I have four of those with a combined listening of 3… oh yeah

always be ready to run… we’re all soft tissue and bones… bad things can happen and often do when we try to stand our ground against things we could run away from… as a 2a person this is a hard thing to accept but it’s the best way ti actually defend yourself. I wish I had a more romantic answer for you.

ghost pepper sauce

yup

I don’t remember it being anything other than a non divisional game growing up (30 years ago). Playoffs had already started and seasons were basically finished by Thanksgiving.

sorry it’s not really close to Boston.

there’s a small restaurant in West Bridgewater called “Good Days”. They have a fantastic Thanksgiving sandwich.

there’s that place in Hyannis… “Cuddles and Bubbles”? I don’t know if they have the fireplace but they advertise heart shaped jacuzzis on their sign. I also don’t know if it’s still a thing there.

but if the injury occurred at work it’s worker’s comp not part of the PFML.

it’s that way now, it was not like that for a long time during the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s.

$100k a year is the carman’s union top scale… that’s not exactly poverty

Before overtime

I can abide by that statement

damn straight! That intersection is awful!

retiring at 46 years old? That isn’t what’s happening anymore, but certainly for the people that got that deal they definitely get to retire very young and reasonably comfortable. I’m probably really jealous about that. Can you retire at 46 with a blue collar job anywhere else with taxpayer funds?

angry about both and got shut out when I applied at the MBTA in the 90’s and the job literally went to a friend of mine who’s last name rhymes with Bulger (remember Whitey’s brother Billy was the Senate President at that point)… this guy is his nephew. I’m still his friend but it was an inside thing… also I’ve been with the same company for 26 years… my pension is fully vested but it’s at 60% of my 3 top years. This seems pretty standard for folks that are able to still get pensions from their workplace. I also agree with the separate point (in my mind) that all companies should provide a pension, but this isn’t even what I’m talking about totally just one part that popped into my head about money being spent that should have been negotiated differently. I also don’t begrudge the people that got the sweet deal while it was available… it isn’t available anymore, but the money must still be paid to those that earned it in the 90’s.

Howie Carr? Is he still around? (seriously I remember him from before I stopped reading newspapers, I figured he’d be retired by now too)… I just don’t think there’s enough accountability specifically within the MBTA to be sending them more money without a good public facing plan.

Also… fuck you

how do you retain employees after the 25 year mark? Also, military pension is not 80% neither are many other public sector jobs.

I understand how budgets work and I see how well the T has been maintained, that works for you?

while I agree to a point… I don’t want them to just throw money at the issue without more accountability though. I like the T but it really feels like there’s been millions squandered on poorly written contracts for employees (possibly intentionally made that way) that provide 80% pensions (maybe more) for employees after 25 years of service… meaning that if you started working at 21 you could “retire” from the T and collect 80% of your three highest paying years for the rest of your life… at 46 years old! that’s a bad contract with our tax money. Obviously the T needs to be fixed but I want more accountability from the appointed officials before I hand them a blank check.

that’s the shortcut

they were invited and even expected, they were just delayed over and over again and got there late

your regular mechanic may not have noticed brakes if they weren’t specifically looking. They get overlooked a lot when other stuff is being done. It’s one of the reasons it’s what inspection stations look at close (that and the safety part), it could also be a case of the station trying to cash grab you which is also a sad possibility

Edit-go to your mechanic or basically any other shop to get them checked

they go by the taxes filed… so like for my family of 5 there were 2 incomes and 3 dependents taken into account. If you don’t file as Head of Household then it will just go by your tax status.

if you don’t believe there’s quotas you’re lying to yourself

oh ok… I was just trying to orient myself to the angle

was this picture taken from the package store parking lot?

Edit before downvotes… I’m being serious.