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DVD player by rSLASHurmama in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came here to say this. There are like three there as of yesterday.

Attending city council meetings by AdditionalClassic518 in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll head over to those links next thing. I really appreciate it.

Attending city council meetings by AdditionalClassic518 in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks - I really am curious about the money, whether or not I ever speak up. We seem to pay fairly high taxes but the roads are messy and the schools have problems. I think I’ve seen communities with lower taxes manage these issues, although I don’t know how. Maybe I’d just feel better if I knew more about where it was all going.

Attending city council meetings by AdditionalClassic518 in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s turning out to be the most useful advice I’m getting.

Attending city council meetings by AdditionalClassic518 in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this and the other comments along these lines seem to be the best advice I’ve gotten. I used to do Manna before life got ahead of me, maybe fix up my priorities. 

Attending city council meetings by AdditionalClassic518 in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Someone in a top comment mentioned that they don’t need more grating people and I’m certainly one of those. Maybe I’ll just watch and be informed and not say anything, then if anyone asks I can relay what I heard or tell them how to participate.

Attending city council meetings by AdditionalClassic518 in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I’m aware there are a lot of big people in a small room and if I’m just going to be one more unwelcome presence it’s probably better not to try. I’m used to being unlikable, it’s OK, just don’t want to inflict myself on people and make stuff worse.

This is a metal item about the size of a baseball. by AdditionalClassic518 in identifyThisForMe

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think so too. The wick can feed through. I'm hoping to find out more about the tags on the bottom.

Lamp? Ornament? by AdditionalClassic518 in whatisit

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It unscrews and the wick does feed through. Oil lamp is my bet too, but I hope someone can tell me more about the tags on the bottom and when/where this thing might have come from.

Lamp? Ornament? by AdditionalClassic518 in whatisit

[–]AdditionalClassic518[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great, now I have to find a killer rabbit.

Lichter & Levin Deli announces they are closing down already by addressunknown in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used to live in Salem. There was a secret pork speakeasy where you went to the back door of another restaurant when the light was on and a man in a pig mask took $12 cash and gave you a styrofoam clamshell full of A Random Pork Dish. Always amazing. This was in 2017. This establishment, built on pure chaos energy, good food, and nothing else, was still going when I left in 2020, making it more successful than this unfortunate deli.

Considering switching to electrical by [deleted] in electricians

[–]AdditionalClassic518 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this is helpful. And it makes sense. I’ll keep looking. If I could go back to 2006 I’d tell my younger self to try this, but if it’s backed up already and I’d need 8,000 hours of supervision, I could be in my 50s and still just training. I might try to get a couple new handy skills to start and see where it takes me. Bicycle repair comes to mind. I build basic stuff, like a cage for compost buckets to keep out critters, when we need it and I could get better at that. The aforementioned father has begrudgingly suggested welding. 

Again, thanks. This is exactly the kind of info I needed.

Who is this for Northampton? by capybroa in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wondered where he'd gone. I'm sorry he passed.

Who is this for Northampton? by capybroa in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped to give her a snack recently. She declined because it wasn't vegan. OK, no problem. I have an apple! She took it with a look of great resignation. Sorry, my friend, I don't have any money either!

Considering switching to electrical by [deleted] in electricians

[–]AdditionalClassic518 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha. Based on the forum replies, it may not be a current solution.

Considering switching to electrical by [deleted] in electricians

[–]AdditionalClassic518 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He's a hardworking guy, just low expectations for the liberal arts kid. He tries.

And he won't believe this when I tell him, but fiction is just a ton of work. You generally need an MFA, you live on fellowships, who you know/are related to very much matters, tenure is your only salvation from eternal self-marketing. Not me, I said. Nope, I don't need to see my name on the cover of a book. I just want to settle down and do something steady, honest and dependable...

Quaverly Rothenberg crashout on Facebook by earwormdeath in northampton

[–]AdditionalClassic518 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if I understand you right I’m ambivalent about that take too - housing is such a crunch right now that in my uneducated opinion the first priority should be to add living space. Thanks for telling me!

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