This is a story about self-respect and tradition and honoring long-gone parents; about lover turning against lover, mother against child.
In other words, this being October in New England, this is a story about turning on the heat.
If we were a less swaggery state, Sept. 15 could be considered the legitimate kick-off to the heat season. That’s when landlords are required to make sure their residential properties are at least 68 degrees during the day and at least 64 degrees at night, per the Massachusetts State Sanitary Code.
But to quote every local still rocking shorts and a Dunkin’ iced coffee and vowing to hold off until Nov. 1, “ya, no.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/17/metro/are-you-true-new-englander-if-your-heat-is-already-answer-is-no/?event=event12