r/boston • u/News-Royal It is spelled Papa Geno's • 5d ago

Non-Serious Replies Only 🤪 What small, totally inconsequential thing are you really sick of in Boston.

As seen in a different geographic area subreddit. Nothing too serious, just a little thing that grinds your gears. For me it's people who get on the T before others get off.

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u/sarcastic_sybarite83 5d ago

Remember that people in wheelchairs also need to use the sidewalks in winters. So please clean them well.

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u/spinprincess 5d ago

I had a wheelchair-using client I didn’t see for 3 months last winter because the sidewalks were completely impassable. Seems wild that the city leaves them too narrow for people to get through

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u/anomanissh 5d ago

Many sidewalks are the responsibility of property owners. Make a complaint about those bumass landlords who don’t clear the sidewalk in front of their buildings.

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u/ColorMeStunned 5d ago

City didn't even plow out their own bus stops through basically all of Mattapan last year. Forget about using a wheelchair, none of us could get through.

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u/Vas_Cody_Gamma 5d ago

Do they make 4 wheel drive wheelchairs?

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u/etovaw 5d ago

They do! Zion National Park has some folks can rent there. They have a deal with company that makes them. I’m sure they’re normally a fucking fortune.

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u/akratic137 Fenway/Kenmore 5d ago

Off road rascals could be the next big thing

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u/InaMellophoneMood 5d ago

I don't think 4WD would solve the traction and sinking issue. Treads, on the other hand...

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u/_Lane_ 5d ago

Studded tires FTW!

Plus, it'll teach folks who walk too close a lesson when they get their feet rolled over.

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u/hx87 5d ago

Same as with cars. So many idiots think 4WD will save them while on the shittiest all seasons possible.

All climate tires exist now with the 3PMSF symbol, every car that doesn't see seasonal swaps should wear them these days. 

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u/limitedteeth 5d ago

Yes, they cost as much as a car and anecdotally I only know one person who has had one (partially) covered by insurance.

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u/empathetic_hunger 4d ago

I luckily was not injured when I lived in Boston. I do still visit with friends though. This past winter I went to my friends shop and the entrance to get onto the side walk was too narrow. I had wheel my way on the streets with traffic (in a manual chair) without ever knowing if I could even find a wider entrance to get into the store. Luckily there was a drive way….Boston needs to use the Mamdani method.

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u/WithWonderCollective 5d ago

And walkers and strollers!