Yep same thing with alcohol and nicotine…but who am I to tell someone how to live their lives lol

I've never seen the word Filipinx in print before.

If it were otherwise, the casinos would have to be not-for-profits.

That big tub is slow. It’s also terrifying to think how much damage could be done if it was to pop

That was the worst5 hours of my entire life.... I have been on cruises and was OK, but that boat was just sea sickness hell. I'm sure it would have been nice otherwise haha

Back before 9/11 they didn't bother shutting anything down, they'd just warn boaters over VHF that it was inbound, and they'd send a couple USCG patrol boats to escort it and shoo other boats out of its way. I crewed on some USCG Auxiliary escorts back in the 90's and it was crazy how many sailboats thought they had the right of way over that thing and other big cargo ships. I bet the skippers on these things love having the harbor shut down these days.

A single family home surrounded by 10 story apartment buildings will have its land priced as if a 10 story apartment can be built on it, ie a whole lot more expensive. In the grand scheme of things buildings aren't worth much compared to the underlying land.

re: Bova's line even longer

I feel like we've come full circle with the cannoli gatekeeping, and that shitting on Mike's is arguably more touristy than being caught going there. It comes off as a tryhard chest puffing exercise to advertise that you're totally not a tourist and know the real spots. I've never met anyone from around here who actually gives a shit.

Universal Hub & MassDOT answered this in 2016:

<https://www.universalhub.com/2016/all-longfellow-bridge-salt-and-pepper-shakers-back>

No picture of said stairs? Come on...

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Stopped in with a friend one time as a joke we took seriously. Ended up having a real nice time chatting with folks that were excited to visit Cheers & Boston. It’s nice to see your home through the eyes of someone that’s excited to be there

I'll support or won't support a particular development based on its alignment with principles of intelligent urbanism or another rational urbanist school of thought. Just because the basic solution is to build more housing, that doesn't mean we have to increase inequality and decrease equitable access to opportunities to achieve that solution.

My view is that YIMBYs should be supported to the extent that they are housing justice advocates.

Purrfect, thank you.

I would like to remind people of the fact of the housing crisis. This would be the idea of being in constant crisis of working for at least 10 years and not owning a home. How about a creditors factual update on all details of credit score requirements and fundamentals. PUBLICIZED to all individuals in the world by any form of publication.

That's typically the attitude on Reddit, but that doesn't really represent much relevant to those involved here.

The state could certainly start by expanding their existing rules on numbers of certain priced units. Make it price, density, proximity to public transit, etc. Unfortunately towns still fight it tooth and nail, but there's some foundation to work from there. Of course, that public transit needs to be come a little more useful too.

That sounds massively expensive.

Also it's not where the demand is now, which is in the eastern side of the state. Why push against supply and demand in this way?

Covers all necessary Massachusetts requirements plus a bunch of extras. I did that SnapShot thing a few years ago and it reduced it some as well.

Does that actually cover anything? I pay like $900 per year.

Charlestown?

I have a grudge against simpletons.

I've been living in the Boston area for over 30 years and seen how some places have changed, other places haven't changed, and who has and hasn't profited. My view is that "Build that here" and "Don't build that here" are both stupidly simplistic tropes.

I'll support or won't support a particular development based on its alignment with principles of intelligent urbanism or another rational urbanist school of thought. Just because the basic solution is to build more housing, that doesn't mean we have to increase inequality and decrease equitable access to opportunities to achieve that solution.

Just because people move to Queens to afford a single-family home in NYC doesn't make Queens less NYC. Same goes for West Roxbury and Hyde Park.

About 15 years ago, I became a regular at the Top of the Hub for a period of time. My friends would laugh at me for going up there because it was a tourist trap with overpriced drinks, but I eventually got to know a couple of the bartenders, and I never got anything watered down. They had great jazz bands up there, and obviously the view was incredible. I thought it was the best kept secret in town.

Eventually the Pru started charging money just to take the elevator up, and I just stopped going. It closed a few years ago, but I heard they're bringing in a new bar restaurant up there to replace it.

Yeah I had a great time at the Boston tea party museum. Hilarious, and great fun.

A single family house is only expensive when surrounded by single family houses. If a single family is surrounded by 10 level buildings it's cheap as crap. So the current residents will be driven to areas with less transportation and services. It actually wouldn't be their choice, banks will just foreclosure underwater mortgages. Yeah, a forced move pretty much.