That’s the law’s problem. I am not talking about last minute, I’m talking about not 4 months out, and only because they are exploiting my desire not to have to move again. I am not being an asshole, I am negotiating in good faith. But if they think I’m going to just accept a 15% rent increase, above what I’m seeing the market will bear, they’re wrong.

So would it be "I give less than zero fucks" or "I give fewer than zero fucks"?

Right but kids don’t have to walk to school or wait in the bus in the dark in MA in the summer. Whereas they do in MI.

They tried keeping summer hours in the Nixon administration. Lasted one year and then abandoned because it was too dark in the AM in Nov-Jan

Are you saying you're not being an asshole? How would you feel if instead of being given four months to find a new place if you choose not to renew the lease you were not notified of the upcoming rent increase until the very last minute allowed by law?

The tunnel worke best if you have the sticker

We're going to be the next IN if we do this.

Fewer*

Ha okay. You don’t know me but you’re okay hurling insults. Who is the adult? Edit: also going through your post history there is a 0% chance you’re not a landlord. And angry at everyone you meet.

Shoutout Whitney's, shoutout anyone affiliated with Jaeschke's being at least kind of an asshole.

Also, I'm a fan of Wild Oats in williamstown. Not cheap, but great quality.

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You’re upset that I shared my opinion on my experience. That’s literally not how implications work. By saying that you would imply, the Berkshires are not all cities and that’s it.

I know the difference between all the counties sorry my dyslexia and learning disability get in the way.🙄have a wonderful day and work on your reading comprehension.

Yes. Bourne Bridge for the win.

Still waiting on someone to tell me how 7 people with 7 cars living in 1 Triple Decker are going to be able to charge their cars.

HVAC is often not unionized but pays great with minimal school-- my dad switched from hospitality to HVAC and didn't even have to complete his whole program to be certified and get a job.

😂😂😂 no one's mad. If someone says "Massachusetts is all cities" and you say "not in the Berkshires", the implication is that everywhere but the Berkshires is cities.

Btw, the county with noho in it is Hampshire county, not Hampden. The counties in western Mass are Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden. If you're gonna generalize about the region, you should make sure that what you're talking about applies to at least half the region.

US Eastern time (UTC-5) is “ideally” centered at 75° W, extending 7.5° to either side. By this logic, one would expect the time zone to extend roughly from 67.5° W to 82.5° W. This actually puts all of New England in UTC-5 except only for the very easternmost parts of Maine.

Where things get wacky is looking at the other end of Eastern Time. 82.5° W falls just a bit west of Cleveland, and yet the time zone continues way past that. Really, MI, IN, KY, TN, GA, and over half of OH should be on Central time, but they aren’t.

I’m not sure how things came to be this way, but it’s interesting how our use of time has drifted from the idea of “Solar Time” in a lot of places.

I’m not arguing what we should or should not be doing about this. I just think this is some interesting context.

Okay, so you’re mad I responded to a tread about wmass about a western mass county…. That’s the fucking point. Yeah I I did, I literally said, “it’s really just Hampden county, if you go to the Berkshires it’s not that great” plz tell me how that’s not specifically talking about the Berkshires…..

And if we stay on standard time, the sun will rise at 4 AM here in summer. Neither is a great solution if you take the extremes of the time zones.

The other option is recognizing that time zones aren't set in stone, and that maybe what's good for one place isn't good for another and change them accordingly. There's no reason why Michigan and Massachusetts have to be in the same time zone.

Yeah, Boston is actually as far east as the island of Haiti and DR.

Miami and Palm Beach are slightly more west than Buffalo/Toronto.

That's how far east we actually are.

Just talked to a business agent from 12 recently during our contract negotiations so agree with you on the female angle and Boston residency, and never hurts to contact them asap. Yeah, classes fill up quick but it’s not like a few years back when it was a very long wait

Meh, lots of it isn't though. Unless they're looking to live in the woods, Franklin county is fine and TBH would still have options even if they do want the woods.

When I’m near Pittsfield, I go to Market32. They have an awesome produce section.

I like to swim, can weld, and have a death wish, wow!

😂 You responded to a comment that said western ma is queer friendly with commentary on the Berkshires, aka the most remote and rural quarter of the region.

Franklin county has greenfield, turners, and half of the towns surrounding UMass/sharing a school district with Amherst, as well as the leftier towns of Sunderland and Montague.

If you're only talking about the Berkshires, clarify that. Lol no one is arguing with you about the Berkshires, especially in a thread dominated with discussion of the pioneer valley.

I’m all for stopping the change. But the only option is to stay on Standard (winter) time else the sun won’t come up in Michigan until 10 am in December.