The Dysfunctional-Palooza Obnoxious Masshole BS Thread

[day_trippr]

Had to think about it for a tick. 50/50.

At 70, it's not so trivial to spend 3 hours clearing my driveway - and my much older neighbor's ~300' driveway across the road.
Thank god it's only a single-wide. My double-wide 90' footer takes half as long, but the guy just had the entire Stow FD visit him three nights ago.
Not his first (more like 6th) and just couldn't leave him packed in.

On the other hand...8-10" of this dump landed on Cannon Mountain, so things are looking up for skiing

Cheers!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

i don’t have too much to shovel, but the guys that plow tend to only clear the middle of the road, meaning hubby and I have to move the heavy stuff 6-8 feet past the apron. I’m on the side of the street with utility poles, so I’d think someone with half a brain could get within a foot or 2 of the curb without a problem. If that’s not bad enough a guy in a pick up with a blade cleans it up the next day and day after blocking up the driveway each time. Yes, I am b!tching about it. I have a very considerate neighbor with a snow blower who has done the apron for the past three years. I’m sure your neighbor appreciates what you do. I know I would.

 

[day_trippr]

It's definitely a karma investment for me. Opportunities for that are few these days

Cheers!

 

[connell89]

14+ inches in Carlisle, MA. We shoveled last night hoping to make today easier. Nope. 4-5" last night and 10" today and packed. The wind help make the fluffy stuff and little more packed. Thank God I have a huge snow blower and a 19 year to help. The snow helps make the summer that much better. Picture is the snow on my truck's bed cover.

 

[paulthenurse]

I got about 5-6 inches of slop. The kind of wet goo that chokes the blower every 20 feet. Hate wet snow.
And still no pizza.

 

[smurfjuice]

Paul, how's Steve doing ?

 

[paulthenurse]

He’s good. I saw him a couple of weeks ago. Give him a call

 

[smurfjuice]

I will.

 

[paulthenurse]

Happy Smooches Day, *******.

 

[day_trippr]

So far so good
And same to you!

 

[connell89]

Happy Smooches Day, *******.

I got 2 ash trays, 10 Cigars and some candy. Can't complain. Something to smoke while I watch "Homebrew Happy Hour".

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

What winter wouldn't be complete without breaking a shovel

 

[paulthenurse]

I cooked a picanha steak on the rotisserie last night. Damn, was that good!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

What winter wouldn't be complete without breaking a shovel

I did that on the first one. Sucks.

 

[Melana]

Any of my local Masshole friends interested in 8 cornies?

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Slim? Good for kale smoothies.

 

[connell89]

Any of my local Masshole friends interested in 8 cornies?

Cost or free?

 

[Melana]

Cost or free?

I paid $25/each, would like to get that.

 

[day_trippr]

fwiw, for Masshole oldsters having trouble booking a Covid-19 vaccination through the FUBAR max vax site, there's a back door that actually works!
The Spousal Unit received these instructions from one of her sisters and we were both able to book first shots on March 3. 2nd shots are scheduled at the stadium when you receive your first shot.

Cheers!

Start by going into the website: cic-health.com/guide
Go to the bottom and hit “schedule”
Click “ schedule my second dose”
Use drop down arrow and backdate dose. Start with Feb. 3rd or 4th.
You will now be able to book your apt. for March 3rd.
Done!!

 

[day_trippr]

[hbt was afu for awhile]

 

[day_trippr]

[lol! still fubar!]

 

[Tipsy McStagger]

Try this.Got it from a friend.Worked for me.

Massachusetts

 

[paulthenurse]

Trippah outsmahtin’ COVID and Charlie Baker at the same time! Brilliant.

 

[day_trippr]

One does one one must - I'm just happy someone much smahtah than me figured it out
As of this morning the entry point I provided is still working. The Spousal Unit has been helping her friends get set up...

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Do you have to enter in your personal information before you back date it. My aunt has been trying the normal way and getting frustrated. I don't want to go beyond that step in case I muck up the system for one person.

 

[day_trippr]

No, best as I recall you get to the point you effectively pick a time slot (based on the chosen "first shot date") before putting all your info in.
Completely different from the "normal" process.

fwiw, The Spousal Unit had one of her friends come over the house and she got her a confirmed reservation. This lady needed to get a specific day so she could get a ride to Gillette and back (she did not want to impose that on my wife) and didn't get the gist that the very first step affects the offered reservation date: she kept picking "Feb 3" as her "first vaccination date" which firmly put her into a March 3 reservation date. All she had to do was pick a later date for her "first" and the site would jump 4 weeks ahead. Carol got it done

I just heard on the local news that the state is trying to straighten out the mass vaccination reservation system, but I would not hold my breath, as the crux of the "it was there but now it's gone" reservations is apparently due to cross-system communications between multiple entities to schedule each shot. The scope of that sounds too broad for any easy fix...

Cheers!

[edit] btw, the mentioned lady actually did grab a spot and got the email confirmation but it was an incompatible date. My wife helped her cancel that reservation and grab a later date that worked for her. So mistakes can be fixed

 

[day_trippr]

Just caught the tail end of a local tv news story on the changes made to the state vaccine finder site. Apparently you now enter a FIFO queue and hold there before being allowed to proceed with obtaining an actual reservation. Aaaaand hold times can be weeks?!?

Sure glad we beat that craziness by a couple days! Hope the "hack" still works...

Cheers!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02...s-new-appointments-go-live/?p1=HP_TrendingBar

 

[Dland]

In other news, the friggin sky is brilliant tonight w almost full moon. The patches of snow between the stands of trees reflecting back the moon's glow. Trees looking like beautiful, delicate, looming black monsters in moonshine.

I'd still be out there, but who knows when I'd return, and it's a work day tomorrow, w my crew coming in stuff...

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Boston Massacre happened this time of the year under clear night, full moon and snow

 

[paulthenurse]

Dland channeling his inner Robert Frost. Nice.