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RoyalSloth t1_j8hx087 wrote

Do you not see the problem of a judge posting right-wing conspiracy theories?

I mean, you obviously don’t and will probably just have some fun and creative insult to lay on me for daring to question you, but it wouldn’t hurt to at least try to pretend like you’re still living in the same reality as the rest of us, instead of exhibiting one of the most out-there persecution complexes I’ve ever seen

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_j8hwxb3 wrote

I get that I read that. But how does one fall into a recycling bin,the wieght of the fall most likely cause the bin to be knocked over opening the top hatch leaving oxygene to enter the bin.Not the same as a drunk person falling into a bath tub and drowning and garbage/recycling can would fall if a person fell in or jumped in leaving the can open.

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Icy-Neck-2422 t1_j8hulk2 wrote

More color on the story

>Boston 25 News has obtained Novaes’ death certificate, which reveals the Medical Examiner’s finding that Novaes’ death was accidental, caused by positional asphyxia.
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>Under the heading describing how the injured occurred, the medical examiner wrote, “Fell into recycling bin and became wedged.”
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>The death certificate finds “chronic ethanolism” (alcoholism) as a significant condition which contributed to Novaes’ death, but not an underlying cause.
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>As part of the investigation, a police officer, roughly the same height and weight as Novaes, fell into the bin, while reaching into it, and then had difficulty getting himself self out of the container, according the source.

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GodBeWithYouToday t1_j8hfh2f wrote

Do you not have insurance? I ask because I think most of the major hospitals now are providing telehealth appointments. Someone I know see's a psychiatrist at Beth Israel in Boston and they do telehealth, however they do require you to go in once every third or fourth visit.

I also know people who use Interfaith Social Service Counseling program and they provide counseling through telehealth.

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abap65 t1_j8hca0a wrote

Don't know if your close to Taunton but Community Counselling of Bristol County is ok but they are pretty backlogged. Good luck Also I'm pretty sure your intake has to be done in office after that I know they're still doing Telehealth

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canadacorriendo785 t1_j8ggw12 wrote

Late but there's beavers in the smaller pond at the Catmount State Forest in Colrain. I hike a lot in Western Mass and Southern Vermont and that's the only place I've ever seen them. I'm sure there are some places I don't know about though.

Park at the bottom of S. Catamount Road and hike up the hill. You'll come to a small pond on the left hand side of the trail before the path to the larger pond splits off. There were beavers there the last two times I was there.

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GibsonL-5 OP t1_j8ftnbn wrote

Was it not a few years ago when the north bound lane under the "tunnel" was in such bad repair that the road was shut down? I believe that the entire road from the Springfield Rotary to Holyoke needs some re-engineering. I also believe that that this route is important to the area economy. When you consider the number of business along that road from the Big Box Home Depot to the numerous new car agencies one would think that that portion of the roadway be given some priority. If I were a business owner I would be concerned if the highway gets any worse that it it lead to a slow down of business.

I did lose a front rim on a S40 Volvo but I think those are made from plastic anyway.

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Kodiak01 t1_j8f4yhv wrote

It's the Holyoke part that's bad, West Springfield did major work to multiple sections over the past decade.

They're about to start a new portion this year as well:


WEST SPRINGFIELD – State officials are planning to repave the northern end of Riverdale Street (Route 5), the town engineer told West Springfield’s Town Council on Jan. 3.

The council voted to approve several utility pole relocations that are necessary before the work can begin. Town Engineer Connor Knightly told councilors that “a few miles” of potholed stretches from the Holyoke city line almost to the Interstate 91 ramps will be resurfaced.

He also said the heavily traveled street will gain some new sidewalks and a reconfigured intersection with Brush Hill Road.

“They’re simplifying the intersection a little bit to make it more conducive to traffic making U-turns,” Knightly said. “I know there have been issues at this location, vehicles using the wrong turning lane to make that maneuver, and ironically enough, colliding with each other in front of Red’s Towing.”

Currently, northbound drivers attempting to turn south at Brush Hill Road are expected not to make a tight U-turn, but to make a gentler left turn and enter a jughandle lane, merge with traffic coming from Brush Hill Road and wait at a traffic light to join southbound Riverdale Street.

Knightly also said the state is allowing West Springfield to set a school zone speed limit on Piper Road in front of West Springfield High School, in the area where a car struck and killed a pedestrian last month. He said the town is looking at applying for a state grant to install school zone signs with flashing lights and a radar display that shows each driver’s speed.

Also on Jan. 3, councilors took no additional action on their Dec. 5 order to ban heavy trucks from Larone Avenue, a side street connecting Elm and Riverdale streets. The council had been expected to vote on whether to override Mayor William Reichelt’s veto of the ban, but following a subcommittee discussion on Jan. 3, the mayor agreed to rescind his veto, Sullivan said.

Residents of Larone Avenue had requested the truck ban to prevent commercial vehicles from using their street as a shortcut to Route 5. They also complained about large trucks parking on the street and blocking traffic, but under state law, the town is only able to ban through trucks. Trucks making local deliveries to businesses on Larone Avenue will still be allowed to use the street.

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Positive-Material t1_j8dym8o wrote

I have thick old fir in my roof - why would I replace it with tiny fast wood that new roof trusses are made from? Sure, adding a second floor is great, but there is a lot of embedded carbon and exclusive old growth wood making the box of the house strong and resistant to wind...

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Positive-Material t1_j8dujb6 wrote

don't disturb it! if it is surface mold, it can be wiped off; if it is inside the walls, it means the air is full of the mold seeds flying around, and the apartment is beyond repair - it will be a mold house forever. if you breath the mold long enough, such as years, you end up with immune and psych problems. Don't try to kill it - it's a million year old organism that isn't getting killed, it can only be removed with hepa vacuum, scraping, soap and water, etc.

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