Codspear
Codspear t1_izg30ex wrote
Reply to U.S. hospitals are required to publish their prices for medical procedures now, so my friends and I collected around 15 million prices from 143 hospitals in Massachusetts and created a search engine where anyone can see how much they may be charged. Let me know what you think! by taeyoungwoo
This is actually useful. I applaud you for making something that isn’t solely just another way to market ads.
Codspear t1_iyw6y1q wrote
Reply to Why are houses in Randolph so cheap? by Clementine823
For the same reason Stoughton is. Lots of scary middle class Black people live there.
Codspear t1_iya75wz wrote
Reply to what is this plane doing? by baron_muchhumpin
A Piper going in loops? Probably a training pilot’s first few practice runs.
Codspear t1_ixs8ef9 wrote
The answer is: He puts the key in the ignition, puts it in drive, and drives it home. He or his father probably puts on a spare plate that doesn’t belong to the car just to keep the police from immediately noticing during the trip.
Just because it’s not legal doesn’t mean people don’t do it.
Codspear t1_ixjjeya wrote
Reply to comment by BF1shY in Here’s Gov. Baker’s plan for dealing with the influx of migrants to Mass. by bostondotcom
> Italian restaurants and steakhouses
That’s unfortunate. I like those.
Codspear t1_ix3afda wrote
Reply to comment by TheDancingRobot in Eversource seeks 43% rate hike for electric customers in Mass this winter by madnu
Gov. Mitt Romney
Codspear t1_iwm5krk wrote
Reply to What if Charlie Baker runs for President? by nebirah
Baker, DeSantis, Trump. That’d be a fun primary.
Codspear t1_ivfun9d wrote
Reply to comment by oceansofmyancestors in Why is National Grid increasing rates by 64% by oceansofmyancestors
Which is totally why environmentalist group membership coincidentally looks far more like a cross-section of Newton than New Bedford.
Codspear t1_ivft8mj wrote
Reply to comment by pgc60001 in Why is National Grid increasing rates by 64% by oceansofmyancestors
> working class environmentalist
Most environmentalists aren’t working class. They’re generally bourgeois af.
Codspear t1_iuo5o2n wrote
Reply to comment by UncleCustard in I can't even afford the cheapest options for private health insurance by rob6748
You can easily get around the fine by checking the religious exemption box. That’s what I and plenty of other people did.
Codspear t1_iuo34g3 wrote
The way I dealt with this problem was to job hop to a job with better pay and benefits.
Codspear t1_iuk2t5o wrote
Pay it off. You’re not going to win anything +15 mph above the limit. Sucks that you got your speed cherry popped so young though. You can get like 12 warnings throughout your 20s as long as the police see you have a “clean record”. Once you get that first ticket though, you’re on the naughty list for life and you’ll get a ticket every time.
Codspear t1_iuk2hsg wrote
Reply to comment by elsabug in How much do you pay for rent? by Vinsantoo
Found the person who lives in Ink Block. How’s living next to the Pine Tree Inn?
Codspear t1_iuk1fgq wrote
Reply to Fall river Drag Story Event by cryptnificent
I still don’t understand the appeal.
Although I’d go for stripper story hour. That’d be something new. Just not with kids.
Codspear t1_itzzcsz wrote
Ban. Ban. Ban. Ban. Ban. Everything in this state is ban.
Codspear t1_itsly1e wrote
Reply to comment by dudeKhed in Been seeing this sticker on cars all over the Boston area this year. What is it? by blueberry1997
Fun fact: You’re not alone in having thought that for awhile.
Codspear t1_it7y5ob wrote
Reply to comment by SheeEttin in If there’s a worse town motto than Fall River’s, I’d like to hear it by orleansville
It’s alluding to New Bedford’s history as the whaling capital of the world in the early-to-mid-19th century. Whale oil was primarily used to fuel lamps before the discovery of kerosene*.
Edit: Wrong hydrocarbon
Codspear t1_it7bcc8 wrote
Reply to comment by psychetron in If there’s a worse town motto than Fall River’s, I’d like to hear it by orleansville
It’s a 2nd Amendment magnet. The amendment is written out inside the stripes.
Codspear t1_it7b39m wrote
Reply to comment by Peeeculiar in If there’s a worse town motto than Fall River’s, I’d like to hear it by orleansville
It’s actually “I diffuse light”, which can definitely be understood in two completely opposite ways.
Codspear t1_it4zoyu wrote
Reply to Anyone from here can comment on taking a Norwegian cruise to Bermuda for April school vacation? Thinking about a trip with our 6 year old. by Fearless_Mine9185
I did this cruise as a teenager and it was pretty great. They have plenty of activities set up for all ages, although it is better when the whole family has autonomy.
Codspear t1_isytxk0 wrote
Reply to Massachusetts lottery retailers receive about 5% back from winnings, so does that dictate where you buy it? by nebirah
I usually buy a single $20 scratch ticket on my birthday and usually from whatever store is most convenient (usually a gas station). I don’t like paying the can’t-do-math tax, but I decided to celebrate on my 18th birthday by buying a ticket and won $100 on it, so I kept a tradition of doing it. I usually lose, but I also won $500 on my 25th birthday, so I’m still going to be ahead for awhile.
Codspear t1_issygz2 wrote
Reply to comment by Namgodtoh in Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why by anurodhp
They don’t need to build affordable housing, just more housing of any kind. New mid-range condos would probably be in the $$300k - 400k range within 128 if we didn’t add so many ridiculous costs to every development and built enough of them. The affordable housing is what all these new units will be in a few decades. Our current lack of affordable housing is due to the massive underdevelopment of new housing over the past few decades.
Codspear t1_issaqp1 wrote
Reply to comment by Namgodtoh in Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why by anurodhp
Condos allow for a near-instant payoff for developers when they sell the units, whereas apartments are sold to a management company that has to hold significant debt for a decade or more. Even if you just allow for far more apartments though, you get to the point where there are more units than renters and then landlords have to compete in lowering rents to attract tenants. See 2020 in Boston as an example where many places were slashing rents and offering perks like a free month because so many tenants were abandoning the city.
Codspear t1_isq5yzh wrote
Just let people build as many housing units on their property that they can. More affordable condos means fewer people paying landlords rent anyway.
Fewer renters and more units means less demand for apartments, lowering prices.
Codspear t1_izg370l wrote
Reply to Apparently the MBTA is having a tough time filling their IT positions to the point they're resorting to using a particular type of 3rd party recruiters located out-of-state to fill them by goldeneye0
How much are they paying and where can I check the postings?