LiamW
LiamW t1_j1j0co6 wrote
Reply to comment by ceciltech in What are MA laws when it comes to damage from branches of neighbor's trees. I warned neighbor two years ago this would happen, in writing. by bcardarella
Yeah, all the people complaining about Southie gentrifying clearly never spent time there before…. My family goes back multiple generations in southie. I have absolutely no issues with it no longer being a festering pit of tribal violence, vice and despair.
LiamW t1_iyegxra wrote
Reply to comment by scully360 in Fuck the Royal Family. by CrimeCoder
We’ll ignoring the war Boston started over getting rid of them…
Ignoring that their entire status is an affront to the idea of equality..
Ignoring that their wealth is literally from thousands of years of stealing from people and slavery..
Ignoring that they have literally accomplished less than Kim Kardashian..
Their presence massively screws up traffic and logistics until they leave in a city with world famous traffic and transit issues.
LiamW t1_iuiz5mn wrote
Reply to comment by UltravioletClearance in New England Utility Urges Biden to Declare Emergency to Avoid Fuel Shortage by Nobiting
The gas pipeline from PA to New England was never going to pencil out. The actual cost savings is tiny relative to the capital required to build and maintain such a pipeline (basically the most expensive real estate per-mile in pipeline history).
The price differential between New England and the rest of the country is not much, it spikes right now as both Europe and New England share climate conditions, and is exacerbated by Putin/Ukraine.
New England is going to have some of the highest energy demand per square foot (note: not household) in the continental US due to the realities of: average oldest buildings, highest density most northern settled area, and the most days requiring moderate to heavy indoor temperate adjustment in the U.S.
In New England, the absolute best improvement people can make is insulation, heat pump retrofits, upgrade lights/appliances, and solar/geothermal systems.
Subsidizing wasting more energy is not a good idea, regardless of how you feel about “green” tech.
LiamW t1_j4ni4gd wrote
Reply to A “rat crisis” in Brookline is probably a regular Tuesday in Allston by 3720-To-One
Having moved back recently it’s especially apparent there’s a problem.
I grew up downtown near the North end and would see rats somewhat regularly at night in Chinatown and the North End. But not even once a week.
Since moving back, I see them every night I walk my dog, and also in broad daylight once a week.
This is 10-20x as frequent as when I grew up here and walked my dogs at night.
Boston needs to get trash under control, as it’s the most likely culprit given that I see overflowing trash bins all over the city now.