I wonder if their update is part of their proposed 10G I've seen in commercials. I don't know anything beyond this unfortunately.

shovels

Then you may have some recourse. You might have already done this, but you can see lots of discussion of Xfinity easements here:

https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/search?q=Easement

I’d probably start there, their support folks seem relatively responsive.

What blows me away is that they were going to dig a 200ft trench on private property and tear up a front walk way and plant bed without permission. I spoke with the owner of the company Comcast contracted for this work and he said he'd have a supervisor speak with me but it wasn't clear that they don't plan on doing this still. I could wake up to the sound a crew in my yard next week.

You can likely call them and just say you don't want it. But if you deny it now and ever want to switch to their internet, you'll have to pay a hefty sum out of pocket to get connected. Could be an issue for you down the road if you want to sell. Running fiber isn't like laying something like a water or sewer main, it shouldn't require them tearing up a large portion of your lawn. Usually just a small cut that can be covered/hidden again pretty easily.

There is no easement. I checked for any when I bought the property in 2017.

You’re not really answering the question. Are you sure there is not an existing easement on your property? Nothing in all the papers you signed when you bought the house? If there’s an existing line as you indicated, it wouldn’t be surprising that they have an easement.

Not sure about Boston, but many cities have generic easements in place for all utilities, and the 2015 Net Neutrality legislation classified broadband as a utility.

Verizon Fios, prior owner had Comcast coax but we re did the property in 2018 and upgraded our electric from the street and removed the Comcast line.

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Who do you have for internet/cable?

Nope, literally marked all the way from the street to the corner of my house where our utilities come in. Not an easement. Note left stated the intention to install Comcast fiber lines which I do not want and have not requested. It's about 200 ft from the street.

Is it within an easement?

Hilarious if true, which is not. False claims like the one above do nothing towards fixing the T and discourage folks from funding it/taking it leading to a death spiral. All for internet points..

thats the only way to catch a train

How fast can you build a fence?

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Town manager should fight the fires too, fuck it, send the librarian.

Because OP is weighing these options against drunk driving. And anything is better than that. Dog can manage 8 hours. Dog will be worse off if OP gets in an accident or ends up in jail. Never mind the other people on the road they’re putting at risk

I followed this post when it went up because I was hoping for stuff like this, I know I’m not the OP but thank you for sharing this

The US government made a pretty good career aptitude test. Not a lot of people know about it. Your partner can access it here:

https://dol-vets.careerscope.net/assessment

It's free. I'd give a solid hour to answer all the questions accurately. It tests some abilities too. Like mechanical thinking, attention to detail, stuff like that.

At the end it poops out two lists. Things you would be good at and things you would like. Sometimes there's a lot of overlap there.

Community college, trade schools, and apprenticeships are always a good way to start a career without huge monetary and time commitments.

Are you traveling alone?

You like bar/restaurant recommendations?

I like Versus downtown. It's a video game bar that is good for meeting new people. They have controllers at the bar. You can just pick one up and strike up a conversation with the people next to you or the bartender. Only a $5 cover, and that means you can play all the games for free all night. Pretty good deal.

I'm kind of an introvert. So it definitely helps to have an excuse to talk to others.

It’s a reading comprehension error on your end. It’s 21 permanent dispatchers, ANOTHER 5 on loan (which makes it 26) and another 3 in training.

But take your upvotes for shitting on the T with a false claim, I guess.

Edit: Here is the MBTA’s presentation disproving your bullshit lie. https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/2023-02-24-1-report-from-the-general-manager.pdf

That is a good point, "demand" is never really just the # of potential "buyers", but also each buyers willingness to pay, which is of course highly influenced by their ability to pay. Once there's a shortage of anything, assuming prices are allowed to freely fluctuate, those with the most $$ are first in line. But that's capitalism for ya.

At least the government has a separate pool of income restricted housing units, where the selection is based not on wealth, but on (household size/dependents? seniority on the waitlist? being a lottery also...luck?)

Hire a car service. Yes it’s expensive but cheaper than a DUI.

You're the 2nd or 3rd person to mention ISG Museum. I dismissed it initially because I'm not really into art (and what I read online painted - heh - it as an art museum) but it actually sounds super interesting.

Thanks for the advice!