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Due-Dog6719 t1_j9qqfg4 wrote
Reply to $250 cleaning fee paid with lease by UnfriendliestCzech
Ask for it back via email. If they decline follow up w a reminder that its not a legal and you would like a refund of the fee cc’ing the AG and anyone else that has over site. Id also recommend reaching out to the AG’s office for clarity and guidance.
I 100% disagree with anyone that thinks this isn’t worth fighting for. You owe them nothing, avoiding the hassle of sticking up for your rights will only perpetuate this practice.
Maxpowr9 t1_j9qqcr3 wrote
Once you get past Worcester, you start to encounter dragons and they ate the trains.
b0xturtl3 t1_j9qqbsd wrote
Reply to comment by Reasonable_Move9518 in Peanut butter truck in Somerville, MA got jammed by Stampeder
Exactly, tons of construction happening right there.
RealKenny t1_j9qq14q wrote
Reply to Mass. GOP in disarray: Party may have $600,000 in debts, misreported hundreds of thousands in spending, memo says - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
While I'm enjoying all the jokes, is $600k a lot of money for a political party? I'm sure they have a donor that has the lying around.
No_Historian718 t1_j9qpyj9 wrote
Reply to comment by AWalker17 in Birthday celebration suggestions for Sunday? by pixie_stars
Oh yeah maybe!
jimx117 t1_j9qph89 wrote
Reply to comment by ZippityZooZaZingZo in Peanut butter truck in Somerville, MA got jammed by Stampeder
Looks like they got the truck out in a JIFy
hemingwai t1_j9qowhe wrote
Reply to comment by IDCFFSGTFO in $122M to build a new bridge for 160 Dorchester Yacht Club members!?! by LivingMemento
It would require a bridge that allowed a sailboat to get under it. The bridge that used to be there was a temporary bridge used to trolley military supplies back-and-forth between the Dorchester Armory, and the now defunct Squantum airfield. It was destroyed soon after World War II. Squantum airfield is now known as Squantum point park so that’s another thing that would make your idea impossible, creating a new roadway through a park would be in violation of mass general laws, article 97, which prohibits construction in designated Parkland, without special legislation.
AWalker17 t1_j9qooef wrote
Reply to comment by No_Historian718 in Birthday celebration suggestions for Sunday? by pixie_stars
It is pretty fun, actually. I'm not sure they have darts, but I know they have cornhole and shuffleboard. You might be thinking of Flight Deck.
Anustart15 t1_j9qoiqr wrote
Reply to What would it take to mitigate the downside of rent control, specifically the skimping on maintenance? by letoatreides_
Making the rent control limit 10% so it's not really restrictive enough to keep a landlord from renting a place at the same price they would have before rent control in 95% of situations.
No_Historian718 t1_j9qoai2 wrote
Reply to comment by AWalker17 in Birthday celebration suggestions for Sunday? by pixie_stars
Is that the darts place too? Sounds fun
AWalker17 t1_j9qnwlv wrote
Reply to What's a cool group activity - 10-14 people, one kid - to do on a Saturday in Boston? by PorkyPigDid911
Right near the axe throwing place, there is a SkyZone, a casino, and Assembly Square (which has a movie theatre, a crap ton of shopping and restaurants, etc.).
Dent7777 t1_j9qnqtb wrote
Reply to What would it take to mitigate the downside of rent control, specifically the skimping on maintenance? by letoatreides_
Maybe hiring more of the people who inspect and enforce the state sanitary code, so that potential violations are swiftly checked and vigorously enforced.
Otherwise-Sky1292 t1_j9qnoa1 wrote
Reply to comment by tbb2796 in Mass. GOP in disarray: Party may have $600,000 in debts, misreported hundreds of thousands in spending, memo says - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
or depressing
IDCFFSGTFO t1_j9qnlee wrote
Reply to comment by hemingwai in $122M to build a new bridge for 160 Dorchester Yacht Club members!?! by LivingMemento
It doesn't require a drawbridge, there was once a trolley line going across there. Presumably that was built high enough to not impede the waterway. The Neponset river bridge doesn't impede the river traffic and that's not a drawbridge either. You could also totally bypass Marina Bay with a whole new road that joins up with Commander Shea blvd. somewhere.
Otherwise-Sky1292 t1_j9qnevc wrote
Reply to comment by wildbilljones in Mass. GOP in disarray: Party may have $600,000 in debts, misreported hundreds of thousands in spending, memo says - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
Ahhhahahaha republicans suck
MesaVerde87 t1_j9qndff wrote
Reply to What's a cool group activity - 10-14 people, one kid - to do on a Saturday in Boston? by PorkyPigDid911
Boda Borg in Malden.
m0drnmoonlight t1_j9qnclg wrote
Reply to What's a cool group activity - 10-14 people, one kid - to do on a Saturday in Boston? by PorkyPigDid911
Escape room? The only one I know is the one by the Common though
Mynereth t1_j9qm001 wrote
Yeah that's a huge no!
HugePens t1_j9qlwel wrote
Reply to How to study for the learner's permit? by leandrosierra1
Make sure to memorize all numbers, like the actual penalty fees and such for 1st, 2nd violations and such. Including numbers for junior operator licenses. There are some videos on youtube that have realistic and useful questions, just see what the comments say.
baseketball t1_j9qlqv1 wrote
Reply to Mass. GOP in disarray: Party may have $600,000 in debts, misreported hundreds of thousands in spending, memo says - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
Alternative headline: Mass GOP not only morally, also literally bankrupt
Burnt_broccolini t1_j9qlnrp wrote
Reply to comment by TheColonelRLD in $122M to build a new bridge for 160 Dorchester Yacht Club members!?! by LivingMemento
Using Google maps it looks like it also leads to Malibu beach and Savin hill beach.
The alternative to a drawbridge is just a higher bridge that boats can go under without an operator. Removing the bridge and having no bridge is not an option, it’s also a street that cars go over. It’s Morrissey boulevard. The yacht club does not create the need for the drawbridge nor does it change the fact that a new bridge might be needed due to lack of maintenance. The author of the ‘article’ is just putting out his opinion mixed with misinformation.
**edited to remove my opinion and stick to the facts
-CalicoKitty- t1_j9qkkdm wrote
Reply to comment by TheColonelRLD in $122M to build a new bridge for 160 Dorchester Yacht Club members!?! by LivingMemento
People don't drive across the bridge to get to the yacht club, they drive their boats under it. The bridge needs to be replaced either way, but the argument is that it would be cheaper if it wasn't a draw bridge. Sounds like it's not that simple though, because even if the yacht club didn't exist, the bay is considered navigable by state and federal law.
baseketball t1_j9qkhfu wrote
Reply to comment by Neuroticperiscope in Mass. GOP in disarray: Party may have $600,000 in debts, misreported hundreds of thousands in spending, memo says - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito
This is nothing like a mortgage. Your mortgage is secured by your house. These are all accumulated unpaid bills. $600K is a lot when their net funds are $35K. This means they have to raise over half a million dollars to pay off the debt.
Uppity_urban t1_j9qk8oc wrote
Reply to Hyde Park MA by harrypotterpuppetpal
That part is all about convenience to the Orange Line. You are close to the Arboretum. Close to JP center with a short ride. More urban. If you want more trees/quiet look at the Fairmount Hill area. HP does have some higher crime parts but not so much that area.
mshelikoff t1_j9qqfiv wrote
Reply to What's a cool group activity - 10-14 people, one kid - to do on a Saturday in Boston? by PorkyPigDid911
Lucky Strike Social in Assembly has bowling, skeeball, pinball, video games, shuffleboard, and similar things. Many people find one or more of those things to be cool or at least nostalgic.