Sheesh, so maybe you should move.Originally posted by powder11
RAINEY DAY POLL:
choose A or B
A: The best skiing in NA is a leisurely 30 min drive up a scenic canyon. You can ski neck deep powder on a regular basis. There is insane mtn biking at your doorstep. The weather is mildy pleasent. Your neighbors may belong to a religous cult, but they are freindly. The opportunity to drink your face off still exists. Culture is a plane trip away. You have a decent job that allows a compfortable lifestyle.
B: The worst skiing in NA is a traffic laden 3 hr trip on icey roads. Powder is 3 inches of pig snot. You can see how many times they will warranty your mtn bike after hucking to flat at Lynn. The weather is consistantly what you don't want. You have to drink your face off just to deal. Your neighbors are probably criminals. The MBTA has culture like a petrie dish. Your job pays you 6 figures which allows you to break even after you spend all your vaca time flying back to SLC to ski.
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04-01-2004, 12:47 PM #51
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04-01-2004, 12:48 PM #52
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04-01-2004, 12:49 PM #53
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good call. if it snows, MT WA. if not, murphy's law in southie. $20 and you won't remember leaving.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
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04-01-2004, 12:52 PM #54
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ah ha--or we could have a challenge
murphy's law vs. the tam
where do you get drunker for cheaper.
in addition to mogulcross, and the impending jeepcross, mildbill and powder11 now bring you: liquorcross. all the fun of skiercross, but with booze!
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04-01-2004, 12:53 PM #55
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19 more days 'til we come down for Marathon festivities. Bar right in the van. Me trying to railslide an escalator in the Govt center station in my sneakers drunk at noon. Getting in a fight with a street vendor because my $3 hot dog sucked. I drink in that town one day a year for a reason (but that one day is coming soon).
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04-01-2004, 12:57 PM #56
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NH country boy visits the big city and they call US massholesOriginally posted by trainnvain
Me trying to railslide an escalator in the Govt center station in my sneakers drunk at noon. Getting in a fight with a street vendor because my $3 hot dog sucked. I drink in that town one day a year for a reasonSecurity is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
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04-01-2004, 12:58 PM #57
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does this include the myriad of fake irish bars that dot the boston streets? Lir, the Kells, Ned Devines, Slappy McShitfaced OBrien's, to name a few?
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04-01-2004, 01:04 PM #58
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outstanding!Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
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04-01-2004, 01:19 PM #59
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I already commute to work at least an hour. I wouldn't be working in the city at all. Most likely, my commute would decrease. I did a lot of checking into cost of living, rent/buy etc. My housing would increase maybe 50% for a similar place, double if I go a little nicer. It would be less if I purchased a place.Originally posted by powder11
your salary may double but your cost of living will triple along with your headache trying to commute to work. tell your girlfriend she should move to SLC instead.
Seriously, you need to move.Originally posted by powder11
RAINEY DAY POLL:
choose A or B
A: The best skiing in NA is a leisurely 30 min drive up a scenic canyon. You can ski neck deep powder on a regular basis. There is insane mtn biking at your doorstep. The weather is mildy pleasent. Your neighbors may belong to a religous cult, but they are freindly. The opportunity to drink your face off still exists. Culture is a plane trip away. You have a decent job that allows a compfortable lifestyle.
B: The worst skiing in NA is a traffic laden 3 hr trip on icey roads. Powder is 3 inches of pig snot. You can see how many times they will warranty your mtn bike after hucking to flat at Lynn. The weather is consistantly what you don't want. You have to drink your face off just to deal. Your neighbors are probably criminals. The MBTA has culture like a petrie dish. Your job pays you 6 figures which allows you to break even after you spend all your vaca time flying back to SLC to ski.
In all honestly, it takes me 30 minutes when traffic is bad, usually much less.
A v. B is a tough arguement. Living anyplace where there is a dominate culture is difficult if it is not yours. Sure LCC, BCC are right there, which are amazing places to be in your free time. I will miss them wherever I go. I've skied probably more days than most people any of us know. I have done some amazing things in these hills, and am looking for something new.
Sure I have a job that pays the bills, but I would like a career where my religion doesn't dictate my pay/title. I have the responsibility of most VP's but the pay of an intern. All the while some slacker gets twice the salary I get because somebody in his Ward recomended him for the job. The job I have to do because he is not qualified, experienced or even trying to do. I'm sure that happens everywhere, but at least I could work for a respectable company that pays decent.French Fries!
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All I can say is WBCN is getting me thru this dreary afternoon on the headphones. This DJ Adam-12 is killing it..
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04-01-2004, 01:48 PM #61
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Originally posted by DaveTV
All I can say is WBCN is getting me thru this dreary afternoon on the headphones. This DJ Adam-12 is killing it..
pshhh everyone knows its all about WAAF!
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04-01-2004, 01:54 PM #62
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Agreed, but whatever comes in on the walkman in zee office...
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04-01-2004, 02:07 PM #63
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I'm partial to WFNX. 101.7.
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04-01-2004, 02:10 PM #64
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It's all about The Big Show.
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04-01-2004, 02:17 PM #65
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Me too now that they are a "classic alternative" station.Originally posted by stump832
I'm partial to WFNX. 101.7.
I'm damn serious! They nearly ruint it with al that damn storm and birdsey psuedo WAAF shite a few years ago.
On the main subject I'd rather be a dog catcher in Boston than the King of SLC. However the skiing the Wasatch is about 100 times better than ice skating the white mountains.
Maybe the answer is to bust ass during the week and pump up the Delta Frequent Flier miles on the weekend.Last edited by Obstruction; 04-01-2004 at 02:24 PM.
Damn, we're in a tight spot!
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04-01-2004, 02:31 PM #66
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I'm all about meta-purrell.Originally posted by iceman
It's all about The Big Show.
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04-01-2004, 02:35 PM #67
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Hey, I am a dogcatcher!
http://catcher.big-e.ne.jp/images/co...1000000326.jpg
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04-01-2004, 02:41 PM #68
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"Your search meta-purrell did not return any documents"Originally posted by stump832
I'm all about meta-purrell.
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04-01-2004, 02:56 PM #69
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damn. can't spell.Originally posted by iceman
"Your search meta-purrell did not return any documents"
meterparel, Jon. the guy is the resident nomar-hater on the D&C show. i think he does the sportsflash updates as well.
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04-01-2004, 03:00 PM #70
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Gotcha, I was a bit confused there.
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04-01-2004, 03:04 PM #71
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note to self: spelling phonetically based on words spoken with boston accents is hard.
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04-01-2004, 03:11 PM #72
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If I had said it out loud I probably would have understood it.
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04-01-2004, 04:13 PM #73
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tonight is most likely liquorcross and tomorrow the PBR marathon. 2 kegs to glory?
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04-01-2004, 04:15 PM #74
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When you're done waiting and watching, PM me before you leave. Looks like it won't stop raining until after the weekend. If I do go up I would need a place to crash though......Originally posted by mildbill.
watching and waiting.
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04-01-2004, 05:48 PM #75
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latest roemer spooge, from the jay snow report:
This just in from Jim Roemer, our powder forecaster:
"AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF WARM TEMPS, RAIN AND DEPLETED SNOW COVER...WE ARE STILL OF THE OPINION THAT A MODEST TO MAJOR SNOWSTORM WILL BRING AT LEAST A FOOT TO JAY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WE WILL HAVE DETAILS IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO..."
i will be heading up there if such a thing happens. boston magnions who need ride, let me know.
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