That is the point, yes.

So literally the exact way all roads are paved?

You've never been to a transfer station have you?

You bought the house, you used the house, why should I have to pay the people who put it out when it's on fire?

It's the same argument. What makes one "right" and one "wrong"? It's just a question where you draw the line.

I like how you went from “personal responsibility” to “city, do this for me.” It’s exactly the attitude that got us this far. You revolutionary types don’t see three feet down the road you’re trying to pave with other people’s money.

I don’t know why this was downvoted, but yes, a lot of the time the mattress delivered will take your old one. Sometimes free. Sometimes charge

Imagine: a train from south station to the cape

have some courage and we can do it. the only way to get rid of traffic is give people another option besides driving

This is the real solution. Just remove the tidal protection structures and the canal would revert back to a tidal river over time.

Make it so

This is 100% going to happen wether people like it or not.

Let's just put a toll on the boats that use the canal. They can pay for the fucking bridges, it's their fault anyways.

In boston you just throw it on the sidewalk and then call 311

“Hello I’d like to report a mattress on the sidewalk in front of my apartment.”

“OK we’ll have somebody come pick it up”

Also highly effective for getting rid of that fucking gas stove my lazy fucking landlord replaced and left in my backyard for two months!

>while the cape continues to be composed of beaches, money, wasps, and political power.

No that's the islands (aside from the beaches anyway). Cape is kinda trashy in comparison. (Sorry)

Get out a knife and cut it up.

When I was a kid, back in those Dark Ages, I had "Major Matt Mason" wallpaper -- THAT GLOWED IN THE DARK!

Something like this: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=major+matt+mason+wallpaper&atb=v361-1ld&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fg%2F9qkAAOSwZH5gUVCz%2Fs-l300.jpg

Anything is possible with money. There's plenty of money.

Ideally companies would be responsible for taking back waste from their products. Some mattress companies if you buy from them will take your old one for free.

Additional note: it’s not just the town it’s a statewide ban I believe.

You are advocating for replacement bridges without the iconic and visually impactful features of the bridge. Then you go on to say “everyone is happy”. What a bunch of BS.

You must underestimate how many people love the look of those bridges. Maybe you would be happy with the replacements, but saying that everyone would be happy is laughably incorrect, and even that is an understatement.

Any woods near by? That's your only option and what this law will create.

Holyoke drivers suck too

Someone took the sign down.

SR has a couple lifts that either liftees walk to or get a ride on a sled to. Not allowed to ride or ski on the clock.

Ive been going over those bridges since 1959 and have never had an issue.

You are requesting a private service to be a public service.

Why should I have to pay for you to dispose of your mattress?

You bought the mattress. You used the mattress. You should pay for a company to dispose of that mattress. It's really that simple.

Just pay like $25-$75 to rent a pickup from Hone Depot or a similar amount to grab a UHaul for the shortest allowed window (usually 2-3 hrs). The wife & I do that every year for spring cleaning to get awkward / large items to our county’s hard to manage waste facility since we both drive sedans. Works a charm. I’d recommend the UHaul route though as their rental process is entirely self-service via their app / website.

Edit: I don’t disagree with your solution to make it a public service, just wanted to provide a solution for your problem at hand. I’d definitely make plans to attend the next town meeting & propose that route if I were you.