Holy smokes!

I appreciate everyone's feedback. Frankly, it has me frightened. The job is apt to be intense and time-consuming, so, when I need to get to/from work, I would like minimal delays. That was one of the great things about Metro North service and reliability in NYC. Yeah, there was a problem once in a while, but I would say 99% of my trains were on time or very close to on time. And I lived in a suburb that was a 32 minute express train from midtown Manhattan.

I should hear whether I got the job by early next week, so I will follow up as necessary.

Thanks for all of the terrific feedback. I understand that Boston has a lot of great points, but commuting, schools, and housing prices are pretty much my only concerns (and maybe not in that order). Living around NYC and D.C., I learned that we are so occupied with school and extracurricular activities that we're not big "hey, let's pop into the city today" kind of people. I work in the city, but don't go there much otherwise. Life in my town/suburb will be far more important.

Oh, and the job is in the Back Bay financial area (I guess that's what people would say). On St. James, if that's of any help.