Recent comments in /f/Maine

jayrodathome t1_j6jnjy3 wrote

Reply to VIP with that quick math by k1ckstand

I've had good experience with VIP in Saco. I've had my Model 3 tires changed there twice and both times I watched on the camera as they did it. They used white gloves and made sure there was no wheel damage to my 19's. They also did it on short notice. No complaints tbh.

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Sh0wMeYourKitties t1_j6jmynh wrote

Reply to I think its sad how hard it is to find a therapist. by SameProfession254

Other than what has already been mentioned, another avenue I took was looking into providers across state lines. Because there is such a need in Maine and New England is so small, some licenses cover a few states. Lifestance Health, for example, is in Portland, but is primarily based out of NH. They do in person and telehealth.

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WelcomeToTheBough t1_j6jm4k1 wrote

Reply to comment by MapoTofuWithRice in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback

Nope, you can't cite it in Cali real evidence. How is putting duplex's in low income places helping renters? Cause thats how things went in Cali. All you can cite is real estate BS, if it worked so well it would be in front of us. Portland has built a ton and prices go up! As long as you have great demand, why are they gonna lessen rents? These aren't widgets you are flooding the market with they are rents.... Landlords can fill rentals with tech workers and such.

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AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j6jklo8 wrote

Reply to There’s an ugly side to Maine harness racing by Tricky-Ad8731

Times are changing!

Time to close down Bass Park and retrofit it into a park that everyone can use. It’s in terrible shape and even the Fair is a underutilized attraction that costs a lot of taxpayer space and money.

Carrier Park in Asheville was a cool way to turn an old race track into a Velodrome, running track, playground, Basketball court, hockey rink, walking path, off-road loop, bocci court, and more. We should look at best practices to do the same.

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MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6jircq wrote

Reply to comment by WelcomeToTheBough in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback

First, new housing is expected to be the more expensive than old housing. Unless you're selling an antique, something new always fetches a higher premium than something old.

Second, that housing is so expensive isn't an indictment to the housing market, but to the policy decisions that made an extreme housing crises possible at all. Cities and countries that don't have extreme barriers or laborious bureaucratic hurdles to building more housing don't have the same problems with living costs that we see here in Maine.

Basically, blow up zoning and limit the amount of public input on whats built near them and the problem will self correct.

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kissiemoose t1_j6jhkvd wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in I think its sad how hard it is to find a therapist. by SameProfession254

Very good point - finding the right therapist for you is important.

Also OP, you may have to be flexible on the in-person front. Many therapists who treat adults have closed down their offices for in-person therapy since the pandemic, as most clients prefer the convenience and privacy telehealth provides. Not only can individuals meet anywhere but they don’t have to take time off from work traveling to and from appointments. Also, while a lot of stigma around mental health treatment has lifted, most of Maine is a small town and no one wants to run into someone they know in the waiting room.

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