Hell yeah. I spend a lot of time in VT and I try to get to HF at least once a year. I agree that their offerings are incredible and the location is idyllic.

But I’m an unashamed TH addict. :P Now that it’s so handy to me, I’ve been trying all the non-DIPA styles and they’re all amazing. They’ve got like 75 offerings on the menu and they just keep coming. I can’t keep up!

…yet you’ve never heard of Treehouse? They’ve got 6 of the top 25 beers on BeerAdvocate and rated #1 brewery on Untappd. Yes, you definitely should check them out! Charlton is the mothership, but Tewksbury is coming along and will be more accessible to Boston.

I used to drive out to Charlton every month or two. Now I live 5 min away (from the Tewksbury location) and go every week. I guess I’m using less gas, at least?

I’ve considered moving to Greenfield just to be closer to People’s Pint!

If you’re the kind of person that thinks shoveling a spot makes it yours, it’s not much of stretch to believe that placing a space saver before a storm is a declaration of your intention to shovel it later. If you’re going to screw over your neighbors and call dibs on a public parking spot, you might as well pick one in front of your house.

I’m proud to say that in all my years living, working, and driving in Boston, I never once used a space saver. When I moved to JP in 2001ish, somebody put out a chair for a space saver and it was quickly moved to the sidewalk with a note like “we don’t do this here.” I was thrilled. I had found my people! But within a couple years, any time there was even the threat of snow, space savers had become common practice.

Supposed to be traveling to see family, but Covid strikes again. Guess I’ll be drinking and drinking all weekend.

Howzabout: On average, people possess more than 1 human skull.

Sure I would. I would analogize your cat situation to someone who would only date say, somebody they met through church. Sure, that happens, but thankfully it’s quite rare because that would be an extremely small, extremely select, and extremely prejudiced selection of dating options when there are literally billions of qualified mate options being ignored.

In that case, my ideal setup would be a tow-behind Cyclone Rake. My neighbor has one and it looks incredible. I've only got 2 big oaks, so I just give those spots a few extra mulching passes and it breaks them down just fine. I can't justify buying the Cyclone Rake no matter how hard I try :/

I’ve got about 3/4 acre of lawn to mow and a loooong driveway+parking to snow blow. I use an older John Deere D130 ride-on mower with a 4’ snowblower attachment in the Winter. It’s pretty damn dreamy.

Oh, and in the fall I blow the leaves onto the lawn and mulch in place. Hauling them away is just taking away nutrients.

Thanks! That makes it a little less unsettling.

Those mushroom clouds look like laughing clowns. Terrifying.