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From: rep@thor.genrad.com (Pete Peterson)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: Cheap Insurance Rates??
Date: 17 Nov 1992 09:22:27 -0500
Organization: GenRad, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.genrad.com

In article <1992Nov15.225846.14021@spdcc.com> rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue) writes:
>pa_hcl@meceng.coe.northeastern.edu writes:
>>Insurance prices are fixed by the state, 
>
>	Sort of true - there are some basal rates fixed by the state.
>
>>all insurance companies in Mass will have the same rate 
>
>	Mostly false - individual companies can offer different things.
>That adjusts the rates a little bit.  Plus a lot of things *aren't*
>set by the state and those prices vary CONSIDERABLY!  IT is still
>worth shopping around.  Only things like comprehensive are set by the 
>state.  The rest is in the perview of the individual companies (for
>example surcharges depending on where you garage your car).

It may  be that a few marginal items like towing and substitute
transportation rates are not set by the state (Commonwealth if you prefer),
but the all the compulsary rates are regulated as are the collision,
comprehensive etc.  The rates vs. territories are also set up by the state,
not by individual companies.

> State Farm will not insure cars in MA (that
>can also mean cars *driven* in Mass, even visiting) - State Farm also is
>not widely regarded as being scrupulous with claims when they don't 
>want to be!

This is simply NOT TRUE.  State Farm insures my '84 300ZX turbo (hopefully
I'll be selling it soon) and my '93 Corvette in Massachusetts.  My '89
Tracer is insured with some bogus company called "Arbella" because I was in
a hurry when I registered it and it was easier to go an insurance agent
that was 1/4 mile from the dealer than to go to State Farm to get it
insured and registered.  I will probably switch that one to State Farm
also, when my policy next expires (January).  I've heard lots of bad
reports about AAA and Allstate (probably the worst in the country), but
very few adverse reports on State Farm.

>
>	FYI my insurance for a 1988 Mazda 323 with an accident in 1990
>comes to about $850/year.  I'm trying to lower it since they claim
>I've only had a license for 6 years (it's really 11)... which may or may
>not be worth asnything under this year's insurance laws.  I'm 30, male.
>Other places quoted me rates of ~$1100-$1200 per year with the same info.

It may be that they did the quotes differently, some including the various
discounts in the quotes and others not.  For instance, State Farm quoted me
$2100 to insure the Vette ($300 deductible, waiver-of-deductible, no glass
deductible, substantially increased liability and property damage, etc).
That quote didn't include any of the discounts; once the safe-driver,
airbag, theft-deterrent, and whatever other discounts are applied it turns
out to cost somewhere between $1500 and $1600 for a sports/performance car
that lists for about $41K.  It would be a bit lower if I got LoJack, but
not enough to make it worth it for the insurance savings (maybe about $70
per year).

	pete peterson
	rep@genrad.com
	(508)369-4400 x2478; Home: (508)256-5829 (Chelmsford, MA)
From: dhb@ksr.com (Don Barstow)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: English for Spanish speakers
Date: 23 Nov 92 13:05:05 EST
Distribution: ne
Organization: Kendall Square Research Corp.


My sister-in-law-to-be is from Chile, and only speaks
Spanish. For Christmas, I am trying to locate a book or
cassette-tape course for her which is a beginner's
English course for Spanish speakers.  Anybody have any
ideas where to locate such a thing in or north of Boston?

Thanks,
Don Barstow
dhb@ksr.com
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: david-j.smith@analog.com
Subject: Laser Radar in NY??
Followup-To: david-j.smith@analog.com
Originator: smith@orion
Organization: Analog Devices, Inc.
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:41:41 GMT


I've heard reports lately that NY State Troopers are using Infrared
"Laser Radar" on the Thruway to catch speeders.  I've also heard that
you can buy (virtually ineffective) "Laser Radar Detectors" at 
Lechmere.

This is the first that I've heard of "commercial" use of this technology.
Can anyone corroborate this for me, and perhaps point me to references
where I can learn more about each?

Thanks,
-- 
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   David Smith                           email: david-j.smith@analog.com
   Analog Devices, DSP Division          phone:           (617) 461-3404
   3 Technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062   FAX:             (617) 461-3010
Newsgroups: ne.general,athena.forsale,ne.forsale
From: jhansen@world.std.com (Jeff Hansen)
Subject: Cambridge Condo.  1 bedroom
Keywords: 1 bedroom condo, students, couples
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:21:10 GMT

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  Perfect investment for College student / The rates aren't getting lower!

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  data : 617-868-1027 leave message for Jeff Hansen
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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: graham@vax.wi.edu (Justin Graham)
Subject: ride needed from Boston-NYC on 11/26
Organization: Whitehead Institute
Distribution: ne
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:03:57 GMT

I'm looking for a ride to NYC or Long Island on 11/26, returning on 11/28 or
11/29.  I'll share gas and tolls and a pretty good tape collection.

Return e-mail to graham@vax.wi.edu

Justin Graham
From: borden@head-cfa.harvard.edu (Dave Borden)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: N. and S. Stations being connected?
Date: 19 Nov 92 21:11:19 GMT
Reply-To: borden@m5.harvard.edu
Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA,  USA

In article <lgni3vINNknf@news.bbn.com> rnewman@bbn.com (Ron Newman) writes:
>The stations ought to be connected, and it's stupid
>that the Big Dig doesn't include a rail link as 
>currently planned.
>
>Call your Congressman and your state legislators and tell
>them that if the rail link is not included, the Big
>Dig should be cancelled entirely.   It's not too late
>to either stop this project or get it done right.

I'm not up on these projects; maybe someone could clarify this for me.
What is the "Big Dig"?  I've read on this group about the planned rail
service from Boston to Portland, ME.  Is the big dig part of this project,
or is it something else?

  - Dave Borden
    borden@m5.harvard.edu
From: rnewman@bbn.com (Ron Newman)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: N. and S. Stations being connected?
Date: 23 Nov 1992 18:11:13 GMT
Organization: Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: spcsun25.bbn.com

In article <1992Nov22.235313.13541@spdcc.com>, rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue) writes:
|> >In article <1992Nov18.130123.2441@merrimack.edu> gemmellj@merrimack.edu writes:
|> >>After the announcement earlier this week that Amtrack will run a new
|> >>service from Boston to Portland, Me (with stops in Woburn, MA, Haverhill, MA,
|> >>Exeter, NH, Durham, HN (on weekends),Dover, NH, Wells ME, Saco ME, with
|> >>seasonal service to Old Orchard Beach, ME) 

|> 	I donj't see how you could set this up...  First off Haverhill and
|> Woburn are on two different B&M tracks, although there *might*
|> be a cross track that is still runable between them (single track)
|> Isn't there one that goes basically from Wilmington to somewhere near
|> the Gilette plant?  But that would take some re-doing.

"Woburn" probably means the Mishawum/128 station on the Lowell Line.
There is a track connecting this to the line running through
Haverhill;  if you closely examine both the Lowell and Haverhill
commuter rail schedules, you'll see that one or two trains a day
uses it (and thus appears on both schedules).

-- 
Ron Newman		rnewman@bbn.com
From: mlf@boda.genrad.com (Matt Fichtenbaum)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Getting bids for heating/AC work
Date: 16 Nov 1992 08:44:44 -0500
Organization: GenRad, Inc.
Distribution: ne
NNTP-Posting-Host: boda.genrad.com

  We decided to replace our aging gas furnace, and to add central air
conditioning and a new humidifier at the same time.  I was surprised by
the range of quotes we received for comparable equipment: the highest was
fully 50% above the lowest.  This is one area where it pays to do some
comparison shopping.
  People wanting more details may email me (mlf@genrad.com).

Matt


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From: carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft)
Newsgroups: ne.general,ne.wanted
Subject: Looking for hockey game
Date: 23 Nov 92 17:34:07 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Adaptive Optics Associates


x
Help! My weekly hockey crowd has dissolved and the ice time
is gone.  So, I'm looking for a new group to skate with.  If 
anyone out there plays with a group or knows of a group which
could use another player, please let me know.  I live in Acton,
so ice time in Littleton, Concord, Chelmsford, Lexington, etc.
is preferred.
Thanks for any info.
call work # 617-864-0201 or email me.


-- 
Carl Witthoft @ Adaptive Optics Associates
aoa!carl@bbn.com  carl@aoa.utc.com
54 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge,MA 02140 617-864-0201
"My Karma just ran over my Dogma!"
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: spike@world.std.com (Joe Ilacqua)
Subject: The T (was: N. and S. Stations being connected?)
Organization: Software Tool & Die
	<1992Nov22.235313.13541@spdcc.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:37:35 GMT


	There is a good article on the T in this week's Phoenix.

->Spike
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The Truly K00L don't have signatures.
From: gjc@mitech.com (George J. Carrette)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: N. and S. Stations being connected?
Date: 20 Nov 92 18:18:46 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Mitech Corporation, Concord MA

In article <lgni3vINNknf@news.bbn.com>, rnewman@bbn.com (Ron Newman) writes:
> The stations ought to be connected, and it's stupid
> that the Big Dig doesn't include a rail link as 
> currently planned.
> 
> Call your Congressman and your state legislators and tell
> them that if the rail link is not included, the Big
> Dig should be cancelled entirely.   It's not too late
> to either stop this project or get it done right.

An architect on the big-dig told me the other day that there is
no room for a train track at this point because of federal regulations
that required a certain expansion in number of lanes in order to
get federal money, and also the requirement of a breakdown lane.

In other words, the cost of adding another couple lanes for rail traffic
goes up exponentially, because that requires cutting under buildings
is some places.

So you have to get Congress to pass a law restricting the number
of automobile traffic lanes. In which case, why bother with
the big dig anyway? 

In fact, the big dig will take what is effectively a 2-story building
and make it into a one story building. 2-levels of lanes, into one
level, assuming that the new street-level is going to be for trees and
parks and stuff.

-gjc
From: hhochhei@jade.tufts.edu (Harry S. Hochheiser)
Newsgroups: ne.general,tufts.general
Subject: RIDE OFFERED: boston to souther NY/norther NJ, 11/24
Summary: Need a ride home for thanksgiving?
Date: 23 Nov 92 14:46:11 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA


I'm looking for riders to fill my car for a trip from boston to NY
tomorrow (11/24).

Route: I90-I84-I684-I287- Spring Valley NY.

I'll take you to NY or drop you off along the way: I'll even do the
driving.  I'd like to leave around 6-7pm Tuesday.

Call NOW - number below .
-------------------------------
Harry Hochheiser                                 harry@jade.tufts.edu
Tufts University, Rehabilitation Medicine     hhochhei@jade.tufts.edu
75 Kneeland Street, 5th floor                 (617)956-5036
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From: borden@head-cfa.harvard.edu (Dave Borden)
Newsgroups: ne.general,ne.wanted
Subject: Ride Needed to NY/NJ for Thanksgiving
Date: 23 Nov 92 15:46:07 GMT
Reply-To: borden@m5.harvard.edu
Distribution: ne
Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA,  USA

The title says most of it - I'm planning to go home for Thanksgiving, to
Englewood, NJ, very close to Manhattan, just across the George Washington
Bridge.  I'd like to leave Wednesday evening, and leave to come back late
the following Sunday afternoon or early Sunday evening.  A ride one or both
ways, to Englewood or New York, would be a big help.  I will share gas and
tolls with the driver.  Thanks.

    - Dave Borden
      borden@m5.harvard.edu
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: N. and S. Stations being connected?
Organization: I.E.C.C.
Date: 18 Nov 92 23:18:48 EST (Wed)
From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)

>N and S stations are not connected.
> Is connecting them part of the big dig???

It's a major can of worms.  Logistically, the CA/T project offers the best
opportunity in decades to connect North and South stations, and proposals
to do so have been floating around for ages.  Weld's transportation
secretary has been adamantly opposed, but he's just resigned effective Dec
1, and at this point there's no successor named.  (Today's Globe had a
quintessential mushy editorial saying, in essence, that Weld should
appoint as a replacement someone who can do the job.)

There is a circuitous connection between the northern and southern tracks --
it's a single track line that runs from the yards under the Pike in Allston
under the B.U. bridge, through Cambridge with many grade crossings, and into
the North Station lines in Somerville.  It's the line that runs through MIT,
and there are several trains a day of freight and occasional passenger cars
being shuffled around.


Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl
From: MICHAEL.WILLETT@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Michael Willett")
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: Seek recommendation for insurance co./agent
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:54:20 GMT
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs

kee@harvard.edu writes:

>I've just moved to the NE area.  I would appreciate any
recommendation for an insurance company or agent about home/
auto insurance.

Regarding interest in this, Nancy represents John Hancock
Insurance.  (There's also another well-known insurance person
in Beverly--John Archer.  I know him because he's also one of the
stars of the Longy opera program at Harvard Square.  His telephone
number is 508-922-4600.)

------------------Michael.Willett@OFFICE.Wang.com---------------

Nancy Davis in Winchester, MA next to Boston (Tel 617-729-4506)
represents one of the leading Massachusetts insurance firms.
She is usually out meeting with customers but you could leave
a message at the above number.  She also has a number at her
Newton headquarters office, but I don't have that with me.
Besides personal and family insurance, I believe she also handles
corporate accounts.

The Davis family is well known in Winchester and her father is
with the police force.  She herself is well-known in the Winchester
area, having been a cheerleader for Winchester in her high school
days, on their softball team and a competitive ice skater.  She is a
graduate of Regis College in Weston.

(I have all my own insurance through our company plan, not through
her company.)

Michael.Willett@OFFICE.Wang.com
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: spike@world.std.com (Joe Ilacqua)
Subject: Re: N. and S. Stations being connected?
Organization: Software Tool & Die
	<lgni3vINNknf@news.bbn.com> <1992Nov19.211119.10263@m5.harvard.edu>
	<lgq8esINNgd6@news.bbn.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:17:10 GMT

In article <lgq8esINNgd6@news.bbn.com> rnewman@bbn.com (Ron Newman) writes:
<The "Big Dig" is actually two projects:
<   a) a third harbor tunnel from the end of the Mass. Pike to Logan Airport
<   b) replacing the elevated Central Artery downtown with a tunnel
[...]
<The second part is a good idea, but >$1 billion is an expensive
<price to pay just to remove an esthetic blight in the downtown area;
<it won't really improve transportation because it's just replacing
<one highway with another.

	Well, the last I knew the depressed central artery was to have
more lanes and thus more bandwidth.  Projection show that the new
bandwidth will be used up by the time it opens, but it is better than
nothing.

	Now personally I think that if you spent the >$1 billion on public
transportation you wouldn't need to widen the artery.

->Spike
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From: rnewman@bbn.com (Ron Newman)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: N. and S. Stations being connected?
Date: 20 Nov 1992 17:35:24 GMT
Organization: Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: spcsun25.bbn.com

In article <1992Nov19.211119.10263@m5.harvard.edu>, borden@head-cfa.harvard.edu (Dave Borden) writes:

|> I'm not up on these projects; maybe someone could clarify this for me.
|> What is the "Big Dig"?  I've read on this group about the planned rail
|> service from Boston to Portland, ME.  Is the big dig part of this project,
|> or is it something else?

The "Big Dig" is actually two projects:
   a) a third harbor tunnel from the end of the Mass. Pike to Logan Airport
   b) replacing the elevated Central Artery downtown with a tunnel

The first part of this is pretty non-controversial these days.
The second part is a good idea, but >$1 billion is an expensive
price to pay just to remove an esthetic blight in the downtown area;
it won't really improve transportation because it's just replacing
one highway with another.

For that reason, I believe that the project should not go forward
at all unless it's combined with a rail link between North and
South stations.

Boston to Maine rail service will happen no matter what.  But
it would be a lot more useful if trains from Maine could
run THROUGH Boston to New York.  As it is, passengers will have
to use the Orange and/or Red Lines to connect through Boston.

-- 
Ron Newman		rnewman@bbn.com
Newsgroups: ne.general,ne.wanted,mitre.general
From: kepowers@mbunix.mitre.org (Powers)
Subject: Information/Recommendation needed
Organization: The MITRE Corp., Bedford, Ma.
Distribution: ne
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:42:12 GMT

I will be moving on the 30th of this month and am considering hiring
one of three movers:	The Moving Connection
			Bekins
			Father and Son



Has anyone heard anything about any of them or better yet, used them for 
a move?  Any and all information is welcome.

-- 
Kelly-Erin Powers			The MITRE Corporation
Intelligence Systems Integration	Burlington Road
(617) 271-8281				Bedford, MA 01730
kepowers@mbunix.mitre.org		linus!mbunix!kepowers
From: delaney@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (John Delaney)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: N. and S. Stations being connected?
Date: 18 Nov 92 20:27:34 GMT
Reply-To: delaney@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (John Delaney)
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

In article <1992Nov18.130123.2441@merrimack.edu>, gemmellj@merrimack writes:
>After the announcement earlier this week that Amtrack will run a new
>service from Boston to Portland, Me (with stops in Woburn, MA, Haverhill, MA,
>Exeter, NH, Durham, HN (on weekends),Dover, NH, Wells ME, Saco ME, with
>seasonal service to Old Orchard Beach, ME) I'm wondering how the Amtrack trains
>would get to the northshore because after all , N and S stations are not 
>connected.  Is connecting them part of the big dig???
>
>john

It was part of the original plans. Then the connection went way
somewhere along the line, maybe when the park that was supposed to go
over the tunnel metamorphasized into a multi-lane highway. Now certain
groups, especially the local Sierra Club branch and maybe the
governor, are trying to get the connection restored to the plans.

If you think this is a good idea, write your congresscritters! 

John
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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue)
Subject: Re: Cheap Insurance Rates??
Organization: insert anything here
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 23:37:49 GMT

In article <BxzzCL.45M@wang.com> fitz@wang.com (Tom Fitzgerald) writes:
>rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue) writes:

>> ... State Farm will not insure cars in MA (that
>> can also mean cars *driven* in Mass, even visiting)

>This can't be true.  I've insured 2 cars with State Farm - I commute to MA
>and my insurance agent knows it.

	Gee, I'm only repeating what they told me.  Another poster
said he lives in MA and has cars insured with thm. My partner upon
moving to MA with no accidents EVER, had his insurance cancelled
because he was in MA.  It's State Farm not me that's being inconsistent.

>> - State Farm also is
>> not widely regarded as being scrupulous with claims when they don't 
>> want to be!

>State Farm was rated fairly highly by Consumer Reports.  If you're heard a
>horror story or two, they may be isolated cases.  I've never had to put a
>claim in to them, so I can't say for sure.

	I have.  They were horrible.  They basically decided to
not honor a claim they had already agreed to.  My option was to
tkae it up with teir claims committee (gee who do you think
they went along with).  I will not do business with them again.

	My ex-roommate is having a 2nd set of fits with them concerning
property stolen in breakins.  If you have reanter's with them,
don't bother, they simply don't come thru with anything if you put
a claim in.

BBC
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: schuldy@progress.COM (Mark Schuldenfrei)
Subject: Re: Cheap Insurance Rates??
Organization: Progress Software Corp.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:07:29 GMT

Bob Donahue writes a lot of stuff about insurance in MA,
mostly true, except for:
              [...] and State Farm will not insure cars in MA (that
  can also mean cars *driven* in Mass, even visiting) - State Farm also is
  not widely regarded as being scrupulous with claims when they don't 
  want to be!

I've not had problems with State Farm and claims, but one person's
experience isn't enough to generalize about.

However, they do insure cars in MA.  They just won't write new policies
in MA.  When I returned to the state after 3 years in Florida,
State Farm had no problem transferring my insurance to MA.  They
did assure me that, should I drop my coverage with them, I would not
be able to transfer back for as long as I remained a MA resident.

Bob, this point was important enough, that you should have checked
with them before posting it.  Don't panic people unecessarily.

	schuldy
--
Mark Schuldenfrei (schuldy@progress.com)
[I'm just showin' you my opinions: this ain't a gift]