Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

catgotcha t1_j9limau wrote

Honestly depends on the workspace, but ultimately Massachusetts (and especially Boston) is pretty chill about that stuff.

More so, I look at it like this: if someone doesn't hire you just because of your blue hair, you didn't want to work for them anyway.

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saywhat1206 t1_j9lhz3e wrote

I HAD three children. All of them are dead: 1 to cancer; 1 killed by a drunk driver and 1 killed by sleep apnea. My husband had 2 strokes in 2020, and has Stage 3B Kidney Failure. Next stage, he will need to be put on dialysis and a transplant list. He cannot shovel. I have COPD and severe arthritis. I do the shoveling, I hate it, it's painful, it takes me forever, but it's my responsibility. I don't think it's too much to ask neighbors for help now and then. I know all of my neighbors extremely well . But most are old like us and have the same physical issues. We all try to help each other. The younger people that live next to us we have known for 5+ years. We talk enough so that they know about our medical issues and more. We've offered them the use of our snowblower and I give them veggies from my garden in the summer, so I shouldn't feel guilty for asking them to give us a hand now and then. I can handle light stuff on my own, but heavy snow is too difficult. I'm far from selfish. I grew up helping others and still do as much as I can whenever I can.

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UtopianLibrary t1_j9lgobf wrote

Honestly, getting the kid out of the classroom for a day is for the other 25 kids in the room and the teacher. For example, if a kid was using abusive language toward another student or a teacher, having a breathing day without that kid in the room to possibly do it again is a much needed break for everyone.

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foobar_north t1_j9lgakh wrote

Reply to Mass RMV by KinkotheClown

Join AAA, and you can do most stuff at your local office. Why do we have to do this? I've lived in 4 other states and the Mass RMV is the worst.

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Animallover4321 t1_j9le8ej wrote

Reply to comment by KinkotheClown in Mass RMV by KinkotheClown

Join AAA appointments are released every 10 minutes so it’s fairly easy to get an appointment within 2 weeks and it’s incredibly quick. I was in and out in under 10 minutes for my real ID.

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_Strid_ t1_j9lcq6a wrote

It's my hope that my kids get to live a better life than to be my retirement plan. I hope they live wherever they want and can do everything they dream of, and then some.

I hope I never cause them to stop and think, what about mom and dad? This is mom and dad's responsibility.

What I can assure them I'd never do, is push off an issue that will affect them and have the audacity to say, "won't be a problem in my lifetime so, don't care, bring on the 60-degree NE Winter!"

How can you people do this? We are your kids, your grandkids, those neighbors you want help from, but still, you didn't care up front, and you still don't now that the proof is there. You just care that things are easier for you, better for you. That's being selfish, and it is what you're trying to tell the world it has become.

Anyway. Your neighbors, how well do you know them? What do they have going on in their lives? Do they hate the snow, too? They have a reason for what they do. Typically, it's not laziness, but something else. Maybe they don't want to feel indebted to anyone or tie themselves to the task because they know they can't honor the agreement, which is very responsible of them. It could be they are worried about legal or monetary issues if things go bad and break or worse, someone were to get hurt. You're asking them to make a commitment to digging you out and putting them on a potential hook if something were to go wrong. It may seem like a little, but it's a lot.

I had to pull up a decorative bench out of my yard so seniors from the assisted living community behind me would stop trespassing on their walks by my house. I would love to put a real bench and let them sit whenever and have a water cooler there, but I got sued bc someone said they got hurt in my yard.

A few years back, I watched childhood friend A step through a wood board on childhood friend B's, family's deck, and get a bruised leg. Friend A collected $30k from insurance and never skipped a beat.

There is a lot to consider in MA to be helpful. If I were in any other state I've lived, CO, AL, TX, I'd just help - it's a simpler choice.

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Outrageous-Pause6317 t1_j9lboqn wrote

Reply to King Cake by britbanana

Born and raised in central New England between Boston and Worcester. Today is the first day I have heard of a king cake ever.

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Hoosac_Love t1_j9lblf6 wrote

Reply to comment by KinkotheClown in Mass RMV by KinkotheClown

If it's first time real ID yea Otherwise it's every 15 years ,go online and if there is an issue the system will block the renewal otherwise the system will accept I nenewed online in 2020 but I don't have real ID though

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KinkotheClown OP t1_j9lav71 wrote

Reply to comment by Hoosac_Love in Mass RMV by KinkotheClown

I was told I would have to come in no matter which type of license I chose. I think everyone has to come in for a Real ID, which will be necessary in the future for air travel.
I would definitely have renewed online if I could have.

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Cheap_Coffee t1_j9laocr wrote

https://www.mass.gov/guides/motor-vehicle-excise#-calculating-the-excise-

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>Vehicle value
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>Your vehicle's value for excise purposes isn't the actual purchase price or "book value" of the vehicle. Instead, it's a percentage of the manufacturer's list price in the year of manufacture.
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>The manufacturer’s list price for any vehicle is the price the manufacturer recommends as the selling price of that vehicle (for vehicles of the same make, type, model, and year of manufacture) when new.
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>Excise tax on motor vehicles; assessment and levy; exemptions; abatement for theft of

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Linux-Is-Best t1_j9lacml wrote

Opinion:

20+ years in management and the color of someone's hair has never been a deciding factor.

That said, coincidently, I do recall someone with darkish blue-black type hair (looked naturally dark, but it shimmered blue) that ended up being one of my better hires.

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