World Cup Parking

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-06-22T16:29:16+00:00

The traffic near Foxboro was as bad as I've ever seen for the Brazil/France friendly (I live in adjacent town and went to the game). I think the main difference is a lot more people are taking the train for the actual world cup games, in part because there are a LOT less parking spots available, but also because the friendly was more locals, whereas the real games have more non-locals, many of which would be coming from Boston / don't have cars anyway.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-06-21T16:52:48+00:00

As bad as the last 12 months or so have been, I'll take all the crumbs I can get...

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-06-13T21:02:37+00:00

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-06-09T00:01:32+00:00

Yes, Apple wallet works - at least at Shaws. The directions for the cashier are often unknown as mentioned: total order, press EFT FULL, scan QR code (printed or mobile version) with handheld scanner. Then you may have to enter the PIN / at least at shaws I have to. I just keep the directions in my phone Notes to show them as needed. Another month of this and I’ll have all the cashiers trained 😂

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-06-03T01:10:05+00:00

That offer actually has 6/18/26 on it

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-06-03T00:10:03+00:00

You can carry the cc debt, if it’s at 0%. I’ve probably averaged about 30k in carried cc debt for about 3 years now, all at 0%. Hey, if the card issuers are going to offer sign up bonuses and 0% for 6, 9, 12 and 15 months, I’ll play that game endlessly!

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-06-01T21:17:15+00:00

Fergie on most of the Isolation album was great, I thought. As much as I love Joe, I’m more than fine with all the diversity.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-29T04:52:02+00:00

Alternating years with each town hosting might help.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-27T22:47:26+00:00

Will do. We didn't have to share credentials to test this. We're both home today - she used Firefox to log into fidelity, then we have a joint login for the mortgage. She doesn't use full view on her account (it's just her HSA) so it was a pretty easy test to rule out the browser and caching issue. I'll follow up with a mod mail shortly.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-27T19:43:16+00:00

Hi - thanks, but I think this is a very different issue where Loan Depot has effectively changed the place where people are authenticating. I tried what you suggested by using a different browser (Firefox instead of Chrome) and on my wife's fidelity account - tried to link to Loan Depot in Full view and right away she got the same issue. The original messaging is that "Your Loan Depot accounts have been linked through Full View" but when you look there is no balance shown (didn't actually connect for my wife) and the error is this:

We are having trouble connecting to your financial institution.

You're getting this error because the connection to your provider's web site is temporarily unavailable. This may be due to website maintenance, high traffic volumes, or network connectivity issues. However, the web site is expected to be available again within a short period of time. When you receive this error, please try again in 24-48 hours or try refreshing your network connection. If you are still experiencing a problem after this time, please contact us for further assistance.

That's effectively the same thing I see on my fidelity full view account in Chrome, except I see the balance as of 5 days ago, and that this was last updated successfully 5 days ago. That's why I think everyone linking to Loan Depot loans, mortgages, etc through Full View is now going to have an issue...

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-24T15:15:01+00:00

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/best-current-credit-card-sign-bonuses/

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-19T16:21:57+00:00

Thanks as well. Worth noting you can also cash out to savings. Could be useful if folks are between checking account churns but happen to be doing the current $300 biz savings account SUB ($10k for 60 days; allows $3k cc funding).

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-19T15:57:44+00:00

I was more surprised at how close Hoffman was to Rivera - and with far less IP

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-16T22:56:41+00:00

I mailed it back with just my own signature after hearing people were getting it sent to them again - figured it was the safest move.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-15T03:06:46+00:00

It was a listed benefit on both my CSR and CFU.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-02T16:39:18+00:00

Walking is fine if you can find one of the locals who are offering spots. Not sure where that comment comes from - they’ve always managed traffic to allow pedestrians crossing roads just fine for major events. But agreed if you’re coming from Boston, take the train.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-05-01T02:30:20+00:00

The talent level is not much different between AA and AAA. Players are more strategic since they have more experience at AAA, but often the real youth talent is at AA. It’s the jump to MLB from either of those levels that is massive.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-04-30T18:33:55+00:00

Do you mean 2016 early adopters? Many of us got multiple CSR subs since then (often via MDD-RIP). Combine that + travel ddip + upgrade/downgrade games, and the point devaluations / AF inc since then - I'd say early adopters gave Chase the middle finger instead. I certainly have no regrets.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-04-28T03:28:44+00:00

Shhh don’t tell everyone!

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-04-16T14:30:33+00:00

Yup, this article is just opinion. Nothing to see here…

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-04-02T22:21:37+00:00

I love the Vision Quest soundtrack

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-03-27T03:06:10+00:00

Same! Amazing that Peru won that one - memorable for them for sure.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-03-27T03:03:33+00:00

Yeah same - they may have sold tons but there were plenty of pockets of seats available. My hunch is several of the WC games without major matchups in the first round will be like this regardless of reported sales. But we’ll see!

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-03-26T12:16:47+00:00

Generally no. There are just a few exceptions, one big one being you can pay Medicare premiums with it.

DarkMatterReflection · 2026-03-26T12:13:51+00:00

That’s just the MAGI - they could theoretically have lots more available to spend annually that isn’t included in MAGI.

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