That was a really tough year at the Oscars. Unfortunately there was just a ton of really good competition

It’s lucrative for businesses not for the people that live there. Hotels can make a ton of money being near big attractions

Older carbureted engines would use a lot of fuel to start up, so there was a “5 minute rule.” If you were stopping for less than 5 minutes, it would use more gas than letting the car idle. I have no idea if this is true or not scientifically, but that was what people said. These days though, that’s not the case at all. They build cars now that stop the engine at a stoplight and start it back up again 10 seconds later because it’s more efficient with modern engines.

Pumping gas into a running car isn’t dangerous most of the time. There’s still a very very slim chance of an electrical spark or something igniting the vapors. Gas stations put those signs up because it’s a liability issue mostly.

The reasoning when they made the law ~70 years ago was that it was a safety concern. Really, the full service gas stations relied on their garage business to make most of their money, it was a way to keep a guy out there who could look at your car and potentially sell you service in addition to the gas, while also not having to compete with lower-cost self-service stations.

The reason it’s still a law is that every time it comes up, politicians will cite the potential job losses and just continue to kick it down the road.

Over time, Hong Kong is going to become one giant IKEA

Yeah you just have to know where they are

There’s some cool old photos in the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum of that area when the house was first built. There was nothing around, basically just swamp land (I know that’s not Brookline but same idea)

I’ve flown on one of the JetBlue Celtics planes so I’m now a Celtics player

It’s considered an unsecured load and if it falls over your windshield it’s impeded driving. The law doesn’t technically say anything specific about clearing snow off your car, but it is covered under other laws. https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/clear-snow-off-top-of-your-vehicle-or-face-fines/amp/

I have a guess on the story. The truck was driving under the bridge and taking a turn. The center of the bridge is higher than the sides, so it was able to make it underneath, but once is started turning the back of the trailer caught the lower part of the bridge and this is the result.

You are indeed allowed to watch more than one sport

What country are you from? Certain countries have a fast track to a Massachusetts license. Here’s some info on it, but it’s worth calling the RMV if your country isn’t listed. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/information-for-converting-certain-foreign-drivers-licenses#contact

Edit: also, you should be able to drive on your foreign license with an International Drivers Permit. The IDP is good for one year.

Since 1776

Pretty reasonable rule of thumb with just about everything. Housing, daycare, food

Also a lot of men going off to war. There’s both the “why wait” aspect because they could die at any day, and probably some military benefits that are paid out to spouses

Give us your internal organs in exchange for your freedom

Also, betting with your friends means you both have to be on different sides every time. I’d rather bet with my friends and we can all cheer for the same outcome.

We already have been inundated with ads and marketing. Watch any sporting event and like every other ad is for a betting service.

I mean if I’m already at the casino, I’ll probably place some bets on whatever games are going on while I play other games. It’s not like you have to choose one or the other.

Tewksbury Country Club. They sold to Treehouse about a year ago

It’s still gonna be a country club. They’re keeping the golf course open

I’m surprised they don’t have a Fenway one already. John Henry probably nickel and diming them for more money

I mean, it is just a mini fan oven, but people miss the fact that the much smaller space makes the fan much more effective in terms of making things crispy. The smaller area means they can circulate air at a much faster rate.

And the smaller space makes the convection more effective. The “old air” is able to be replaced more quickly.