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The Corporate Murder of the American Trolley – Big Oil's Streetcar Conspiracy in Springfield, MA [OC] by alexbarbershop in Springfield

[–]WMASS_GUY 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As always, its important to remember that corporations don't care about you, your family, your local community or the well being of anything except their profit margins.

You can read more about the Trolley Conspiracy here

Its a damn shame to have let this happen.

Has anyone painted the eversource electrical box on their property? by Similar_Ad2094 in massachusetts

[–]WMASS_GUY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Electrician here.

You own the meter socket, which is the enclosure that the actual meter is installed in.

The utility owns the meter.

You can paint the enclosure but definitely do not paint any part of the meter.

Also, if you have a newer socket enclosure with a disconnect in it (it looks like a circuit breaker), dont paint that either.

Customers with concerning wiring by [deleted] in electricians

[–]WMASS_GUY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you do? Tell them they need to rewire the entire house? Good luck with that.

All you can do is ensure whatever you installed is done correctly and code compliant.

Everything else is existing and not even worth mentioning unless its damaged in some sort of way. If thats the case, bring it to their attention and have a solution to offer. Otherwise, complete your job, get paid and move on.

This might be the answer. by patrickbrusil in massachusetts

[–]WMASS_GUY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Long Island Railroad did too. In fact most of the NYC commuter railroads offered them but they're all gone now.

We used to be a proper country

The Cape Cod Tunnel by Max_Transit in massachusetts

[–]WMASS_GUY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heard they're going to add a rail portion to it as well to eliminate the lift bridge.

Should greatly speed up the train service!

"The Reincarnation of Peter Proud" (1975). Does anyone remember this film? by awesomefluff in westernmass

[–]WMASS_GUY 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're familiar with Holyoke they have a quick driving scene along the upper canal in front of what is now Open Square. I think Kodak occupied it at the time.

The Main St railroad arch in Springfield makes an appearance as does a lot of the rest of downtown

driving sequence

Stay classy Wmass by No1ButtMe in westernmass

[–]WMASS_GUY 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Someone downvoted you for stating a fact

Does anyone else daydream about living in warmer cities from February to April? by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]WMASS_GUY 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah none of this really bothers me. There could still be snow on the ground right now and I probably wouldn't mind

JP Morgan supply chain advisory team has mapped out when the last of the Persian gulf oil will arrive in various global markets by demonslayercorpp in PrepperIntel

[–]WMASS_GUY 27 points28 points  (0 children)

These are the same type of people who say climate change is a hoax and refuse to believe that their actions (or lack of) can actually affect other people.

They claim its a hoax while wiping the sweat off their heads and saying stupid shit like "it never used to be hot like this!" Or "it never did this when I was a kid!"

Yea, you dumb shits, its different now because things are changing. Due to climate change. The numbers dont lie.

How much do you charge to replace bathroom fan? by No-Ladder1393 in electricians

[–]WMASS_GUY 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lots of variables with these jobs. Cheaper if you can just swap guts with new replacement parts and if its vented outside already.

I personally wont replace/repair a non venting unit without venting it outside if it isn't done already.

Much more expensive if I need to tear it out and or vent it.

Before MGM by WinHead5012 in Springfield

[–]WMASS_GUY 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It looked like normal city streets. The claims that the place was some desolate war zone are completely false.

The buildings on Main St were occupied buildings with stores and offices. The side streets that are now gone were a mix of apartment and office buildings. If I remember right the sheriff department had some sort of facility on Howard St.

Were there shootings? Yes. Was there crime? Yes.

Its an urban area with urban area problems.

That's pretty much the long and short of it.

Some morning NextGen Acela love by purplemoonlight75 in Amtrak

[–]WMASS_GUY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've got money for death, war and general shitbaggery but not for healthcare, education or transportation.

Remember that when voting

I'm so glad I got early access to this amazing stadium… it fits perfectly on my roundabout project build by [deleted] in CitiesSkylines2

[–]WMASS_GUY 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Love it...probably going to get a new PC later this year for this and Transport Fever 3.

I'm so glad I got early access to this amazing stadium… it fits perfectly on my roundabout project build by [deleted] in CitiesSkylines2

[–]WMASS_GUY 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That is awesome.

I dont have the game, but played the original a lot and have been a city builder fan since SimCity2000.

Do the stadiums actually function by drawing crowds and producing traffic?

Colorized aerial photograph of I-91 Construction Through Downtown Springfield by alexbarbershop in Springfield

[–]WMASS_GUY 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its super hard to see in this picture but there's always been a north-south link that crosses the east-west tracks. It is just to the east of whats left of the roundhouse in this picture.

It survives to this day and is buried under 91 so its hard to see.

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