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johnmcboston t1_je0jl4t wrote
Reply to comment by DarthNobody in Crisis-Hit MBTA to Be Led by Man Who Turned Around Long Island Railroad by Illustrious-Nose3100
What exactly are they doing over there??
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Reply to comment by Silverline_Surfer in THE ESCALATION IN SOUTH STATION IS WORKING!!!! by K_Gal14
Didn't know it was the same, but I know they keep getting in trouble for the management of FH/QM, and the city councilors keep wanting to cancel the contract, then it falls out of the news.
johnmcboston t1_jdcgxv5 wrote
The CVB story helped, but they exposed a bigger issue that the T hasn't addressed. All of S Station is leased to a company to run, and that company is saving money by doing things like not fixing escalators. Where else are they cutting corners? Why has this not invalidated this lease?
johnmcboston t1_j9p1a05 wrote
Yeah, the cloth ones do get dirtied, but they prevent you from slipping and sliding around. better than the new plastic ones...
johnmcboston t1_j9op3nq wrote
Reply to comment by ineedscissor in $122M to build a new bridge for 160 Dorchester Yacht Club members!?! by LivingMemento
It would have to be a super tall bridge - the water is close to the lower deck of the bridge at high tide, so you would need a bridge tall enough to accommodate the tallest sailboat...
Plus the southern approach just went under 93, so not that much room to build a high bridge from that perspective.
johnmcboston t1_j9og6th wrote
Yacht club almost doesn't matter unless they can get the lagoon decertified as a 'navigable waterway'.
johnmcboston t1_j6o5mly wrote
Well, if you were around in 2013 you knew there was nothing inside as you watched them being disassembled and then rebuilt...
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Reply to comment by zz23ke in AMC Entertainment Acquires 13-Screen Former ArcLight Cinema In Boston by devine2029
Not a fan of Regal in fenway - those stupid 'table' attachments on the seats...
johnmcboston t1_j1471jc wrote
Interesting. Not sure how crowded Boylston st AMC gets, and the theater in the seaport is also re-opening. Will North Station get enough business??
johnmcboston t1_iycsi1y wrote
Reply to Getting ready for Thursday’s tree lighting on Boston Common. Thank you Nova Scotia! by yesdaedalus11
I recently finished and enjoyed Curse of the Narrows. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802714587/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0802714587
But there are a number of books on the incident https://bookriot.com/books-halifax-explosion/
johnmcboston t1_iycsbko wrote
Reply to comment by Quincyperson in Getting ready for Thursday’s tree lighting on Boston Common. Thank you Nova Scotia! by yesdaedalus11
Yeah, wish they would put it in a better location. It kind of gets 'lost' on the common - not very prominent. (And the city doesn't do the best job decoration - it's not surprising the original poster thought the Quincy market tree was the NS tree - it's decorated much better and highly visible)
johnmcboston t1_iycs3z6 wrote
Reply to Is there a Santa Speedo Run this year? by JohnHaze02118
Good question. No presence anywhere on the web. The charity they run for now, the Play Ball Foundation, has no event for 2022. Technically would happen on Dec 10 if they kept to schedule, but given no fundraising yet, I'm not sure.
johnmcboston t1_iycr3w0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is there a Santa Speedo Run this year? by JohnHaze02118
It is not a 'gay event' - but given the event, are you surprised a gay travel sight is advertising it as an event? :)
But I have my suspicions. The race is always on a Saturday. Last year it was Dec 11 - and this travel site is listing the date for 2022 as Sunday, Dec 11. So I wonder if they just made an assumption.
Very surprised at this late date there is no proper web site for the 2022 run (if happening)
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Reply to comment by ddepalma57 in Block chocolate? by johnmcboston
Really? Never seen anything like that in their baking section...
johnmcboston OP t1_ixhcvx9 wrote
Reply to comment by becausefrog in Block chocolate? by johnmcboston
That's what I ended up using last year (I love Guittard chips for cookies). Wasn't the worst, just hoping for something different this time. We'll see what I can find.
johnmcboston OP t1_ixhcjjz wrote
Reply to comment by Think_please in Block chocolate? by johnmcboston
hehe - indeed. not looking for baking chocolate.
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Reply to comment by ScarletOK in Block chocolate? by johnmcboston
>https://www.seriouseats.com/baking-with-chocolate
Cool article - thanks. Agree Taza wouldn't do well for Bark. I'll check out those stores as well - thanks
johnmcboston t1_je0km4p wrote
Reply to Crisis-Hit MBTA to Be Led by Man Who Turned Around Long Island Railroad by Illustrious-Nose3100
I'm on the fence. Ch 25 did some 'man on the street' interviews in NY with LIRR riders who were less than impressed, but the could of course choose who to put on air. Fact wise, I'm curious if he 'fixed' the system, or just moved the goalposts.
I think back to David Gunn, who fixed every transit system he touched (and Amtrak) - except Boston, his only failure. Unions and politics prevented him form making any meaningful changes. Curious if the environment now is truly changed.