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ppomeroy t1_jd4s26d wrote

Reply to Anyone remember Arthur Fielder performing in a local mall back around '79-'80? by PlentyCommission166

Arthur could be a salty ol' bird at times. He was an amateur fire historian and often showed up with his driver at large fires to take pictures and talk with the first responders on the ground. We'd greet him, "Hi Mr. Fiedler," and he would reply, "How's it goin' tonight boys." He would then (and often) critique the fire fighting operations and point out what we were doing wrong. He was a hoot.

I say "salty" since his vernacular was... shall we say... "colorful" at times.

Not too many people know, or may remember unless you have some gray hair, that Arthur paid to have the fire department telegraphs from multiple cities such as Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and some others, wired into his home. And he could read them.

The telegraphs were the original centralized fire dispatch system, and Boston was the first to centralize such. In the past neighborhood fire boxes went only to the local station. After the Great Boston Fire, Boston centralized the boxes and then dispatched from there. Arthur would know where all of the big fires were.

The telegraphs or "tapper system" are still in use as a back up to radio transmissions these days. Some departments have abandoned these but Boston keeps them as a failsafe system. Boston's fire department's tappers are also on their own power supply so if overall power goes out, fire boxes still work. You can see the tappers at all of Boston's Fire stations and also at the Boston Fire Museum intown Boston on Congress Street.

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cruzweb t1_jd4oqqg wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Kelly's Roast Beef opening new location in Dedham by Omphaloskeptique

I only moved here last year, didn't really know if it was a chain or what it was. Or if it was popular. So I hold no bias. Went to the Medford one because it was near Wellington and I'd always see it on my commute home.

I felt like it was pretty expensive and underwhelming for what it is. Like, it's fine, but it didn't strike me as worth it.

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TotallyNotACatReally t1_jd4juo5 wrote

Reply to comment by notgoodwithmoney in Boston Daily Discussion Thread, Tuesday March 21 by AutoModerator

Wait they brought that back? I must've missed the email and IG story!

They had it, or something very similar, maybe five (??) years ago for Cinco de Mayo, and I remember my take was that I was psyched to see a novel flavor, but it was not for me.

That said, I may try it as a mixer if I find it again this year. I don't think I tried that last time.

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elnazio t1_jd4jd3u wrote

Reply to Dress emergency by samlicious1602

Lulus (online store)! They have a wedding section with categories of dresses for attending weddings, including options for formal and black tie events. They also have overnight shipping options. Definitely order multiple sizes if you go this route because their dresses fit very differently from each other. They also have free returns for 30 days so you can return whatever doesn’t fit/suit. Good luck!

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