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Old 01-12-2016, 11:13 AM
 
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@bohmeka and Parsec: Don't you remember the incident of Marathon bombers? How police just ransacked everyone's houses who lived where they thought the suspect was? They didn't ask for permission or trusted the people living there to answer.
The police should be there to help and no show force on innocent citizens.
The other example is Occupy Boston. All these socialists and pro-union groups are retarded and a waste of time and money.
Why do you see so many homeless people in downtown Boston even when it's the most socialist state and use our tax money on these things?
In Texas you don't see that. People and the police respect each other's privacy and their gun-ownership. They don't have these silly socialist groups and you don't see that many homeless people.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:15 AM
 
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Newsflash for the dense: the point of my post was to say I didn't care for the chain pizza, that was in fact the point of my post - for those having trouble with reading comprehension. But, just to be fair I said Domino's has it's place for late night delivery, name ONE other place that delivers until 2 in the morning!! Plus, Domino's employs a lot of people, you can't fault them for that. Little Caesars was rated the best value out of any chain, nationwide. So put that in your pipe and smoke it. I rarely if ever eat at these places. But I even though I value the local Pizza places exponentially more, you have to give credit where credit is due. Little Caesars is better than Domino's and without ordering ahead of time, if you're in a rush and there's nothing else around and you're driving by one, you can screech to a halt, run in and grab "Hot and Ready" pepperoni for $5 dollars! Large pizza for $5 bucks on demand is hard to beat, it's still better than a frozen pizza don't give me that digiorno's crap.

As for the pizza places you mentioned, Greenfield Mass a small town, has 3 pizza places better than those, so that's 3 strikes for you. Louie's is the best in the Boston area (not regina and not Santarps although Santarps is another favorite). For the size of Boston, it is sorely lacking in the amount of truly good Pizza.

If you want to talk about ridiculousness, recommending soul fire as a good BBQ joint when compared to the ones down south is the definition of ridiculousness.

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Stop the ridiculousness. Anyone who gives a hoot about pizza wouldn't even mention those three chains. In fact, I don't think Little Caesars can be legally served to anyone not attending a fraternity car wash. Honestly I haven't even seen one in years.

I do have my issues with the abundance of Greek style pizza around here, but there are tons of great independent pizza joints that do traditional style. Penguin Pizza in Brigham Circle is one of my favorites, with a great, laid back pub atmosphere as well.

For BBQ, try Soul Fire in Allston. There's one in Brigham Circle as well, but the atmosphere in Allston is much better.

Edit to add that Bravo Pizzeria in Allston is another favorite.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:17 AM
 
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What a bizarre and pointlessly rude post. Someone needs a nap.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:18 AM
 
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Can you give an example that's actually relevant to you? I hear people say this a lot, but I don't think it affects most people here. How many people actually walk around with a gun on their belt or drive a hot rod with a straight pipe that doesn't pass emissions (besides @BostonMike7)?
The right to pick up cheap immigrant labor at your local Home Depot parking lot?

On a side note, Texas is the only place I've been verbally accosted by the police ... for crossing an empty one way street outside of a cross walk. Like NH, I don't buy into the libertarian paradise Texans like to paint.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:21 AM
 
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Tanks rumbling down the middle of the streets of Watertown, missile launchers, private security forces as well as military style police demanding people not leave their houses etc... people scared to even go outside for fear of being shot by military style police units.

GOOD EXAMPLE!

Another example of the nanny state is telling me to call police if attacked rather than defend myself, there's no type of stand your ground defense in Taxachusetts, if someone is trying to randomly murder you, you will have to risk a lengthy prison sentence to defend yourself, especially if you don't have much money.


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@bohmeka and Parsec: Don't you remember the incident of Marathon bombers? How police just ransacked everyone's houses who lived where they thought the suspect was? They didn't ask for permission or trusted the people living there to answer.
The police should be there to help and no show force on innocent citizens.
The other example is Occupy Boston. All these socialists and pro-union groups are retarded and a waste of time and money.
Why do you see so many homeless people in downtown Boston even when it's the most socialist state and use our tax money on these things?
In Texas you don't see that. People and the police respect each other's privacy and their gun-ownership. They don't have these silly socialist groups and you don't see that many homeless people.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:26 AM
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Location: Massachusetts & Hilton Head, SC
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@bohmeka and Parsec: Don't you remember the incident of Marathon bombers? How police just ransacked everyone's houses who lived where they thought the suspect was? They didn't ask for permission or trusted the people living there to answer.
The police should be there to help and no show force on innocent citizens.
The other example is Occupy Boston. All these socialists and pro-union groups are retarded and a waste of time and money.
Why do you see so many homeless people in downtown Boston even when it's the most socialist state and use our tax money on these things?
In Texas you don't see that. People and the police respect each other's privacy and their gun-ownership. They don't have these silly socialist groups and you don't see that many homeless people.
We don't actually have that many homeless when you consider how cold it is most of the time. We wouldn't put up with the kind of behavior you see in California.

As far as the Marathon bombers, I don't recall anyone's house was ransacked. It was just in one town and I don't see how the police could keep anyone from leaving if they wanted to.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:33 AM
 
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Please move up here and bring some REAL BBQ!!

One thing I forgot to mention is the colors up here, so lush in the spring and summer, nothing like the dry and drab brownish green areas in the arid parts of texas and going further west. Plus I'm sure you know about the amazing fall foliage. But the lushness of the spring/summer is longer lasting, some wildflowers in the spring, it really is good for the soul to be around so much greenery at least outside of the city of Boston.

I'm trying to think of some places that are less liberal, the problem is the commute into Boston. The Boston area has some of the worst traffic even outside of the city, 128 going either way can be a parking lot even starting at 1pm OR at anytime if there's any type of accident or road construction. 93 north is just as bad, (south too in the morning people from NH and northern burbs) forget about the expressway on the southern side of the big dig tunnel.

One place that comes to mind as less liberal and not a terrible commute, is Woburn. Surrounded by very expensive areas like Winchester, Lexington, Burlington, and Reading - Woburn is known as a bit more blue collar and less liberal. It's a safe area with a decent amount of business and an actual downtown, although not the most interesting place, it's slightly less expensive and less liberal populace in part - perhaps less gun control.

But let me think on it, might come up with another place or two. If there's a bad snowstorm though, even Woburn could take a couple hours to get back to after work. With no traffic it's about 15 minutes into Boston if you're close to one of the two highways that intersect the area (93/128).

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Thanks notsobkcuf for your comments. I do like the food from the South and the friendliness of people but at the same time weather makes it difficult to enjoy the time there in Dallas, TX. It's mostly dry there throughout the year and with the AC running, it makes it even worse. The summers last for 7-8 months and it makes you not want to go out at all. I agree that atleast in winter in New England, you can go out for skiing and other outdoor activities. Maybe it's good for us to try living here for a year or two and see if we both like it.
Do you suggest any places in MA that are fit our critieria- less liberal and not against gun-control, decent town for young professionals in 30s? My job is in downtown Boston so something easy to commute here would be preferred.
Regarding food, my husband makes great Southern BBQ. May be he can open a BBQ restaurant here.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:36 AM
 
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this thread belongs in C-D hall of fame. Can't stop LMFAO
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:40 AM
 
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I find your "police state" comment very odd. When I lived in Texas, I found it to be very much a police state- in New England not at all. In Texas, the police are very present at every turn and will stop you for any minor infraction including jay-walking! In N.E. it can be hard to find them when you need them- unless you want a parking ticket- they're always up for that.
Interesting, as I've found more of the opposite. Everytime I'm back in MA within 20 minutes on the highway there are cops trying to pull people over for speeding or already have. Try driving through Bolton and not being pulled over. I've driven four hours on highways and roads in Texas and never seen a cop, and I'm not talking about through tiny towns. With all that said, I do find the mentality of some cops all over the country to be aggressive. This is everywhere if you run into the cop with the Napoleon complex.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:41 AM
 
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'Tanks rumbling down the middle of the streets of Watertown, missile launchers, private security forces as well as military style police demanding people not leave their houses etc... people scared to even go outside for fear of being shot by military style police units.'

Well people should have been scared. God forbid they stay in their homes for OMG one night when a bomber was on the loose. Why do people want to make it seem like that wasnt a big deal? They didnt know what that stupid kid and his brother were going to do next. I have no problem whatsoever the way the situation was handled. They even captured the bomber alive. I'm not so sure that would have happened in TX...

As far as TX or MA we have no idea where the OP would be happier, doesnt sound like she knows either. All i know is that MA is a LOT more expensive than TX...and i dont know that the weather here is much better. Sure we dont have the heat (except for a few weeks in the summer) but we sure do have the cold.
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