So uh...

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Those pink bits are, I think, Revere, Winthrop, and Nahant-I think that the map meant to compare Boston with the rest of Suffolk, but I could be wrong because who gives a shit about Winthrop and Nahant?

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Those pink bits are, I think, Revere, Winthrop, and Nahant-I think that the map meant to compare Boston with the rest of Suffolk, but I could be wrong because who gives a shit about Winthrop and Nahant?

Hey, if Dedham can't even come up with water to put out a fire like that, why aren't they on receivership? Like Chelsea was?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Didn't know that. Wow. The whole time I was up there (lived in Lynn and Salem), I never had to pay for water...down here, we get billed for it. It's bundled in with the electric and the trash pickup and if one gets shut off, you lose them all. Being taxed for it sounds almost as sucky.

What've they got against Boston that they want to go through all that?

I don't know. I don't know the whole story other than the reason that Boston is a relatively small city is effectively because Brookline refused to join, which cause all expansion to halt. (For anyone not familiar with the area: Red is Boston, and I've colored in Brookline as Blue and Dedham as Black)

Obviously, it would have made sense for Brookline to join Boston, since it's almost surrounded by it, but I think it had something to do with property taxes

What do all those lines designate? City boundaries? There are so many of them!

[East Coast Hustle]

Yeah, New England states don't have any "unincorporated territory". Everything is some sort of municipal division, whether it's a city, town, township, or one of those weird things they have in the empty parts of Maine.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yeah, New England states don't have any "unincorporated territory". Everything is some sort of municipal division, whether it's a city, town, township, or one of those weird things they have in the empty parts of Maine.

SO STRANGE.

[East Coast Hustle]

They're not like us, Nigel. They have funny values and their hands all smell like tidal mud.

Frankly, I don't trust them.

[Don Coyote]

And Twid once again reminds us why I keep Them on That side of the country.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

actually i was surprised to find out newton is a city. I thought it was a bunch of houses where rich people live. The concept of county here is also entirely useless except for weather advisories and jury duty.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Stelz- not sure what dedham will intend to do further down the line. I imagine the town board will eventually opt for quabbin water.

[AFK]

Yeah, New England states don't have any "unincorporated territory". Everything is some sort of municipal division, whether it's a city, town, township, or one of those weird things they have in the empty parts of Maine.

I most often hear them referred to as unorganized townships. 

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Yeah, New England states don't have any "unincorporated territory". Everything is some sort of municipal division, whether it's a city, town, township, or one of those weird things they have in the empty parts of Maine.

One of the places I lived was 179 Boston St., Salem. The house next door was 179 Main St., Peabody. It was kind of a shock because I was used to town - cows - woods - more cows - town. I had to watch for UPS parcels or the guy would give them to the woman next door.

[East Coast Hustle]

Yeah, New England states don't have any "unincorporated territory". Everything is some sort of municipal division, whether it's a city, town, township, or one of those weird things they have in the empty parts of Maine.

I most often hear them referred to as unorganized townships. 

I just call them the "T-blah-R-whatevers".