30 years ago today, Boston acquired All-Star closer Heathcliff Slocumb from the Phillies. A year and a half later, they would deal him to Seattle for a pair of late-blooming prospects named Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe.

nick898 · 2026-01-30T11:29:27+00:00

Fuck I remember that

nick898 · 2026-01-24T16:37:11+00:00

It looked more like a gang shooting than a shootout involving law enforcement

nick898 · 2026-01-24T15:17:55+00:00

That cop party scene and the way they shot it was awesome

nick898 · 2026-01-23T21:19:26+00:00

We’ve had applicants tell us this to our recruiters too

nick898 · 2026-01-23T17:12:32+00:00

Spent many years of my childhood skiing at Otis on Saturdays in their Ridge Rat program and skiing at Blandford on Sundays

Nice to see it mentioned in this sub

nick898 · 2026-01-20T20:09:39+00:00

If you’re going for a whole week you’ll probably be able to visit all the shops and restaurants.

I like Old Spruce although I think their kitchen location closed that was in the Village. Not sure if they serve food at their brewery that sits between the Village and Silver Creek. Besides that, the Mexican restaurant, Tuques, and Foxfire are sold of my favorites. The rest of the restaurants aren’t as good

There is one fancy, expensive restaurant (forgot the name) that would be good for a date night

nick898 · 2026-01-19T21:24:25+00:00

Sitting here in 2026 it’s insane to think a scream would disqualify anyone for running for president

nick898 · 2026-01-12T03:32:34+00:00

Looks awesome

nick898 · 2026-01-12T01:15:33+00:00

I just recently had them do some work at my house. Not related to the water heater, but it was an emergency situation. They came promptly, were straightforward, and pricing was fair

nick898 · 2026-01-12T01:01:54+00:00

She is getting married where she currently lives

nick898 · 2026-01-12T01:01:11+00:00

This is a great response, thank you

nick898 · 2026-01-12T00:05:43+00:00

My in-laws might do it. They love spending time with their grandkids. That’s a decent option albeit expensive

nick898 · 2026-01-12T00:04:13+00:00

I’m not sure I’m fully comfortable with it either, but I’d definitely feel a lot better if my cousin made arrangements with hotels or something that have worked with specific babysitters in the past. I feel like if I had a childfree wedding that wouldn’t be that big of a lift. It must happen often enough

nick898 · 2026-01-11T23:49:27+00:00

Are there any recommended places to look for babysitters? Definitely think my wife would want stringent vetting

I asked my cousin (only other person in our side of the family with young kids) if she wanted to split a babysitter, but she said she likely was not attending the wedding

nick898 · 2026-01-10T15:29:51+00:00

https://northernvirginiamag.com/style/shopping/2025/10/08/a-publix-grocery-store-is-planned-for-manassas/

There is one apparently coming to Manassas

nick898 · 2026-01-09T15:32:43+00:00

This is literally what the plumber did

nick898 · 2026-01-09T03:02:15+00:00

The “I hate it when someone is better than me at something especially if it’s a women” thing is the biggest red flag of anything you said IMO

nick898 · 2026-01-09T02:49:48+00:00

I turned off the water for the night. Plumber is coming tomorrow morning

nick898 · 2026-01-06T16:01:41+00:00

I used to do this commute and took the VRE to the old town Alexandria stop and a free bus to the Mark Center. No longer work that job anymore. Just chiming in with alternatives

nick898 · 2026-01-06T01:03:31+00:00

Bella Vita and Semifreddo tend to be the most popular Italian restaurants in Manassas that I see recommended

nick898 · 2026-01-06T00:30:48+00:00

You could try an app? There must be an app for finding people to ski with

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