You have my sympathy.
Have family there.
When I visit, it’s like going to a different country (from NC / the South).
But overall the people seemed ok - actually pretty friendly compared to, um, the people I’ve been around when visiting say, Manhattan.
It’s sort of a live and let live type of environment.
I know they used to have rent control in Cambridge but that was leading to burned down buildings as the owners who could not get paid enough to keep up the buildings just let them deteriorate until they would finally just get burned down....but that was 20 years or so ago.
I think finally the demosocialists in Cambridge got rid of rent control. (hoping anyway).
The Charles River is beautiful but I could never endure the cold and snow that the residents there endure - so my hat’s off to you.
Get some good cold weather gear, clothing, tires. You’re gonna need them.
And best to you.
OMG - from Texas to Massachusetts. You’ll need psychotherapy.
Don’t even think about concealed carry if you live in Boston. Some of the suburbs are better. Only a few.
Probably you should spend some time in Harvard Square. Then when you return to your suburban home it won’t seem so bad.
They LOVE Obama up there. They’re very proud of themselves for having voted for a BLACK MAN. They voted for his buddy Coupe Deval (Deval Patrick who is governor. He’s also black, thus the MassFolks are doubly proud of themselves. Deval earned his nickname because his first offical act as governor was to trade in the old Lincoln Town Car for a Caddy!)
You are sooo screwed.
Boston is major Lib insanity, Massachusetts is about 40% frustrated by the Liberal zaniness going on here.
Some good info shows up from time to time on the FReeper Massachusetts page.
BTW, the traffic and driving skills of the populace is/are among the worst in the nation.
Ping me for any info that I might help with.
Abandon all hope ye who enter here.
I’m from Boston, but we are stationed in North Carolina. I don’t think we will be going back. Good luck!!!
Please let this poor man know that your looney leftist liberal gf has included him in her prayers for world peace
Please let this poor man know that your looney leftist liberal gf has included him in her prayers for world peace
A fate worse than death...Howie Carr’s radio show is about the only therapy available.