As someone who has had roof replacements 3 times, no one has told me of the debris that could come in. I'd think to do your best in friendly negotiations. Anything further and it could get costly to litigate and may be deemed a run of the mill peril of construction.

I would also note, I know you mention a nice relationship with the guy. Consider what you pay in rent vs whatever the market is now. I recall a post maybe 6 months ago where someone fought the landlord over something relatively small (not saying your damage is small, I don't know the extent), but it was like $1,000. So his lease wasn't renewed and found he couldn't get an apartment for like kind and quality for less than $500 more a month... He fought the landlord over $1,000 and now had to pay $6,000 more a year in rent. He got the $1,000 but I don't think it worked out in his favor.

Did the landlord inform you of the work being done? If no, they could be liable. If they did inform you, it could be construed that you didn't take the necessary steps yourself as it is otherwise not routine to lay tarp on items in an attic during roof replacement.

If they did, they'd need around 2,700 oil wells to pay off this train over 30 years at 0% interest. That's how expensive it would be! Roughly one every 125 yards along the track

Tell them the truth for once. People like hearing the lies from politicians.

The Middleboro extension is costing something like $40 per passenger each way every trip for 30years to build - just building, operating expenses are on top of that. And that's a short expansion distance and going to Boston, where people work. Imagine how much this outskirts to outskirts would cost to build and divide it by it's few passengers.....

Yes, but probably not until after we figure out how to ride on the back of pigs as they fly.

197 miles times $3 billion per mile for underground trains in the US (much much less in other countries) is 10 years of the entire state of MA budget. Basically if you want to know how much that is per taxpayer, multiply your refund this month by 60, that's how much you'd have to come up with, and everyone in the state, for a train they'd never take and probably won't have enough riders to cover the operation expenses.

I think as a "wouldn't it be nice" it's fine. If you want something in the realm of possibility, it should be a center lane of 495. There is no possible way to buy enough land and build a track along any other random path connecting existing stops in anyway that would make the rides affordable.

Is this just an ideal path or is there existing rail along any of this?

MA is one of the few states that doesn't have criminal speeding based on actual speed. In some states, going 90 in a 65 could have gotten you in jail up to 5 years.

Radio personalities aka actors always preach about products. The settlement doesn't find guilt, it says $1M is cheaper than continuing to pay the lawyers to fight it. No one believes Jennifer Aniston uses boxed hair dye. No one believes Leonardo DiCaprio actually conserves energy.

I live south of the city and find it quite nice in terms of balance, between the 93/95 and 495 loops. If I had to live closer to the city where there are more theaters, museums and coffee shops, I'd need to work more hours to earn the extra $1,200 a month in housing so I wouldn't be able to enjoy those things anyway.

Are they making the move to suburban towns or making the move out of the state to avoid the new taxes?

They don't use tracking numbers. But do you have Informed Delivery from the post office? It will send you a picture of your mail so you know the morning it is coming to expect it.

You probably can't get off the grid. I have an efficient heat pump, and an $80,000 solar plus battery setup and that's not enough to be off grid in the winter when we don't get a lot of sunlight, but use the most electric due to heat. It would be possible with gas or oil heat, but not with a heat pump. If you want to be off grid, move south to Florida or Texas, it is possible there. Here, you'd need a windmill, probably 60 perfectly placed solar panels, and maybe 80+kwh of storage.

That also wouldn't be the most environmentally conscious because you will have way more solar and batteries than you need 8 or 9 months of the year, neither are environmentally friendly to build, and the excess is just waste if you aren't connected to the grid and selling your energy back to them.

The good news for your transformer, is if you are buying lots of solar and battery, and you remain connected to the grid (which I highly recommend), the grid may force you to buy a new transformer, so you will have fixed the issue for your neighbors.

Buy insurance first. You can pay for a policy ahead of time and cancel if the sale falls through.

Just remember that Subaru Starlink is deactivated in new cars sold or registered in MA due to the Telematics law voters approved in 2020. This currently only applies to Kia and Subaru as the other brands chose to wait the outcome of litigation.

Last year was a crazy year for us. I haven't been home to know this year yet. I call an exterminator every so often, twice in the last year. They come seal up any holes the mice make and put bait stations around the house. It's very effective.

I use my LegalShield membership all the time, it works great. They aren't going to handle a whole case for you for $30 a month, but to get advice and for them to write a demand letter on your behalf, you can't beat the $30 a month. They just spent hours for me figuring out my car registration and making sure I wouldn't violate and MA laws having a residency in two states. $30 a month and I got several hours of research, maybe valued at $750, I'll take it! They also fought the city for me to take down a tree, saved me the $1500 tree removal. They will defend you in court or against the IRS, but they won't file a lawsuit on your behalf... I think that's to prevent people from just suing everyone at all times if they had a membership and didn't have to pay the lawyer.

Auto and homeowners. A renters policy is a form of homeowners coverage. Even way back when I lived with my parents, I bought a renters policy so I could have an umbrella.

Yes, and get an umbrella with Under/uninsured coverage! That will get you $1M or more. There are too many ill-insured driver's out there.

Your local utility delivers the electricity. That's what the delivery charges are for, all the power lines and electric poles to your house, all the line workers, the tree trimming, the transformers on the poles, the extra line workers they pay to bring in before every storm, etc. Since only one company provides this service, you cannot change delivery companies.

The supply is the creation of the electricity, it's what pays for the natural gas, solar panels and wind turbines that make the energy. Since anyone can make electricity and put it on the grid, this is what you can shop for. Just watch it, some of those providers are even more expensive than your utility or have long term contracts.

Yes, it's for the car not for the owner. Just take the registration and the money to the shop.

Net metering helps me, it doesn't help the grid reduce costs. I sell my energy for exactly what the grid sells it for, they earn nothing. But the grid still has to make my electricity with fossil fuels in the winter to give it back to me. It still has to have energy on standby for rainy days in summer. It still needs to pay year-round overhead and staffing for powerplants, even when the energy isn't needed like summer days when I make enough for 4 or 5 houses. My having panels is great for me, but bad for my neighbors electric rates.

That's normal for MA, you have much much less output in the winter. Add that to heat pumps and EVs that use more electricity in winter, and we have a reverse effect, more use in the winter while producing less.