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just_planning_ahead t1_jedg8ek wrote

Reply to Feds inspect Springfield factory as part of probe into MBTA’s Chinese contractor by and_dont_blink

Obligatory link explaining the timeline of how we got here.

I have to note that the line "even the ones that already had factories in the USA" sounds off to me. I believe Manufacturers that have already factories in the US are even more disinclined to build a factory in MA, not less disinclined. Any bidder already in the US means the cost of another factory that is ultimately set to be a one-off barring a company that happens to be looking to move. Meanwhile anyone without a factory in the US needs to build one somewhere anyways - including CNR.

This newest development rubs me the wrong way. Some may just dismiss it as my "politics" (though I guess few would here), but given how the delivered trains have questions how long it will stay "new" and even if we'll even get more deliveries at all, concerns how "American" the trains are pretty low in my concerns list. Particularly getting all worked up if the trains are "American" ups the likelihood that CRRC really have checked-out and gave up on even fulfilling existing contracts in any form.

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phlukeri t1_jedeg5z wrote

Reply to comment by Barkingpanther in Cheap good sandwich in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville/East Arlington area? by waterdrinking

I lived on 163 in my 30’s. So good. I once drove to 163 to get 2 subs while living in Allston. Parked in front of a fire hydrant for the 4 minutes it took me to get a cold cut combo and a beef sando for $13 total. Came out to a $100 parking ticket…

…still the best sandwiches for $56.50 each I’ve ever spent.

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Reply to comment by f1Ynoeld3TRCRaw in Moving advice by KrockKalseeen

Hey Chad, you still in the Fidi? I am in the SoWa right now but I will take an Uber and meet you there. We can drink extra hazy IPAs and talk about how awesome our vests are. Then later we can hit Southie and stand in line outside of Loco for 2 hours.

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f1Ynoeld3TRCRaw t1_jed7oe0 wrote

Reply to Moving advice by KrockKalseeen

> moving to Boston this summer

that sucks and you're late looking for housing already then.

> Rent Budget of $2k, preferably with no broker fee

good joke, what's your actual budget?

> under 40 minute commute to the financial district

so essentially in or around fidi then?

> Somewhere safe, with a lot to do!

so not fidi then...

> We are both in our 20’s, like good food

why come to Boston then?

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Angri_1999 t1_jed5r2q wrote

Reply to How do deal / cope with the population here? by asscheeseterps710

You seem to be naming suburbs (with the exception of Allston) on the T or commuter rail with 128. Have you considers that trains don’t run without riders? If you want less people, be prepared to live nowhere near anything interesting and/or your job or school and to spend a minimum of two hours a day driving.

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