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heklakatla t1_iy15wql wrote

Reply to Staring at zillow, and question about suburban new constructions and their fate after Q1? by EconomySeaweed7693

Your last sentence implies that the balance of money, pre-COVID, was in the city. Sure, there has always been plenty of money in Boston but the suburbs haven't been hurting and I would argue the aggregate of the suburbs always trounced the city. Weston. Lincoln. Dover. Wellesley (as you were eyeing), Lexington, Concord, etc. Not to mention the ocean communities both south & north of the city (Cohasset, Situate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, etc) always had plenty of pricey homes.

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heklakatla t1_iucy962 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Why does MA need more tax money? by Comprehensive-Bus661

We're an expensive place to live and we have to fund police, fire, education, elder services, DPW, etc. It's not as if you're not getting anything for the taxes. Would you rather have something come up and we're not able to afford it? We've had Chapter 62F on the books since the mid-1980s and this is only the second time (first time since 35-years (1987)) that they will refund money to its residents. They're not keeping it. There is a law there to protect you in that regard.

Do we pay more than the average state? Yes (source: https://taxfoundation.org/tax-burden-by-state-2022/) but it's not nearly as much as folks make it out to be and we're well within the StdDev (average on that page is ~10.6% with a StdDev of 2% and getting a much better set of services than a lot of the states lower on the list. You might be fortunate and not in a position where you're currently leveraging all of those but at some point you may need it.

Life is too short and it's not worth stressing over things like this. I've known too many people that left life early due to stress induced issues. I'm sure MA would love to keep you and your family but if it is going to cause undue stress or burden in your life and you don't need the volume or range of services then move (NH is close and would save you 0.9%...the balance of the NorthEast has a higher tax burden then MA & NH until you get to PA).

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heklakatla t1_itsvmjd wrote

Reply to comment by yo_mama_5000 in New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold by yo_mama_5000

The article you linked from the Concord Monitor quotes the local expert as saying there aren't shortages.

From: https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-heating-fuel-reserves-remain-low-48550701

The state expects inventories to increase as heating season begins ramping up in December, and Ellms said the state is not concerned about shortages

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heklakatla t1_iryvc6k wrote

Reply to Need Help with Lyme Disease by cathar_here

What /u/IamSauerKraut said is true. Doxy can mix up the gut... In my Lyme case I ate a lot of Sauer Kraut, Kimchi, and other fermented things along with a diversity of fresh fruits and veggies. It too me close to 6-months post-Doxy to regain my functional memory back and I'm not convinced I ever got north of 85% of what I started with. I've had to come to embrace the new normal and change how I do things.

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heklakatla t1_irrx942 wrote

Reply to Thanksgiving questions from a foreigner by obcork

The others have addressed the bird. The NYT has the balance covered

https://cooking.nytimes.com/thanksgiving/menu-planner

https://cooking.nytimes.com/thanksgiving/442665-make-ahead-thanksgiving-recipes

https://cooking.nytimes.com/thanksgiving/dinner-ideas-tips

https://cooking.nytimes.com/thanksgiving

If you're anxious about it cook one side a week between now and then to see what you like, what you're good at, etc. They're all good!

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heklakatla t1_ir23bfh wrote

Reply to How do y'all like T-Mobile's coverage? by arborgent

Don't listen to us. Check for yourself. Invest in a Mint eSim and perform comparisons... Drive around with the Mint eSim active and see how it works where you live, work, visit, etc. If you need something and it's not working for you to toggle to your existing Verizon line.

A colleague recently did this in VT. He received conflicting stories on who he should use so he spent a few bucks on a few GB of eSIMs and figured what worked best for him. He's now going to formally port his number to the winning carrier.

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