harriedhag

harriedhag t1_jack1ti wrote

Reply to Me and my partner from England wanting to visit Connecticut by woodyrg14

Ask your travel agent about Portland, Maine. It is a quintessentially cute New England town on the Atlantic Ocean, not the Long Island Sound which is literally brown murky water.

You can fly into Boston, spend a night or two there, and then take a bus or train 2.5hrs to Portland. Recommend in the summer. It’s very walkable, has great restaurants and bars and breweries, beach, water stuff (fishing and whaling tours, ferry to small islands, etc), museums, etc. It’s a popular local tourist destination, most of Nee England coastline is. I don’t think it’s a popular international destination.

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harriedhag t1_jabjy55 wrote

Reply to comment by TheLamestUsername in Does anyone know why there are so many street names with Scottish origin near Cleveland circle? by 3720-To-One

You know, it’s fascinating to think of that period as just 100-year-old real estate developers. I associate “developer” as a modern, faceless, capitalist entity with no interest other than money. 100 years ago, they were doing the same! I’d argue with a lot more intent, neighborhoods were built with cohesive intent and aesthetics, but the concept is the same. Everything was just farms or pasture, and it all had to be sold to a developer at some point.

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harriedhag t1_j6d9153 wrote

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

I was downtown Friday night, and it was eerie af. There was barely anyone out, and the streets were filled with crews boarding up windows and stationed cops in riot gear with motorcycles & cruisers every couple blocks. There even was a pair of officers coming in to do a lap in the quiet, half empty bar I was in. Clearly there was the expectation of 2020-esque protest.

It made me question if I’ve gotten jaded or desensitized to these kinds of awful events. I felt like I wasn’t the person I thought I was, because I found myself thinking “they were fired, they were arrested, and this is just getting started.” I didn’t have that fire inside me that drives me to get out on the streets, ya know?

Now, the entire unit has been disbanded. Exactly what I’d called for during other protests of injustice. So while I’m very sad for the man and his family, still waiting to see what else unfolds, I still am not expecting to hit the streets tonight.

I guess I’m feeling a bit validated that there weren’t mass protests, and think that maybe there is nuance to these situations that is widely understood. It’s not just an outrage machine we were all running, like a lot of murdering-cop sympathizers make a narrative about.

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harriedhag t1_j67hcbe wrote

Reply to Apartments with Gas stove instead of electric in Boston area? by [deleted]

I’m surprised you aren’t finding any. Something to keep an eye out for, if an ad specifically says “tenant pays gas”, there’s a good chance it’s a gas stove. Two places I’ve lived were “tenants pay gas,” which was like $12/mo because it was only for the stove (gas heat was included in rent).

You should also be able to tell from pictures… gas stoves will not have a smooth flat glass top.

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