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Just curious if anyone else here was from Massachusetts?
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Originally posted by Hobby One Kenobi View Post
I'm originally from Connecticut, but I'm living in Oregon now. We have relatives in the Boston area on both my wife's an my side of the family (her brother, my aunt and uncle).
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I currently live in Brooklyn but am looking to move to Mass at the start of next year. My freelance work is going great and would go better if I lived within driving distance to the company I work for. Besides...Orin (my son) will be starting school in a few years and I would rather him attend there in Massachusetts. We're looking in the Woeburn area...but will move anywhere we can afford.
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I live just north of Boston. Born and raised in Lynn, City Of Sin. I live in Methuen right now with my wife and two kids, number three is due in feb/march. We are looking for houses in the western part of the state right now because it's cheaper.
You live in Brooklyn, but work in Ma?? Can I ask what company you work for or where it is? Woburn is ok, kinda grubby looking city. But it's cheap! Lots of good LCS. Harrison's in Salem(expensive though), Web Head in Wakefield(I know the owner).Originally posted by ringslinger74 View PostComment
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I took my honeymoon in Boston, and we loved it we stayed in Chumsford(sp?)
There is a restaurant there called Skip's that has the best porkchops I have ever eaten and an amazing hot fudge brownie sunday - with real whipped cream and actual melted Fudge
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I would move to the Boston area in a heart beat if the cost of living wasnt like 4 times higher then OhioComment
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Yeah, Chelmsford is like 2 towns over from where I live now. Boston is expensive. The surrounding cities can run you up 2-4,000 dollars in rent. But it's cheaper the further you go. Rent in Salem, Ma(my favorite town in the world) is only like $600 for a two bedroom apartment. Houses are around 150-200,000. Not too bad, but Salem is far from everything and crime is kinda high.Originally posted by GLJIMT View PostComment
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Very true & not the best place on the Northshore.Originally posted by Jack-O-Lantern View Post
This is the number one LCS around & has been my comic book home for the last 15 years Dean, Mark, I'm blanking on the other guy are the best there is! Also Pat's place "Comicly Speaking" about 5 minutes away from Web Head in North Reading is my second favorite place to get comics. As Pat is a good guy & treats you right, plus I have to give him a slight nod over Web Head for really old back issues.Originally posted by Jack-O-Lantern View PostComment
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Really? We loved Salem - If I knew I could get a place in Salem for 150K I really would have considered it ......Comment
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I'll have to check out Comicly Speaking. It's in North Reading? I work in Wilmington so I'll have to swing by sometime. What town do you live in, you must not be far from me?Originally posted by Hobby One Kenobi View PostComment
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Depending on what you're looking for, bedrooms and whatnot, you could definitely find something in that area. It may not be the prettiest thing, but Salem is really old so the houses are dated. It comes with a history, which is why I love it so much, the architecture is dark and gothic it's great.Originally posted by GLJIMT View PostComment
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I live in Peabody, a friend of mine turned me on to Web Head when Planet Earth comics & Federation Comics closed thier doors. Comicly Speaking is about 5 minutes from Web Head which is very helpful. Here are directions on how to get there with Web Head as a starting point:Originally posted by Jack-O-Lantern View Post
01) If you stay on North Ave from leaving Web Head go through the lights at the 128 on Ramp & under 128.
02) Keep going through the sets of lights until you hit the square (and a set of lights) there will be a gas station on your left & a dunkin dounuts right in front of you).
03)Take a right at the lights & get into the second lane & at the first set of lights take a left & Comicly Speaking is in the little plaza on your left.
It's a great place as Pat also has a great selection of action figures, statues, & TPB to boot.Comment
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Holy shit, I remember Federation Comics. That is where I used to buy comics when I first started reading. I was just a wee boy and my "cool" teenage brother would drive me and we'd buy every title that DC was publishing at the time. Damn, now that's nostalgia right there.
Thanks for the directions, I'll defiantly check it out soon.Comment
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I'm a freelance artist that actually works for a few diferent companies. The main one I work for (and make the most money at) is about an 45 minute drive from that area of Mass. It would just be easier and more beneficial to live closer to the company. The wife and I really love Massachusetts though. Which is why we're aiming so far from said job.Originally posted by Jack-O-Lantern View Post
I know, I know...I'm being evasive. Such is the life of the freelance artist.
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Yeah, John had a great little store in Federation Comics as not only did I get my comics from him but he was also my main source for Doctor Who memoribilia. It's a shame Federation Comics isn't around anymore, but then agian I would never have found Web Head!Originally posted by Jack-O-Lantern View PostComment
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I'm in southern NH, and only about an hour from Mass. The two stores I usually go to if I make a road trip are in Fitchburg and Worcester. Worcester's is problably the single best comic store in New England. It's just friggin' huge with and enormous inverntory. Fitchbrug is owned by the same guy, and is a much smaller version. Plus, Fitchburg's a dump where you could get stabbed for a dollar by a crackhead, so I don't have much other use for the town. There used to be a pair of good stores own by one guy in Springfield and Hadley, but they're both gone now. There's a decent store that relocated from Methuen Mass to just down the road in Salem NH. Not a lot of old stuff, but a great selection of current books and figures.
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