KD in CA Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I've always liked Boston, but wouldn't be crazy about living there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I've always liked Boston, but wouldn't be crazy about living there. Is the vibe out West better than the Eastern vibe? I know... Don't have to go there... Just a simple yes or no. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Is the vibe out West better than the Eastern vibe? I know... Don't have to go there... Just a simple yes or no. ;-) Yup. Weather too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Yup. Weather too. Yeah weather is incredible. I could get used to it and being so close to the Sierra Nevadas! No wonder why it has been a magnet for emigrants since the first days of European settlers! If this was 1848... And no modern conveniences, I can see ditching this area's God Forsaken weather for a mild med climate! Life of Prairie way too harsh! Right now, I am suffering from a brutal summer cold, feels like someone kicked the crap out of me. Rheumatoid arthritis even flaring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Been there a number of times for work trips, and I hate every aspect of Boston. Small, tight spaces, Saturday traffic jams, roads not laid out in grid, impossible to get to airport. Its an awful place to visit, and I would hate to live there. Toss in that horribly annoying accent and you have hell in america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 This is the only Boston I like .. RIP, Brad Delp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I live an hour north of downtown. I love hanging out in Boston. They have great music clubs. The view of the skyline from the MIT campus is spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) Yeah weather is incredible. I could get used to it and being so close to the Sierra Nevadas! No wonder why it has been a magnet for emigrants since the first days of European settlers! That's because they were told to keep going west. They couldn't go any further so they had just stopped. I live an hour north of downtown. I love hanging out in Boston. They have great music clubs. The view of the skyline from the MIT campus is spectacular Bill'ricka (Billerica), Tewksbury, Andover or Pee Budy (Peabody) ? Edited June 29, 2017 by ShadyBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Great city, fans of their sports teams are a bunch of tools, for the most part. There are some that are true fans of their teams, from personal experiences, mostly Bruins and Celtics. It's the uneducated moronic bandwagon jumpers from the Pats and Sox that are the worst. They don't know the history of those teams and know only Tom Brady and David Ortiz. Ask them who Steve Grogan or Jim Rice are and they have no clue. The worst thing is, regardless of their knowledge of the past, they all seem to think the sports world revolves around Boston/New England. I find it really hard to believe that a Red Sox fan in Boston doesn't know who Jim Rice is. At least the ones over 40 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I find it really hard to believe that a Red Sox fan in Boston doesn't know who Jim Rice is. At least the ones over 40 years old. I believe it. A quick little story that's kind of funny from my buddy. He used to manage City Sports (the one on Boylston) and when the Red Sox made their run in 2004 they sold a ridiculous amount of Sox gear. He has these vivid memories of people stocking up on gear, bragging about their fandom, while playoff games were going on. They had no idea. It used to drive him CRAZY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 you should try out East Liverpool, Ohio. Birthplace of Lou Holtz. "Welcome to East Liverpool, home to Lou Holtz's first spit puddle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LI_Bills Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 That's because they were told to keep going west. They couldn't go any further so they had just stopped. Didn't Reagan have a quote that went went something like: "If Columbus had landed on the West Coast the Northeast would still be woods" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) Bill'ricka (Billerica), Tewksbury, Andover or Pee Budy (Peabody) ? Manch-Vegas, NH. Edited June 29, 2017 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Manch-Vegas, NH. You should probably share some of those chicken fingers from the Backroom with the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Manch-Vegas, NH. I would fly in and out of Manchester on occasion versus driving into Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 This is the only Boston I like .. RIP, Brad Delp. Their Delp-less music is really ****ty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I was in a revolving restaurant (on top of a Hyatt?) during the white bronco chase. I was visiting an old WNY buddy having dinner with our wives. It started while we were still at their place then we went out to meet our reservation. We kept asking the waitress for updates until we ended up in the kitchen with he staff watching on a little 13" TV for an hour while our wives got acquainted. For a place I never lived, I have a lot of fond memories from Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I would fly in and out of Manchester on occasion versus driving into Boston. Same here... Always Midway-Manchester. Family in Reading & Westford. Avoid Logan like plague. Did Providence one time This is the only Boston I like .. RIP, Brad Delp. I like these from Boston: But they give me gas & terrible bloating just like the people & city do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) You should probably share some of those chicken fingers from the Backroom with the rest of us. Overrated. But the ice cream they make at the Puritan is awesome. Same here... Always Midway-Manchester. Family in Reading & Westford. Avoid Logan like plague. MHT airport used to rock when Southwest wasn't in Logan. We had non-stops to LA, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Chicago, Nashville, BWI and several Florida destinations. Since Southwest began Logan service, we lost all but the Florida, BWI and Midway service. It didn't kill MHT but it did put a big hurt on them. Edited June 29, 2017 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Didn't Reagan have a quote that went went something like: "If Columbus had landed on the West Coast the Northeast would still be woods" No matter who said it there is a lot wrong with that quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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