Or Connecticut!

Why must you post blanket statements with poor grammar? The answers to some questions will forever remain hidden behind a veil of miscommunication… ;)

And it’s a distinction without difference.

It’s like saying Massachusetts isn’t a state, it’s a commonwealth. For all intents and purposes, it’s the same thing with zero difference.

You dont like the way we drive get off the side walk! End of story

Just because something doesn't fix everything doesn't mean we shouldn't improve it. Lots of small changes lead to big changes. We can get off of heating oil for heat. We can not stop using shipping containers. We can switch to more reliable energy sources. We can not switch everything to renewable energy all at once.

>I guess you have never looked into how any of this stuff is made, shipped, or disposed of. What makes the majority of electricity in this state? What is the energy loss in transmission?

Hey guess what. That's planned to be changed too! Its like things don't happen overnight or something. CRAZY!!!

>So you have no idea about anything and basing you worldview on emotions.

Ironic.

and you're right - LBJ (and gerald ford for that matter) were POTUS, however the Mass constitution https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Constitution#chapterIISectionII only allows for the Lt Governor to perform the duties of governor - not become the actual governor.

I understand its a distinction without a difference. But shoddy reporting is inexcusable.

And acting governor has all the same powers and responsibilities as an elected governor.

She was the governor.

All “acting” means is that she wasn’t elected as governor and was serving out the rest of her predecessor’s term.

It’s like saying LBJ wasn’t POTUS when he finished out the rest of JFK’s term.

I can assure you, on November 23rd, 1963, LBJ was in fact the POTUS.

I moved from mass to FL a few months ago and the amount of really really bad accidents I’ve seen is unbelievable. I swear it’s like once a week I see a wreck where I think “someone probably died”

It's the knuckleheads from Rhode Island causing problems on MA roads.

For me, nine times out of ten if someone's doing something stupid on the highway, check the plate, and I can guarantee they are from Rhode Island.

If you're on the pike? Usually Connecticut and New York drivers causing problems.

Ironically I can think of so many different reasons why you deserve that nickname other than your driving..

Where else have you driven?

I tell my kids, you see that guy? He forgot to use the bathroom before he left his house. Don't be like that guy.

I blame phone addition and the desperate need for instant gratification. No one has patience any more.

People see a roadside accident and they don't think "oh how awful, let me move over so the cops and EMS are safe" they think "oh good any other speeder got what he deserved, hope this don't cause traffic for me".

I hope we get more pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to inconvenience drivers and force them to slow down.

Only highway driving should be convenient for the drivers, towns and cities should be inconvenient for drivers and convenient and safe for pedestrians. Safer pedestrians will eventually lead to safer drivers and safer driving.

Driving is insanely worse in any state I visit in the last 10ish years. It has gotten way worse since COVID because driving safety is directly linked to mental health wellbeing.

But this is America, SO CARS GOTTA GO FAST!

It's the Globe. You need to fact check the their articles.

It’s not me, must be you.

Accurate 🤣

Jane was never governor. She was acting governor.

RI drivers do weird things all the time.

CT and NJ drivers are actively suicidal.

MA drivers are fast and aggressive but they’re predictably fast and aggressive. (Usually.)

I've been commuting about 35 min on RT24 for the last 15 years. Coming close to dying every morning is a great way to wake up. Beats the rush of Dunks any day.

Doesn't mass have the lowest rate of driving fatalities in the country? My experience is that driving in Florida or Seattle is way worse.

"Oil companies" are just energy companies. They will provide whatever energy we want. I have Shell as my electricity supplier, supplying 100% solar energy (of course with offsets since we don't have 24 hr sunshine in MA).

Texas failed from not having enough natural gas capacity to meet the high electric heating use on a cold day, not that the natural gas itself failed. It's the same issue we can run into in MA if we don't start approving these peaker plants. If we have more heat pumps, we need more natural gas power plants as a backup to heat homes when the sun isnt shining (night time, snowy days, cloudy days like we've had this week) and when the wind isn't blowing (we won't have the issues of windmills freezing like Texas did because we have heated windmills unlike warmer climates that have cheaper windmills without heaters). The only way green energy works is with natural gas peaker plants; anyone who is against peaker plants, is against green energy.

Come to Nebraska. These jokers can't drive sensibly to save their lives, especially in Omaha.

>The fact I need to explain this is sad.

Lol, really? Are you 12?

>Heating oil...not renewable. Runs out. Very bad. C02 emmisoons...bad.

How many houses in the Northeast heat their homes with heating oil?

15 of the 9000 or so container ships in the world create as much pollution per year as the world's vehicle fleet (1 billion or so).

Do you really believe that changing the heating source of northeastern homes will put a dent in solving CO2 emissions?

You created more CO2 obtaining the smartphone you are using to respond to me than the average household will create in home heating oil usage.

>Electricty can be as close to renewable as possible....less c02 emmisions.

I guess you have never looked into how any of this stuff is made, shipped, or disposed of. What makes the majority of electricity in this state? What is the energy loss in transmission?

>Good. More efficient at heating houses. Good.

So you have no idea about anything and basing you worldview on emotions.

Heating oil...not renewable. Runs out. Very bad. C02 emmisoons...bad.

Electricty can be as close to renewable as possible....less c02 emmisions. Good. More efficient at heating houses. Good.