They need to fire the head of the T. ..never in my life has it been this bad. Never.Yeah, our transit system, as good as it is, needs to be overhauled. It’s suffered a lot mishaps this year, more than I can recall from memory. Though, the MBTA’s staffing has probably dwindled thanks to Covid, lowering the number - and possibly quality - of inspections.
If You’re Black And Not Considering Living And Raising A Family In New England, You’re Hustling Backwards
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I Really Mean It
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It’s everyday! I shouldn’t be laughing but the lady that jumped off the train into the waterI think some green line trolleys shut down yesterday.
Ezekiel 25:17
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Aunt Boston expensive as shyt? And what about them seasons?
Is it a bunch of bad bytches out there? You might have me convinced
Aunt Boston expensive as shyt? And what about them seasons?
Is it a bunch of bad bytches out there? You might have me convinced
I Really Mean It
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@Gritsngravy The racism here is of the paternalistic variety, where well-intentioned “allies” who voted for Obama TWICE like to either talk down to you or talk for you, treating you more as a charity case rather than an equal. It’s not the “I hate black people” brand of racism you find down south; it’s the “i feel sorry for black people” patronization that’s common among white liberals.
You get used to it.
There's Coyotes in Massachusetts?
Hartford CT, Providence RI, New Bedford MA, Worchester MA, Springfield MA, New Haven CT, Burlington VT etc are so underrated
I was just in Newport,Rhode Island today with wifey. Enjoying some seafood and touring the historical mega mansions
I am heading down to Martha's Vineyard with the fam for Labor Day weekend.
Cant wait till fall when foliage starts to set in so I can plan for a trip to New Hampshire/Maine.
Too cold, too much snow.
I’ll weigh in as well. Moved to New England 20 years ago from the midwest. Have lived in Mission Hill, Fenway, and Brighton. Aside from the most wild rat and roach situation when I lived blocks from Fenway, i had almost no issues. Lived in western Mass (Pioneer Valley) for a long time. I had a job that had me splitting my time in Boston up until the pandemic, and I had field offices both in South Boston and Jamaica Plain. No stress. TBH, I’ve never really felt pressed in the same way that I have in parts all over Chicagoland growing up, from Tinley Park to Lake Bluff.
When i lived in western mass, i legit didn’t need to (and frankly rarely did) lock my doors. I’m talking about leaving town for days at a time and not really stressing. I live in Maine these days and real talk, when it’s hot outside, if you walk through any parking lot, you’ll see at least half the cars with their windows down. Like, fully, with plenty of shyt inside. Folks just aren’t on that type of time. Also, everyone up here is strapped, or has access. It’s pretty straight up here.
When i lived in western mass, i legit didn’t need to (and frankly rarely did) lock my doors. I’m talking about leaving town for days at a time and not really stressing. I live in Maine these days and real talk, when it’s hot outside, if you walk through any parking lot, you’ll see at least half the cars with their windows down. Like, fully, with plenty of shyt inside. Folks just aren’t on that type of time. Also, everyone up here is strapped, or has access. It’s pretty straight up here.
Trillium fan? I used to roast a bunch of coffee for their beersOriginally from Roxbury/Humblodt Ave. area. At 14 years old my Mom and Pops got divorced. Moved with my pops to the Morton St. area in Dorchester/Mattapan. Lived there till I got married and had a kid
Now I live in burbs of Canton.
I will also add that the town and country aspect is really underrated. When i lved in western mass, it was 90 to boston, 90 to new haven (wife was in grad school), 3 hours to NYC, 2 to Burlington, 2 to Providence, etc. I regularly was kicking it in 2-3 states a day on a decent weekend.
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I was just in Newport,Rhode Island today with wifey. Enjoying some seafood and touring the historical mega mansions
I am heading down to Martha's Vineyard with the fam for Labor Day weekend.
Cant wait till fall when foliage starts to set in so I can plan for a trip to New Hampshire/Maine.
New England in the Summer and Fall is just
. And I fukking love seafood
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I get what you're saying OP but you're message needs clarification...
All large cities, including Boston certainly, have issues with black crime. But Boston is one of the safest large cities in the nation so that is a huge plus to be really safe with a LARGE black population...
I've been to Boston once and really enjoyed it. I couldn't live there though, I have no family there and I'm not built for the winters...
So where is Boston down south, defined for me as large black populations that are among the safest cities nationally? Raleigh, where I currently live, and Virginia Beach, where I lived previously and hope to return to eventually...
It is different living in cities with big black populations that aren't overrun with violence. In both VB and Rgh these are cities where black wages, black wealth and black jobs are competitive and higher than national average, so is black educational attainment. The areas that are impoverished and/or violent are similar to anywhere else, there are just fewer of these areas in Rgh and VB...
If you live in cities with high rates of violence and shyt, you learn how to function within that, its normal. It's different living in cities that aren't like that because they are the exceptions to the rule. And I get why people with no ties to Boston or Raleigh or Virginia Beach would be hesitant to live there, but for me, now that I've lived in this kind of city, I don't know that I can go back despite my love for various places I've lived that have substantially higher black crime and poverty (Sacramento, Los Angeles, Richmond, Charlotte are four cities I love tremendously I lived in but it isn't the same as living in Rgh or The Beach)...
Also OP stop generalizing "down south racism"
. Racism has a different look in some places but it's all the same at the core, the intent on limiting opportunity for black folk. VB also had subtle racism, so too does Rgh I guess. There aren't lines of Klansmen running the streets but there is definitely racism anywhere you go in this country. If you can deal with Boston racism, which is one of the more notorious racist cities nationwide, you could deal with Beach or Raleigh or anywhere down south racism...
All large cities, including Boston certainly, have issues with black crime. But Boston is one of the safest large cities in the nation so that is a huge plus to be really safe with a LARGE black population...
I've been to Boston once and really enjoyed it. I couldn't live there though, I have no family there and I'm not built for the winters...
So where is Boston down south, defined for me as large black populations that are among the safest cities nationally? Raleigh, where I currently live, and Virginia Beach, where I lived previously and hope to return to eventually...
It is different living in cities with big black populations that aren't overrun with violence. In both VB and Rgh these are cities where black wages, black wealth and black jobs are competitive and higher than national average, so is black educational attainment. The areas that are impoverished and/or violent are similar to anywhere else, there are just fewer of these areas in Rgh and VB...
If you live in cities with high rates of violence and shyt, you learn how to function within that, its normal. It's different living in cities that aren't like that because they are the exceptions to the rule. And I get why people with no ties to Boston or Raleigh or Virginia Beach would be hesitant to live there, but for me, now that I've lived in this kind of city, I don't know that I can go back despite my love for various places I've lived that have substantially higher black crime and poverty (Sacramento, Los Angeles, Richmond, Charlotte are four cities I love tremendously I lived in but it isn't the same as living in Rgh or The Beach)...
Also OP stop generalizing "down south racism"
. Racism has a different look in some places but it's all the same at the core, the intent on limiting opportunity for black folk. VB also had subtle racism, so too does Rgh I guess. There aren't lines of Klansmen running the streets but there is definitely racism anywhere you go in this country. If you can deal with Boston racism, which is one of the more notorious racist cities nationwide, you could deal with Beach or Raleigh or anywhere down south racism...I enjoyed VA and was impressed by the quality of life middle and upper middle class black ppl I encountered had there.I get what you're saying OP but you're message needs clarification...
All large cities, including Boston certainly, have issues with black crime. But Boston is one of the safest large cities in the nation so that is a huge plus to be really safe with a LARGE black population...
I've been to Boston once and really enjoyed it. I couldn't live there though, I have no family there and I'm not built for the winters...
So where is Boston down south, defined for me as large black populations that are among the safest cities nationally? Raleigh, where I currently live, and Virginia Beach, where I lived previously and hope to return to eventually...
It is different living in cities with big black populations that aren't overrun with violence. In both VB and Rgh these are cities where black wages, black wealth and black jobs are competitive and higher than national average, so is black educational attainment. The areas that are impoverished and/or violent are similar to anywhere else, there are just fewer of these areas in Rgh and VB...
If you live in cities with high rates of violence and shyt, you learn how to function within that, its normal. It's different living in cities that aren't like that because they are the exceptions to the rule. And I get why people with no ties to Boston or Raleigh or Virginia Beach would be hesitant to live there, but for me, now that I've lived in this kind of city, I don't know that I can go back despite my love for various places I've lived that have substantially higher black crime and poverty (Sacramento, Los Angeles, Richmond, Charlotte are four cities I love tremendously I lived in but it isn't the same as living in Rgh or The Beach)...
Also OP stop generalizing "down south racism"
Need to hit up NC and see what's good out there. I met some brehs from NC at networking event in Baltimore and they told me NC has crazy amounts of State & Fed funds set aside for minority owned businesses.
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