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UltravioletClearance t1_jdw9v5c wrote

Reply to comment by 9Z7EErh9Et0y0Yjt98A4 in Wild. My little Cape House would be nearly $4k/month at today's rate. Where is this all headed? by mattosx

The Cape figured out they could limp along by flying in thousands of migrants from third-world countries who will gladly live in squalor tenement housing and work for minimum wage. Guessing Boston will go a similar route if things get that bad. That helps with service workers, but of course that doesn't help the shortage of teachers, nurses, and other roles requiring advanced training and degrees.

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PakkyT t1_jdw9hk1 wrote

Reply to comment by Parallax34 in Can my landlord require notice by April 1 if I am moving out July 31? by BarryAllen85

>Much much worse are the landlords who tell you a few days before your new lease that your rents going up 🤷. Or conversely the tenants that give landlords very little notice that they aren't renewing their lease.

But in both those cases both parties have at least 30 more days to decide what to do, legally speaking that is.

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rolandofgilead41089 t1_jdw9heu wrote

Reply to comment by givingup3579 in Union Jobs information.. by givingup3579

Depends on the job you are looking for but most can be found on any specific campus' website. Amherst has a "yellow sheet" that's posted weekly with open positions like this:

https://umass.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/humres/EX8-9naqTe5KlHJdGfCdA10BBmrwpqH0qwmf2Ln6rCP1Yg?e=bFpHJ2

Requirements will vary depending on the position. There should be instructions for applying if you find something that looks interesting to you. Best of luck!

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notmyrealname17 t1_jdw9egr wrote

Reply to What's the Western MA Market Basket Equivalent? by TittyMongoose42

There's no equivalent, I've been living all around the pioneer valley the last 12 years searching with no luck. Big Y and stop and shop suck but unless you have a good local grocer those and discount places like price rite are your options.

Market basket is the only thing I will ever miss about eastern MA.

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Thiccaca t1_jdw4wuo wrote

Reply to comment by hairshirtofpurpose in Wild. My little Cape House would be nearly $4k/month at today's rate. Where is this all headed? by mattosx

Yep. And the MBTA is irredeemable. Mass transit will only start failing more and more and certainly won't be built out to areas where housing is more affordable. In fact, the new law reinforces that by demanding high density housing in areas "served," by the MBTA, only those areas will receive resources to keep the system running (and I use that word loosely.)

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quintus_horatius t1_jdw42qx wrote

Reply to comment by NoMoLerking in Inside the crazy, mixed-up world of electric-vehicle charger pricing by bostonglobe

I don't understand why gas stations don't have them, if they have a little parking.

What better use of your time while you wait 20 minutes to charge, than wander in, get a bottle of something, maybe a snack, keep warm in winter, etc.

IIRC most gas stations make their profit from the convenience store, not from selling gas.

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potentpotables t1_jdw2qph wrote

Reply to comment by Jimbomcdeans in Is there any way to find out what kind of subsidies/considerations Amazon received for the warehouses and half built Amazon Freshes that are sitting empty all over the state? by Happy_rich_mane

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/projected-completion-date-of-amazon-facility-postponed/article_16890bc8-7190-11ed-b126-03ad4895036d.html

this says the town projects $85 million in tax revenue over the next 20 years from the warehouse, so maybe it wasn't a horrible deal.

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