Recent comments in /f/boston

bestfriendsforever87 t1_je5vgkf wrote

Keep the car. People will say you don't need a car in Boston but this isn't true anymore. You're better off driving than taking the T. It's safer to drive in Boston than to take the T. I'd personally take the hit and pay $500 a month to not ride on that sorry excuse for a transit system. After all is said and done, you'll realize that living in Boston isn't worth the time and money and you'll figure out that living in the suburbs is a much better way to go. The place is just not the same anymore.

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ef4 t1_je5utbr wrote

Other than the coat, you really want to own: good boots, warm hats, mittens, and (for really cold days) long underwear -- look for "base layer" from Duofold or Thermajohn.

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ToadScoper OP t1_je5us92 wrote

The previous board was highly regarded and actually ran the T very well. They got capital projects such as the GLX and SCR back on track and even planned for commuter rail electrification. Any progress the previous board made was pulled back when the Baker-appointed board was put in charge in 2021.

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ToadScoper OP t1_je5u6up wrote

Precisely- the 2021 control board was set for failure by Baker himself. He ordered the current board to be as hands-off and passive as possible to lower capital costs, and he got exactly that. Unfortunately, our current governor does not recognize this issue and has made no indication of appointing a new board.

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RailRoad_Candy t1_je5tu7m wrote

I think I'm most offended at the use of the term "Latinx". Like WTF white people. Make a brown friend, it's ok to learn and respect their language. No need to be offended for them, then shit on their language.

Other than that, I hope no one tells this group of dipshits from VA about California...or the NAACP for that matter. Dear lord...

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ReporterOther2179 t1_je5swaz wrote

My weekday sanity walk is 3.5 to 4 miles depending on which loop. The four mile is an hour ten if I stop to smell the roses. A 1.5 mile with a destination and a deadline would be twenty five minutes, and me a moderately healthy pudgy 70 year old.

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