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BfN_Turin t1_j5vqbjs wrote
Reply to comment by Maxpowr9 in Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 by ToadScoper
Bringing up a great point: those rats nest of wiring shouldn’t be above the street in main metro areas to begin with. Just put them underground and avoid all the power outages every minor storm.
Bunzilla t1_j5vqb4j wrote
Reply to comment by TouchDownBurrito in Boston police account for $31 million of city legal payouts since 2020, including $16 million for wrongfully convicted man - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
Cops make the arrest but the DA is the one who puts together the case.
Maxpowr9 t1_j5vpxgk wrote
Reply to comment by mapinis in Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 by ToadScoper
You know some NIMBY will complain about the cateneries being unsightly yet think nothing of the rats nest of wiring that are over streets.
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Affectionate-Panic-1 t1_j5vpg1x wrote
Reply to comment by senatorium in MBTA to close part of Orange Line to work on slow zones it said were eliminated, but weren’t, during full shutdown by ik1nky
Transit matters was tweeting that the red line slow zones are actually worse than 2019 after a train derailment took out a signals box
ShriekingMuppet t1_j5vovzm wrote
Reply to comment by GarlVinlandSaga in MBTA to close part of Orange Line to work on slow zones it said were eliminated, but weren’t, during full shutdown by ik1nky
I mean thats what it is at this point
TheMurkyA t1_j5vnxz6 wrote
1100 sq ft. Used 20 therms. $58
bostonchef72296 t1_j5vmoxk wrote
Reply to comment by Maxpowr9 in Dental Insurance which covers 4 cleaning per year? by aleshere
Windsor dental clinic through Cambridge health alliance takes masshealth. They’re great.
sm4269a t1_j5vm496 wrote
I'm on balanced billing so I'm paying $200 something every month forever
CheruthCutestory t1_j5vm41b wrote
Reply to comment by orangusmang in MBTA to close part of Orange Line to work on slow zones it said were eliminated, but weren’t, during full shutdown by ik1nky
I was at malden around the same time it sounds like. Took forever to get the train. Then they were going super slow because of “track work”. Then they stopped right before Wellington because someone “fell in the pit”. But we were only held up for a couple of minutes because of that.
donkeyrocket t1_j5vlq47 wrote
Reply to comment by downwardspiralstairs in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
I mean, as your other comment points out, it is still very much an "active" US military vessel.
LEGO often catches flak for the increased presence of weapons in their sets (like the entire Star Wars line) and many argue that is at odds with their ethos of not producing sets that promote violence. I agree that it is sometimes hypocritical. Their defense is the "weapon-like" elements are in fantasy settings and not real-life scenarios that promote violence. Which a military ship (even as a glorified museum) would be counter to.
This is all besides the initial point that the USS Constitution isn't anything like the Space Shuttle in terms of military use. One carried military cargo at times while the other actually engaged in battles.
[deleted] t1_j5vlh4o wrote
Reply to comment by Miserable_Ride666 in Greater Boston, what's your last gas bill? by Miserable_Ride666
It's not like National Grid or Eversource or whoever is pumping it out of the ground here & charging whatever they want. They pay their suppliers for it & those increased costs get passed down to us.
I happened to be visiting MN last summer on the day that Excel published their electricity rate increases for this winter in the Star-Tribune in the tiniest font possible, they're getting a big rate increase there too.
The good news is that the two easiest things you can do - turning down the heat & wearing more layers - cost you absolutely nothing. The OK news is that ditching gas & the grid with battery+solar is a little easier & cheaper than it used to be, but it'll take a bit before it pays for itself. The best news of all is that you don't live in Texas.
LordConnecticut t1_j5vlacr wrote
Reply to comment by werewolfmanjack in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
That’s my thought, and I think that’s their plan. Lose long standing employees, pay some college grads pennies to live with 5 roommates.
Their location is barely in CT even, it’s more Springfield area then Hartford (if you can split the two), and I think this matters because Hartford is the higher paying market with the nicer suburbs (Federal GS adjustment is the same as Boston). So Lego’s people in Enfield are probably getting paid even less being closer to Springfield.
LordConnecticut t1_j5vkhfm wrote
Reply to comment by R_Morley in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
To be fair, having lived in both, they’re definitely more different then they first appear…and “Boston” is much different then “Massachusetts”.
michael_scarn_21 t1_j5vk9gp wrote
Reply to comment by Codogan_ in MBTA to close part of Orange Line to work on slow zones it said were eliminated, but weren’t, during full shutdown by ik1nky
If you repair something and it breaks again a few months later I wouldn't call it a "fix".
DarkPurpleHibiscus t1_j5vjxfd wrote
Reply to comment by Vinen in MBTA to close part of Orange Line to work on slow zones it said were eliminated, but weren’t, during full shutdown by ik1nky
Yeah i like how this person calls it "under" Healey as though it isn't two separate branches of government. Literally civics 101
-Anarresti- t1_j5vjbh2 wrote
Reply to MBTA to close part of Orange Line to work on slow zones it said were eliminated, but weren’t, during full shutdown by ik1nky
Meanwhile the Red Line is literally disintegrating.
Miserable_Ride666 OP t1_j5vj6am wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Greater Boston, what's your last gas bill? by Miserable_Ride666
Well I'll be dipped in shit. I assumed I could shop natural gas like I could electricity.
Still frustrating that the Midwest is so much cheaper, like 40% cheaper
75footubi t1_j5vj2we wrote
Reply to Lasik recommendation by Broad-Assignment-322
Fiance had it done at TLC recently and while he would recommend the procedure in general, TLC didn't do a great job on the aftercare. They scratched his cornea during the procedure and installed a bandage to let it heal (with verbal instructions that it could probably come out in about a week), but didn't schedule any kind of followup to have it removed. It took 2 weeks, multiple calls, and a threat to go to the Board of Opthalmology before they would schedule a follow-up appointment and remove the bandage. His eyesight is great now though, just wouldn't recommend TLC.
DumbshitOnTheRight t1_j5viw2e wrote
The T can't even electrify the Orange line reliably.
jojenns t1_j5vip32 wrote
Reply to comment by AmnesiaInnocent in Boston police account for $31 million of city legal payouts since 2020, including $16 million for wrongfully convicted man - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
I agree with you in principal but in the Ellis case the cops were filthy
Solar_Piglet t1_j5vim7c wrote
Reply to Boston police account for $31 million of city legal payouts since 2020, including $16 million for wrongfully convicted man - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
To put things in perspective, the city budget is $4 billion. Without this one-time wrongful conviction that's about a third of a percent. Not saying there isn't work to do but numbers need context.
DarkPurpleHibiscus t1_j5vi9k6 wrote
Reply to comment by kevalry in MBTA to close part of Orange Line to work on slow zones it said were eliminated, but weren’t, during full shutdown by ik1nky
It's been three weeks lmao, what exactly did you want her to do, travel back in time to make sure they did what they were supposed to in the fall? Force them back into session earlier than this week, in an overreach of power?
Whynotyours t1_j5vqcfg wrote
Reply to Lasik recommendation by Broad-Assignment-322
Kornmehl Laser Eye Associates - Dr. Kornmehl.
Had both eyes done about 10 years back, and was very satisfied with the whole process.
Edit: in Wellesley