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operator_1337 t1_j8z9naf wrote

Reply to Whats the Best Dentistry in Worcester for wisdom teeth removal? by jenniferjarski

Firstly you need an oral surgeon, not a dentist. A dentist is needed to get a referral to see the oral surgeon, mostly for insurance reasons.

Some dentists will take out non impacted wisdom teeth, but almost all will refer you to an oral surgeon.

I can't recommend any oral surgeons as I hadn't needed one since I've moved too central mass. But I wanted to explain that difference between a dentist and oral surgeon. The big difference is the Surgeon can knock you out with good drugs and is skilled with a blade.

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fuckfuckfuckfvck t1_j8z80dw wrote

Reply to Anything going on tomorrow night? by squid1980

seconding ralph’s! it’s by far my favourite bar in the city, lots of cool people and good vibes and fun decor.

(ignore the other guy!! the emo night thing last weekend was very publicly stated to be a person DJ’ing a playlist, for what it’s worth, and she still did a really good job of picking good songs most of the crowd knew!)

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disgruntledJavaCoder t1_j8z6k10 wrote

Reply to Catalytic converter theft by mellymellcaramel

This is a very difficult problem to solve. It takes the thieves literally a couple minutes to cut off the cat using a portable saw, so a lot of deterrent methods like cameras, or parking where people might walk or drive by and see them, aren't worth much. The goal is really just to make your car the least attractive target of all the ones near it and hope that they haven't hit your car yet by the time they decide to leave.

When I looked into it, here were the methods I saw. Painting the cat orange and etching your VIN into it discourages dirty scrap yards from buying it, so some thieves will pass yours over in favor of another. There are products like a CatStrap that fasten a very long strip to the length of the exhaust pipe, which contains a loose metal wire so if they hit it with a circular or reciprocating saw the wire moves and they can't get a grip to cut it. Similarly, some people fashion a "cage" of loose wire around the cat--however, you need to make sure the cage is long/integrated enough that it isn't as simple as just cutting the exhaust pipe further down and taking the whole assembly to extract the cat later. Fastening a plate to the car to cover the cat as someone mentioned might work, but you lose the benefit of the loose wire interfering with the movement of the saw so I'm not so optimistic about that. However, every discussion I've seen from informed people and cops about these methods has emphasized that none of these will stop a determined thief with the right tools and experience.

Unfortunately, the best method is more about what you drive and where you drive it. If you apply some of these, also park in a busy area and around a bunch of cars so yours probably doesn't get hit first due to the deterrents. Hybrid cars are targeted either because their cats have more of the valuable materials or because they often have multiple cats. SUVs and other vehicles raised above the ground are targeted above lower cars because they're easier to get under. When mine got stolen, I was super lucky: My mechanic pointed out that my car had just turned 15 years old and no longer has to pass emissions, so they simply welded a pipe in place of the old cat. Can't steal it if it ain't there!

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SJ966 OP t1_j8z4cva wrote

Reply to comment by Sithlordbelichick in DCU Center to replace seats, among other improvements this summer by SJ966

I know it will probably never happen but Worcester AHL 3.0 wouldn’t be a terrible thing someday. If an AHL Club had the railers management team and got to keep the name but combined it with the vastly superior talent and style of play of the AHL It would probably be very sustainable even with a affiliation like the Islanders or one of the Florida teams. The P-Bruins also have continued to be petty towards Worcester to this day it wouldn’t be a terrible thing to restart the rivalry on the ice either.

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disgruntledJavaCoder t1_j8z3efp wrote

Reply to comment by NativeMasshole in Catalytic converter theft by mellymellcaramel

The idea is that if the yard can't unload them fast enough and the police do a surprise inspection, the orange paint (and etching the VIN on the cat is another common strategy) on some cats on the shelves makes it look suspicious, and if they can't explain where it came from, it can get legally rough for the yard. So, ostensibly, some of the dirty scrap yards will refuse to buy cats that have been marked like this. Edit: Or, at least, without more detail and proof about the origin of it.

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incandesantlite t1_j8yz3qt wrote

Reply to comment by awkwadman in DCU Center to replace seats, among other improvements this summer by SJ966

All the food is nasty and overpriced. The DCU Center is definitely beyond it's heyday, I don't care how many "improvements" they make. They're going to start doing concerts at Polar Park, once they do that the DCU Center will be pretty much obsolete except for their conference space and expo halls which are empty 90% of the year.

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