The Dysfunctional-Palooza Obnoxious Masshole BS Thread

[balrog]

Visiting RI this weekend, weather awesome. Even caught slight averted vision glance of the comet. This is Good Morning Moon.

 

[day_trippr]

The weather in MA today was insanely nice and actually broke the high temperature record for this date. Tomorrow portends to be just as nice...

Cheers!

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

Yes, yes it was. but all good things must come to an end ,,,

 

[day_trippr]

Although I'm known to be a cynical pessimist, when it comes to weather I prefer the "enjoy the day and don't worry about tomorrow" approach.
Go figure

That said, I spent 7 solid hours harvesting and disposing leaves today. Would rather have been fishing so I could actually enjoy the fabulous weather...

Cheers!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

He's a character

 

[day_trippr]

I've heard that about him

OT: today the renewed registrations for my trailers arrived in the mail, so I went out to apply the new plate stickers, only to discover my boat trailer is officially "Plate-less In Massachusetts" I probably lost it last week pulling the boat out of the Moore Reservoir on the CT river.

Ok, should be no big deal, get on-line to mass.gov/rmv and order a replacement. Right?

Well, no. Turns out they do not have on-line support for TRN (Trailer) plate replacements because they are single plates; they can only handle orders to replace one of a pair of plates - ie: cars and trucks only. To order a replacement plate for a trailer you have to physically go to an RMV location that supports that action. And to do that, you best have an appointment, otherwise you may sit all day and never be called.

FML.

It might be easier to cancel the existing registration and get a whole new one. I need to check into that...

Cheers!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Lol I was talking with Tod about how online order websites just use to work and now it's a poop show.

RMV use to have estimated office wait times so you could choose your pain. I recently visited it and it's a real mess.

 

[Melana]

Happy Halloween!

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

Nice outfit ...

 

[day_trippr]

Serious commitment with all the make-up, too!

 

[day_trippr]

RMV use to have estimated office wait times so you could choose your pain. I recently visited it and it's a real mess.

I can remember when the MA RMV site wasn't such a freakin' spaghetti bowl of html. Now it's a ******** to find anything!

wrt my predicament and the strong if generic recommendation to obtain an appointment before even bothering to go to an RMV service center, turned out you cannot obtain an appointment for replacing a trailer plate, you have to take your chances and physically appear at a service center that can handle the task (not all locations do!), stand in the "No Reservation" line, and hope for the best. You aren't actually told any of this by the RMV web site - you have to deduce it after starting the on-line process to obtain an appointment only to find there is no selection for "Trailer Plate Replacement".

I actually called my insurance agency (that I've had since 1973) and had one of the wonderful ladies there find out wth I actually needed to do and where. Good thing I did, as it turned out you need a form from your insurance to get a trailer plate replaced - another item the RMV web site neglected to relate - but which my agency emailed to me totally filled in with all the deets! All I had to do was print it and sign it. I'd have been screwed without her help!

Blessedly, I timed my arrival to 1:05 in the hope of an available agent with a short line. 30 minutes later I had a new plate which I promptly used to head up to NH for some fishing!

Cheers!

 

[balrog]

I can remember when the MA RMV site wasn't such a freakin' spaghetti bowl of html. Now it's a ******** to find anything!

wrt my predicament and the strong if generic recommendation to obtain an appointment before even bothering to go to an RMV service center, turned out you cannot obtain an appointment for replacing a trailer plate, you have to take your chances and physically appear at a service center that can handle the task (not all locations do!), stand in the "No Reservation" line, and hope for the best. You aren't actually told any of this by the RMV web site - you have to deduce it after starting the on-line process to obtain an appointment only to find there is no selection for "Trailer Plate Replacement".

I actually called my insurance agency (that I've had since 1973) and had one of the wonderful ladies there find out wth I actually needed to do and where. Good thing I did, as it turned out you need a form from your insurance to get a trailer plate replaced - another item the RMV web site neglected to relate - but which my agency emailed to me totally filled in with all the deets! All I had to do was print it and sign it. I'd have been screwed without her help!

Blessedly, I timed my arrival to 1:05 in the hope of an available agent with a short line. 30 minutes later I had a new plate which I promptly used to head up to NH for some fishing!

Cheers!

Re: website -- happens all the time when something's edited by a committee; worse if edited by bureaucratic committee; worse still if edited by government bureaucratic committee.

[Edit: I was going to make what I considered humorous comment about how it's easier to get ________, but self-filtered before the mods, the world, and Karma itself had the chance]

 

[homebeerbrewer]

Lord Hobo merges with Maine’s Lone Pine Brewing​

 

[stamandster]

Never been a huge fan of the "hobo", but that's interesting

 

[paulthenurse]

I've never reported back to the class, but I should tell you guys that we collected over 300 pairs of socks that I mailed off to the PineStreet Inn the other day two huge boxes stuffed with socks you guys are the best and I thank you from the bottom of my heart

 

[Daddymem]

Good job sire!

 

[day_trippr]

Happy Thanksgiving to Massholes and wannabees everywhere!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Enjoy!

 

[balrog]

PSA: Remember kids, tonight at 1am, turn your scales back 15 pounds.