The old location for Tilly's Cheesesteaks is empty in West Kingston on Route 138. Right near URI and the Kingston Amtrak station. Might be a little bigger than what you're looking for though. You'd also have TLC Coffee Roasters right down the street as competition.

They are a legitimate business. I know someone who used them for a hull inspection a couple years ago. I'm not sure if they actually have a normal brick & mortar location as they're not really that type of business.

70% is basically the factory UV tint applied to most windows. Anything additional on the front windows of an SUV/Truck is illegal in Rhode Island. There are exceptions for those with diagnosed eye conditions with severe light sensitivity, but those are rare and difficult to get.

I looked into putting solar on my house this past summer, but I have some trees that need to get removed. I also have some electrical work that will need to be done to realize all the benefits of solar, and switch from oil heat/hot water to a heat-pump based system. So for the time being, solar is being put off until I get these other things taken care of.

I'm angry about the rate hikes as well. I don't know how they expect a lot of people to afford it. I'm also not confident that the programs available to assist people are being leveraged to the extent that they could be, or reaching the maximum number of people that need that help. I also wholeheartedly agree with holding local politicians accountable. There have been efforts to build some new solar farms in Richmond over the past couple years, but a lot of people seem dead-set against it. During campaign season last fall I received a few visits from aspiring politicians and that was usually one of the topics I brought up. I got some sympathetic responses, but I'm not sure how sincere they all were to embracing things like solar and wind.

There should be. If you throw your main breaker, your meter should stop running. But it's also possible that another breaker in your box is potentially feeding outlets or lights in a common area that it shouldn't be.

If you turn off the main breaker at night and the front lights to the building turn off at the same time, that would be a clear sign that those lights are being paid for by you.

A few years ago I completely automated my house using HomeAssistant. Using that, I am able to track kWh over time on an almost per-outlet basis. I also use an Ambient Weather system outside that lets me track temperature and other environmentals. With enough data I was able to figure out where I could save substantial amounts of electricity (and oil for heat) to more than pay for my investment in getting it all set up. With the current electric rates I'm saving over $600/yr based on previous utilization. Even greater savings on the cost of oil heat.

To deal with the changes in climate, I also use weekly average/mean temperatures to find appropriate months to compare the data to. IE: January of this year may be more comparable to October two years ago than January of 2022.

While I hate these increases on my electric bill and do believe something needs to be done to reign in this monopolistic power company, yelling and waving my arms in the air isn't going to make next month's bill any cheaper...

Good additions. Added to original post.

Caramel deLites

What were the issues they found?

It's a great hobby. I usually hit up the beaches on the south coast right after big storms. A couple decades ago I found an 1841 $5 half eagle on some old farm land in South Kingstown that I had permission to detect on, unfortunately it's been turned into a housing development since then. The coin is in horrible shape, but it was a great find none the less.

Although not in the West Warwick area, and not even open any more... In addition to having awesome chicken, Winner Winner in Newport used to have bottles of Moxie in the restaurant. It's the only restaurant I can recall even offering it as an option, never mind in bottles!

It's fairly common in convenience stores and gas stations in southern RI / Washington County.