Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

RumSwizzle508 t1_j91oo7t wrote

Reply to A new place to call home by payter_m8r

I might be crucified for this, but also look at private schools. Some of the best schools (private or public) are in MA. From what I understand, they don’t have the same licensing requirements, but the pay is less.

I would especially look at the ISL boarding schools as students are highly motivated and very smart. Also, those schools have housing for teachers.

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sedevilc2 t1_j91l82s wrote

Reply to comment by inky-doo in A new place to call home by payter_m8r

woot woot, another Hillie here! I've always liked how Haverhill is relatively close to the mountains, the shore and the city.

OP, if you are not wedded to teaching, there are loads of other job opportunities. For example, the utility industry is screaming for analysts and struggling to fill positions. I have an engineering degree and my linked in is full of job ops in that field.

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Anra7777 t1_j91kcjn wrote

Reply to Residue on car? by mattgm1995

I think this is the something like the fifth post just like this I’ve seen in the past two days. The conclusion always seems to be it’s because of the Clean Harbor fire.

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dbath t1_j91jrvy wrote

Reply to comment by OrsoMalleus in Residue on car? by mattgm1995

I doubt it, the timing doesn't make sense with my observations. Our car was getting progressively more dirty over the course of the week, then I got a carwash at 7 pm Thursday. Our car was still clean on Friday.

I can't find a more precise start for the Braintree fire than "late Thursday" or "Thursday night", but it wouldn't have made sense for any residue to get from Braintree to Watertown instantly, then stop completely before the fire was extinguished.

Dust makes way more sense.

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NoJacket8798 t1_j91jdtu wrote

Reply to A new place to call home by payter_m8r

Live along both a highway and a Commuter Rail Line, per se Reading, Needham, Concord, Natick, Franklin, Attleboro, Kingston, Littleton, and Leominster.

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EndTimesImFine t1_j91gera wrote

Reply to comment by coolhandslucas in Daycare prices by PrincipleLarge2118

I did stop working because of this. We have two kids in for two days a week for $1600/month just for socializing, housework time for me, etc. I made a good salary and I could not justify the price of full time care. We previously had family watching our kids full time which was huge.

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TFThrone t1_j91g3ow wrote

Reply to Best place to visit during the fall? by ThowAccountAway12

Def depends on what you and your buddies wanna do on the trip. Day trips to places like crane estate or the harbor islands could be really pretty for pictures but don’t necessarily provide great places to stay or hang/drink with buddies nearby (apart from the campgrounds) unless you head back down to Boston for the night. I would recommend going up to the lakes region or the white mountains in NH, or even as far north as Acadia in Maine if photography is what you’re after and just getting a small cabin with some liquor and cards

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kitkatklyng t1_j91frs7 wrote

Reply to A new place to call home by payter_m8r

Hello, fellow Texan transplant! My husband and I are both from Texas and moved up to MA in 2019. We also do not have kids and couldn’t have made a better decision for ourselves. Originally, we moved to Everett, which is closer to the city but is really getting pricey (and busy) now because of the casino.

We bought a house in 2021 farther out than we wanted to be from Boston in Swampscott. Honestly, we could not have made a better decision. We live right on the commuter line, literally three houses down from the stop. And can easily be into the city at north station in 25 minutes. Many people will hate on the commuter line and the T (the subway), but speaking as another Texan who never had any other choice but to drive, it’s changed our lives. You can also travel by train/commuter line to a good majority of the Boston area and even down to Providence and up to Maine. Last weekend, we took the trains from our house to Worcester just to fuck around and get lunch. It’s a great way to explore the area.

I would suggest looking at places along the commuter lines. Keep in mind the further out you go on the lines, the more you will pay to take the train into the city due to zoned pricing. So, you have to find that sweet spot.

Feel free to send me a private message if you want any additional tips moving from the hellscape that is now Texas (which isn’t the Texas we grew up in, love and long for). My husband smokes a mean brisket, which is very hard to come by up here.

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passionfruit0 t1_j91fgu5 wrote

Reply to comment by MechanicalBirbs in Daycare prices by PrincipleLarge2118

I know it’s ridiculous the cost of daycare. Me and my husband are the working poor. To broke to afford things but to “rich” to get help. Doesn’t matter that we pay over $1000 a month for childcare that my son hardly goes to because he is sick all the time.

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