> Are there neighborhoods to avoid

Yeah, it's called "Providence"

A friend of mine is a civil engineer who works for them. He says it's horrible and they are always late on their vendor payments and have hundreds of thousands of outstanding invoices with every vendor he has to work with. This doesn't surprise me at all.

He's either woefully ignorant on a topic that he was pushing legislation for, or knowingly straight up lying to push what he was trying to pass. Regardless of whether you're for gun control or not, that's not someone I want as a congressman representing the people of this state.

I'm pretty sure that's a barred owl! We have a few of them around us in Charlestown, they are LOUD hooters. Great pic!

Don't forget nunchuks and other "kung-fu" weapons!

The laws are hilariously awfully written when you actually read through them.

"Killer and Warmer"

I found ice on the INSIDE of my windows the morning. Basically the condensation dropped down to the bottom of the pane and the glass was cold enough for it to freeze. Inside.

> avoid the 6/10 connector everything north of exit 8 like the plague

Downtown Westerly is really nice - it's a short strip with a nice downtown feel with Wilcox park running right behind it. There's several restaurants and nice little bars in the area, a few antique and curiosity shops, and a small movie theater. Grey Sail brewery is right around the corner, as well as Cottrell brewery right over the river in Pawcatuck (more or less a 5 minute drive between the two). There's the Malted Barley on main street, it's a decent sized brew pub with a good variety of craft beers and some pretty good pretzels. If it's not too cold out you could go for a walk in Wilcox park to work up an appetite, it's a really nice walk around the park even in the winter and they usually have some sort of festive decorations hanging up.

There's a couple art galleries downtown as well.

Good lord, that clown's position is paid $190,000 a year?? To do what exactly... generate some reports and hire consultants to make recommendations (or the way I'm reading it... spend even more taxpayer money to do their job for them)?

Just a hint of radon gives mine that crisp taste I crave

I'd recommend getting an actual welding jacket with a protective snap collar and made out of actual fire resistant material. I think I got mine off Amazon for like $20, it doesn't need to be anything fancybut after the first couple hot pieces of slag got down my collar I learned my lesson lol

When did they stop allowing vanity plates??

This all seems well and good but when my carry guns all carry 10+... I'm not going to stop carrying or subject myself to a restriction that lessens MY odds should I need it, but I'm also not looking forward to any legal issues that might arise should that be the case. But I'd rather deal with legal issues than the alternative.

This is the route I went. 5 years at URI, a couple of those commuting at home and the rest living off-campus, ended up graduating not only not in-debt but with several thousand in my bank account. Stayed in the Rhode Island National Guard and have been on a good track ever since. It's not for everyone, but it's an option.

The vaccine did nothing to stop the spread or prevent people from getting COVID. We know this now, and the knee-jerk reaction to fire people for choosing not to get it wasn't the right answer.

I can recommend and vouch for Palrao Masonry, he just completed my patio. From the time I reached out to him to when he started the work was about a month and a half, I'm not sure how much more he's booked out now but try reaching out. Here's his facebook business listing: https://www.facebook.com/Palrao-Masonry-LLC-104722575569419/

I'd like to believe this is just a poor attempt at a troll post but these days I don't have much hope

The owner, Jon, is a great guy too. Sometimes I just stop in to say hello and see how he's doing if I'm in the area, he's always great to chat with.