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PrincessBirthday t1_j2eu1hh wrote

I'm nearby in a similar house situation. We kept it at 53 last month and froze our asses off in the cold snap. Still $420. I want a tax relief like we did for the gas prices, it's insane!!

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dopkick t1_j2er8bq wrote

From some website...

  1. To enter, use the "open gate" button in your app
  2. Park in any spot not marked "Reserved"
  3. To exit, use the "open gate" button in your app
  4. If at any point the "open gate" button is not working, view the QR code on your pass and scan at the gate

Never parked there before and I am always reluctant to pay for parking via apps after hearing many, many horror stories. Did you see any sort of QR code reader or have the button on your app? How did you get in the first time?

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todareistobmore t1_j2eq4tx wrote

Reply to comment by bmore in Hampden Bookbindery by ltong1009

I think the parking/traffic concerns are separate, fwiw, but one problem with the traffic argument is nobody making it supports anything that would increase vehicle throughput.

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engin__r t1_j2eotle wrote

Reply to comment by dcdave3605 in Winter BGE bill in 21209 by NeatLeft

Also make sure to do the home energy audit before you start spending lots of money on insulation. They’ll go around and take a look at what you need, and you can get rebates because of it.

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HushIamreading t1_j2eo3nq wrote

I lived in the four corners area of silver spring (where the beltway and 29 meet). I had a flexible schedule, so I’d drive in early in the morning and leave before rush hour. It was about a 45-minute drive and quite easy (via 29 to I-70). I’m not sure downtown will be quite as easy, just because it’s a more congested drive. Getting out of silver spring in the morning was usually a breeze, though, since it’s a reverse commute.

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todareistobmore t1_j2emwdm wrote

Reply to comment by SaveFailsafe in Hampden Bookbindery by ltong1009

> I'm not saying they can't build, I just think the development needs to include a plan for the affect on the whole neighborhood, not just the plot of land itself. I.e., fix Pacific and Chestnut and find a better way to let people exit Singer onto Keswick.

Singer to Keswick is an egress plan that should never have been allowed. Point Elm north, 33rd east and 32nd/Singer west and you've more than halfway solved the roads problem in that neighborhood, but it's not anything the developer can do.

FWIW, Chestnut is marked one-way south of 33rd, and Crittenton should probably be marked one-way north. But both of those roads are obvious instances where local residents are prioritizing parking over vehicle throughput, which is neither something an incoming developer can do anything about or anything that should be held against this project.

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danielballan t1_j2emf1e wrote

Offering a point of reference: my insulated free-standing radiator-heated 1200-foot 1920s Medfield house, kept at about 66F, cost $180 in December and $330 in December. Insulation seems to be helping us out a lot.

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