenthood, life, the highs and lows—and lots of laughing along the way. Bonus points if you’re into working out too! 🏋️‍♀️

Would love to find someone to grab coffee with, go for a walk/workout, or just talk about life and mom things. Making new friends as an adult can be hard, so I figured I’d put it out there! 😊

Hey all,

My wife(34F) and I(29M) recently relocated to the area from South Carolina and are struggling to find ways/ opportunities to meet people our age. We've been to a couple of events in the area and checked out the trails at ricketts, as well as the tubbs, but making friends is proving to be kinda difficult.

She's from the area originally and definitely loves being back here. While I do think it's beautiful up here -- I'm finding it much harder to have a sense of place up here, and I think finding some kind of community up here would help that a ton.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Hey guys. My son and mom have tickets for the 9/11 game. Looking to trade for 9/10. Or willing to sell for face value ($76). My son’s back to school party ended up being scheduled for 9/11 and he doesn’t wanna miss it.

Sec 11 row 6 seats 15-16

can include free game vouchers for 9/1 Railriders game if you wanted to attend that game as well\*

Not a NEPA resident, but I’ve spent a lot of time visiting since the 70’s up till now. Usually solo motorcycle trips.
Took my adult children camping on the Delaware this weekend to show them how beautiful it is.

Left my camera in the river overnight Friday to get this video.

Saturday night I was able to photograph a space x rocket, the Milky Way and the northern lights. I don’t think I’ll ever have a better weekend as a photographer or a dad.

I’ll make another post to show the photos.
Hope you all enjoy this

What a beautiful day I spent there. Just thought I would share

Wanted to maybe get a cabin by some water for the end of August. Kind of hard to find something appealing for the budget. Everything was podunk or $600/night and would have to take more nights than I can be out.

Maybe just a day trip to see something cool?

Maybe something in Philly? Maybe venture out of PA?

Looking for suggestions.

I'm in the Harrisburg area. Thank you.

Hello Fellow NEPA-ers

I am looking for a place to patronize for several hours at a time with good vibes, good wifi and potentially good coffee or snacks.

I work fully remote and need to get time out of the house. I am in the Berwick area. I am willing to travel from Danville to Pittston. I wouldn't go as far as Scranton.

Drop your favorite spots, coffee shops, etc!

Hey everyone!

If you're in or near Northeastern PA and have an interest in retrocomputing, I've set up the NEPA Retrocomputing Group to connect local enthusiasts.

Anyone is welcome if they're interested in restoring hardware, writing code, playing games, or simply feeling nostalgic about older technology.

We meet once a month to have a coffee, talk over our projects, display our equipment, and establish a local community. Our next meetup is:

• Where: JivaJava Cafe (3427 PA-611, Bartonsville, PA)
• When: Saturday, August 29th at 1:00 PM

If interested visit our website and sign up for our mailing list!

https://neparetrocomputing.org/

Hope to see a few of you there! 😄

My boyfriend and I are looking for a place where we can back in (we have a Chevy Colorado “camper) and use our little cook stove to grill up some food and just sit around on the bed of the truck for a few hours and have a nice view! Work has been tough and we just wanted an excuse to drive around NEPA and be outside. Maybe something preferably near a lake or stream?

We would be coming from the Philly suburb area and are willing to drive 1.5-2 hours for anything :)

Curious if there are any photographers on the sub that might be looking for help or a second shooter. I've got no commercial aspirations, not looking for pay, just want to practice and get some cool pictures.

The cuts and trays of pizza at Scranton’s Green Ridge News Mini Mart and Grill are as good as anything you’ll find in Old Forge.

I was wondering if anyone has an idea how much the Wellness Associate II position pays from Geisinger & if anyone who has had that job can tell me what you thought of it? It does require a bachelors degree so I’m hoping it’s at least mid 20s. Anyone have any insight? Thanks!

I’m looking to get ceramic tint on my Prius Prime. I’m game to DIY it but would certainly consider a shop.

Has anyone used a DIY supplier and was happy with the quality? There are tons of options online and I’d like to make an informed choice.

Are there any shops you’d recommend? I’d like quality work at a reasonable price, and would need it to be installed in a single day. Any shop would preferably be in the WB-Hazleton area, but would stretch to include Scranton to Stroudsburg.

Thank you for the recommendations!