936-1234 was New England Telephone weather forecast 637-1234 was New England Telephone time, updated every 10 seconds I’m 50

It blows my mind that there are people on this sub that have argued that safety inspections, something empirically proved to make driving safer, don't need to exist.

I think it is improper to have a governor who cohabitates with someone who is not their spouse. For the dignity of the office I think they ought to get married.

Yeah place fucking sucks

The only telephone co. was New England Telephone and you had to rent your phone from them and it was permanently attached to the wall and if you were fancy y had a long cord and could walk around while on the phone.

Got lost on his way to his mother’s house? Riiight.

Even Texas has required front license plates for decades!

>Having a front plate doesn't really inconvenience anyone.

I actually agree with this.

I was pointing out the issue of having a law and watching people ignore said law.

More from WCVB… this guy is a really stupid criminal.

“5 Investigates has learned, through court documents, that Brian Walshe is awaiting sentencing in a federal case involving fake Andy Warhol paintings, and he is required to report his whereabouts as part of his probation in that case.

Brian Walsh said he left the couple's home on New Year's Day, got lost on the way to his mother's house and went to both Whole Foods and CVS. However, prosecutors said there's no video surveillance or receipts showing him at either of the stores.

He also reported that he only left the couple's home the next day to get ice cream for his son; however, surveillance video at Home Depot in Rockland showed him purchasing $450 worth of cleaning supplies, including mops, a bucket and drop cloths and various kinds of tape, officials said.

"He's on surveillance at that time on Jan. 2, even though he said he never left the house. Police obtained a search warrant and actually searched the house with crime scene services. During that time, they found blood in the basement. Blood was found in the basement area, as well as a knife, which also contained some blood," Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Lynn Beland said.”

Also:

“Ana Walshe's cellphone pinged in the area of the couple's home on Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, which is after the time that the defendant said his wife left the area, Beland said.”

It is true. I've done it. I know people who do it. I see it all the time. Making up excuses as to why you haven't gotten it done yet is extremely easy. The sticker on my tahoe is 3 years old. I've been stopped once.

Okay, so I'm lying. I actually made all of that up. I actually don't know any of this people. I definitely 100% get my inspections done legit and only pay the $35 because all my cars absolutely will pass inspection. Ya got me.

Just dialing the last 5 numbers will get your party connected in town. You would dial all 7 if they were adjacent towns. Dial 1+ if the town was plus one town away. If you wanted to the commonwealth was divided into two area codes 617 to the east and 413 to the west.

They take a picture of the back plate, not the front.

To beat that, just use a bike rack which covers your plate. Free tolls!

Yeah if I can afford 2 cars I’m for sure 13

I thought you had to be at least 13 years old to post on this website...?

>The people who know they won't pass just don't get their car fixed and take their chances with an expired sticker. I

Even if that were true and provable, it's an idiotic move. It gives any cop an automatic excuse to pull you over and it's a moving violation that'll result in a surcharge from your insurance company. It comes out to thousands of dollars out of pocket.

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>Also, if you know a guy and are willing to pay $50, you can get a sticker on anything. There's a guy like that in Taunton, there's three in Brockton, two that I know in Fall River, one that I know in Dorchester. It's still easy to cheat the system even though they keep making it more strict.

I'm not sure what level of enforcement/checking but inspection shops are required to have cameras recording inspections and they can get fucked over pretty hard for cheating the system. The extra $50 to pass something that'd fail isn't going to be worth it to most mechanics.

My area code has been 617 for years, I don’t even live in the state anymore but I won’t give it up

My place has an online scheduling system.

Twist: It's shitty and frequently breaks, so it doesn't actually save frustration, more like displaces it.

And just miss out on collecting that revenue? I'm sure they figured something out.

Because we are better than all the other states.

Dial pulse / rotary dial is supported by the equipment but it’s usually configured to be disabled. There used to be a lot of false 911 calls with people dialing ‘9’ with the touchpad and then bouncing the hook switch twice to rotary dial ‘1’ ‘1’.

I grew up with 4-digit dialing. Anywhere else in 617, it was a toll call and you had to dial 1+ 7 digits.

This I agree with. Inspections being mandatory is fine but in 2022 I should be able to go to a single website somewhere and book an appointment to get it done. My sticker is overdue right now actually because the last 2 places I took a lunch break to go to weren't doing them. One apparently had a frozen garage door and the other I think had their license to do it taken away but wouldn't admit that so one of the 7 mechanics standing around told me they were shorthanded.

I'm 37 and remember all of this too! I also remember the cordless phone I used to talk to my friends, and who the last person I ever called without having to dial the area code (my 7th grade boyfriend) and the first person I called using it (my BFF) LOL

Having a front plate doesn't really inconvenience anyone.

Aesthetically, I would prefer my car not have front plate, or have European style plates that are longer and narrower so they fit in the lines of most cars better, but it doesn't inconvenience me one bit. Every car built in like the last 50 years has front plate mounting points and when you register for the first time they just give you two plates.

Well, if you’re old enough to remember the Kennedy assassination you’re old enough to remember life before area codes. Maybe dead maybe not. If you’re old enough to remember no dial, only ‘Number, please?’ you’re probably already dead. 😕

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