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RhaenyrasUncle t1_j2ej8wp wrote
Reply to comment by Meverseyou in People who stop because they’ve missed their turn on a rotary- do you realize it’s a circle? by roadtrip-ne
I love the people in the fresh pond rotary who try to stay IN the rotary from the outside lane.
The amount of times I've almost T-boned idiots who do this.
3720-To-One t1_j2ej6w0 wrote
Reply to comment by RoaminRonin13 in This fight near Shawmut Station doesn’t bode well for easing Boston’s housing shortage - The Boston Globe by soxandpatriots1
Except every NIMBY has some excuse as to why anything more dense than SFH can’t possibly built there bad needs to go somewhere else.
It’s always somewhere else.
And in the end, nothing gets built as a result.
Apprehensive_Text_68 t1_j2ej64j wrote
Reply to comment by ampliora in People who stop because they’ve missed their turn on a rotary- do you realize it’s a circle? by roadtrip-ne
I drive by Logan every day and you wouldn't believe the amount of people I've seen stop and back up because they missed the exit. I know it's easy to miss consider there's 89374278923 signs with arrows and warnings that the airport is on the right.
dathorese t1_j2ej4x5 wrote
Reply to comment by No-Teach-3117 in Amazon flex in boston by No-Teach-3117
yeah.... there are times when they may get that high... but its RARE.. and doesnt happen often... Every once in a while you get a gift...
Doctrina_Stabilitas t1_j2ej3cx wrote
Reply to comment by hotaspee in New Orange Line subway cars pulled from service over safety concerns by Omphaloskeptique
that's because all the labor is American and basically everything except the shell is American
door issues? American. Brake issues? American. Axel issues? American. Has a frame broken? well the one Chinese part is fine I guess
4timesthesteak t1_j2ej395 wrote
Reply to comment by Trimere in Cumming runs on Dunkin by Omphaloskeptique
Oh, well that makes more sense! See, I thought some franchise owner decided to say in order to ejaculate, you need Dunkin. I really felt as if it was a marketing tactic to combat ED. I was going to say it doesn’t work because I drink Dunkin almost every day and I’m not out here blasting miles of rope. I was about to complain to the BBB. Thanks for clarifying it all for me.
PMSfishy t1_j2eizjs wrote
Reply to Boston in 2022: Murders by spedmunki
Not bad, Chicago had ~600. There does seem to be a theme to the deaths.....
3720-To-One t1_j2eixjp wrote
Reply to comment by Nobel6skull in This fight near Shawmut Station doesn’t bode well for easing Boston’s housing shortage - The Boston Globe by soxandpatriots1
It blows my mind how much people seem to think the only options for housing are single family homes or Kowloon city.
RhaenyrasUncle t1_j2eirmt wrote
Reply to comment by EarlGrey57 in Boston Daily Discussion Thread, Friday December 30 by AutoModerator
Correct.
pillbinge t1_j2eipft wrote
Reply to comment by Wtf_is_this1234 in Masks will be asked and expected at BPS for 8 school days but won’t be made mandatory. by lucifer0915
Only things that work 100% of the time can be said to work. That's why cars and computers are never said to work.
lmao
vimgod t1_j2eilod wrote
Reply to comment by coldsnap123 in Mercedes parked on the sidewalk in East Boston with permission from Spinelli's... by njas2000
Someone out there has a job and you sit at home commenting on any post where someone brings up a valid issue thinking you're doing something when you really are just a nothing who has accomplished nothing
bostonchef72296 t1_j2eidqu wrote
Reply to comment by No-Teach-3117 in Amazon flex in boston by No-Teach-3117
So you got rated so low that Uber and DoorDash both booted you off, but you want to move all the way up to Boston to handle our packages? Nah. We don’t need that kind of energy coming up here.
ppomeroy t1_j2eicsw wrote
Reply to comment by BostonFoliage in New Orange Line subway cars pulled from service over safety concerns by Omphaloskeptique
Multiple reasons. First the "Buy America Act" requires that a percentage of assembly be done in the USA to preserve jobs here. Massachusetts added to that making it a part of the contract that the assembly needed to be done in this state. This meant that the rail company needed to build a manufacturing facility for rail cars, which would be rather large, within the state.
The second reason is that the state, by law, is required to accept the lowest bid for any contractor that checks all of the boxes in the contract proposal. In this case, CRRC came in well-below any other rail manufacturer and also promised to build a facility here to get a foothold on rail manufacturing in the USA.
Some of these laws are there to protect the state's funding and assure it is spent well, and also to preserve jobs. On paper this looks great but has not always worked.
For example the current "new" fleet of MBTA locomotives was bid by a well-established European company as well as Motive Power in the mid-west. The MBTA preferred the European company but it was a little more than what MP bid. MP sued under the "Buy America Act" and as the low bidder so the MBTA was forced to buy from them. Those new locomotives are now being cycled out of service for work at a regular rate to fix something broken or worn. As a result of that the MBTA had to pull a handful of older locomotives that had been mothballed, get them rebuilt, and pressed into service.
So it is not always the MBTA's choice. The various labor laws and laws that control cost and bidding often tie their hands.
AllyourBace1010 t1_j2ei8qt wrote
Reply to Best Pupu platter? by Immediate-Radish9585
If you’re closer to the Dorchester area Cathay Pacific across the bridge in Quincy is the best I’ve ever had. And so much food for cheap.
Fast_Town_2642 t1_j2ei5sl wrote
Reply to Aquarium question for parents by every1getslaid
Look for free passes at your local library
whatinthehey t1_j2ehsm2 wrote
Reply to places to walk around Boston for NYE? by sadwalrus2
Most of the first night stuff is around Copley. Ice sculptures, music, other performances. And it’s all (or mostly) free. https://www.firstnightboston.org/PDF/FN23_Program_Brochure.pdf
[deleted] OP t1_j2ehsar wrote
Reply to comment by paxmomma in NYE Fireworks Rain-date? by [deleted]
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Itchy-Marionberry-62 t1_j2ehq7b wrote
Reply to No Income Tax State Status by [deleted]
And there are many millionaires still in the state. Maybe not for long though. What do you have against millionaires? Do you give all your assets away and save nothing? 🤔
No-Teach-3117 OP t1_j2ehniu wrote
Reply to comment by bostonchef72296 in Amazon flex in boston by No-Teach-3117
Low rating sometimes i cancel some order and i do to order in same time thats why i try to call they but they told me i cant use it any more
rolltarts77 t1_j2eh1tc wrote
Reply to places to walk around Boston for NYE? by sadwalrus2
Bunch of ice sculptures somewhere, google first night Boston for a map
kevalry t1_j2egqox wrote
Reply to comment by hotaspee in New Orange Line subway cars pulled from service over safety concerns by Omphaloskeptique
Patrick’s administration was the one that ordered the failure of the OL trains.
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/10/21/mbta-red-orange-line-cars/
zz23ke t1_j2egmk5 wrote
Reply to places to walk around Boston for NYE? by sadwalrus2
City Hall Plaza + The North End should be fun tonight
bostonchef72296 t1_j2egltd wrote
Reply to comment by No-Teach-3117 in Amazon flex in boston by No-Teach-3117
Lol why did they block your account what did you do to deserve that? Sketchy
LukeWarmCheesecake OP t1_j2efrs7 wrote
Reply to comment by IDCFFSGTFO in Police: 60-year-old woman shot on MBTA bus in South Boston by LukeWarmCheesecake
Wow, you saw a person not wearing a Canada Goose or Moncler? I feel for you!
Mysterious_Cat7320 t1_j2ejejc wrote
Reply to comment by lagoongassoon in What is the most stereotypical Boston car? by SideBarParty
-with their hazards on