One good piece of info if collected over my years of driving shitboxes is that inspection stations can't check under stickers for rust holes.

Are the beaches there private or public?

Not since Brodie closed. RIP the Irish Alps.

I myself, am trans. I'm more terrified to go anywhere in any red state than I would feel probably going to many other parts of the world that I should feel less safe in.

I guess at your point since the only level of minority status you have is being female, you'd just have to hope you don't get raped somewhere. Otherwise, you'd be forced to carry any child forced upon you.

So long as you have no holes, jagged edges, or structural rot, then you should be good. I don't know about in Gardner, but I've been going to White Valley in Barre and have never had a problem. Most they ever upsold me was license plate lights.

You'll be happy to mover further west. The further west you go, the better the prices, the better the safety, and generally the better the schools

Massachusetts skiing sucks, but New Hampshire or Vermont skiing rocks

TJ's on 2A going toward Templeton, near Agway. Very fair and are not jerks . Genuinely nice people throughout the whole place.

Watchusett mtn, I think is 1 of the bigger places to ski in MA. But thats in comparison to the couple other places I know of.

MA doesn't have real mountains with ski areas. We have a few big hills we call mtns.

I don't think it's too bad, and there's no holes to the outside. I just don't want to go somewhere and they try to get me to pay $2000 to "fix" my car before they pass it.

White, female, married, 2 kids. If I was trans or lqbqt maybe I'd feel differently

Lol! Don’t worry, I’m too busy anyway :)

All inspections are $35. And they're required to have cameras in the bay for audits, so you might have a hard time finding someone who will let you skate by if it's really bad. With rust, the only concern is that there are no holes in the exterior panels, so you can just bondo or spray foam it for an easy fix.

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Thanks! I’ve never been and went from what my friend labeled his picture as he’s generally a very reliable source.

Some of my favorite NE mountains for skiing are Bretton Woods, Cannon and Loon (NH), Sugarloaf and Sunday River (ME), Sugarbush (VT). Admittedly, VT is supposed to be the best but I don’t get there much due to commute. I have friends in Maine which makes the other mountains easier.

If it’s cold enough or we just had snow, I will hit up Sunapee or Wachusett in a pinch if I’m just trying to get somewhere and do a few runs.

I use Safety and never had a problem with them.

The West Coast of MA is full of idealists. Annoying.

Overrated and crazy crowded.

Rock Harbor is in Orleans, looks great tho

We’ve always had to drive north to go skiing…NH, Maine, VT. My personal favorites are in Vermont (Stowe and Killington). Vermont is also just a beautiful state in general and if you’re ever looking for a weekend trip, lake Champlain and Burlington are awesome. Depends what part of MA you’re in too. Western mass you will be closer to Vermont. If you’re wife did ski in MA, it was likely the Berkshires (which is beautiful) but it’s nothing compared to Colorado. If you’re on the east coast of MA then NH and ME are most convenient (Loon Mountain/Lake Winnipesaukee is only 2 hours north of Boston). There’s also Sunday River in Maine. If you’re ever up for the drive and have your passports ready, there are also some awesome spots up in Canada. My boyfriend is from California and having grown up skiing in Colorado and Lake Tahoe, he claims that Stowe and Killington are the only mountains worth skiing out here. Hope that helps!

Thanks so much, I'll check them out. I recently moved from NH so I don't know any good places down here 😅

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I go to Westminster Garage and have had no issues. Idk, I had a 2005 Ford that had quite a bit of rust and they’d tell me that eventually it’s going to fail for that but still pass it.

I used to go to West St but the guy was a condescending dick when I asked a question about why my car suddenly failed for an issue it had for years (wiper motor was on its way out and you had to hold the wiper knob to get them to return to resting position).

The Westport and dartmouth area are quite nice. Real estate and taxes are cheaper than Boston and people are nice. The beaches are very nice and generally not that crowded