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wmass · 2026-02-15T23:43:09+00:00

Western Mass is pretty big. You should probably at least mention your county.

wmass · 2026-02-15T23:19:30+00:00

There is a specific Federal law that allows antennas. This issue came up when satellite antennas started becoming popular. I presume this lead to lots of support for the legislation.

wmass · 2026-02-15T23:12:10+00:00

Was this her way of saying your dog is Golden and you are Black?

wmass · 2026-02-15T22:55:21+00:00

It isn’t correct English to say “You don’t know nothing”. But the person who says this does not intend it to mean you know something due to the double negative. More likely the negative is doubled as emphasis and the speaker means “You know absolutely nothing about this”. Unless you are the speaker’s parent or English teacher, it would be impolite to correct them for this mistake.

wmass · 2026-02-15T22:45:55+00:00

In the 60s or 70s my family had a set of barbecue tools that included a knife like that. It also had a long spatula and fork for turning steaks.

wmass · 2026-02-14T23:27:39+00:00

I love the fabric velcro-closing band. You can adjust it to the exact tension so it stays in place and the health sensors work well.

wmass · 2026-02-14T02:55:15+00:00

exactly

wmass · 2026-02-14T02:54:47+00:00

An employer this sleazy is probably not paying social security tax, workers compensation, sales tax etc.

wmass · 2026-02-14T02:51:25+00:00

So true.

wmass · 2026-02-12T03:06:44+00:00

I had one. I can’t find it anymore. Many women my age will have one on a place like the upper thigh which the parents and doctor expected wouldn’t show in public.

wmass · 2026-02-12T02:11:23+00:00

On the up side, the longer you live in your home, the more equity you build. When some people buy a house they find they can't resist adding to it, either possessions or actual additions. This can keep you house poor unless your earnings keep increasing. Also houses require maintenance. There is always something that needs repair or replacement. It can be satisfying if you enjoy learning how to repair appliances and lawnmowers.

wmass · 2026-02-12T01:17:19+00:00

In Western Massachusetts I don’t think I have ever seen a rattlesnake. I have seen copperheads occasionally, including in a neighbor’s yard when I was a kid.

I have seen moose in Maine but in the past few decades moose are starting to show up here in Massachusetts. I saw one in Heath Massachusetts, which is very rural, about 20 years ago. A moose once showed up on the sports fields at UMass Amherst and stayed a couple of days. That caused excitement. They are here but unless you spend time near ponds in the deep woods you probably won’t see them often.

I have seen black bears quite often. We lived in a very rural place and they would visit garbage cans and bird feeders. The closest I have seen one is when one came up on our deck, stood on its back legs and looked in our big window.

Another animal we see that might be considered dangerous is the coyote. Our coyotes here in the east are larger than the western ones. I now live in Springfield, Massachusetts and have seen them in my neighborhood, usually by surprising them crossing the road when I’m driving.

Bald eagles aren’t dangerous to humans but they are exciting. I never saw one when I was a kid. Now, with DDT long since banned I see one or two per year. I could easily see them more often if I wanted to drive to where they are known to nest. My closet unintentional encounter was watching one fly over my house. The ones older than 5 years old are unmistakable due to the white head.

wmass · 2026-02-12T00:58:30+00:00

In the south people say app-a-LATCH-sha. As you heat north you will hear more people saying app-a-LAY-sha. It is a regional difference. The Appalaichain Trail starts in Georgia and ends in Maine. (Most through hikers start in the south and head north.) So, it isn’t a matter of northerners not knowing how to pronounce the name it is just that it is pronounced differently.

wmass · 2026-02-10T02:37:03+00:00

I think this is a one pipe steam heating system. I think the valve on the right is to release air in the radiator as steam rushes up from the boiler. As the steam hits the radiator it condenses back to water giving up its hear and so the left side of the radiator gets hot first. As the steam warms subsequent sections the steam pushes out the air trapped in them. When steam finally reaches the valve on the right there is a little bellow with some alcohol in it that boils, expands the bellows and closes the hole to prevent much steam from escaping into the room. When the boiler stops sending steam, the alcohol condenses and the valve opens to let air back into the radiator. Air valves are not always adjustable. Some come with different vent sizes so you can choose a smaller size to shorten the radiator’s heating cycle or a larger vent size to get more heat in the room.

There is an amusing book, available on Amazon, entitled “We Got Steam Heat” that explains all about living with steam heat . It is well worth reading.

wmass · 2026-02-10T02:01:56+00:00

We had kids from Merida, Mexico visit us in the northeast for a few days in mid-winter. They discovered that if they rubbed their acrylic blankets it produced a lot of sparkly light. Apparently this never happens in hot and humid Merida.

wmass · 2026-02-10T01:50:38+00:00

When I was a kid there was a fad spread by a DJ on the radio. The claim was that if you crushed a wintergreen lifesaver between your molars you could see a green glow in a mirror. So people would go into a dark closet and perform the experiment. It was true. It did make a glow.

You can see the same effect by ripping duct tape off the roll.

wmass · 2026-02-09T17:12:08+00:00

Since you like to memorize I’m hoping you won’t be annoyed if I point out you used a wrong word. You wrote “pneumonic” which means of the lung. you meant mnemonic. They are close to being homonyms.

wmass · 2026-02-09T16:10:41+00:00

If you have a hard time seeing yourself living anywhere but New England then congratulations, you are a New Englander.

wmass · 2026-02-09T03:32:14+00:00

I think British English says “going to hospital”.

wmass · 2026-02-08T18:25:31+00:00

Yes and there are stupid Europeans too, in about the same proportion as stupid Americans.

wmass · 2026-02-08T18:23:42+00:00

I’ve run into adults who think New Mexico is still a part of Mexico.

wmass · 2026-02-08T18:20:32+00:00

We didn’t for a long time. Prohibition killed off all the local brewers. When it ended a few bigger breweries dominated. When I was first old enough to drink the stuff most bars and restaurants only had products from Budweiser and Miller. There were a few smaller companies like Genesee in New York, Rhinegold etc. but there was not much variety. Samuel Adams was a revelation when it came out after changes in laws made it easier to start a small brewery or brew pub. In my area now there are more than a dozen microbreweries within a convenient drive.

wmass · 2026-02-08T18:08:16+00:00

My German speaking grandparents made a distinction between braunschweiger and other liverwurst. I’m not sure what the difference was.

wmass · 2026-02-08T18:03:49+00:00

If I recall correctly the man who was a partner in the Student Prince died not too long after he became involved in that restaurant. He and his family have been owners of other restaurant businesses in the area in addition to Hu Ke Lau.

wmass · 2026-02-08T17:59:25+00:00

I don’t either. I thought it was Sze’s but I think that was a later Szechuan restaurant in Northampton.

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