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charons-voyage t1_jaa7ic4 wrote

That’s the thing. I would love to use public transit and bike everywhere. But I can’t afford cambridge/Somerville so ended up in Quincy where biking sucks. Public transit exists but red line is always fucked. So we end up driving more than we want. Can’t blame people for driving. It’s probably mostly rich people who don’t need a car for work, though admittedly I don’t have any stats on that. Houses near the T are expensive, and housing near good bike infrastructure is also expensive.

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willhill t1_jaa62eb wrote

Bought a condo (converted 4 unit apartment building, nothing remotely fancy) in 2019 after scraping together a down payment. Unit next to mine sold to a boomer couple, who live on the cape, for their late-20s kids to live in. I got in a fight with the mom because she kept calling the building an investment... I had to repeatedly say "This is my home, I live here" to convince her I was much more invested in its upkeep than she would ever be. The "housing as investment" people can get fucked. Housing is a human right and they are the problem.

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reaper527 t1_jaa4rh8 wrote

Reply to comment by Ironofmaiden in Snow emergency tonight? by [deleted]

> Friday?? Can’t find any sources on that. Got any links? I’ve got really important plans Friday 🤦🏻‍♂️

it looks like closer to boston it's not as bad and is just a rain/snow mix totalling like 4 inches between friday and saturday.

https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/ma/woburn/01801

i had originally looked at the forecast by my work which is further north and it was saying 6 inches friday and another inch saturday.

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yuvng_matt t1_jaa4r8d wrote

I don’t have a problem with scooters if they yield to pedestrians. Some people who use them seem to have a very strong disconnect with how dangerous scooters can be. Especially at speed. Still better than them getting behind the wheel of a car though.

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