No, but that’s really interesting! It was at Whiting Street res in Holyoke probably in 2014? Ish?

I used to run on this trail in western ma that went around a reservoir up against a rocky mountainside, their absolute favorite hangout. There was at least one person that got bitten and had to be airlifted to Boston.

I asked an EMT once what I should do if I got bit on the far side of the reservoir, about two miles from the nearest ambulance accessible area. Like I was curious to know if trying to walk closer to civilization would spread the poison faster or if I should just lie still and wait.

He told me the best thing to do in this situation is capture the snake which seems like the very last thing on earth I’m going to be inclined to do. Sure buddy, I’ll just grab a poisonous snake by the face and hold onto it for 30 minutes

boo

It’s called minding your own business, kehd

Do you mean sparsely populated? Idk why exactly but you’re using the word “sparse” incorrectly.

So you don’t want people to downvote you, you want them to tell you what the problem with your comment is, and when they do tell you, you call them hostile. You’re very curious about this total stranger’s motives for a person who’s completely incapable of self-examination. Or maybe that’s why.

I don’t know what a “bad egg” is supposed to be, but children experience all kinds of trauma and that trauma impacts them throughout their lives in a myriad of ways.

Thinking children just bounce back from trauma and then become damaged later in life completely unrelated is ridiculous.

I don’t understand why you think that’s your affair

> Kids are incredibly resilient.

Where do all these fucked up adults come from then?

The last time I went to the Savers in Plaistow there was a big sign saying they weren’t accepting books, which is a bummer because I don’t like to donate to religious orgs. I’d like to donate them to a jail or prison, but it seems like a huge hassle

One stop AA meeting and after party

Bros in this sub who grew up in the Boston suburbs but went to UMASS for three semesters and never left campus are the real experts on western mass though

I’m aware of where/what it is. I grew up there and lived there most of my life. I assure you that it is both. Just like the north shore is in Eastern Mass, the Berkshires is in Western Mass

How on earth is a part of Massachusetts that’s west of what you consider to be western massachusetts not western Massachusetts?

It’s the four westernmost counties. Period.

It’s because everyone in the state and their car is in Salem right now