Recent comments in /f/boston
p0rkch0ps t1_j6egcd3 wrote
Reply to comment by moodysk8r2002 in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
I don’t believe I did.
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Police brutality is often linked to racism. Black people are disproportionately victims of police brutality and over policing. The officers being black, killing a black person does not invalidate racism.
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The officers were fired sure, but not everything is good and settled. This should never have happened, and they (police) should not be saying “that was fun!” after taking turns beating Tyrie Nichols to death. Firing them does not solve the systemic violence and injustice caused by police. This is why we protest.
Fair-Job-2023 t1_j6eg21c wrote
Reply to comment by yacht_boy in What’s the best Jewish deli in Boston? by Signal_Cover_8662
No, it’s just moving a block away: https://www.tastyburger.com/vanness/
moodysk8r2002 t1_j6eflza wrote
Reply to comment by p0rkch0ps in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
you're completely missing the point of what i said
tjaderb t1_j6effgd wrote
Reply to Where are the queer bars/places? by ravenclaw188
Somerville, Cambridge, and JP have much more queer spaces imo than Boston Proper. No exclusively queer spaces but a much higher concentration of queer people. My suggestions would be Bow Market in Union Square in Somerville, specifically Rebel Rebel wine bar. (It’s queer woman owned) they also have a sister restaurant Dear Annie between Harvard and Porter. Davis square also has a few bars/spaces that have queer events (Goblin Hole etc). There are also queer based comedy shows around the city.
eeyore102 t1_j6ef615 wrote
Reply to comment by TheIttyBittyBadWolf in Heads up, next weekend's weather looks terribly cold by treescentric
Quincy COPE
p0rkch0ps t1_j6eewjr wrote
Reply to comment by QuitProfessional5437 in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
wow you’re either replying in bad faith or a complete fucking moron
yacht_boy t1_j6eeuax wrote
Reply to comment by Fair-Job-2023 in What’s the best Jewish deli in Boston? by Signal_Cover_8662
Wait, tasty burger closed? That was my go to late night spot before kids ruined everything.
p0rkch0ps t1_j6eeoyx wrote
Reply to comment by moodysk8r2002 in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
a vigil does nothing to protest police brutality. anger needs an outlet. police brutality is often a race issue
nestbt01 t1_j6edexx wrote
Reply to Where are the queer bars/places? by ravenclaw188
Boston is not lgbtq friendly. We must all leave.
nestbt01 t1_j6edag8 wrote
Reply to comment by BettyWhitesBigTits in Where are the queer bars/places? by ravenclaw188
Lock them up
Hi_Jynx t1_j6eczch wrote
Reply to comment by lewlkewl in A Waltham taqueria ranked among Yelp's top 100 restaurants in America by parrano357
All that tells me though is that Indian food must be to die for in NYC because I feel like even our apparently shitty Indian food is still pretty delicious.
yacht_boy t1_j6eckp2 wrote
I live on the first floor of an 1840s house. About 1500sf of living space. Forced hot water radiators and baseboard heated by gas, gas hot water, gas range, electric dryer, electric wall oven, window unit air conditioning in summer.
My total annual gas bill last year was about $2200, with summers under $30 and winter months up to $400. We use balanced billing to even it out.
Electric is about $120 in the fall and spring months. Has gone as high as $500 in winter when we're running space heaters. As high as $350 in the height of summer. We have a second fridge in the basement, a dehumidifier in the basement, and do a lot of laundry and dishes with a family of 4.
We spent thousands of dollars on insulation and more on new windows, energy star everything, there's just no good way to tighten up these old houses.
Most rentals here include water.
Repulsive-Bend8283 t1_j6ec49c wrote
Reply to comment by lewlkewl in A Waltham taqueria ranked among Yelp's top 100 restaurants in America by parrano357
Have you been to the Indian restaurants in Norwood? My only basis to judge is what I enjoyed, and I 've had some good meals down there.
bobmcrobber t1_j6ebmfq wrote
According to the European Model, Saturday morning is supposed to be below -10 F in most of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island except for places right along the coast. Northern New England and western Mass are supposed to be even colder, with widespread -20s or even -30s in Northern NH.
Sheol t1_j6ebma1 wrote
Reply to comment by BossCrabMeat in Heads up, next weekend's weather looks terribly cold by treescentric
Exactly, I worked from the office all summer because they keep that place at like 68°.
asaharyev t1_j6ebhpn wrote
Reply to comment by liberal_hack in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
That was the stated purpose of "broken windows policing," which played a big role in increasing our prison population to what it is today. Stricter enforcement does not lead to a reduction in crimes being committed, and can often have the opposite effect. This is because it reinforces structures of inequality and exacerbates symptoms of poverty.
What has reduced crime is building a stronger social safety net so those who find themselves in desperate situations can get support from the state instead of other illegal alternatives.
Sheol t1_j6ebdml wrote
Reply to comment by rabidstoat in Heads up, next weekend's weather looks terribly cold by treescentric
Y'all need to plan your vacations better! Take a hint from the snowbirds, Florida in the winter and Mass in the summer!
Neuroticperiscope t1_j6eb89e wrote
Reply to comment by itsonlyastrongbuzz in Does anyone know of a reasonably priced painter in Boston? We are looking for a painter for our nursery. The best quote we have had so far is $950 for ceiling, walls, baseboards and 2 doors. $950 seems like a lot for a 10x14 room. by lolotaylo
It didn’t hurt but I was taught when someone is being a dick don’t let it slide or they’ll go on and keeping being a dick to the next one and the one after that.
Did you think that OP or I genuinely didn’t get that price drops when you buy in bulk, like items in a grocery store? That’s common knowledge and it’s rude to imply that someone doesn’t know something that is common knowledge. That’s just be being a dick
Were you excited to correct someone in an area that made you feel intellectual? That’s understandable but wasn’t really warranted in this example and still would just be being a dick.
Is there a third option? I don’t see what purpose your comment had. I think you’re just being a dick
yacht_boy t1_j6eb1vm wrote
Reply to comment by boreas907 in Boston Daily Discussion Thread, Sunday January 29 by AutoModerator
When I google just the brand name google says that some star markets and foodies urban market have it
jtet93 t1_j6eanhi wrote
1200 sq foot apartment, 3 of us living here. Gas heat. We signed up for balanced billing for gas so our gas bill is $81 a month. $150 for cable/internet but I’m dropping cable soon which should bring that under $100 a month hopefully. Electric varies, it was over $200 in the summer bc we have central air. Now it’s down around $110.
SparkDBowles t1_j6eagwv wrote
Reply to comment by agu-g in Go to burrito joint in the Boston area? by CloudNimbus
I keep hearing about this place. I’ll have to check it out.
mpjjpm t1_j6e9q0b wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Does anyone know why we don't have an established direct flight to Tokyo, Japan (Narita)? Specifically over the North Pole? by [deleted]
Passenger flights routinely use the “polar route” to get from North America to Asia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_route
SparkDBowles t1_j6e9fjp wrote
Mumbles76 t1_j6e972n wrote
Reply to Does anyone know why we don't have an established direct flight to Tokyo, Japan (Narita)? Specifically over the North Pole? by [deleted]
Do you really want a direct? I've done it 14 hours, it was miserable. I mean the airline was great, but 14 hours in a tube? It sucked, I could barely stand when I finally got up.
Fair-Job-2023 t1_j6egf3v wrote
Reply to comment by yacht_boy in What’s the best Jewish deli in Boston? by Signal_Cover_8662
No, it’s just moving a block away: https://www.tastyburger.com/vanness/