I'd keep it colder at night but we have baseboard in our attic. It looks like it was finished at one point probably 50 years ago but since then it's just become a regular attic with minimal insulation. I don't want it getting too cold and having the pipes freeze. Also like I said, my house is super drafty haha.

Comparing the usage when you don't have a record of the seasonal usage is helpful though. If it's a warm month, then everyone's bills are low, and vice versa.

In my defense I’m not attempting to weasel out of something, this is ignorance on my end. My wife asked what we’d pay up front. He told her first-last rent, deposit, and broker fee. What he didn’t do was elaborate on that last thing. No papers were ever offered and no agreement was ever made.

The belief that doctors are paid top dollar in Boston is really really wrong. The SUPPLY of doctors in boston is very very high. There is no need to pay top dollar.

They can make more elsewhere. Some in extremely good parts of the country that cost significantly less.

Nobody should be slashing anyone over it, but I do believe in the 1-ass 1-seat rule for mass transit. Neither your possessions nor your giant fat ass should be over the line onto the neighboring seats if the train is full.

Just be sure to check the extra cost of an insurance plane vs. the amortized costs of the cleanings over time. Four cleanings a year at $180 each works out to $60/month. Don’t pay more than that for insurance.

Try Tijuana. Lot of San Diego residents do that.

Shouldn't a wrongfully convicted man be the responsibility of the DAs office, not the cops?

Some of you keep it toasty.. 65 is my "home" temp, 60 at night or away.

Correct me if I’m wrong but the space shuttle was flown by NASA, who at its core is a civilian space agency with no military affiliations, even if they have done work with the military. On the other hand, the USS Constitution is a fully commissioned ship of the United States Navy.

I’m just trying to get the facts together, but yeah, I would really love a USS Constitution build.

Also, for context, the pay range is not what they are paying new hires, it's what they are paying people that currently work there, including people who have been in those roles for decades. There are likely very, very few staff assistants making $78k, and if someone is making that, it's because they have been there since the 80s.

You will still have two. The two plans coordinate benefits so the other plan tries to pay the amt not paid by the primary plan for the same service. It does not mean you have double the frequency of services.

If you need scaling get it done asap. If your dentist is recommending it with cleanings 4x per year your gum recession is likely bad. A scaling will get the gunk that’s accumulating underneath the gum line and will improve your mouth hygiene. It will also qualify you for four free cleanings per year

Their current HQ is 10 minutes from BDL/Hartford, which has a pretty solid flight schedule/destination map and is the (very distant) #2 airport in New England for passengers.

That said, it's one weakness beyond "not being Boston" may be the issue for a European company - no great way to fly to Europe without a connection that's basically taking you out of the way besides seasonal flights to Ireland.

Electronic billing has some cost, even if it is cheaper than posting out paper bills

Yes. Check if your insurance has clauses that say dentist has to bill you the insurance rate for services past your annual limits.

That didn't matter with the space shuttle

Everyone is correct. As far as higher Ed staff roles, Harvard is a little better than peer institutions in the area. Benefits are strong--especially to support launching a career. If your field is related to higher Ed administration, it will open a lot of doors. If you are looking at staff research roles and aspire to go back to school, same. Otherwise, private industry will compensate you more appropriately for similar work.

... only a $0.38 credit for a paperless bill? That's less than the price of the STAMP to send you a paper bill ...!!!

Asking for $60-65k is not unreasonable at all and will not come as a surprise to whoever is hiring you, but be prepared for them to come back with something around $55k (could be slightly lower/higher) and not budge on that number. You don't have a lot of bargaining power here.

It's good to understand two things here - 1. these positions turn over constantly, so they are always hiring for these positions, and a zillion people apply, and 2. the people applying for these positions, by and large, are extremely unqualified by the university's standards.

You might think to yourself - why not pay people more and then they'd get better quality candidates who would potentially stick around? And the answer is that they are largely still operating on a mentality from like 30 years ago when people would start as assistants and stay there for decades. But as the city has gotten more expensive, they have deluded themselves into thinking they can continue to pay below market rate and keep people around for long (this is, of course, true in tons of other sectors).

If you're young and new to the workforce, it's a solid foot in the door. Take the offer, scrape by for a year or so, get some experience, make some contacts, and have an exit plan at the 1.5 year mark. You should be interviewing for a new job no later than 2 years after you start, maybe sooner. Bounce to a different university (this is crucial), get a 20% pay bump, and repeat that in another two years. University gigs, on the whole, are fairly low stress and flexible (lots of work from home opportunities), with decent benefits. Some are worse than others, sure, but there's job stability and the pressure isn't as bad as working in a for-profit place. Some places will give you the chance to earn a free degree. You will never make as much money as the for-profit sector but if you're talented, you can definitely move up the ranks to a well paying job even by Boston standards.

Good luck on finding a studio you can afford on $55k a year, though. I'd get used to the idea of living with roommates for awhile.

This is a good resource!

FWIW - The Neo Tokyo party is at Lower Level which is a pretty cool spot, can't speak to the music but might be worth checking out - says Techno and Synthwave

https://ra.co/events/us/boston

There's a few events that were linked via ig by others, RA has a pretty good calendar to reference in general as well

Break a sweat!!!

Elements do have a Twitch channel that appears at least recently active. I am not sure if they stream weekly but if they do stream, you can likely find it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/elementshive

I think that he's referring to a night there called Tension - was focused more on breaks and I believe it was on Wednesdays prior to Mid Week Techno and Re:set.