I’m from here, and have lived across the US. Boston’s bigoted reputation is laughable if you’ve spent any time in almost any other state.

It’s mind-blowing to me that people actually have this take. The most conservative people I know from MA, still don’t hate the people they disagree with.

Dude, go live in any other region of the US. Eastern Mass might as well be Eden.

It’s Boston. We don’t give a fuck about what anyone does, as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else. Now, I’m not saying you’ll feel welcomed with open arms—but that has nothing to do with your gender identity. We’re just prickly.

You and your partner will be/feel safe. The vast majority of people here, that don’t understand orientation and gender identity issues, still see you as humans. And because of our history pertaining to authoritative overreach, our population isn’t going to tolerate a society that legislates your humanity. That’s where our concept of “toleration” ends and begins.

Oh—and our love language is roasting the shit out of each other. If someone does that to you, roast yourself better than they did, then give it back. If it’s witty and said with a smile, you become one of the tribe. Self-deprecation and sarcasm are our native tongue. If we’re fucking with you, it’s bc that’s how we express camaraderie.

P.S. Vermont is for beer, crafts, antiques, skiing, and radical leftist protests. NH is for menthols, cheap booze (especially their amazing beer), and Trump voters too liberal for the south. Maine is for Lobstahs, Floridaman-North characters, and beer. Rhode Island is for Italian food, old New England grime, and killah beer. Connecticut (they’re dead to us) is finance bros, the best pizza on the planet, and beer. Mass…well, we’re the hub of the universe. You’ll understand after you get here, and have had a few beers (they’re amazing).

Dress in layers, expect autumn to blow your mind, order your Dunks iced…all year. If someone shovels out street parking in the winter, they will put a space saver in that spot—If you move it to park there, your car will be annihilated, and the community will turn against you. This isn’t an exaggeration-don’t do it. Avoid Greek pizza. North Shore Roast Beefs are the pinnacle of culinary expression, and are to be ordered as follows: Super Beef, 3-way, onion roll. Sox, Pats, Bruins, Celts; they are our religion.

Enjoy your new (England) home, in the best region in the US. Welcome to Boston, and go fuck yourself.

I mean…if you’re going to binge drink, you might as well add electrolytes. The drink isn’t the problem. The problem is they’re binging more than they can handle.

Sparks>OG Four Loko. I used to pound 4 of those as a pregame. They came in 3 flavors:

-Silver can, orange trim -silver can, orange & blue trim -silver can, black trim, orange accents.

I can’t believe input my heart through that…man, to be in your 20’s again.

They said Northeastern in the post

…did you just ask if Northeastern was accredited ?

They accepted something like 400 people out of 90,000 applicants for their undergrad this year. It’s one of the best schools on the planet.

Feb 14, 2016. It briefly hit -60f with peak gusts. I was going to see Lauryn Hill in Brighton, and she (of course) was 2 hours late. We had to explain to the venue that the HAD to open doors, bc it was the type of weather that could kill people.

The numbers coming from Mt Washington are mind-boggling, though. They’re Mars temps.

Suggestion: Wait until May.

That must have just happened.

…this inflation is a bitch.

Edit: nvm, it was increased in 2018. Tbf, it’s been awhile since I completed my undergrad.

It’s been alarmingly warm so far. And yet I still shudder…

…For we all know February is coming, and February will not be denied.

Seriously, fuck February. Shit’s a trash month. Hey OP—I hope you have a decent therapist. The coping should start 3/1, but it sometimes runs into the ides of March…which is ironic because the collective betrayal felt when it happens makes March weather the Brutus to our Caesar.

The police don’t care about your AirPods. The manager probably cared for a second, but the way you handled it, most likely annoyed them to the point that they have no interest in helping you find them. A private company isn’t going to expose the personal information of its clients to another private citizen; that’s a massive liability issue. Doing so would leave them open to being sued. You pressing the issue, and making ridiculous requests that most people would understand aren’t reasonable, is only compounding the issue.

Had you dealt with this differently, the manager probably would have reviewed the video. If they found anything, they’d most likely have worked with you on filing the police report. All you’ve done by approaching things as aggressively as you have, is convince the manager to not act proactively or cooperate with you. If they provided confirmation along with evidence of a particular suspect as part of your effort to file a report, the police would follow through.

Right now, your report’s details mean the police have to investigate to obtain evidence—it’s incomplete, in that sense. Those are man-hours that don’t always yield results, and not worth the cost of doing so for the item in question—especially because it’s not clear that a crime even occurred, or if you lost the item. If your report included confirmation that reliable evidence existed that:

1). a crime occurred

2). the suspect has been identified

3). who to contact to retrieve said evidence

then they’d have Probable Cause (minimum requirement to make an arrest) *and *a suspect. Because Felony Larceny starts at a value of greater or equal to $250, they’d definitely get your item back, and make an arrest. That manager was the one person you shouldn’t have alienated—corporations have strict rules regarding communication with law enforcement in these situations, which means it’s a headache for her to help you. She had to WANT to help you, to not mind going through that.

And to be honest, she was right to not share anything with you. You said you saw an address, AND WENT TO THE LOCATION. Thank God you didn’t have the apartment number. That’s the exact kind of thing she was trying to prevent—that business doesn’t want to be responsible for the possible outcome of someone making such an idiotic decision, and she doesn’t want to lose her job.

If losing something that, by design, is easy to lose bothers you this much…maybe you shouldn’t own it in the first place. They’re just AirPods, guy. Life gets way harder.

TL; DR

Knowing what information police need to see in a police report for smaller crimes, can greatly increase the chances they follow through. If you collect evidence to reach the minimum threshold for an arrest and include that information when you file, you’ve removed the financial demotivation for them to act, by eliminating investigative costs. If you need the help of others to make that happen, be tactful and act with intent when discussing their cooperation. Make requests, not demands.

And for chrissakes, don’t go looking for suspected criminals at their homes without the police involved.

Rats have moved into BROOKLINE?

…today I learned that rats have a better credit score than I do.

Paper bag. You’re trying to block sunlight to ripen.

As an Irish citizen, there is nothing about this comment that I don’t love and support.

The cost of food is about to skyrocket. The war in Ukraine has diminished the exports of 20% of the world’s grain.

Wait till the price of meat hits—the animals that are just about to be ready for slaughter, are the first wave of livestock that was born after the demand skyrocketed. It’s going to be pretty shocking for a bit.

What do you think the logistics of flossing with the Zakim, look like?

It’s called “Southie Mouthwash”, and it’s glorious.

Now you know. Get the basics, and prowl the neighborhoods like a maniac in May. You’ll be shocked at the quality of stuff you can score.

Allston Christmas is in May and Sept. You just missed free furniture, all over the city.

They fucked around and found out

If they try as hard as they did with coming up with that motto…then, no. No, you won’t.

I like it, but it should be depicted as stuck in traffic on 93S, and flipping off someone with FL plates.

• Agawam in Rowley

• CGK (formerly Lunch Box )in Malden

• Rosebud in Somerville

• Kelly’s Diner in Somerville

• Buddy’s in Somerville

• South Street Diner in Boston

• Portside in Danvers

• Capitol in Lynn

• Little Depot in Worcester

And a ton more. Way too many to spend time listing. Pretty much every town on the north shore has at least one.