CommonNotCommons
CommonNotCommons t1_je9g4hz wrote
Reply to comment by severedfinger in April 2023 issue of Boston Magazine honoring the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings by alanboston
It’s non-branded running shoes.
You know, like to symbolize a marathon.
CommonNotCommons t1_jakhvy0 wrote
Reply to comment by Everyoneeatshere in NYC is more ethnically diverse, less racially segregated, report finds by Ice_Business
Oh well if your anecdote can trump empirical research then I suppose I have no choice but to believe you
CommonNotCommons t1_jabrs3d wrote
Reply to comment by and_dont_blink in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2
The city of Boston gives away most of their taxes to the rest of the state via state income tax. If it weren’t for Boston, the rest of the state would be in much worse shape. Maybe some people should gain a little perspective about the dynamics around our centers of commerce. Oh, and how much more efficiently government dollars get spent in a city versus anywhere else. The rest of the state isn’t pulling their fair share of output.
That’s fine, that’s how we’ve chosen to structure things as a state and as a country, but it also means comments like this are based in ignorance. Boston isn’t suckling at the teat, improving it pays dividends to the rest of the commonwealth.
CommonNotCommons t1_jabrjaw wrote
Reply to comment by Pinwurm in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2
>MA government has got to be the one of the least efficiently run cesspools in the country.
Massachusetts has just about the best-run, most effective government in the country. Certain parts of our government really suck, like the MBTA. But that’s also a consequence of how we structured our institutions, and how we fund them.
CommonNotCommons t1_j9muld2 wrote
Reply to comment by PilotAdvanced in Salaries, 1989 by CoolAbdul
Omg I voted for u
CommonNotCommons t1_j9muh2e wrote
Reply to comment by anurodhp in Salaries, 1989 by CoolAbdul
Adjusted for inflation, minimum wage was $9.05 in MA in 1989. Currently it’s $15. I know many things were cheaper, but I’d estimate on net that now’s probably a better time to be making minimum wage. I think the main idea here is that it was easier to make a livable wage in unskilled or blue collar work. Almost nobody makes the minimum wage in America. (Less than 1% of the adult workforce).
CommonNotCommons t1_j9msxj8 wrote
Reply to comment by chance_008 in Salaries, 1989 by CoolAbdul
Take me back
(I’m white)
Submitted by CommonNotCommons t3_10skp0p in boston
CommonNotCommons t1_j65ozbr wrote
Reply to comment by ValkyriesOnStation in I took a 2 1/2 hour flight from Chicago to Boston. It took me 2 1/2 hours to get from Logan to Watertown Square by jenkneefur28
I agree, but there’s a free shuttle from Airport.
CommonNotCommons t1_j5yzomn wrote
Reply to comment by CBus-Eagle in IOC issues statement on solidarity with Ukraine & sanctions against Russia and Belarus - Atlethes will be allowed to compete under neutral flag by RandomDKguy
I can’t believe they didn’t get a longer suspension after a giant state-sponsored doping scandal in their own host city.
CommonNotCommons t1_j5pu6jc wrote
Reply to comment by Quirky_Butterfly_946 in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
The problem is our elected and appointed officials not permitting enough new housing. LEGO moving here is a drop in the bucket. You should always want industry to move in.
CommonNotCommons t1_j5hgzl2 wrote
Reply to comment by Professional_Win_332 in Bringing my mom to Boston for the first time late March; she just turned 65 and it’s her dream to see a hockey game! I’ve never been to Boston in winter; any suggestions for what we can do to show her the best time? Interests in comments by no_tori_ous
It’s not even a joke, the local high school games are more packed. If you go for the atmosphere, pride games are a horrible suggestion
CommonNotCommons t1_j5hgugg wrote
Reply to comment by chadwickipedia in Bringing my mom to Boston for the first time late March; she just turned 65 and it’s her dream to see a hockey game! I’ve never been to Boston in winter; any suggestions for what we can do to show her the best time? Interests in comments by no_tori_ous
Comments hilarious, this subs gone soft
CommonNotCommons t1_j57rnta wrote
Reply to comment by Apprehensive-Sir618 in Got jumped by a driver trying to run a red by hoorayquestionmark
hahaha OP was totally like “im one of the locals now” before he heard the door unlock
CommonNotCommons t1_j576ov3 wrote
What’s he going to do, get out of the car and beat me up?
- man who flipped off driver
CommonNotCommons t1_j576bnx wrote
Reply to comment by fitdude19 in Got jumped by a driver trying to run a red by hoorayquestionmark
I will continue to flip folks off but I sure hope I don’t get beat up like OP
CommonNotCommons t1_j1vty35 wrote
Reply to comment by richie_cunningham212 in The top of the Boston skyline is just barely visible from Cape Cod by TuggieBoi420
Oh well, as long as you’ve never heard it.
Also that’s image compression.
CommonNotCommons t1_j1vtu9r wrote
Reply to comment by Horknut1 in The top of the Boston skyline is just barely visible from Cape Cod by TuggieBoi420
This sent me down a rabbit hole. There are in fact many pictures on this sub over the years of Boston’s skyline from Provincetown. My guess is it has to do with light refraction, because I no longer doubt this view does exist.
CommonNotCommons t1_j1fv5oj wrote
Reply to comment by Sloth_are_great in Churches that allow sleeping overnight in their parking lot? by ipsissimus666
So what?
CommonNotCommons t1_j1cd68j wrote
Reply to comment by alde-baran in Does anyone else know someone that pronounces Cambridge with a soft "A" like jam? by officepolicy
Best case to pronounce it as “cahmbridge” I’ve ever seen
CommonNotCommons t1_j1cd01o wrote
Reply to comment by charons-voyage in Does anyone else know someone that pronounces Cambridge with a soft "A" like jam? by officepolicy
Tray-mont
CommonNotCommons t1_j1ccxqq wrote
Reply to comment by UpsNoDowns in Does anyone else know someone that pronounces Cambridge with a soft "A" like jam? by officepolicy
It’s not that deep
CommonNotCommons t1_je9g7y9 wrote
Reply to comment by hour_of_the_rat in April 2023 issue of Boston Magazine honoring the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings by alanboston
Because an illegal war that happened twenty years ago is the same as a terrorist attack on our specific city from half as long ago