Ugh, don't remind me. I was walking my daughter to the bank and as we passed the ramshackle abode she remarked that it looked like a haunted house. When I told her who lived there she said; don't they pay him much. Since then he has put new siding on it. We figure he must be selling it since he no longer has to keep a residence in the district.
I first met Ed when he was a new state rep on Beacon Hill back in 1973. He was a nice guy. Then, as time went by and he gained more influence in the state House, he turned into a real pill. Now, I'm sure, he has forgotten that his old man was a plumber.