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RufusTCuthbert t1_j6kfdx6 wrote
Reply to comment by IphtashuFitz in Massive ship in the harbor this morning by NAFAL44
The LNG tankers are more dangerous empty (fumes) than full (when it’s full of what is essentially gas jelly).
IIRC (and not sure if it’s still the case) they used to have to time the LNG ships so that the tide was just right; if it was too high it would not clear the Tobin, and if it was too low there was a possibility of the ships crashing the harbor tunnels.
davdev t1_j6kfawa wrote
Reply to Can anyone recommend places with city skyline where you can sit in your car and eat let's say a slice of pizza while enjoying the view? by Agent-Gosdepa-USA
Hospital Hill in Everett has the best view of the city there is. You have to park on the street though.
stargrown t1_j6kf88x wrote
Reply to comment by wobwobwob42 in Are there any places/activities in Boston that are underrated because they are typically associated with tourists or being touristy? by MrMadLeprechaun
I’ll bring the hydrant key you bring the hose
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3720-To-One t1_j6kf691 wrote
Join a social sports league… BSSC or VOLO
davdev t1_j6kf58o wrote
Going from Boylston to Mission Hill will do that. Sure, Mission Hill is a lot better than it was 20 years ago, but it is still an elevated crime area.
lewlkewl t1_j6kf4x0 wrote
Reply to comment by gunnersaurus95 in A Waltham taqueria ranked among Yelp's top 100 restaurants in America by parrano357
Imo the one thing we do well here is vegetarian. Honest up in Lowell is pretty good, i don't mind dosa n curry, and mahraja isn't bad either (although haven't been a fan post covid). There used to be a few amazing dosa places near central MA, but unfortunately they shut down during covid
navymmw t1_j6kf0k3 wrote
Reply to comment by -Anarresti- in Massive ship in the harbor this morning by NAFAL44
But it’s a ship
RufusTCuthbert t1_j6kez3a wrote
Reply to comment by TheSausageFattener in Massive ship in the harbor this morning by NAFAL44
Essentially this is more efficient. But also the rail infrastructure to Moran Terminal in Charlestown, which is aka Boston Autoport, is in poor shape and not been used in many years. It also snakes it’s way through a highly congested area (both streets and rail) and would be a very slow and disruptive way to ship that many cars, using various freight railroads, routes, etc.
biggybakes t1_j6keyvg wrote
Reply to Massive ship in the harbor this morning by NAFAL44
More color for it's size, flag, etc...
What kind of ship is this?
ORCA ACE (IMO: 9777814) is a Vehicles Carrier that was built in 2018 (5 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama.
Her carrying capacity is 15495 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 8.4 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 199.95 meters and her width is 32 meters.
stargrown t1_j6kex74 wrote
Reply to comment by UltravioletClearance in Are there any places/activities in Boston that are underrated because they are typically associated with tourists or being touristy? by MrMadLeprechaun
I don’t want to see anyone named Mike wearing pastys on a regular day in the N End
lewlkewl t1_j6kevje wrote
Reply to comment by Hi_Jynx in A Waltham taqueria ranked among Yelp's top 100 restaurants in America by parrano357
I'm not saying it's shitty, just not nearly as good as those places. The issue with around here is you get very basic indian cuisine, basically the equivalent of "american" indian food. There aren't a lot of authentic places around here.
I still go to these indian restaurants, so im not telling people to avoid them haha.
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Reply to comment by WinsingtonIII in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_
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Reply to comment by Swimming_Giraffe420 in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_
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lewlkewl t1_j6keg0o wrote
Reply to comment by StudioBrighton in A Waltham taqueria ranked among Yelp's top 100 restaurants in America by parrano357
I like cha yen in watertown, brown sugar on comm ave, kala thai in haymarket, rod d next to fenway. There are more but those are just the ones i've had more recently, and imo each one is good at something different. I actually live closer to central MA, and even there there are a lot of great options.
mshelikoff t1_j6kebk2 wrote
Reply to comment by Quirky_Butterfly_946 in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_
You're right because "increase by less" is not the same as "lower." In most situations, building more housing will cause housing costs to increase by less than they would without building more housing. It would take so much new housing to sufficiently flood the market and lower housing costs that no politician would discuss such a dramatic change.
Redditors who don't pay close attention to words think you're wrong because ideology matters more than plain text in the US in the 2020s. It's a shame that so many people feel words first and think about their actual meaning later, if at all.
ik1nky t1_j6kebjt wrote
Reply to comment by seaweedandburgundy in Car insurance costs in boston (mission hill in my case) by Emotional_Comment293
My policy for my 2021 Crosstrek is $340/6 months with:
Bodily/Uninsured/Underinsured $100,000/$300,000
Property Damage $50,000
PIP $8,000 with 0 deductible
Collision with $500 deductible
Deductible $500 but $0 deductible for glass
$50/day rental reimbursement
snorkeling_moose t1_j6ke7e3 wrote
Reply to comment by Yakb0 in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_
True, but to be fair I think they're like one mismanaged building away from drawing arsonists to their properties
needlestuck t1_j6ke6la wrote
Reply to comment by eaglessoar in Here Are New England’s 2023 James Beard Award Semifinalists by TouchDownBurrito
Not at all, Tawakal has been on basically every list for the past year or two. Fantastic food.
eladts t1_j6kdvh4 wrote
Reply to comment by -CalicoKitty- in Where should I live to be near Boston and not break the bank? by gold_medal_in_sleep
While OP can afford to live in Brookline, they can get an urban walkable environment with good public transit for much less in Jamaica Plain, Alston, Cambridge or Somerville.
wsdog t1_j6kd2co wrote
Reply to comment by hx87 in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_
Nobody will patronize Legal Seafoods if it's next door to MD's. Makes sense.
If you follow your argument all homeowners must be pro-construction because they would want to flip their land for profit. The problem is that they have to live somewhere, and they don't want to live in apartments because if they would, they would buy in Seaport.
LukeWarmCheesecake t1_j6kcunn wrote
Reply to comment by currentlyhigh in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns
Do you know what an ad hominem is? Don't use words and phrases you don't know! It makes you look like an idiot!
And do you deny anything?
TheSausageFattener t1_j6kcbvm wrote
Reply to comment by Dontleave in Massive ship in the harbor this morning by NAFAL44
Any idea why they would run it from Quonset to Charlestown like that? It seems like a lot of effort to take the ship into the bay, then take it back out and sail it up to Boston. Ive always been under the impression these are usually transatlantic haulers.
Is there no more efficient way to do it? Theyve got rail freight.
jamesland7 t1_j6kfixe wrote
Reply to South Station PSA by [deleted]
And then OP deleted their account? Huh?