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BostonUrbEx said:
$14 both ways? That should only be if your purchasing your ticket on board.
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Can't purchase tickets anywhere in Wickford Junction - there are no ticket vending machines / salesfolks - you HAVE to purchase on board.

As for the other direction, I've been informed that Zone 10 is not 'in the system... yet.' I remain skeptical that it will ever be 'in the system' - certainly not in time to avoid a surcharge, which you're guaranteed to pay at least one way.
 
I never thought about the FVMs' lack of Zone 10. That's horrible. It shouldn't even be legal for them to not offer a Zone 10 ticket in the machines.
 
So... who else lost power today?

AFAIK, Saugus, Melrose, Malden, Medford, Belmont, and Brookline lost power. And a slew of others, but I'm not positive which others.

That was the most intense rain I ever saw. And it went 20 minutes straight.
 
I'm in Malden, but I didn't lose power. A lot of neighborhoods around me did though. That's usually the way it goes. In the 8 years I've lived here I've only lost power once (for about 15mins). We seem to be on some sort of super-grid.
 
I was at the Barbecue Beach Party. The moment the very first raindrop fell though, I decided I wasn't sticking around.

So I had the good fortune to be watching the torrential downpour from the safety of South Station. No loss of power there, but that might be because it's South Station and not indicative of power loss elsewhere in that area.
 
Commuting Boston Student said:
I was at the Barbecue Beach Party. The moment the very first raindrop fell though, I decided I wasn't sticking around.

So I had the good fortune to be watching the torrential downpour from the safety of South Station. No loss of power there, but that might be because it's South Station and not indicative of power loss elsewhere in that area.
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I wish there was a camera set up to catch that.

There was some kind of show being set up at a basketball court in Charlestown. I went by it on my way home and luckily got back right before the heavenly gods decided to un-dam the world's highest waterfall into the city.

Surprisingly they were still there after the rain but it looked like they had to re-set everything up.

But imagine watching all the tourists at the BBQ Beach Party run for their lives as the rain started to pour.

Mother Nature is definitely a troll.

Except that I think the downpour occurred after the event was over (it ends at 4pm I believe and the rain didn't start until 5pm?)

Also temperature dropped 5 degrees in the current rainstorm and I swear it look like it was 6 am at 10 am with all the dark clouds blocking out the sun.
 
I love spring weather!

Even though this is supposed to be summer.

Bring on the cool temps and lightning!
 
KentXie said:
I wish there was a camera set up to catch that.

There was some kind of show being set up at a basketball court in Charlestown. I went by it on my way home and luckily got back right before the heavenly gods decided to un-dam the world's highest waterfall into the city.

Surprisingly they were still there after the rain but it looked like they had to re-set everything up.

But imagine watching all the tourists at the BBQ Beach Party run for their lives as the rain started to pour.

Mother Nature is definitely a troll.

Except that I think the downpour occurred after the event was over (it ends at 4pm I believe and the rain didn't start until 5pm?)

Also temperature dropped 5 degrees in the current rainstorm and I swear it look like it was 6 am at 10 am with all the dark clouds blocking out the sun.
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Nah, it was noon to 9 pm.

I probably would have stayed through the rain if I wasn't concerned about my phone etc.
 
Currently one of my all time favorite movie reviews:

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is easily the worst thing to ever happen to President Lincoln in a theater
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-Twitter user @spookyskeletons
 
^^ Holy lord those pix are fckin amazing!!! The JFK Library shots are insane!

I still don't understand how this picture works:
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Isolating International Place like that seems nearly impossible.
 
Yeah, they discuss it further down in the thread.

This guy has one of the most amazing eyes I've seen.

I'd kill to be able to see the city way he does.
 
Yep, just four tall ships at Fish Pier and one (US Coast Guard Eagle) at the Charlestown Navy Yard. I didn't notice any bad smell at Fish Pier, but I went at 7:30 pm which may have made a difference.
 
America would be a lot better off if we start building reasonable sized homes on reasonable sized lots. A lot of this is b/c of snobby reasoned zoning laws.
 
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