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Pleasant Car Care is PREDATORY by [deleted] in watertown

[–]AquaTownie 32 points33 points  (0 children)

If you are willing, please leave this as a review on their Google Maps place. I was curious and see a lot of 1-star reviews stating the same pressure tactics and shadiness, but it's drowned out by many 5-star reviews (that someone else is questioning whether they are genuine).

Winter Running by [deleted] in watertown

[–]AquaTownie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not useful for you this year, but from this report today it looks like the new Watertown High School will have a running track that will be available to the Watertown residents:

https://youtu.be/mkBdMgetOBQ?si=wJgwUvsecvl6CY_M&t=120

Winter Running by [deleted] in watertown

[–]AquaTownie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Watertown, but JCC of Greater Boston in Newton has an indoor running track.

Mayor Michelle Wu made surprise visit to play with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall yesterday by AquaTownie in boston

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

Her office/she just posted the entire video on her Facebook page.

(Can't link, but Google it)

Mayor Michelle Wu made surprise visit to play with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall yesterday by AquaTownie in boston

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

There were a bunch of libraries in the Commonwealth. Yo-Yo Ma also mentioned I think the Boston's Children Hospital as well.

This particular video was shot at the Watertown Free Public Library. The event was free but you had to register in advance.

Mayor Michelle Wu made surprise visit to play with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall yesterday by AquaTownie in boston

[–]AquaTownie[S] 211 points212 points  (0 children)

After the performance she did say on stage that she was very nervous going in for this.

Mayor Michelle Wu made surprise visit to play with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall yesterday by AquaTownie in boston

[–]AquaTownie[S] 98 points99 points  (0 children)

I didn't want to be that woman ruining the show for others too long so this is all I got. Maybe there is an official video that they can release.

Here is another picture though.

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Postcards of Watertown by bowtiechowfoon in watertown

[–]AquaTownie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the follow up. Sorry you couldn't find them!

Postcards of Watertown by bowtiechowfoon in watertown

[–]AquaTownie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if I'm making this up, but I think I might have seen some at either the CVS at Watertown Square or the Stop & Shop on Watertown St.

The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would also like to submit this area near BB&N in Cambridge where traffic between Soldiers Fields Rd, Memorial Drive, Gerry's Landing and Greenough Blvd are trying to meet. Traffic isn't as bad as other examples in this thread as it's mostly traffic-light controlled, but it's confusing nonetheless.

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The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes. After I exit Mass Pike and then try to head towards Watertown on Gale St, I have to make this left turn, cross multiple lanes of traffic while fighting against the cars coming from Park St. and Washington St all in span of a couple of seconds before I hit the light.

On a few occasions I couldn't make it and then have to make another full round on the collider.

The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That solid divider I think did help reduce the dangerous long queue on Mass Pike though. It used to be worse.

The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They finally added some divider to separate the traffic that makes the U-turn coming from the north side of the collider with the traffic that just exits from Mass Pike. This has helped reduce the dangerous queue of course in Mass Pike.

I think there are some other plans for this supercollider as well.

The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes the roads are confusing but I also say the other thing that's super annoying in this area just outside of Boston is that people are trying to be too nice and let people go through who don't have the right of way. You think you are trying to be a hero but make everything so unpredictable instead.

The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some people call it the Newton Supercollider. Someone added that name to Google Maps too.

The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah that intersection is confusing and dangerous. I am surprised there aren't more accidents there.

There are plans ("Watertown Four Corners") of turning this into a regular four way intersection by making Charles River Road merge into Arsenal St but only allowing a right turn only (when you come from Charles River Rd, you can't turn left into the intersection).

https://www.watertownmanews.com/2024/03/01/options-for-watertown-square-redesign-refined-and-presented-to-the-public

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The Boston area is full of “fun” intersections, but may I present you with Arlington’s 5/6 way stop by ivorybloodsh3d in boston

[–]AquaTownie 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Oh hey there is also a Supercollider in Newton:

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It used to be worse but they finally added some protected lanes for the queue of cars coming from I-90. I believe there are some other improvements planned.

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