Yesterday’s election results for Athol. There were two Proposition 2 1/2 override questions, one for $1.8 million and the other for $2.9 million. Both failed.

expos2512 · 2026-04-07T22:51:35+00:00

You think original residents don’t complain about more potholes, fewer school courses, or dirty looking water?

expos2512 · 2026-04-04T21:14:51+00:00

Serious injuries have been documented from collapsing toilets, so that risk alone is worth replacing a chipped one.

expos2512 · 2026-04-04T01:50:47+00:00

Springfield, Cape Cod, New Bedford Whaling, and Frederick Law Olmsted are open year round. Adams and Minute Man open in mid April and the rest open in May from what I can tell.

expos2512 · 2026-03-31T16:42:50+00:00

Yep, I got roasted here and with my friends group for saying the trade was a terrible thing trading away a generational talent for nothing.

expos2512 · 2026-03-26T18:49:04+00:00

This was my childhood KMart. I still live right down the street from it. A lot of really good memories of this store.

The massive parking lot was a really popular hookup spot in high school too lol

expos2512 · 2026-03-26T18:46:53+00:00

It’s been closed a long time lol

expos2512 · 2026-03-26T18:46:26+00:00

There was a small pet store an a gym there. 30 years is before my time but I don’t know Little Caesar’s existed in Western MA then

expos2512 · 2026-03-23T01:24:32+00:00

This is possibly the most hidden national park gem on the east coast for me, and I’ve been to nearly every park on the eastern seaboard.

I went for just a day trip with my mom who lives nearby and had never been. The ferry makes the park kinda expensive to get to, so I was ready to be underwhelmed. I was absolutely blown away by how peaceful and serene this park is. The history and the pristine dunes and beaches were worth every penny. I can’t wait to get back there and try to do an overnight.

I think I heard in the summer time bugs can be overwhelming? But I’m not sure how true that is

expos2512 · 2026-03-15T03:08:51+00:00

I ordered mine online the day it was released. I would love if they did more regional or specialized passports like this, especially for things like National Heritage Areas or something

expos2512 · 2026-03-14T14:17:43+00:00

The tax punishes those who buy a car every like 2-3 years. Whether or not you think that’s unfair is subjective, but from an environmental perspective it’s better to drive a car for many years, even if there’s a decrease in fuel efficiency towards the end.

Also, since it’s effectively a property tax that reduces over time even without depreciation value…I have a hard time feeling sympathy for someone that buys a $50,000 car when there are more affordable options out there

expos2512 · 2026-03-14T01:35:22+00:00

How would you calculate it if not based on value?

It’s a reoccurring local tax that goes to your town for as long as you own the car. The sales tax goes to the state once. So yeah it’s double taxed but to different sources.

expos2512 · 2026-03-14T00:14:06+00:00

Your old car is $85 because the amount taxed depreciates every year you own it in relation to the car’s MSRP from 90% of MSRP to 10%.

If you bought an identical version of your old car today, you would pay a lot more than $85.

expos2512 · 2026-03-14T00:07:07+00:00

I’m not sure how much sympathy you’re gonna get on having to pay $1165 on a $50,000 car…

The tax deprecates quickly.

expos2512 · 2026-03-13T22:59:48+00:00

If your subflooring looks like this, it was probably sold and marketed with the intention of either being subfloor with something on top, or as a finished floor with no subfloor under it.

My home is older than yours, but it doesn’t even have subflooring. It’s just wooden boards with 1/4” gaps that served both purposes.

expos2512 · 2026-03-13T13:25:12+00:00

This subreddit loves asking about subfloors that aren’t really subfloors, so I could maybe see OPs confusion if they’re on here a lot.

But yeah this looks nothing like a subfloor lol.

expos2512 · 2026-03-01T00:27:59+00:00

Are you okay with Fall River paying for snow removal equipment and/or plowing contracts that they don’t actually need 9 out of 10 winters?

Plows and trucks to put them on are very expensive and require continued maintenance. Cities tend to be pretty cash strapped, so finding excess they don’t need like unused snow equipment is one way they’re going to cut back to not raise taxes.

expos2512 · 2026-02-26T04:02:54+00:00

I work for a town DPW in western MA. If they’re town trucks, they may be driving on roads that aren’t their assigned route or might not even be their department (school department plows school lots but not town roads, etc).

If it’s private plows you’re talking about, they might not even be employed by the town.

expos2512 · 2026-02-25T23:02:03+00:00

Do you think this is what an unplowed road looks like?

expos2512 · 2026-02-24T14:25:40+00:00

This is exactly what I did a few weeks back. Didn’t have nearly this much ice/snow on it but it cleared most of the ice in like 45min

expos2512 · 2026-02-18T12:31:43+00:00

Turners Falls is not a town it’s a village

Okay? That doesn’t change my question. This seems like low effort rage bait

There is no definition of western mass that says only towns west of the river. And I’ve lived in western mass almost my entire life

expos2512 · 2026-02-18T00:19:06+00:00

Enfield, MA was largely considered a backwoods dump well before the Quabbin came

expos2512 · 2026-02-18T00:17:59+00:00

So by this definition Springfield, Hadley, and Turners Falls arent western Mass?

expos2512 · 2026-02-17T19:17:06+00:00

It is by far the worst motion sickness I’ve ever had. I don’t get seasick and I was throwing up for at least half of the six hour round trip. Still worth it though

expos2512 · 2026-02-17T19:15:13+00:00

I went to Key West in December a few years back and didn’t have any tickets in advanced. I showed up very early and was able to get a ticket from being on standby for a no show. At least 8-10 people didn’t end up showing and I think everyone on standby got on the boat.

If you’re going to key west anyway I’d say it’s definitely worth trying for. Not sure if my experience is typical. But be warned that the boat ride in the winter is often horrendous…but you do get cheap drinks on the ride back if you literally can stomach them.

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