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bunk_debunk t1_jebpp2c wrote

Reply to Does anyone actually work at our state agencies? by [deleted]

I feel that a lot of organizations -- primarily governmental and medicinal -- are taking advantage of our Covid hangover. Doctors are slow to get back to face-to-face appts., government workers don't answer phones, appts. are often scheduled months out when they really don't have to be. Minor civic interactions such as appealing a traffic ticket seem more complicated and confusing.

Many of these things were bad before, but now forget about it.

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bunk_debunk t1_jeah5uf wrote

Reply to comment by MatNomis in 'Harvard Square was never what it used to be' by GlobeOpinion

> Not long ago, there was a Starbucks on Church Street, a Starbucks in the Garage, and then the big one by the Pit right outside the main T entrance. Those have all had a fair amount of seating space and have all closed and are replaced by the small one in the former Curious George space.

All closed? Hmm. I don't go to Starbuck's, so lost track, but those are the ones I was counting.

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bunk_debunk t1_jea4n2a wrote

Reply to 'Harvard Square was never what it used to be' by GlobeOpinion

Which Starbuck's did they go to? Since one recently opened in the lobby of the old Curious George, I think there are now like four in the Square. LOL, but true. And ridiculous.

Anyway, every generation has its own memories of Harvard Square. When I was about 16 and living in upstate NY, I visited a friend whose family had moved to Orange and we drove across the state just to hang out in Harvard Square. Much later, I have now lived near the Square for 25 years.

I've seen a lot of changes, but I try not to get too wistful about the way things used to be.

Rather, I like to say that the one constant in Harvard Square going back to its beginning in 1630 is the complaining about change, and I'd rather live in a place where change is pretty constant rather than rare.

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bunk_debunk t1_jbui79n wrote

Reply to What is with WGBH going door-to-door soliciting donations? by cherry-popsicle

I'll let others answer your question, but just as an aside: I got a call the other day from a woman with a heavy Southern accent who asked me if I wanted CVS to start giving me three-month supplies of my prescriptions. I said yes and braced myself for the sales pitch, and she said okay have a nice day. It seemed strange, but I appreciate it.

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