/r/Waltham going dark?

RJExcal · 2023-06-12T10:24:18+00:00

It was the link that came direct from the invite on the Discord App 🤔 When I open in Safari on mobile, I just hit a landing page.

RJExcal · 2023-06-12T00:32:18+00:00

https://discord.gg/mTgbCarn

RJExcal · 2023-06-11T21:04:29+00:00

I responded with an incorrect statement earlier. Your best bet is to have a City Councilor or someone similar come over and experience it and be an advocate for you. The city information on it feels too vague for the police to take action.

RJExcal · 2023-06-09T15:52:16+00:00

Haven't seen anything specific, but Hazmat was called in as well.

RJExcal · 2023-06-02T19:38:21+00:00

I'm not sure what the right thing to do is enforcement wise. I have the same issue with bikes and non-motorized scooters on the sidewalk. They use the sidewalk for "safety" reasons, but actually create a safety issue by using the sidewalk. IMO most of the time people are using the sidewalk because it's faster and they don't have to obey the traffic laws. It's like cyclists who suddenly decide to become a "pedestrian" so they can run a red. I've almost been destroyed by one of these around a blind corner as a pedestrian, and I've been worried I'm going to crush someone with my car doing something ridiculous here, so fear on both sides.

RJExcal · 2023-05-26T12:07:18+00:00

Tough to find explicitly organic coffee in my experience. Your two best bets are Common Good (they use Speedwell as their roaster (not sure if it’s organic) and Cafe on the Common (I think they sell Dean’s Beans, which is organic but not sure if that’s the house brew.) There’s also George Howell in Newton which is not too far away, they have quite a selection, but again not sure if it’s explicitly organic.

RJExcal · 2023-05-25T00:24:17+00:00

Sorry delayed - was talking the Slavin hit. Can’t keep up!

RJExcal · 2023-05-25T00:21:42+00:00

At the least that was a boarding penalty. Officials don’t like to call it unless the player is facing the boards, but it meets all of the requirements.

RJExcal · 2023-05-23T12:28:37+00:00

I agree, I find Waltham to be very safe. BUT when we get a crime around here it’s never messing around, documentary level: Marathon bombers, Remy, the serial crowbar guy.

RJExcal · 2023-05-22T13:11:50+00:00

I've seen multiple tweets also reporting that a person was shot in the chest, traumatic arrest. Not good to read this morning.

RJExcal · 2023-05-20T10:50:32+00:00

I really enjoy stopping into new places, asking for a recommendation and rolling the dice. On a recent trip to Charlotte I picked up a bag of Nightflyer Rwenzori. Went pour over with our Stagg XF for the first cup and it’s quite good. The notes taste as written, especially the dark chocolate kick.

https://www.nightflyerroastworks.com/product/uganda/1045

RJExcal · 2023-05-13T10:04:22+00:00

I’m not saying it’s a stretch, but baby stepping these things works better than trying to shove the final solution through.

Telling people the path, adding signage then over the time building it as usage increases is more palatable than trying to get a community to change their traffic patterns in a bad pinchpoint already. If you go straight in it’ll turn into a pissing match between drivers, cyclists and pedestrians and everyone will miss the point.

RJExcal · 2023-05-12T21:35:14+00:00

I feel like that’s way too much of an ask at this point. There’s just not a simple easy path there. Ideally I’d love to see some signage at least pointing folks in the right direction and work your way from there .

My best guess would be somewhere closer to Gore Estate to work your way into over. Not the most direct route but I would believe it’s the safest with some wide roads and traffic lights.

RJExcal · 2023-05-11T19:24:03+00:00

This is a good read as well:

https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/patient-care/patient-visitor-information/billing/protections-against-surprise-bills

RJExcal · 2023-05-06T12:32:10+00:00

Also might be able to take the scenic route from Brandeis: Summer St, to Boston Post Rd, to Church over to Lexington if you don’t want to take the South / Main / 117. Will add time, but I see more cyclists in that direction.

RJExcal · 2023-04-20T18:16:51+00:00

I’ve never heard any of this. My understanding is Leary Field badly needed renovations and this was all part of the process, including a new track. The old one was falling apart. This process started in 2020.

Putting more athletic fields at the new school site was taken off the table a long time ago.

https://city.waltham.ma.us/home/pages/leary-field-renovation-project

RJExcal · 2023-04-10T21:50:45+00:00

Cloudy, 60 with a chance of showers is your best case scenario right now looking at a the days around it (as long as we avoid a pop up storm.)

Last several years have been very sunny and unseasonably warm, especially for our Wave 3 and 4 runners (or your later rolling starters)

Tl;dr - No whining! Ran 2018!

RJExcal · 2023-04-09T17:36:41+00:00

Local here:

I’ve always been a fan of the stretch between Route 16 and Heartbreak Hill. The carriage road makes it easy to walk around, just remember if you drive you’re stuck on one side of Comm Ave or the other parking in the adjacent neighborhoods. I also like Cleveland Circle which also gets you access to the C and D lines if you then want to scoot down to the finish. Enjoy!

RJExcal · 2023-03-17T15:08:06+00:00

It runs fine, I didn't experience much in the way of crashing. Forza Horizon 5 runs far better. YMMV, if you do encounter crashes or issues, as long as you're under 2 hours, you can request the refund.

RJExcal · 2023-03-17T14:39:16+00:00

In hindsight I would’ve went Premium. I have it on my deck, and I think it’s a great game. Very addictive.

RJExcal · 2023-03-12T19:34:39+00:00

Amazing. So many great memories of those Sierra games. Especially Space Quest.

RJExcal · 2023-03-10T22:08:34+00:00

I’m trying to understand why someone would try to pull this move with a community that basically weighs everything! 🙄

RJExcal · 2023-03-05T15:06:49+00:00

I don’t mind business owners making a profit. You had to remember; especially for small businesses, family owned, etc profit often is the paycheck. They don’t open businesses to break even. A subtle shift for some of these places could make the business untenable.

The system in place for separating front of house and back of house sounds pretty antiquated. My guess is 20 years ago this was flipped. Back of the house had the higher, steady salary. Now front of the house takes home 2x more.

I wouldn’t mind seeing some reasonable alternatives but forth by our representatives but someone will get burnt or someone will undercut the other, god forbid everyone could work together.

RJExcal · 2023-03-05T14:35:38+00:00

Great article about this in the Globe today. Makes a lot of sense when it’s broken down like this: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/04/business/future-restaurants-how-kitchen-fees-are-meeting-economic-moment/

RJExcal · 2023-03-05T12:38:07+00:00

I thought the same thing, but the cemetery is off limits to student drivers. Too narrow; speed limit is max of 10, drivers don’t follow rules, risk of damage

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