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LaAndala t1_j0ytmyd wrote

Reply to comment by pelican_chorus in My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money

The first one happened to me, I was out of the country and the day after I left they hung the signs for tree cutting or something. I even left my keys with my neighbors but they never saw it. Sucked, so expensive… The next year I parked it with a friend on their driveway just to be sure…

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AcademicMuffin2883 t1_j0yljl7 wrote

Reply to comment by coldsnap123 in My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money

What is street parking then? So you own street parking? Can I place my own random metal box there, containing a few hoodies, empty Dunks, and gallons of gasoline? I’m happy to for the city to rent you municipal space but let’s do it at market rent per sq ft. Let’s use capitalism to price it. Or is that too “DSA” for you?

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Rosemadder19 t1_j0yjaj2 wrote

Reply to Recommendation for beginner fitness? by hervidor

The Training Room in Somerville is fantastic! I haven't been in a while, but if I remember correctly they have private training and small group training. (TRAC) They'll teach you good lifting form and keep you consistent!

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zestymoth t1_j0xtiza wrote

Reply to Yoga in East Cambridge, Kendall, Inman, or Union? by ElasticEel

I really like Mota in union square! They have cheap individually priced sessions ($15-25) if you only want to drop in and do a few classes every once in a while. They also offer a one month unlimited pass to try out as many classes as you'd like, before ultimately/possibly getting a real full time membership.

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SheeEttin t1_j0xpjmu wrote

Reply to Recommendation for beginner fitness? by hervidor

I currently go to Assembly Sports Club in Arlington (because the actual Assembly location closed). The trainers there work with compete newbies pretty often. They do group stuff too but I'm not sure how it works now. (Also it's pretty crowded because they haven't opened the expansion yet. And I just realized it's going to get even worse with the New Years' resolution people. So maybe hold off on this one.)

I used to go to Evolve Fitness a while back. I liked that gym better. It was just less convenient. I don't remember what they did for group classes or personal training.

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fendent t1_j0xofcr wrote

Reply to comment by AcademicMuffin2883 in My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money

I’m all for getting cars off the street but drivers really shouldn’t have to put up with incorrect, arbitrary municipal punishment like getting towed when you were in the clear (even if this particular case may or may not be that).

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AcademicMuffin2883 t1_j0xnqub wrote

Reply to My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money

I find it funny how we all think a street parking spot is a right because we pay a basically nominal amount. Space savers, street cleaning, events etc. all elicit indignation. The street is a public shared space. Why do cars get to own it? You want to not get towed and have a car in a dense city? Park off street.

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Rosabelle334 t1_j0xmo4j wrote

Reply to Recommendation for beginner fitness? by hervidor

I liked getting a personal trainer at the Y. I went to the YMCA on Huntington in Boston but there’s one in Cambridge too. The trainers there were down to earth and helped me learn the total basics about how to work out and use the gym, and set me up to go on my own, and I’ve been going regularly since stopping with the trainer! I got 4 60 minute sessions followed by 4 30 min sessions.

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pelican_chorus t1_j0x4f8j wrote

Reply to My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money

I doubt it was street-cleaning, or an overzealous tow truck, like someone else suggested (They can't give tickets).

I would assume either

  1. You missed a construction notice (i.e. a paper "no-parking between x and y hours until z date" pinned to a tree)
  2. You weren't in a legal spot (wrong side of a parking sign, too close to a hydrant, handicapped spot, etc)

If you gave your exact parking spot we might be able to figure it out further. (I'm assuming that "Jones Street at Rudolph Street" is made up, right? I can't find those actual streets on Google Maps.)

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bianguyen t1_j0x35we wrote

Reply to My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money

You can check the street cleaning schedule here. The schedule will shift it it falls on a holiday, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. According to the signs, you were parked in District C. According to when you were towed (12/8), the car was parked on the odd side of district C. Were you anywhere near River St, which divides C and E? There simply is no way it could be an overzealous tow truck driver hoping for an extra buck. (/s)

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xKimmothy t1_j0x1n49 wrote

Reply to My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money

Were there any work notices in your spot? I've had a car towed before because they put up emergency work tow zones the night before or so. They're supposed to put it up 3 days in advance but obviously not a priority for them and sometimes they're nice enough not to tow. I just count that as part of my yearly parking costs, though it's only happened once in the 4 years I've lived in Cambridge.

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