Thanks for the laugh, Adam. :)

Hey Adam, is that the "salt and pepper bridge"
or do I have to call a Boston Globe reporter for
that info? And why do they call it
that anyways?

while some of the movies filmed here in Boston have been OK, I'm thinking that most of them are probably not that high-grade. I've seen The Departed, Monument Avenue and Southie, but that's about it.

As much as I find Boston a liveable city, I just don't think it's the best metropolis to film movies in. While we're on the subject of movies, I'll say this: I know everybody on here resents the fact that i have different tastes in films and likes to occasionally talk about it, but other posters, who're unnamed often shut me up. It's clear that many, if not most people consider West Side Story a film for young adolescents, and that I must be somewhat retarded and/or immature because I still have somewhat oldfashioned tastes. Well, I've got news for everybody: First of all, West Side Story is a great film for people of all ages and walks of life, and I'm of average, or perhaps above average intelligence. I have a different style of posting, socializing, conversing, socializing and interacting with people. So what?!? Just because West Side Story came out more than 45 years ago doesn't make it a bad film. Imho, it's a damned great one, and, furthurmore, imho, a wonderful alternative to many, if not most of today's movies, many of which I think are rather bombastic. Sure, there are some good films coming out nowadays, but they're not the majority. They never have been, but there seem to be far fewer good ones these days. Regarding movies--it would be much too much to expect of the film industry to make great films like a lot of the older classics such as WSS, Sound of Music, etc., So, I go to the Brattle and Coolidge or the Davis Square Somerville Theatre when some of these good old classics are playing. I'm not much for sitting home and watching them on a DVD, so I haven't got a DVD player.

So what if I don't like the way Harvey Leonard and Dick Albert sensationalize their broadcasts. I happen to prefer the forecasters who're less bombastic in their forecasting methods and forecast the weather for the upcoming day(s) without all the sensationalism that Leonard and Albert put into theirs.

Snow's pretty, but I just don't like excessive amounts of it. Frankly, I wish Boston, Somerville and other Bay State communities would purchase snow melters to do the job. Snow melters use steam to melt the snow, are known to melt as much as 60 tons of snow per hour, and they work by being hooked up to the sewer system(s). They also filter out trash in the process and the water goes into the sewers. I'm sure the city could save tons of money on snow removal if they did that. Mayor Menino sounds like he needs a reality check, since he refuses to even look into the matter. NYC, from what I understand, has about 20 of the snow melters, and they're used when 6" of snow or more falls. They're $200, 000.00 apiece, and lots of money might well be saved per year on snow removal and ice control.

It would save a lot of grief, fights, and minimize the stupid act of "space saving", which occurs in so many areas. Since this is an area that frequently gets hit with tons of snow, one would think that officials would have a better system of snow removal in place. Unfortunately, nothing was learned from the Blizzard of '78, except how to panic people into crowding the grocery stores and buying out everything there! It's gotten to the point where it's ludicrous. That being said, officials should get off their duffs and consider a better, more efficient, cheaper way to remove snow. Boston and Somerville and Cambridge, for sure, would need more than one snow melter apiece, but, hey, it just might be a good start.

Frankly, maybe I sound somewhat bombastic right now, but I 'll say this: I get sick and tired of people just jumping on me when I say things they don't like, and then pile on me when I stand up to their sarcasm and being attacked. That's hypocrisy at its height, imo. Frankly, if you want to kick me off of this site, I honestly don't give a damn at this point.

Jim Sullivan posts the photos to prove it.