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bitpushr t1_jcyhyfv wrote

Reply to Manual Transmission Driving Lessons by jeffkeyrouz87

I grew up in Australia and learned to drive there. If you take the test in an automatic transmission car, your driver's license literally says so and it's against the law for you to drive a manual transmission. Peer pressure means that basically no one gets the "auto only" license.

When I moved here, it always seemed strange that you could get a license that covers driving manuals and autos when some people have literally never driven a manual transmission car.

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bitpushr t1_j6dyhwh wrote

Reply to comment by QuitProfessional5437 in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns

> What we need is a stronger justice system with more strict laws. So many people are out here committing crimes and all they get is a slap on the wrist. Enough is enough.

I suggest you take a look at our incarceration rate per capita and then think about whether or not the answer is "the solution is to put more people in prison".

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bitpushr t1_j292owx wrote

Reply to Where can I get Vegemite? by kodtenor

Wegman's should have it, Whole Foods may have it, Shaw's/Star Markets often do have it.

tl;dr big supermarkets will probably have it in their international aisle.

source: am Strayan

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bitpushr t1_j20jxqb wrote

Reply to comment by Yak_Rodeo in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion

I actually agree with you that, in theory, it is a good idea. But there is a surprising lack of evidence that residency requirements help, and there is even some evidence that they actually make things worse.

I would rather hire a great officer who cares and lives somewhere else than an ambivalent one who lives next door.

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bitpushr t1_j20c7c2 wrote

Reply to comment by Yak_Rodeo in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion

> im not following. its not a good thing to have police living in and invested in the community they police?

I suppose it is in theory, but how do you quantify it? How do you weigh the benefits (which are admittedly difficult to measure) with the reality that you are drastically limiting your pool of applicants for jobs?

Do you think someone living in Roslindale is going to be a better cop (or 911 dispatcher or arborist or...) than someone from Needham just because they live in Roslindale?

And if the answer to this is "Yes", how do you reconcile that with the fact that Boston Public Schools does not require its teachers to live in Boston? I would argue that teaching kids is a pretty important job...

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Reply to Being induced Friday by 207Simone

You will be allowed adult visitors but I don't know one way or the other about child visitors. Brigham is a phenomenal hospital. I'll be sending good vibes! <3

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Reply to comment by Whyisthissobroken in Moving to outside of Boston, where should we live? by newbl00d21

> A great suggestion someone gave me when I was looking years ago was to try the morning commute and see if you are okay with it. It might be easier to do the "evening" commute unless you feel like waking up early.

These days OP can use Waze (or Google Maps) and the "go later" feature to get estimates that tend to be pretty accurate. But you're right: nothing prepares you for it quite like doing it.

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