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candidcamerapeepshow t1_j6o7xle wrote

I’m in the city proper with USPS Informed Delivery. It’s the best thing ever. I try to inform anyone that I can about it. It’s great when you’re away. And the days where you can’t be bothered to check the mailbox knowing it’s just junk mail.

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Victor_Korchnoi t1_j6o6x0s wrote

I agree. There are other issues besides just price that make the commuter rail less attractive to lower wage workers. As a white collar worker, I can set my hours around the train schedule—most low wage workers cannot.

Most transit riders in Hyde Park are taking the 32 bus to Forest Hills and transferring to the Orange Line. There are about 10,500 rides on this bus route each weekday. Another 1500 on the 24 bus to Ashmont. Only about 1000 get on or off the commuter rail at Hyde Park

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mooselover404 t1_j6o6woq wrote

I don't know if they repair holes in leather, but I took a leather shearling jacket that I'd inherited to be altered (taken in/shortened) to Le Couturier House of Alterations between Porter and Harvard Sqs, and they did a job that I was very happy with. I can't speak too much re:the price, because I didn't shop around. It was more expensive than regular tailoring, but a price that I was happy with as a grad student.

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