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charons-voyage t1_jdupn0t wrote
Reply to comment by zimby in Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
Yep it’s so frustrating. Not fun (or safe) to walk/bike, the T is on fire, the highways are clogged. The day my kids graduate HS I’m selling the house and moving to the sticks.
Present-Evidence-560 t1_jduflag wrote
Reply to thoughts on fisher college? by [deleted]
I know a couple people who went there and quit after a year because it’s impossible with the amount of people who go just to party. Do not, I repeat do not go to fisher if you are a female student, it’s not safe at all.
and_dont_blink t1_jdu545t wrote
Reply to comment by IntelligentCicada363 in Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
...are you saying you want to ban cars? In Roslindale? Out of curiosity, what would be your preferred method for my getting to say arboretum and stopping at pleasant cafe on the way home?
chronicallyill_dr t1_jdu207h wrote
Reply to comment by Due-Lawfulness7862 in Public restrooms by BooksCatsNCoffee
Also Home Goods, Marshall’s and Nordstrom Rack
snoogins355 t1_jdu0e37 wrote
Reply to comment by jonlb87 in Serious question: Why is the pond at the public garden drained every once in a while? by Top-Pension-564
We really should put a quarter bottle deposit on those fucking things
zimby t1_jdtwxy6 wrote
Reply to Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
Got screamed off of a narrow residential street in JP by an SUV driver while biking today. His girlfriend in the passenger seat told my partner and me to “respect the road” like we were doing something wrong.
We caught up to them at a red light about 30 seconds later
edit: Sorry, this isn’t directly related to the linked article. Just another honestly traumatic event that I’m throwing on the pile in the vague hope that the city actually takes substantive action. Simply getting around Boston is getting more and more exhausting lately.
disco_t0ast t1_jdtw9l9 wrote
Reply to Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
r/fuckcars
Nabs617 t1_jdtvve6 wrote
Reply to Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
RIP.
Has it always been this bad? It feels like a regular part of the news cycle now. Two in Roslindale, and one in Cambridge on Friday.
IntelligentCicada363 t1_jdttcvn wrote
Reply to comment by wappleby in Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
Relying on people to safely operate motor vehicles is a fantasy.
wappleby t1_jdtt595 wrote
Reply to comment by IntelligentCicada363 in Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
Road laws aren't followed in Boston and the police don't enforce them. Lose/lose situation
IntelligentCicada363 t1_jdtsjzd wrote
Reply to Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
Can’t wait for the car apologists to come out and say the building should have been wearing reflective gear and carrying a flag
Graflex01867 t1_jdtqzao wrote
Reply to Serious question: Why is the pond at the public garden drained every once in a while? by Top-Pension-564
I don’t think it’s a natural pond - no water in or out, it’s more of a big puddle. Stuff washed in, and can’t wash back out, so it collects junk. It’s easier to clean when it’s empty.
Mei_Flower1996 OP t1_jdtjzmn wrote
Reply to comment by bondsman333 in How common was remote/hybrid work ,before COVID, in Boston? by Mei_Flower1996
Ah. I guess this is specific workplace culture specific , too. My dad basically gave the same answer ( he works tech and his office is super into everyone coming in, even for those with 1.5 hr commutes).
But he said overall it was 50/50 pre COVID.
bondsman333 t1_jdtjrqr wrote
Snow days plus the occasional sick kid or plumber coming to your house. Maybe 3-4 a year max. Really infrequent and it was basically a ‘favor.’
The biggest shift has been the location diverse workforce. We have some combination of employees at home, in offices and spread across several states. All of our meetings are zoom meetings regardless of where folks are located.
It’s super annoying because in the old cubicle farms you hear so much background noise it’s impossible to get work done or hold effective meetings.
TDKevin t1_jdtfa1d wrote
Reply to Got another shot of the Matt Damon movie Dunkin bus. It looks so obviously a movie prop in real person. Too clean. by big_brotherx101
Were they filming on A street the other day? On my way to work they had all the parking blocked off and on my way home a bunch of crew and two vans that said something like movie or entertainment catering.
wanton_and_senseless t1_jdtdxnm wrote
Reply to comment by KungPowGasol in Serious question: Why is the pond at the public garden drained every once in a while? by Top-Pension-564
When I tell you... to dump a body in the marsh, you dump him IN the marsh.
DarkAlley1 t1_jdtdw57 wrote
Reply to Serious question: Why is the pond at the public garden drained every once in a while? by Top-Pension-564
To remove all the hypodermic needles, condoms, tampons, popsicle sticks, and cigarette butts.
Bismarck395 t1_jdtcgw3 wrote
Reply to Serious question: Why is the pond at the public garden drained every once in a while? by Top-Pension-564
I got thirsty, sluuuuuuuuuuurp
Competitive_Bat4000 t1_jdtbntz wrote
This may be unique to me, but in my experience rental brokers were 100% useless.
I was finding all the apartments myself, all they did was email the listing agent to schedule a showing.
aray25 t1_jdt9u7p wrote
Reply to Serious question: Why is the pond at the public garden drained every once in a while? by Top-Pension-564
I think they've had problems with algae in the past.
jonlb87 t1_jdt89z8 wrote
Reply to Serious question: Why is the pond at the public garden drained every once in a while? by Top-Pension-564
To remove the 8,000 nips of Fireball thrown in
tastyowllegs t1_jdt5abz wrote
Reply to Adult squash lessons in Boston? by chbthrowaway1
Good options at the Union Boat Club, T&R, university club of Boston, all easy to get to from North station. Keep it up, squash is the best!
BobbyBrownsBoston t1_jdt4xk8 wrote
Reply to thoughts on fisher college? by [deleted]
That’s not even a real school my dawg. Unless you graduated Boston Public School with a 2.8GPA Fisher is just a place you stop by to get weed and shroom edibles..
Might as well go to Urban College of Boston or Roxbury Community College.
Conan776 t1_jdt2pe6 wrote
Reply to comment by notorious_zero in What are these apartment brokers I keep hearing about? by notorious_zero
Sort the sub by new, it's pretty standard around here that random ?s go to zero.
JackBauerTheCat t1_jdura5b wrote
Reply to comment by and_dont_blink in Car slams into another Roslindale building; two pedestrians hit, one dies by me5vvKOa84_bDkYuV2E1
Your feet you lazy bitch