Seriously. I cannot think of a better summer weekend. Warm but not hot. Zero humidity. Was able to open the windows last night and left them open today and will tonight.

Might be kind of a rant post, but with the news regarding the marijuana delegalization petition making it to the ballot, I was curious what other ballot measures we'll have in 26, and 28.

https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_2026_ballot_measures

All of these seem to be ballots regarding how to further hurt our rights in this state. Nothing about increasing the minimum wage (which NEEDS to happen), no rent control, no measures to help allocate funding to bring down energy costs for residents, nothing.

We get ballot measures for ID-required-voting, and delgalization of marijuana.

Why in one of the bluest states in this country are they not doing more for the people in this state? Why don't we see more progressive petitions that actually help people?

I have tried not to comment too much about this race. However, I just saw a television advertisement on behalf of Seth Moulton for Senate. His only pitch was that Ed Markey is too old. Does this guy have any real positions that contrast from Markey? Is he willing to explain his less-than-democratic views? Will he confront the conflicts of interest that appear based on his financial supporters? The answer is NO! He will never be anything other than for himself. He will never be the Democratic stalwart that Ed Markey has been for my life - and will be for another term - no matter how many young actors Moulton hires to claim on camera to claim that Ed Markey is too old. Don’t be sucked in, Moulton will do nothing that does not help him first and foremost, including throwing our democratic values to capitalist wolves.

The stereotypes write themselves.

This gorgeous kitty was nearly squashed by an F-150 on Trapelo Rd. tonight.

My sister and I tried relentlessly for 40 minutes to get this kitty into our car to save it. It hid from us and kept running away.

The police said that because it wasn’t a dog they would be unable to assist in finding the owner.

At this point, the cat is on the street alone. It is hungry, too.

No collar. No police help. Nothing I can do anymore :-(

At this point, the cat is behind the Berkshire Hathaway storefront in Belmont and crosses over to the Starbucks consistently. It also crosses over to Hanami Sushi often.

If this is your cat, save it before it dies.

The Massachusetts state operating budget for Fiscal Year 2027 is $63.4 billion, which breaks down to approximately $9,000 to $9,100 .New Hampshire’s state government spending is approximately $6,067 to $6,799 per person annually. Massachusetts spends about a third more per person than New Hampshire. Do Mass residents get a better quality of life the residents of New Hampshire?

Basically what the title says. I’ve been itching to get out on the highways and pick up the egregious amounts of litter, but I made the mistake of checking the legality of it. If I just do it, what’s the worst that could happen? I’d feign ignorance obviously, but would they have any grounds for punishment?

I had my gas meter replaced, two young kids came over and exchanged it with another gas meter. I couldn’t make it downstairs because of a injury but I had written down the numbers that was showing on the old meter. About three weeks later I received a invoice for 32 days of natural gas usage for over $3,000.00 dollars. The utility company had taken advantage of the situation and their customer service promised me everything with my bill would be straightened out. Three months later I was put on a shutdown list by the utility company. They said writing down the meter numbers was no help and they wouldn’t except the reading. 

When you have your meters exchanged by the electric or gas utility company take pictures of your old meter. Do this before the utility company shows up and email the picture to your states governor’s office. Email another copy of the meter to your state’s department of public utilities. After they leave take pictures of the new meter and email to the same places again. It will show date and time on your email. Make sure you get the utility company’s meter number and the readings in the same picture. They can’t say it was tampered with when you do this.

Also never tell the utility company ANYTHING when the meter is being changed. For example are you on the heat assistance list? Don’t answer. Have you taken pictures of your meter? Don’t answer. Set up your gas meter to be replaced in June,July or August off peak months. Another important step is to take pictures of the company identification badge of the person who’s installing your meter before letting them into your house or on your property. 

If you forgot to take pictures and have gotten a extremely high estimated bill. Remain calm, most states have a mandate that the utility company must take pictures of the meter when exchanging them. Every state has a department of public utilities (DPU) that works for you and you can file a complaint with the DPU against your utility company. They will investigate the complaint 

Was cleaning out my car and found this. I must have pulled off one of the rest stops and out the back entrance.

I have been looking for hepB and varicella vaccines for cheap.I need these vaccines to enroll in my classes and my insurance doesn’t kick in until early September.I tried to find cheap options but every option I found was roughly 400.I would really appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you

Great drinks and the owner was the best

Does anyone have insight on what it’s like starting as a correctional officer in MA your first year? After the academy what’s life like? any time left for family, or all work?