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youarelookingatthis t1_ja80b8e wrote

Reply to fabric masks by cucumberwatermelon

Most convenience stores like Walgreens/CVS tend to carry small packs of cloth masks. However if you are wearing them to prevent getting/spreading Covid, I would recommend upgrading to a KN95/N95, as they are statistically better at protecting people.

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Doctrina_Stabilitas t1_ja805sa wrote

Reply to comment by Middle-Example6618 in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2

That’s now how contracting works. The money is spent; we are contractually obligated to spend it, if we don’t we get assessed a penalty for the lost business so they can still be made relatively whole

The sunk cost is a real sunk cost, not in a logical sense, but an economic one

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misschristiey t1_ja7zdcr wrote

Reply to Places to just walk and absorb the area around you lol by Dapper_Chocolate4010

For Brookline, the Brookline historical society has walking guides if you’re interested in history. Even if you’re not, they do point you to interesting neighborhoods to walk in. They also have a list of all the “secret paths” at the bottom of the walking tours page and I think that’s a good way to explore Brookline. Just be prepared for a lot of stairs!! https://brooklinehistoricalsociety.org/tours/walkingTours.asp

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Pinwurm t1_ja7zbmm wrote

Reply to MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2

NYC did their rollout pretty quickly and efficiently… years ago. How are we 3 years over projections and a quarter billion over?

MA government has got to be the one of the least efficiently run cesspools in the country. It cannot complete any project on time, within specs, or within budget. The new bullshit CCRC trains, the bullshit Sumner Tunnel closures, this bullshit. Three years over and a quarter billion down the drain.

I mean - the ONLY time any work was done was the Orange Line closure and that’s cause Washington was threatening to Federalize the agency. Which they should have.

By the time this tech is finally rolled out, it’ll be 6 years overdue, treated as a ‘victory’, and some new technology would’ve already already been invented.

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Middle-Example6618 t1_ja7yeim wrote

Reply to comment by Doctrina_Stabilitas in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2

>They money is already spent, the cost has been sunk, it’s not like cancelling the project would get the money back and may be even more expensive with termination fees

I didn't ask you to change the subject, yet there you go!

FYI, the "sunk cost fallacy" .... is a fallacy. Its not the arugument you think it is.

Might want to work on those logic/semantic skills.

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krissyskayla1018 t1_ja7y97w wrote

Reply to Places to just walk and absorb the area around you lol by Dapper_Chocolate4010

Salem is great in nice weather and is awesome in October though very crowded. Newburyport is also another great salking city when its warm. Those are our two favorite places. We went to Rhode Island and there was nothing there but a mall with not much in it. We also have taken a train to Newton and walked to library which is a hike. Were still finding new places.

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