Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

Dont_Call_Me_Sir t1_j52crad wrote

Reply to comment by Suspicious-Plane-738 in Despite the geographic similarities, and their proximity to eachother, New York was never considered a part of New England. Why was this historically? What sets NY, especially Upstate (with scenic views, small towns) apart from NE? by Commercial-Life-9998

Massachusetts was stronger than the Yorkers. We kicked the British out of here faster than York could only imagine. To this day people of Mass can’t stand NY.

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and_dont_blink t1_j525jnz wrote

Reply to comment by hour_of_the_rat in Why The Lights At A MA School Have Been On For Over A Year: Report by cailinloesch

The article is likely not stating it because the admins won't say:

>Osborne said it’s difficult to say how much money it's costing because during the pandemic and in its aftermath, energy costs have fluctuated wildly.

>“I would say the net impact is in the thousands of dollars per month on average, but not in the tens of thousands,” Osborne said.

It wouldn't be difficult to figure it out, and "not tens of thousands oer months" isnt encouraging. The whole thing is due to the board mandating a fly-by-night green system where when something happens no other companies know what to do, but what I dont understand is why someone wasnt just flipping breakers at night. I can understand you can't flip the main, but surely there are breakers lol

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TheLonelyOctober t1_j5256da wrote

Reply to The current housing market in a nutshell by LopsidedWafer3269

I grew up in MA, but moved away after college. My parents are getting older now and starting to have some health problems and I'd like to be closer to them, but MA is completely unaffordable now. I honestly don't know how you're all surviving. A comparable townhouse to what I currently have costs more than double.

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[deleted] t1_j51s1ox wrote

Reply to Despite the geographic similarities, and their proximity to eachother, New York was never considered a part of New England. Why was this historically? What sets NY, especially Upstate (with scenic views, small towns) apart from NE? by Commercial-Life-9998

New England in the 1680s was an incorporated colonial dominion under British imperial rule that had its own distinct legal system and geographic definition. The other notable British imperial dominion in North America appeared in the late 19th century and ended up being its own country a few years later. That dominion is some little place called “Canada.”

More on New England dominion: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England

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[deleted] t1_j51rf9g wrote

Reply to comment by SeasonalBlackout in Despite the geographic similarities, and their proximity to eachother, New York was never considered a part of New England. Why was this historically? What sets NY, especially Upstate (with scenic views, small towns) apart from NE? by Commercial-Life-9998

The Quebecois word for this always made cow poop smell far more appealing, phonetically. Silage. J’adore le silage á New York.

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Jakius t1_j51pivr wrote

Reply to Despite the geographic similarities, and their proximity to eachother, New York was never considered a part of New England. Why was this historically? What sets NY, especially Upstate (with scenic views, small towns) apart from NE? by Commercial-Life-9998

Don't forget the effect of water on community economy. New England developed on coastal trade and the Connecticut River. New York developed on the Hudson River and the Great lakes trade. Vermont is a bit odd but it's trade mostly goes down south to the Connecticut River still.

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