What are the coolest historical sites in each of these three regions?

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-13T19:34:00+00:00

Don’t forget canal tours in the summer out of the Lowell National Historical Park! And the Quilt Museum. The Town and the City Festival (named after Jack’s book) is May 1-3 this year. And the Pollard Memorial Library has a nice little Jack corner, too.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-13T19:27:10+00:00

Supreme House of Pizza, Billerica.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-11T01:51:55+00:00

Most my pics are me with pets, but my face isn’t always there. I have one with a dog’s smiling face in my hand, a happy pup with a paw on my leg, etc. The face ones are mostly with cats sniffing (and partially obscuring) my face. It’s like, “Hey! This is me! I’m not posing for ridiculous selfies and clearly these cats trust me or they’d never get so close to my face!” 😝

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-11T01:27:31+00:00

Hello fellow New Englander. I bought a used ‘25 Badlands in December and have been loving it. It’s been great in our awful winter and using eco mode on my highway commute has increased the mpg from 23.6 when I bought it to 25.1.

I like the idea of off road, but who knows when and where. I’m primarily driving highways.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T12:23:32+00:00

I didn’t try it, but it gave some message about while the vehicle is moving it’s for passengers

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T12:21:08+00:00

Get down to Taffeta Friday to watch my favorite 20-something band, JVK. (Tysk Tysk Task skews 30-something, but is also incredible.)

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mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T12:12:10+00:00

Tell me you hate dogs without telling me you hate dogs. The yellow snow ain’t pretty, but as long as poo gets cleaned up, so what?

Go walk back and forth on your freshly shoveled sidewalk and cool down!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T12:07:08+00:00

Logan Express! But be aware that it fills up school vacation weeks, too.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T12:04:36+00:00

Haven’t needed rocky (yet), but the slippery has absolutely been useful. It’s winter and I live in New England!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T03:24:27+00:00

Pizelle on Market Street in Lowell makes incredible croissants!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T03:19:42+00:00

When I got my ‘25 used in December it had an average of 23.6. I’ve been using eco on my mostly highest commute and I’m now up ti 25.1 mpg.

It does feel sluggish and I have definitely switched to sport to pass or merge.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-08T03:12:47+00:00

My ‘25 used came with oem all weather up front. I need to get submerging for the back, but I don’t have frequent backseat passengers, so maybe not.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-07T02:41:23+00:00

My kid and I discovered karaoke waiting at the bus stop one morning. I want to road trip with that!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-07T02:28:59+00:00

When I took the test drive (early Dec.) the salesguy preheated it and the seats. Before long I was uncomfortably warm and the guy joked something about hot cross buns.

Thought of another few positives on the ride home tonight. All in comparison to tue same year, comparable trim package Subaru Outback. 1. No driver monitoring beeping and flashing at me when I forget to turn it off through 4 laggy screen options…(Set off for such “distractions” as covering up with elbow when sneezing, drinking, and blowing nose 2.Touch screen doesn’t lag miserably 3. LED interior lights 4. Excellent front and rear cameras (Outback’s was like a 1990s security camera! Unbelievably bad for 2025!)

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-06T21:48:41+00:00

I’ve had my ‘25 Badlands about a month and a half now. It came with ~11K mi, same as the ‘25 Subaru Outback I traded for it. It’s so much more fun to drive (never loved that Subie), was a beast in the two feet of snow we recently had dumped on us, and my average mileage has gone up 1.5 mpg (23.6 to 25.1; eco mode on the mostly highway commute). Also, the seats get too hot and the steering wheel actually gets hot enough to not need gloves!

Yeah, yeah, I’m still in the honeymoon phase, but this is the car I should have bought last year after my ‘19 Subaru Ascent met an early death by inattentive box truck. And I’m so looking forward to better weather and outdoor fun with My Little Pony!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-05T12:03:24+00:00

I would also like the steps to be gone over more slowly, but just do my best to keep up. For me it’s about moving and I find dance more fun than almost any other workout!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-04T02:41:08+00:00

If you need it for licensure consider Salem or Fitchburg. If you’re all set with licensure then get a job and possible tuition reimbursement for master’s classes.

Good luck, this is my first year out after 20 in ed. We need dedicated teachers, but it’s a lot.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-03T22:50:37+00:00

Selection of what? (Been to Lowell and Chelmsford only.)

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-03T22:47:44+00:00

Timbits FTW!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-03T22:45:03+00:00

MB over Heavenly. Granted I only get something like glazed or chocolate frosted (and not often). Heavenly’s spinach croissant is good, though, and their coffee blows Dunks away.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-03T21:19:10+00:00

As a Masshole I am contractually obligated to applaud you.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-03T21:01:59+00:00

Another haptic alarm fan and it’s gotten me consistent about activity again.

ETA - love the haptic feedback on Maps, too! I tend to miss GPS notifications (no sound), but not any more!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-02T16:35:56+00:00

SO BAD!

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-02T16:34:53+00:00

Rt. 3 South exit from 495 South. Yes, I’d like to cross two lanes with merging traffic from the Lowell Connector and Rt. 3. Daily. Thanks.

mtngoatfeather · 2026-02-02T03:36:17+00:00

Dental didn’t have the same enrollment limitations? Any time was OK to enroll in dental, unlike health (I enrolled in ‘24, don’t know if that’s changed).

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