Last time I went to Pride, I parked on Cumberland behind the Merrill Auditorium. There's no reason to park as far away as Deering Oaks.

I don't like any radio shows that feature primarily talk on a music format station. Sports radio, sure. NPR, great. Morning drive time shows on music stations? Uniformly garbage.

If you have good midlayers, I'd suggest going with an uninsulated shell outer. Your base layer wicks moisture and keeps you dry, and it's the midlayers that give you insulation. the outer layer is your weather resistance. That's what keeps the wind and wet from getting in.

The most versatile and useful cold weather outfit is one where each layer performs its own function, and not more than that. Heavily insulated parkas are great for when you're going to and from your car and buildings. Then you only want one garment to deal with. But for long days out in the cold, keep the functions separate.

As for brands, anything with a Gore-Tex or similar layer is what you want. Patagonia, Arc'teryx, Mountain HardWear are very good brands, as is LLBean. If you're headed to Maine, I'd strongly suggest going to Freeport to shop. The Patagonia outlet there has a 50% off clearance going right now, and LLBean has sales now, in both their main store and in their outlet across the street.

Canada Goose is excessively spendy because they're trendy. They work really well, but they also don't need to be that expensive.

That being said, good cold weather gear isn't cheap. Each type has its own pros and cons. To point you in the right direction, we would have to know if you're going to be active during the time you're outdoors, or are you going to be standing around. I've got a ton of great ski gear, but I'd never wear that if I was going to be standing around watching a parade. Or at least, I'd wear a lot more of it to the parade than I would to go skiing in the same weather.

As I said, usually. There are exceptions to every statement.

That being said, Dover-Foxcroft is the county seat in Piscataquis, which draws people there.

Theaters were usually in larger towns and cities, like Ellsworth, Bangor, etc. So they were magnets that drew people from in and out of town.

Pubs relied on a mix of village residents, outlying folks on their occasional visit to the village, and travelers. Many pubs were inside, or near inns or boarding houses... Which in turn would be near the train station.

A lot of our towns are spread out because of agriculture. Either you're farming your land, which spreads you out.. or you've got your own spot on the coast for your fishing boat, which strings people along the shoreline.

150 years ago, you would find that every town had its own small grocer, dry goods/ general store, etc. It's not like today, where you might have to drive a half hour or more to the nearest supermarket.

There also wasn't the habit of stopping by the store to grab what you need for dinner tonight. You grew or caught much of what you needed when you were out on a farm or fishing, and only went to town for the stuff you didn't have. You went into town once a week for church, and then maybe once a month to shop. Otherwise, you were working your own land, and mostly interacting with the families farming around you.

The other pre-automobile factor you're not considering is the railroad. Before cars really took over, trains connected nearly every community to one another. Look around, you'll see tons of defunct rail lines crisscrossing the state. If you had to really travel, odds are a railroad had a stop within ten miles. From there, you'd take the train to Brunswick, Bangor, Lewiston, Portland, Boston, etc.

Let me guess... The news that Jimmy Carter's death is imminent got you curious about the remaining former presidents.

I say that because I did the EXACT same thing earlier today and realized the EXACT same thing!

Americans continue to use Arabic numerals, despite a large portion of the US population harboring a hatred for Arabs and Muslims.

Change is hard, regardless of motivation. The Japanese had other things to do at the time.

LD3. It gave emergency funding for heat assistance, warming shelters, and hotel rooms.

The good news is that the Legislature is very focused on housing this year. It was one of the highest priority issues in the campaign, and the legislature took all of two days to pass their first housing legislation this session. Hopefully that continues.

I work on public housing policy all day every day. The one thing we can control for housing costs is the supply. We need more housing. A lot more. That means changing zoning and code laws to increase density. And we need to push through the NIMBYism that crops up when denser developments do get proposed. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Look at all the flags there. You'll realize quickly that most aren't the official flags it's an interpretation of what each state's flags should be.

Why? It's a blue flag with the state seal in the middle. Tell me, if you glanced at a row of state flags quickly, could you pick out the Maine flag from New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, or any other number of state flags which are a seal on a blue bedsheet?

Of course you couldn't. Because the design is garbage. Flags should be simple and distinctive. Our current flag fails at both.

Our current flag is shit. We should return to this flag, as it's actually distinctive.

8 times, schlepping to the back of the property to find the tree. cutting the tree down. Cutting to length. Drinking some Allen's. Then getting back to it but to split. Stacking. Carrying into the house. Burning.

I assure you, those tunnels are sealed up tight. With the huge spike in unsheltered homelessness, those tunnels would become encampments instantly.

You just listed all of our go-to activities.

A lot of international sports organizations have French names.

FIS- Federation Internationale du Ski

FINA- Federation Internationale de Natation (swimming)

FIA- Federation Internationale d'Automobile (Formula 1, WEC, etc)

FIM- Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (MotoGP etc)

FIBA- Federation Internationale de Basket-ball

The list goes on.

Downeaster comes about 100 miles short of Bangor.

That only gets you to Portland.

Well... If you stay on 95, you'll never actually get to Boston.

The worst drivers on the planet are in Maryland. Atlanta is a close second.

Fun fact, statistically the safest drivers in the country are Massachusetts drivers. Massachusetts has the fewest road deaths per miles driven of any state.

Maine is the least religious state in the country. One of the many reasons I like it here.

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