Recent comments in /f/boston
Boston1_ t1_jaclv11 wrote
Reply to 4 people arrested after Boston police seize stash of guns, fentanyl, nearly 40 off-highway vehicles by _Hack_The_Planet_
I love how everyone on /Boston (and mayor Wu) usually defends these guys as “just kids having fun”, they’ve literally been a gang of criminals using the off road vehicles as a way to outrun the cops for years and have committed crimes such as shootings, rape, murder, even holding a guy down and driving over his head causing him critical injuries…
thrillybizzaro t1_jaclu9y wrote
Reply to comment by Mighty-Rosebud in Boston Guitar and Music Stores? by Bright-Following-500
Came here to say this. Music emporium is one of the nicest places to look at premium guitars (acoustic and electric). They also have a good selection of pedals you can try if you ask nicely. Everyone who works there is knowledgeable and kind. Absolutely love it there.
toastyghostie t1_jacltuc wrote
Reply to comment by oshitsuperciberg in Boston Daily Discussion Thread, Tuesday February 28 by AutoModerator
I'm very glad that my work decided to close our office then, even if the snow isn't that bad.
PrettyTogether108 t1_jacls4z wrote
Reply to comment by neogonzo in Boston Guitar and Music Stores? by Bright-Following-500
I knew someone who traveled from Japan to go to Mr. Music.
GigiGretel t1_jaclldi wrote
Reply to comment by Academic_Guava_4190 in Boston Public Schools Staying Open Tomorrow 2/28 by ndiorio13
When I was a kid, Portsmouth NH some sort of horn blew when school was canceled, and my grandfather would listen for it and then call my mom and my aunt, both of whom had kids in Portsmouth, to proclaim "no school" This was the 1970s
Thin-Explanation5042 t1_jaclje1 wrote
Reply to I have no offramp, and I must scream by Cabadrin
Geeze, take it easy, AM. Go turn some guy into a monkey with a huge cock or something.
Boston1_ t1_jaclfky wrote
Reply to comment by ratbas in Always Wondered by PompyxgTV
If arrested it would be towed. These cars are just abandoned. Most are tweakers or transients, the car runs out of gas and they just abandon it.
Chippopotanuse t1_jacle97 wrote
Reply to comment by Pinwurm in Visiting in late March. Will there be snow? Should I get a rental car? by Professional-Dork26
This should be the top answer.
OP, the correct answers to the questions you asked are what Pinwurm says.
Boston1_ t1_jaclani wrote
Don’t want to start a pissing match but, Remember the allegations during her campaign that Healy had relationships with 3 separate troopers? What ever happened with that?
bryter_layter_76 t1_jacl9je wrote
Reply to Boston Guitar and Music Stores? by Bright-Following-500
The music emporium is one of the best acoustic guitar shops in the country.
No_Stinking_Badges85 t1_jacl64p wrote
Lawyer: n. one skilled in the circumvention of the law and the abuse thereof.
SquirrelDragon t1_jacl48g wrote
Reply to comment by ShriekingMuppet in I have no offramp, and I must scream by Cabadrin
It’s certainly not flowing down 93
Chippopotanuse t1_jackyuf wrote
This is the exact reason why most of the Diehl/MAGA morons were afraid of Healey being governor. Those folks love and want overpaid authoritarian assholes on our police forces.
No sane person would object to a change of culture and new leadership at the state police. The current state of affairs with these troopers is abysmal and embarrassing.
> It’s not just the overtime abuse scandal, or the allegations of discrimination, or even the perpetually testy State Police troopers who bark at Logan Airport passengers that cry out for a leadership change at Massachusetts’ only statewide law enforcement agency.
> No, it’s the culture that pervades the agency that has allowed all of that to fester — the corruption, the sexism and racism, the everyday rudeness. What the Massachusetts State Police need at the helm is someone who can be a change agent, someone who isn’t a creature of the system, raised in its antiquated pseudo-military model.
> And for the first time in the history of the force, this governor at this critical moment has the authority to reach beyond the ranks of current State Police officers to appoint its next superintendent. Governor Maura Healey should make use of the opportunity the state’s landmark police reform law now offers her and look for that much needed agent of change.
psychicsword t1_jackv31 wrote
Reply to comment by -CalicoKitty- in Visiting in late March. Will there be snow? Should I get a rental car? by Professional-Dork26
> Lexington would require a rental car or Uber
It can be reached by bike as well. That would be much cheaper than renting a car or Uber and it is a great way to see more of the suburbs while traveling to the Lexington Battle Green.
I probably wouldn't use a blue bike and I would rent a bike specifically for it but it technically is possible.
SpokenTruuth t1_jackr4o wrote
Reply to comment by BsFan in Boston Public Schools Staying Open Tomorrow 2/28 by ndiorio13
snow wasnt even bad at all
SideBarParty t1_jackk1k wrote
Reply to comment by BsFan in Boston Public Schools Staying Open Tomorrow 2/28 by ndiorio13
Guessing where you lived is like playing on a really good quiz show
symonym7 t1_jackch6 wrote
Reply to comment by Acocke in ‘A housing market for almost no one’: Rising prices and interest rates have made home buying feel impossible - The Boston Globe by uxd
I’d imagine companies like Blackrock would be paying out pensions in part using rent from properties they own/will own. My understanding of this is abysmal, but it fits the boomers-siphoning-wealth-from-younger-generations narrative fairly well.
Meanwhile, my social security deductions for February would cover ~3wks of groceries.
ForwardBound t1_jack662 wrote
As a lawyer who (obviously) has had to work with other lawyers for a long time now, I'm going to say yeah, this landlord's preference is completely justified.
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drtywater t1_jack2dg wrote
Reply to comment by Markymarcouscous in “lawyers, law students, or anyone working for a law firm not allowed.” by gooserider
Yes but its easy to work around. You just refund them if it doesn't go through and if they do proceed you just deduct from first months rent.
[deleted] t1_jacjx5v wrote
Reply to comment by Flimsy_Journalist_49 in Boston Public Schools Staying Open Tomorrow 2/28 by ndiorio13
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-CalicoKitty- t1_jacjvgj wrote
Reply to comment by BostonBopper in Where can I print 2x2 passport photos? by 1incroyable
I brought them a photo of my wife taken on her iPhone. They zoomed it and cropped it correctly and it was accepted. I think I went to Porter Sq CVS, though this was in 2017.
ForwardBound t1_jacjsc2 wrote
Reply to comment by RhaenyrasUncle in “lawyers, law students, or anyone working for a law firm not allowed.” by gooserider
This is actually a great apartment for a BigLaw lawyer who moved way outside the city during the pandemic and whose firm is now requiring them to have a space near the office in order to keep them nearby on night when they have to work late, so yeah, you might be right!
jack-o-licious t1_jacjo7f wrote
Reply to comment by rocketwidget in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2
The fare system will be completed momentarily.
RailRoad_Candy t1_jacmceq wrote
Reply to comment by Chippopotanuse in Healey’s chance to go big on State Police reform - The Boston Globe by drtywater
This is the same Healey that refused to prosecute state troopers for massive overtime abuses, aka fraud, right?! Same person?
But she also cheered the burning of cities during the summer riots a few years ago, so I mean, as long as your shit isn't burning down I'm sure you're happy.
I'll hold my breath as I expect her to do jack and shit. She's going to be running for President soon enough and she's going to want support from the Fraternal Brotherhood of Cops or whatever the fuck they call themselves. So yeah...she's not doing shit.