$675,000 Sought For New Springfield Home

The most expensive home for sale in Springfield Pa. is 135 N. Hillcrest Road in the new Coventry Woods development which is going for $675,000, according to Zillow.com. That’s $10,000 more than is being asked for nearby 139 N. Hillcrest and $20,000 more than 143 N. Hillcrest.

In the same general area, 125 N. Rolling Road is being sold for $399,900. There are 10 homes on the market now for $399,000 or more in the Delaware County township according to Zillow.
Hold out until Jan. 21 sellers, and things will really boom.
 

Shocker: Poll Has Mitt Up By 4 In Pa.

A Susquehanna Polling and Research poll has Mitt Romney leading Barack Obama 49 percent to 45 percent reports the Washington Examiner. 

The automated poll of 1,376 likely voters was taken between Oct. 11 and Oct. 13.
The poll indicates significant gains for Romney in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Liar’s Figure Exhibit 1

President Obama said, Tuesday, that women depend on Planned Parenthood for mammograms.

No Planned Parenthood facility in the United States is licensed to do mammograms according to Food and Drug Administration. Not a single facility has a mammogram machine.

Pa. Is First In Lyme Disease

The Pennsylvania House has approved and sent on to the Senate a bill designed to raise awareness of, and encourage better treatment for, Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in Pennsylvania, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)

House Bill 272 would require health insurers to cover treatment of Lyme disease and tick-borne illnesses if the diagnosis and a treatment plan are documented. In addition, the bill would require the creation of a task force to work with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Department of Health to create a statewide education effort on Lyme disease and related maladies. 

Pennsylvania ranks No. 1 in the nation for reported cases of Lyme disease, Cox says. The total number of reported cases increased from 5,722 in 2009 to 7,484 in 2010. 

 

Consumer Tip Of The Day

Wawa, the convenience store chain that Philadelphians appreciate deeply when staying in other parts of this great nation, has begun selling barrista-type hot drinks and has a promotional offer of $1.99 for a 16-ounce one.

Yes, this replaces the crappy machine dispenser ones.
Yes, they are better than Starbucks albeit the variety seems a little lacking.

Weird Science Of The Day

Psychologist Clarence Leuba banned tickling in his household when his son was born. 

Except during certain experimental periods.
He wanted to to see if laughing when being tickled is instinctive or something learned.
So during these experimental periods he would put on a cardboard mask so his son wouldn’t see his face and tickle him. The baby laughed anyway.
Leuba, however, felt the experiment was ruined because his wife later confessed that the boy saw her laughing when she bounced him on the knee.