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lol that’s a great little tale

Moved from Dorchester to Whitman November ‘92. Then promptly broke my leg in January. Had a full leg cast for four months. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Edit: the Weymouth navy station is a giant condo complex now. It’s really nice, but makes me sad. I used to go to air shows there with pops back in the day
I loved those air shows. A friend of mine used to live in Weymouth, he'd throw a couple of cases of coke in a cooler and sell them to drivers stuck in traffic on Route 18.

I grew up in North Quincy. On either side of our neighborhood was military housing for families that worked at the air base. Our pick-up games were always the neighborhood kids vs. the military kids. And every 2 years a new group of families moved in to replace the prior group.
 

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I never miss a chocolate holiday! Banana chocolate chip muffins have been baked!

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I never miss a chocolate holiday! Banana chocolate chip muffins have been baked!

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Had no idea! The lady friend made some "triple chocolate" brownies last night with all sorts of chocolate chips in 'em. I'm more of just a regular ass, no frills, boxed mix store brand, a little bit crispy around the edge brownies type of guy. But them triple chocolate with chocolate chip brownies were an experience. I think I will pair them with lunch today
 
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Cautious tale when looking at apartments: make sure the previous tennant didn't rip all the cable wires out of the panel and then spray foam the cavity and all the outlets. The entire unit has to be re-wired. Waiting for them to let me know about moving to a new unit.

Needless to say the last 4 days have been pure hell.

Sigh
 

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My wife and I have been working on an obituary for my FiL. We finished it, but it seemed very bland. So I asked ChatGPT to improve it. Wow, what a difference. Now it looks like it was written by someone who knows what they are doing.

Here's an example:
Our version: A private memorial service will be held by the immediate family.

ChatGPT version: A private memorial service will be held by the immediate family to honor Luis's remarkable life and enduring legacy. His presence will forever be felt in the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know him.
 

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My brother closed on a property in Bartlett NH.

He now has that and the one in Wells, Maine.

Both vacation homes.

He sent me this photo of the view from that one in NH. Looks like Heaven. Can't wait to use it in the winter and go skiing.


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Looks like heaven, and there IS a ski shop down the street called Heaven lol. I have rented from there before, dude at the desk was totally lost but the equipment was fine and price was right.

I can recommend the northern extremes guided snow mobile tour. We did the longer tour and it was amazing. I would happily do it again.

Attitash sucks now, but if they ever open up their summer activities again I can also highly recommend their zipline tour. However, an even better zipline experience is down the street at Bretton Woods. Much better skiing over there as well.
 
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My wife and I have been working on an obituary for my FiL. We finished it, but it seemed very bland. So I asked ChatGPT to improve it. Wow, what a difference. Now it looks like it was written by someone who knows what they are doing.

Here's an example:
Our version: A private memorial service will be held by the immediate family.

ChatGPT version: A private memorial service will be held by the immediate family to honor Luis's remarkable life and enduring legacy. His presence will forever be felt in the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know him.
As the unofficial family obit writer, I appreciate the tip!
 

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My wife and I have been working on an obituary for my FiL. We finished it, but it seemed very bland. So I asked ChatGPT to improve it. Wow, what a difference. Now it looks like it was written by someone who knows what they are doing.

Here's an example:
Our version: A private memorial service will be held by the immediate family.

ChatGPT version: A private memorial service will be held by the immediate family to honor Luis's remarkable life and enduring legacy. His presence will forever be felt in the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know him.
This reminds me of that curb your enthusiasm episode. Beloved Aunt. They typo Aunt with a "C" instead of the "A". lol or as usual you wonder if Larry does it on purpose.lol
 
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This reminds me of that curb your enthusiasm episode. Beloved Aunt. They typo Aunt with a "C" instead of the "A". lol or as usual you wonder if Larry does it on purpose.lol
One that I saw that I'll never forget and still makes me laugh to think about it to this day was how some kid from my high school died in a car accident and his obituary tried to say that he was an aspiring rapper, but they forgot a p and listed him as an "aspiring raper"
 

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Looks like heaven, and there IS a ski shop down the street called Heaven lol. I have rented from there before, dude at the desk was totally lost but the equipment was fine and price was right.

I can recommend the northern extremes guided snow mobile tour. We did the longer tour and it was amazing. I would happily do it again.

Attitash sucks now, but if they ever open up their summer activities again I can also highly recommend their zipline tour. However, an even better zipline experience is down the street at Bretton Woods. Much better skiing over there as well.

Thank you for all this information! I've hear not so good things of Attitash. We were recommended to go to Bretton when the times come. I really want to get into the shops North Conway during the holidays. I hear it's beautiful during christmas.
 
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Thank you for all this information! I've hear not so good things of Attitash. We were recommended to go to Bretton when the times come. I really want to get into the shops North Conway during the holidays. I hear it's beautiful during christmas.
All of this is true. Depends on the type of skiing you like to do. Bretton Woods has very little if you like steep, or bumps, and the vertical is pretty bad. They also don't have a summit chair from the base, and this past season they skimped on lift operations down the stretch once all the snow finally arrived. If you like fairly gentle cruisers, and gentle tree runs, it's the place to be.
 
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Got word they've started the transfer process so fingers crossed that the logistics can be worked out to get my stuff moved to my new unit this weekend. I just want to unpack and get my office set up so I can start decorating and order my new desk, dining table and hopefully a nice ottoman.
 

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Black Mountain of NH is a fun mountain, locally owned, not by Vail or Omni
I'm loving all of this information. I've normally only hung out in Sandown because of my Aunt owns a lake house. So this is all new to me.

Anything around North Conway, Bartlett, etc I'm figuring out the best places to go. I want to support any local business I can.
 

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Oh, there are plenty of parents looking for their 9-year-olds to get a pro contract.

So sad that youth sports have become such a cesspool. I'm lucky my kids got through them before many parents, coaches and players started taking things to such an insane level. Write a big check, your kid is on a "select" team, and everything and everyone is fair game for criticism.

I hope your son can find a different team with a decent coach next season.
And perhaps play more than one sport, like we used to when we were kids.

Youth sports should be about understanding how to be part of a team, being part of a team, and having fun. If you can learn some leadership along the way, so much the better.

This other stuff is garbage.

Thanks much! It will run its course.

Now I have a sore throat, bad cough (not sleeping), headache and my eyes are red and gooey.

Very soon I will take that cough syrup that will make me sleep. (has codeine in it) .

SO cheer hard my Bs friends. I will be watching on the small TV in bed.
Hope you feel better.
 

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LOL. This thread is awesome. Taking me back down memory lane. As a kid, I was on my bike over to this playground every weekend for pickup baseball. If we didn't have enough players, we played wall ball (we called it Strikeout) against the school building on the right. If you look close (left of the doors), you can still see the discolored brick where we had our strike zone put up. That playground was where I learned to pitch. Got really good at climbing on that roof to retrieve foul balls, too When we had enough players to field 2 decent sized teams, we moved over on the grass field to the left. No parents, no coaches......just a bunch of kids playing ball. That was 45 years ago.....


What you describe is just what I did in the 70's in Vermont. You played Little League, and on the days in between, you played pickup at the local elementary school field, often four-on-four, two outs per inning, couldn't hit the ball to right field. Everyone rode their bikes there, with a glove hanging off the handle. We were all Bad News Bears back then.

My Little League field in Manchester, VT, with the Green Mountains as a backdrop. Looks just like the movie.


 

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What you describe is just what I did in the 70's in Vermont. You played Little League, and on the days in between, you played pickup at the local elementary school field, often four-on-four, two outs per inning, couldn't hit the ball to right field. Everyone rode their bikes there, with a glove hanging off the handle. We were all Bad News Bears back then.

My Little League field in Manchester, VT, with the Green Mountains as a backdrop. Looks just like the movie.



Very nice. I've been to Manchester. Lovely area. The Olde Tavern built in the 1790s where they serve you via candle and lamp light in the period-perfect dining rooms is just magical. Had an amazing meal there a few years ago.
 
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I'm loving all of this information. I've normally only hung out in Sandown because of my Aunt owns a lake house. So this is all new to me.

Anything around North Conway, Bartlett, etc I'm figuring out the best places to go. I want to support any local business I can.
Zeb's in North Conway is a local landmark and has a candy counter as long as a bowling alley. Just be prepared for fourteen bucks for a piece of fudge.

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Zeb's in North Conway is a local landmark and has a candy counter as long as a bowling alley. Just be prepared for fourteen bucks for a piece of fudge.

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North Conway has a special place in my heart. Hubby and I stayed there for a couple of days during our honeymoon, on our way to Cape Cod, many years ago. Today we have been married 43 years. It was one of my favourite places.
 

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I'm loving all of this information. I've normally only hung out in Sandown because of my Aunt owns a lake house. So this is all new to me.

Anything around North Conway, Bartlett, etc I'm figuring out the best places to go. I want to support any local business I can.
The first time I went to North Conway I said to myself "Its like they Massholes replicated rt 28 in Yarmouth, MA for their mountain recreation. Christmas Tree Shops, Pirates Cove, and Red Jacket Hotels. Its pretty spot on haha.

Black is Great, plus they have horses

 
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lol that’s a great little tale

Moved from Dorchester to Whitman November ‘92. Then promptly broke my leg in January. Had a full leg cast for four months. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Edit: the Weymouth navy station is a giant condo complex now. It’s really nice, but makes me sad. I used to go to air shows there with pops back in the day

Where did you live in Dorchester?

I've lived in Fields Corner, Uphams Corner, and Savin Hill.

Moving from Watertown at some point and saw a posting for a place in "the Polish Triangle."
 

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Where did you live in Dorchester?

I've lived in Fields Corner, Uphams Corner, and Savin Hill.

Moving from Watertown at some point and saw a posting for a place in "the Polish Triangle."
Ventura Park. I know i know, Lower Mills. I did a couple years of school at St Greg’s. I feel like the “what Parrish?” Is the true initiation of the times, so I can at least answer that one!

I had a cousin that lived right around the corner from Kings Corner in Savin Hill. I spent SO MUCH time over there.

My grandmothers house was on Minot St near Gallivan Boulevard, spent a ton of time there as well, walking down to Casali’s to buy packs of gum with baseball cards in em. And one of my uncles used to work the bar at the Eire! I watched a few Bruins games sitting at the bar as a kid. Always a cast of characters in there.
 

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Ventura Park. I know i know, Lower Mills. I did a couple years of school at St Greg’s. I feel like the “what Parrish?” Is the true initiation of the times, so I can at least answer that one!

I had a cousin that lived right around the corner from Kings Corner in Savin Hill. I spent SO MUCH time over there.

My grandmothers house was on Minot St near Gallivan Boulevard, spent a ton of time there as well, walking down to Casali’s to buy packs of gum with baseball cards in em. And one of my uncles used to work the bar at the Eire! I watched a few Bruins games sitting at the bar as a kid. Always a cast of characters in there.

Long before my time.

Adams Village per Gallivan Blvd.

Lived at Evandale Terrace, a minute away from Morrisey Blvd on foot. Savin Hill proper was just round the corner. My favorite Dorchester locale.
 
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