Yep. Kowloon’s non-appetizer food is pretty bad, but they have the best pupu platter around.

Nut island has a lovely paved loop- and parking as well. Plus a nice wharf to walk down. And some beaches to walk along.

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Yes, many criminals politicians live there.

That's what she ordered....

Please enlighten us as to where everyone is supposed to live?

Somehow I doubt you get this bent out of shape every time there’s some new office or lab space built downtown.

Guess what, each new lab or office space just further increases demand for housing.

“I got mine, fuck anybody else.”

No, you are not entitled to have your neighborhood never change. Your neighborhood was not ordained by god, and at one point, it was probably farmland.

Our experience is exactly the opposite - our gas fireplace with built-in fan warms up our living room within 10min and I find myself turning it off after 2 hours because of how hot it gets.

Well said my man

“I got mine, fuck everybody else.”

Yeah, except that your NIMBYism screws over everyone else, when there’s a massive housing shortage because everyone thinks that they are entitled to never have their neighborhood change, ever, and that everyone else looking for a place to live needs to go somewhere else.

Well guess what, somewhere else is also filled with NIMBYs with your exact same attitude.

Kowloon! Pupu platter and Saugus wings.

Now I just want to see pictures of your pet

Range Rover

I have a train tracker for the T and have noticed on many occasions that the blue line has more cars in service than the orange

that rotary was insane but I'm not sure the lights are much better

One thing that blew my mind in the days before GPS is that a lot of towns in New England don’t have street signs that tell you what street you’re currently on, just the street you’re crossing.

Not that it matters anyway. I found out the hard way that Tremont street in Mission Hill doesn’t in fact lead you back to the back bay, it randomly hooks turns left at Roxbury Crossing with no signage.

Also, I’ve lived on 2 completely unconnected Tremont Streets in Boston.

Don’t get me started on south street in Roslindale

When my friends and I were young and poor, we'd sit on the steps of a building overlooking a major rotary in the city for entertainment. And entertaining it was. Never let us down.

Yeah. I really, really like this new rolling stock in general (beside the reliability issues ofc), but the seats are definitely a big weak point.

Also, I’m torn on the frequency and detail of the announcements. On one hand, it’s much better for people who require audible information for one reason or another. On the other hand, it seems like the train literally does not stop talking throughout the entire trip.

The only bad part of being in a union is how stuck you can get with a bad one.

AFSCME IMO sucks. I looked into moving my department to SEIU and it’s even more difficult than unionizing in the first place!

SEIU seems great and really supports all its members.

You haven’t seen hell until you’ve seen the Columbia road rotary

Also taking up four spaces and ten feet from the sidewalk

How’s your phone camera? Most modern cameras are extremely forgiving and flattering. I’m saying this as someone who suddenly has a famous pet, and I’ve monetized them to the point of having a calendar and merch. I’m not a photographer but a few basic articles and tips got me pretty far, pretty fast.

Also the animals are used to you. They may not want to act cute around a stranger (or even be in the same room, lol). Put the cat in some nice natural window light, hold a treat right above the lens out of frame, and start calling the cat so they look up, and snap away indiscriminately. Portrait mode on my iPhone gives me stunning results. Then, ALWAYS edit your photos. Use your simple camera software, always use the general optimizing button first, and then almost every photo in the world can use to be lightened, and sharpened. Then play with other settings like lighting style (natural vs studio), or saturation, if you want.

You’ll get good at it fast, and learn quick. Oops dirty laundry basket behind them? Never again! This is the window they look best in front of, this is how I get them to look, etc. Then use an online printing service to get the prints you want.

Good luck OP!

If nothing else masks seem effective at slowing the spread of Influenza. Just to pivot from the toxic covid conversations, that isn’t the only virus going around.

in metrowest, it would be this stupid thing: https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/mercedes-benz/gls-class/2018/oem/2018_mercedes-benz_gls-class_4dr-suv_gls-450-4matic_fq_oem_1_600.jpg

I live near there and from what I can tell it’s completely optional to stop in the rotary unless there’s a state police cruiser literally sitting in the rotary