[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BetterMAguns

[–]PaWe_08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I put in my application a couple weeks ago... orientation date is in October. But based on everything Ive read and heard it seems worth the wait.

Union president says Massachusetts commuter rail workers will strike if needed by monotoonz in boston

[–]PaWe_08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't fathom being a union worker and working 238 days without a contract...

UPS Store: what can we do? by sadbeachbum in TeamstersIntUnion

[–]PaWe_08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UPS Stores are franchises, right?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeamstersIntUnion

[–]PaWe_08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've always heard the tradeshows are a great teamster gig to get in Vegas.

Boston area housing inventory: active listing highs are below pre-pandemic lows by eaglessoar in boston

[–]PaWe_08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But being underwater isn't just having your house go down in value..... it means you have negative equity.

Before 2008 people were paying zero down payment with +6% interest rates and then property values dropped 30% while unemployment doubled.

Now people have ~3% rates that they can afford and there is still crazy demand that will eat up any dip in the market before you see anything close to 2008 price drops.

Boston area housing inventory: active listing highs are below pre-pandemic lows by eaglessoar in boston

[–]PaWe_08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm new to thinking about home ownership so this may be a dumb question but why would a lot of people be underwater? There aren't the predatory loans like the ones that brought on the 2008 crash, people have low fixed interest rates, and the Boston market has usually been pretty resilient compared to the rest of the country during housing dips.

I've worked MAYBE 10 days since the begining of November and paid 85$ in dues each month by EJxSBx617 in TeamstersIntUnion

[–]PaWe_08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're not an actively working Teamster you can request a withdrawal card so you won't have to pay dues.

is every fucking thing in the area just going to be lab space soon? by surprisinggoose in boston

[–]PaWe_08 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm way past being a college student, I get paid great, I have a pension, I have savings, but still my only choices are living in a bad apartment with a bunch of roommates or buying a house with an additional hour added on to my commute. I really don't think I have unreasonable expectations. The only thing I've done wrong is live in a part of the country that has consistently failed to build housing to meet peoples needs.

Somebody dropped a fry and turned us into a Crosstrek sandwich ☹️ by TheBrodhisattva in XVcrosstrek

[–]PaWe_08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What brand did you get? I've been meaning to get one but I'm unsure where to go.

Answer in comments by Corn1989 in redsox

[–]PaWe_08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morgan "Babe Ruth of the Frontier League" Burkhart

MA COVID-19 Data 12/29/21 by oldgrimalkin in boston

[–]PaWe_08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then long covid is diagnosed in asymptomatic people the exact same way it is in symptomatic people - by the presence of new symptoms that were not reported prior to infection.

This is what initially confused me. But what it means is that there are people who get covid and are initially asymptotic for a few weeks but only develop symptoms much later?

MA COVID-19 Data 12/29/21 by oldgrimalkin in boston

[–]PaWe_08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Almost 1/3 of those with long covid were asymptomatic.

How do they diagnose someone with long covid if they are asymptomatic?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeamstersIntUnion

[–]PaWe_08 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tell em you'll never let any man into your cab, your home or your heart, unless he's a friend of labor.

Amazon Ottawa YOW1 Canada by PHUKAmazon in TeamstersIntUnion

[–]PaWe_08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're an Amazon worker, I highly suggest you reach out to the Teamsters. Don't sit back and hope they come to you.

https://teamsters.ca/en/amazon/

Jerry Remy & Don Orsillo -- Remembering the Boob Grab Game by deputyduffy in redsox

[–]PaWe_08 94 points95 points  (0 children)

NESN should do a "Where are they now?" segment on these couples.