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2016-01-14 Economy
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Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-01-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top

#1 When Boston is your low-cost, business-friendly alternative, you might want to rethink a few things.

Similarly, I was wondering how Boston was such a good place. Any comments from our local 'Burg correspondents?
Posted by Bobby 2016-01-14 07:45||   2016-01-14 07:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, Bobby, we do have a 'pub governor.

Boston, as a city isn't too bad. The cultural tone is first rate, the crime rate isn't too bad and the football team is quite good.

The weather does suck for a good part of the year but............
Posted by AlanC 2016-01-14 07:52||   2016-01-14 07:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Young, good food, summer --> winter over a weekend (but you can drive north to see fall early), high taxes, limited awareness of the civil war, aggressive drivers. Oh yes, white mountains are an easy drive away.
Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-14 10:33||   2016-01-14 10:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I spent 1991 and 1992 working in Boston. I found it quite pleasant once I convinced peopl The Beverly Hillbilly was not a documentary.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-01-14 10:49||   2016-01-14 10:49|| Front Page Top

#5 "aggressive drivers"?!?

Boston is the only place I've been, and that includes Paris, where the drivers will come up on the sidewalks after pedestrians... and I grew up in MA, so I know whereof I speak.
Posted by Enver Lover of the Giants1228 2016-01-14 12:29||   2016-01-14 12:29|| Front Page Top

#6 My 1st time in Boston, I was coming out of the Lincoln tunnel when someone tried to pass me on the right in rush hour traffic. I was in the right lane and they had to give up because a mailbox was blockingg their path.
Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-14 12:37||   2016-01-14 12:37|| Front Page Top

#7 It was common practice for drivers to use the breah-down lane as aa regular lane.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-01-14 13:22||   2016-01-14 13:22|| Front Page Top

#8 My 1st time in Boston, I was coming out of the Lincoln tunnel when someone tried to pass me on the right in rush hour traffic.

Overtaking on the right via a turn lane, is legal in Georgia. It must be, no one is ever pulled over or ticketed.
Posted by Ulaviper Guelph3077 2016-01-14 13:37||   2016-01-14 13:37|| Front Page Top

#9 There was no turn lane. Sidewalk then wall. Got my attention.
Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-14 14:02||   2016-01-14 14:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Sven, there is no Lincoln tunnel in Boston, Callahan or Sumner maybe?

Now I did get bumped deliberately on the Tobin bridge. When I stopped to confront the bumper he turned directly across my front to go down the off ramp onto Storrow Drive.

But Boston drivers are legendary for good reason. God help you if you try to go from the North Shore to Cape Cod on a Friday afternoon in Summer.
Posted by AlanC 2016-01-14 15:52||   2016-01-14 15:52|| Front Page Top

#11 Brain cramp. The tunnel from Logan airport.
Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-14 19:51||   2016-01-14 19:51|| Front Page Top

#12 I flew into Logan on my second trip requiring a rental car, heading north to Manchester. Made it out of the tunnel, on some elevated highway, MMOB in the second lane over... see something ahead, what is it? HOLY CRAP a shopping cart laying dead ahead! Cut left and fortunately no one occupying the same space at the same time in the Time and Space continuum... guy behind me not so lucky, bangs into cart that comes up next to me! Driving gods not angry with me that night but a long drive until I could check my shorts.
Posted by Capsu 78 2016-01-14 20:43||   2016-01-14 20:43|| Front Page Top

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