>Are we to suggest we don’t have plenty of uneducated crackheads in MA?

HAhahahahahaha. I love that your counter is basically...

"well sure it is full of crackheads, but there are some in MA too, right? Anyone? Are you with me? Someone?"

You showed me Florida Man.

You seem a little obsessed. Perhaps you should go with them. Bye Florida Man!

least we dont attack gays or ban womens rights and keep voting in fascists.

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That’s the plan early next year!!

> We had a rotary phone in the kitchen for ages in my parents house. My mother only finally got rid of it because dialing 911 took too long on it when my dad passed (2008).

I am really sorry for your loss.

911 can sometimes be awful to use. You end up explaining yourself 2-3x, then wait for what seems like forever for anyone to come help, and in that whole time, you could imagine ordering and receiving a pizza sooner.

I recall once, dialing 911, and they ask you what your emergency is. You take all the time answering their questions and explaining the issue, only for them to transfer you to another 911 despatch because odds are you were talking with the state despatch. Then you end up re-explaining everything all over again.

And of course, once you have explained everything, there is the waiting. I swear, you will see 4 cops show up for a routine traffic stop, but call for help, and you're wondering where they are (likely at someone's routine traffic stop). The same thing for the fire department. I once called for a neighbor (thankfully no one was home), and metaphorically speaking, we could have hosted a full neighborhood cookout using the flames, well before the fire department finally showed up.

But I digress. You have my sympathy. I do believe the system in place needs reform. Not just local reform or state-wide reform, but on a national level.

The Florida of New England

Feel free to head on down there any time you’d like

This has strong Austin Powers penis pump scene vibe.

what’s maine then? our alaska?

Politically the Governor wants to get out ahead of the ‘Governor Homewrecker’ headlines, as the Lydgate divorce is getting into the public record stage. As per the article it is happy faces all around so that’s good.

Glad I didn't imagine the 4 digit dialing 😅

We had a rotary phone in the kitchen for ages in my parents house. My mother only finally got rid of it because dialing 911 took too long on it when my dad passed (2008).

Yes! 508 came before 978 right? I'm trying to remember. (82 baby)

Lol I remember being a kid and my parents telling me we had to start dialing "the whole number" so instead of 1234 we had to dial 448 1234. Then 978 came 😆 We spent a lot of time in rural mountains in western maine so there's a chance I'm combining memories of having to add the 864 to the 1234 too idk I'm 40 it's all mushy in my brain now

It amazes me how people here put themselves on a pedestal and act like they know more then everyone else. Let’s face the facts taxes in Massachusetts are going up for almost every citizen and overall cost of living is out of control. More people are now leaving the state then are coming here, why because we r failing our citizens. So to act like Massachusetts has so moral superiority is ridiculous. States like Texas and Florida are being flooded with people because they are meeting citizens needs unlike Massachusetts.

A smug air of superiority is one of our best cultural traits.

Remember no area code phone numbers? That was a wild time. Then MA only had 021 zip codes until they introduced 024, the whole Northwest area changed.

Then how will we buy our tax free TV’s hahaha

No, that’s what the Logan express lot next door is for.

‘twas indeed a harsh label; I beseech thee to forgive me, good pilgrim!

But your attitude is so, like, 402 years ago!

This state has a crumbling infrastructure and the rift between rich and poor is so big most don’t even talk about it. Go drive past Worcester and tell me those towns are taken care off. Most of the DEMOCRAT state reps and senators out there do nothing to help.

And don't buy $450 of cleaning supplies from Home Depot and pay with your credit card, or leave the bloody knife in your basement.

It’s someone pretending to be an actual Puritan Settler :) I actually find it kind of endearing that they managed to continue the schtick without making it homophobic which would have been more on brand.

nope. those states are holding us back.