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Hi Kaylesh, not sure how close to the village they were but they lived behind a strip mall.  We used to come out by way of Dedham.  So we would always pass these huge green and white sheds.  I think there were three of them.  Whenever I saw the sheds I knew we weren't far off.  The strip mall was on the right side of the road.  Its changed alot since we first started going down there to visit.  Its much more built up now than 20 years ago even.  They've lived in the area for something like 30-40 years I should think.  They all went to Medway High School as well. Wonder if you 'd know them.  Meadow Road is one of the streets near where they live.  Do you know the area?

aye i know the general area.. however i grew up and went to school in Medfield.. graduated from Medfield High..
Yep the place changes ever time i go back to visit my parents.

Just some stuff 
You know you're from Massachusetts if . . .

1. You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left
2. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you want to
3. You know how to cross four lanes of traffic in five seconds
4. You believe using your turn signals gives away your plan to the enemy
5. You think it's not actually tailgating unless you're touching the bumper of the car in front of you
6. You know that a yellow light means that at least five more people can get through and a red one means two more can
7. The transportation system is known as the "T"
8. You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house
9. You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you off when you cut them off or steal their parking space
10. There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house
11. When people talk about "The Curse Of The Bambino" you just say "Remember that time the Red Sox made history by coming back from 3 games down against the

Yankees and went on to win the World Series?"
12. If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three different names
13. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the light turned green
14. You have honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the light turned green
15. All the potholes just add to the excitement of driving
16. You think if someones nice to you they either want something or they are from out of town and lost
17. Six inches of snow is considered a dusting
18. Three days of 90 degree heat is definitely a "heat wave" and 63 degrees is "on the warm side"
19. You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston Accent" on TV or in a movie -- If you don't have it then you're never going to get
it even if you were born here;
20. At the ice cream shop you call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies"
21. You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes and see at least fifteen losers you went to high school with doing the same
thing they were doing when you saw them last
22. It is raining and/or snowing, the person in front of you is going 70, and you're still cursing them for going too slow
23. You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, and Cotuit
24. You know what they sell at a "packie"; 26.You've called something "wicked pissa"
25. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgator
26. You still try to order curly fries from Burger King
27. You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round
28. You know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie, and a Frank
29. Paranoia sets in when you can't see an ATM or CVS
30. You think crosswalks are for wimps
31. You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop
32. You know what "regular coffee" is, and you order iced coffee in January
33. You can navigate a rotary without a problem
34. You have been to Fenway Park
35. You refer to the New York Yankees as the Evil Empire
36. You feel the rest of the world needs to drive more like you
37. When someone calls you a "masshole" you take it as a compliment
38. You use the words "wicked" and "good" in the same sentence
39. You know what a frappe is
40. Saint Patrick's Day is your second favorite holiday
41. You are proud to drink Sam Adams and think that the rest of the country owes Bostonians a thank-you
42. You never say "Cape Cod" -- You say "the cape"
43. You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation in elementary school
44. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day
45. You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester Firefighters
46. You know the Mass Pike and 128/495 are some strange weather dividing lines
47. You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language 
48. You've gone from I-95 South to I-93 North by driving in a straight line and never changing direction.



http://www.gotoquiz.com/how_massachusetts_are_you

    Gee, does anybody get the idea that Massachusetts (Boston) drivers have a problem?
23.  Don't forget Peabody and Scituate.

Well, Mumbles is really up against it now -- between trying to negotiate with the City workers and sending protests to Harvard Univ. about the postponement of the Alston building projects. 
Yesterday afternoon I saw 3 large hawks swooping around in Cambridge -- seems to have been some kind of a territorial tiff.  Hmmmm ....

all dug out from the most recent snow storm then??
Hey at least you guys get to put your clocks ahead this coming weekend.. the 8th.
We here in UK have to wait till the 29th.. waaaaaaaaaaaaa

Nope, we still got lotsa snow!  More icicles and ice dams too from the look of most houses.
Yes, we get daylight savings but just remember it will be black as pitch again in the mornings when I have to go to work.  Also DH is going to run into the snag of arriving too "early" at LHR when he flies back next week.  There's always somethin'.   

We were supposed to have 10-15" of snow here on Monday and it wasn't worth cancelling school at all. My area just got about 4 inches. We already had 11 days this year! 

We were supposed to have 10-15" of snow here on Monday and it wasn't worth cancelling school at all. My area just got about 4 inches. We already had 11 days this year! 

I'd say we got a good 6-8" (just northwest of Boston) and they did call off school.  The problem was they weren't keeping up with the plowing.  And the sidewalk plow is just a joke.  Some idiot down the street has his driveway plowed and the plow operator just dumps the plowed stuff on the sidewalk opposite (being in the boonies we have a sidewalk on one side of the street only -- and only gets plowed because there is a school at other end of street)  Wasn't too bad when I walked by to get the bus to work -- managed to climb through it.  But coming home the sidewalk plow had been making its usual mess of the job and then the driveway had been plowed again -- its a very long driveway -- so the choice was mountaineering on the sidewalk or flounder out to the street and risk getting run over (and this is Massachusetts!)
And yesterday the bl**dy bus was 20 minutes late and we nearly froze our noses off!

I'd say we got a good 6-8" (just northwest of Boston) and they did call off school.  The problem was they weren't keeping up with the plowing.  And the sidewalk plow is just a joke.  Some idiot down the street has his driveway plowed and the plow operator just dumps the plowed stuff on the sidewalk opposite (being in the boonies we have a sidewalk on one side of the street only -- and only gets plowed because there is a school at other end of street)  Wasn't too bad when I walked by to get the bus to work -- managed to climb through it.  But coming home the sidewalk plow had been making its usual mess of the job and then the driveway had been plowed again -- its a very long driveway -- so the choice was mountaineering on the sidewalk or flounder out to the street and risk getting run over (and this is Massachusetts!)
And yesterday the bl**dy bus was 20 minutes late and we nearly froze our noses off!

I'm in central, MA, our school was cancelled too, just not worth the day when we already have to make up days for the ice storm in December. It seems like plowing is always an issue somewhere.

lol Boston Diner your comment regarding Mumbles had me guessing at first.  My Mumbles point of reference these days is a town just south of me on the coast in Swansea Wales. LOL sorry. 

Awful about the weather though.  I'm glad to say I'm not sorry I've missed it this year.  We are getting mostly rain but it was colder than normal this year and loads of frost.  But the ice on the windows wasn't even thick enough to use an ice scraper.  sorry.

lol Boston Diner your comment regarding Mumbles had me guessing at first.  My Mumbles point of reference these days is a town just south of me on the coast in Swansea Wales. LOL sorry. 

Yes, that's right!  Forgot about that Mumbles 

Very nice weather at the weekend -- most of the snow melted.  BUT sleety rain overnight and has just turned to snow!!  Again!!  And pitch black this morning anyway because of Daylight Saving.

There may be a hike in the T fare after all.   

The Boston Globe is one of several US newspapers listed on a website as likely to fold.  Evidently they are losing $million per week.   

That Massachusetts list was awesome!  Got all teared up thinking about the Worcester Firefighters though.

BostonDiner - I'm a genealogy junkie and the Blackstone Valley and all points east.  Are you a descendants of the Holbrooks who had the Foundry?

BostonDiner - I'm a genealogy junkie and the Blackstone Valley and all points east.  Are you a descendants of the Holbrooks who had the Foundry?

Indeed.