Pennsylvania Highways: Or please can you remove the roadkill?

It's bad enough that I have to drive to and from work on the Schuylkill but must I also see the roadways littered with bloody and bloated animal carcasses too?

Fact:

• Pennsylvania has the highest number of deer-related accidents in the country
• Deer crashes result in at least $1.1 billion a year in vehicle damage (in the country -not just Pennsylvania)
• I couldn't locate much helpful information on who to contact, but I did manage to find a lovely poster about deer safety on the dmv site

Do:

• Call the Southeastern Regional Office of the Pennsylvania Game Commission at 610-926-3136 if you see dead wild animals like deer or elk or raccoons
• Test yourself with this non-related question from the Motorcycle Operator's Manual:

Don't:

• Try and put a wounded animal out of it's misery. For one it's illegal and for another - just how were you planning on doing that?
• Try and help a rattlesnake across the road. I didn't think it needed to be said, but then I saw this...

Ode to Two Philadelphia Chain Restaurants

Dear Chipotle ,
I don't care if you were/are owned by McDonald's or Satan himself; I love you.
I love your burritos and your refillable drinks.
I love that you are cheaper than that second class Qdoba.
I even love your design.
Mostly I love that you are now on 15th and Walnut.


Dear Chick-fil-a,
I don't judge you about your politics; I love you.
I love your chicken sandwiches and waffle fries.
I love that someone comes to my table with my food and offers to get me a refill.
I don't love that you are closed on Sundays.
Mostly I love your location at 2204 S Columbus Blvd.

Do:

• Go to the Chipotle at 1512 Walnut. The one on 39th is filled with a young crowd - which is fine if you're into self-absorbed Penn students. 
• Try and ignore the calorie count on the Chipotle menu signs. Unless that helps you with your bulemia.
• Go to the Chick-fil-a on Columbus Blvd. It's a longer walk or bus ride, but I've been to the one at Liberty Place and it just isn't as nice.

Don't:

• Think that just because Chipotle and Chick-fil-a are good, that other fast food restaurants in the city are also as enjoyable.  (The Burger King at 1521 Columbus Blvd was particularly horrendous. Their meat did not smell like meat.)
• Judge me because I like Chick-fil-a and Chipotle. Guess what? I also like Red Robin but there's not one in the city.
• Know how to pronounce chipotle? Watch this awesome Jack in the Box (yes, another fast food chain) commercial.

Reading Terminal Market - or where there is the occassional good looking Amish guy in suspenders

Facts:

• The Reading Terminal Market opened in 1893.
• The last train departed the Reading station on November 6, 1984.
• The terminal is now part of the Pennsylvania Convention Center (It's kind of a depressing area as far as other things to see).
• The train shed is the oldest in the world. (I'm not really sure what a train shed is).
• The Reading Market has over 80 different merchants.

How to Get Here:
Walk, you lazy fools!
Located on 12th and Filbert (or near enough - just pass the guy in the wheelchair asking for money)

Do:

• Visit the Fair Food Farmstand (local, organic food including dairy, meat, and produce and open 7 days a week)
• Visit the Amish food stands like Miller's Twist for the best Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels. Or try Lancaster Co Dairy which has delicious strawberry lemonade (and a gorgeous Amish grandson).
• Try Bassetts ice cream (America's oldest ice cream company!) - especially the banana flavor.
• Produce at Iovine Brothers (if you can avoid the geriatric rush)

Don't:

• Try to visit the Amish stands from Sunday to Tuesday (they're off tilling the fields or something).
• Go on weekends (it's all tourists who mill around bleating like sheep)
• Go hungry if you're there to shop. (You may find yourself walking out with a pound of cherry dream whip or chocolate pudding when you came in for some spring onions.)