Yes, 5 minutes before is okay. But with how unreliable the T is I would definitely not cut it that close. I always add at least an extra half hour.

I say I don't know anyone who lives there but I actually did up until about four years ago. He finally moved when they wanted to practically double his rent. He said his biggest complaint was no grocery store. He worked downtown and had to get all of his groceries from the Roche Bros. after work and bring them home. The Trader Joe's came in around the same time he moved out.

At least there's finally a Trader Joe's. Developers were so greedy that they just built luxury condos after luxury condos without any regard for the basic things people need when they actually live somewhere: a grocery store, dry cleaners, CVS, etc. The neglect of simple conveniences or the assumption that these people are so wealthy, they can just have anything they need delivered, is what I mean. A neighborhood is more than just condos and restaurants.

Let's just say, I don't know a single person in my social circles who could afford to live in the Seaport. And I'm supposedly well off. So yeah, it's not a bad thing, but it is kind of brave admitting you're wealthy to a sub where every other post is someone crying that their landlord is raising the rent and they'll have to move to Fitchburg or something. The other thing is that the Seaport is an area with no soul. Not really a neighborhood. Just luxury condos and trendy restaurants.

Relatable

Not to be a total snob (but okay, maybe) but IT is not engineering.

I can't believe you went the "I have a black friend" route. Please understand that one person's experience doesn't mean it's everyone's experience.

I, too, am a real boy.

You can go to r/legaladvice if you want the actual legal steps, but most important, document everything. Take pics of the vermin when you see them, save the emails or texts to your landlord. This kind of landlord seems unlikely to do anything. However, landlords CAN report you to collections agencies for breaking the lease and say you owe them the remainder of the rent, or more likely two months rent, which is what happened to me. You want a paper trail to show that you tried to fix the situation and the landlord did not.

Jesus, it's like we have the Tik Tok voice doing T announcements now. I hate it.

Thanks for defusing the situation. It almost always has a positive outcome like this, and makes for a good story. I wish more people were like you.

Oh this is heartbreaking. That poor student's family.

If anyone.goes, do NOT let me see you complaining on here or anywhere else. You have been warned. And you'd better tip damn well even if it takes you three hours to get service.

Oh I am sorry. Quincy Adams has suffered a lot the past few years