Fix the damn T. I don't know what engineers the T hires, but let's look for ones with GPAs higher than 2 in the future. We've had trains since the 1800s in this city, so maybe the engineers should study how the engineering was originally done. Now they have fancy software and tons of tech to help and they still can't get it done.

I'm not an engineer, but I don't think third rails and wheels on tracks are particularly confusing things. Electricity and mechanics, that's what engineers take in their first year. The T always finds PR chumps to explain away slow zones, but if someone can run faster than the train, there is clearly a major issue.

What am I missing? Are the T engineers still using slide rules?

But if you do two regular cleanings and two gentle dental cleanings... wouldn't you be okay? And also what about a legit electric toothbrush.

I was an asshole and my teeth were bad, two deep cleanings and they want follow ups but my hygienist is an absolute rockstar and hooked me up with a dope toothbrush. Either way a really nice toothbrush is way cheaper than $180.

Will this require actual electrification or will it be those horrible battery trains?

I did, I recommend asking for $65 and settling no less than 60. Just come up with some numbers. BUT what you never want to do is the first one to give the number. So keep saying , we’ll let me know what you can offer. Then come back with a higher number. Because once they’ve decided they want you they are always willing to go 5-10% higher

Forget the orange line:

why does it take fucking 45minutes to get from Braintree to JFK? Its 6 stops, its not that fucking hard.

I could get a fucking cab in to Umass and it would take like HALF that time.

So they just flat out lied.

If only someone could have seen this coming

Spoiler: No more cheap gas. And to save you some time next fall, it's not gonna be cheaper then either.

Not if when it's setup, or renegotiated that "payments made to settle legitimate claims against the BPD bla bla bla are paid from the BPD pension pool." It's all about the contract. Obviously you can't just unilaterally decide to do it now, but to OPs point, if it was setup that way in the beginning, I'd bet police would think twice before stitching people up.

If your company were to be sued for something you had no involvement in would you like it deducted from your pension fund as well or?

Agreed with everything said by hypnicjerk. I've been working at Harvard for more than a decade, growing through the ranks. My starting salary was btw $42k-$45k when I started and I had a Master's degree. I've stayed at Harvard because of the benefits to my family: time off, health insurance. Good luck!

You are like a perfect comp for us, pretty much the same size house but built in the 40s and oldish windows so that may be my issue in addition to old boilers...

For those behind the paywall:

> In a tweet Tuesday, the MBTA said it will shut down the Orange Line in both directions between Ruggles Station and North Station and the Green Line between Government Center Station and North Station “for work on the Government Center Garage” on Jan. 28 and 29. In response to questions from the Globe about why the Orange Line will be shutdown outside of the immediate area where the garage is located, T spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said crews will perform “additional track work, including the replacement of rail fasteners, between Back Bay and Ruggles Stations” unrelated to the private garage.

Here is the image attached to the tweet.

I go to the dentist four times a year. The trick was to be diagnosed with periodontal disease, which often requires a trip to the periodontist for scaling and planing. Then every other time is charged as a periodontal upkeep, alternating with semiannual cleanings.

I work at Harvard Business School in the 53 pay grade. I was started at $53k and make $63k in the same job 5 years later. Currently looking for my next move.

There are tons of applicants... If you are a recent college grad with no relevant experience and ask for $65k, they will move on to the next recent college grad who'll take $55k.

Living by yourself in this area at that salary would be spreading it extremely thin. Get a roommate.

It is like comparing gasoline prices. I'm paying $3.30, I want to know if a different supplier down the road is charging $1.50

This is excellent.

Is the route itself on a Sunday schedule or are you just hearing an announcement? Some buses had that announcement last week even though they were running their regular schedule.

If by "clean up their act" you mean "the police win a large state/federal lawsuit against the city easily", yes, that is what would happen.

I am no great advocate for the police, but these kinds of statements are incredibly dumb.

You may take the individual pension of an individual cop if you get a conviction for them committing a serious crime while on the job. That is basically it.

The pension fund is money the government has set aside (and employees may have contributed to) and invested to pay for the retirement benefits it has promised workers as part of their employment contracts. The pension fund exists to make it easier for the government to pay out the benefits it legally owes to individuals.

You can't go back and retroactively change the benefits that you promised someone, any more than your employer can go back and change how much it paid you last year.

Wipe out the entire pension fund....the only thing that changes, short of the city declaring bankruptcy, is that Boston taxes are about to skyrocket - Boston's still legally obligated to pay out those benefits and now there's no financial cushion for it. This is also why when the market is doing terribly you'll see officials start adjusting budgets to make larger payments into the pension system - Boston is on the hook for those benefits whether the market performs as expected or not.

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It's nice to see slow zones being fixed, but if they have to pick a line, shouldn't they focus on the Red? It is absolutely riddled with slow zones now, especially in the south.

I think I saw on Twitter recently that the T has said they're waiting on some kind of track part and will fix it in February. Take that with a grain of salt.

Boston residents' relationship with the T is increasingly feeling like a hostage situation.

My number 1 advice on drafty windows. Break out the hair dryer and get the plastic to seal all windows. It will save you $$$$! Well worth it.

"Warm weather" isn't what causes you to use more gas, you deciding to keep your thermostat at whatever level you choose is what causes you to use more gas.

I can, & do, turn mine down, & therefore I use less - regardless of what the weather is.

The governor absolutely has political influence over the legislature.