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Pyroechidna1 t1_j9juzjo wrote

Reply to Return of the Guy Who’s Definitely Not Racist, Not Even a Little Tiny Bit, How Dare You Suggest Otherwise by pre_chewed_cigarette

> All Viens had to do was own up to his misstatement. Admit his words were hurtful to some. Apologize fully and without reservation. Express intent to get to know the WAARC folks so he can increase his understanding and empathy.

No apology is ever accepted in these situations. You and I both know that wouldn’t work.

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WantDastardlyBack t1_j9ju0uo wrote

Reply to Ridiculous Propane prices. Anyone else? by EastHesperus

If you can, join Hilltop Energy next summer. The group rates Keith negotiates with Amerigas are far better. I just had my tank filled by Amerigas for $2.92. He also negotiates with Irving to get lower prices.

In my experience in the 30 years we've owned our home, every company raises prices to absurd levels, especially if they consider you low-use, which we are. We were paying $5 a gallon with Suburban and every company we called (Franklin/Chittenden County) said they couldn't do better.

When we came across Hilltop and switched. We haven't paid over $3 since, still while low-use. We've been with Amerigas since and are on autofill. It's on them if they don't fill us in time, and though it's gotten to 5% once, when we called customer service to say we were awfully low and the delivery still hadn't happened, someone was out that same night. Customer service has been great for us.

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MarkVII88 t1_j9jtp2i wrote

Reply to comment by caro92609 in No USPS deliveries for a week by rchhe

Honestly, I think anyone choosing to live in a very rural area, miles from the nearest paved road should expect to have very much less frequent mail delivery. I'm sure there are plenty of benefits to living out in the "boonies", but there are also costs. And I think getting mail only once/week is definitely one of them.

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MarkVII88 t1_j9jsr2z wrote

Reply to No USPS deliveries for a week by rchhe

USPS has been a hot mess over the past year. Actually seems worse now than during the height of the COVID pandemic. They are so short staffed that even a single person taking a single sick, or personal, day puts them hundreds of parcels and packages behind.

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PolarBlueberry t1_j9jqw2g wrote

Reply to Boston Travel? by Check_Affectionate

It depends on how long you’re staying in town for and when you are arriving. If you’re coming in after 5 and only for the evening, then Prudential Garage or 100 Clarendon are great, only $15-$10 for the night. There are lots of other garage options that also have evening rates, but I like those two for ease of getting to from the pike.

If you’re staying over night in the city, then park in your hotel, it will most likely have the best rate (expect $50-$75).

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qwarfujj t1_j9jox7o wrote

Reply to comment by Nutmegdog1959 in No USPS deliveries for a week by rchhe

I get it, you are clearly the person most qualified at picking up boxes from here and putting them there, what with your wealth of knowledge involving moving boxes at both Fedex and UPS, but you're still a complete fucking moron.

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Nutmegdog1959 t1_j9jo4wv wrote

Reply to comment by qwarfujj in No USPS deliveries for a week by rchhe

I realize you are probably some vet with PTSD or some other debilitating injury that impairs your cognition. You have my sympathies.

But the VA contracts with several pkg delivery companies in addition to USPS. And much of the 'mail' delivery is actually delivered by FedEx.

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