Yeah, same here. If he can at least get things going the right way, that's helpful.

He's got 4 kids, so let's hope he makes it two years!

Keep that seat warm.

$185k a year pension. $470k salary for MBTA role. If he fails: who cares, new boat. If he succeeds, golden boy. Probably set up to be stonewalled by literally everyone.

It's the only way to attract talent. Many arguments are: "just get European rail heads to come and fix it since the trains are so great there.". We can't afford them. Their salaries are higher. Pay trash and get trash. This seems like a good middle ground of getting an experienced rail manager with direct experience of turning a system around. He's still fucked here, but it's a start.

Getting the down votes, but clearly the MBTA can't compete with foreign rail head salaries.

It'd be a downgrade to move here, that's why.

Oh phew, thankfully Globe Direct isn't affected. Since you don't have to sign up in the first place.

I hope he celebrates the shit out his correct predictions. I appreciate his approach, but damn if I'm not almost going to better off following the opposite of what he says. His gardening tips are solid though.

I'd be wary of putting James Hong in a wheel chair again.

So is this the 3rd or 4th Massachusetts transit related death in as many weeks? 2 Worcester commuter rail pedestrian strikes. This guy. Another possible green line death from a train surfer that I saw here but can't verify.

Out of waste from deer island. We'll call it the "sew-wall"

Lol, I had alpha and it was the bathroom ceiling. Twice.

Never did find Paris' tongue though.

Eesh, it might survive a fire, flood or tornado, but robots, meteors or the big lizard will fuck our shit up.

I would cut through campus when working over there because it is faster. Or the infinite corridor. Get lunch at the student union.

You get access to the ice rink and the muddy Charles. I am not an alumni.

Anytime, no big Diehl.

Also, just to add on while thinking about it more: we know Healey's stance on white supremacy because of the office she currently holds and boy does she hate it. Diehl on the other hand: https://mypraiseatl.com/2325832/republican-candidate-geoff-diehl-caught-lying-about-daughter-signing-white-privilege-pledge-at-school/ (there is a Boston Globe article about this, but it's paywalled). 100% the next governor of Massachusetts is going to have to deal with white supremacists. I think under Diehl they will fly their Nazi flags openly and feel emboldened to be more in the open too, so his campaign should step up more on it. It would be a good debate question. Just some added small flavor on the issue: https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/column-diehl-with-the-devil/article_bea64a16-091a-11ed-a4cf-83e91d7a9fca.html

Reflects poorly on your neighbor. If Healey was buddies with your neighbor and knew about the n word stuff and continued to hang out, it would reflect poorly on her. Yeah, it's a one off unknown interaction for Diehl. Diehl could just address it but chooses not to. In this particular case, because of Diehl's political views and that Diehl doesn't address it or condemn it, it's almost silent support.

Surprise, surprise. https://twitter.com/massgop/status/1531805291297259520?t=S5s7MQRWb8O_rPAokZY5xg&s=19

Sadly the highest share of Geoff Diehl.

Over the Charles Roof top bar at the double tree in Allston. Haven't been in a long time, but looks to still be open.

Since it's fall, if you get a chance, take a trip to an apple orchard to get a fresh and hot cider donut.

Anna's donuts in West Roxbury. Twin Donut in Allston. Both are traditional. Country Kitchen in Walpole as well for that style. I'd rather eat a week old dunkies hoola hooped by the Dunkin' rat than chomp a blackbird, but I understand the appeal of overpaying for a hyped up piece of trash to join a club.