When the alternative is a pint (edit: or a half pint) it’s much easier to limit or spread out consumption with single serving nips. A pint contains 10 servings of 1.5 ounce shots.

Immediately my first thought as well :c

/u/thosethingstodo - “This doesn't fit the definition of a mass shooting for this map. 4 or more people need to have died from the shooting to be on this particular map.”

(Edit) Google/Wiki: “There is a lack of consensus on what constitutes a mass shooting, but most definitions include a minimum of three or four victims of gun violence, not including the shooter, in a short period.”

Safest is in the trunk because if anything were to happen, a cop is simply less likely to see it if it’s in the trunk. But I believe that as long as it’s sealed in a bag, it’s not considered an open container.

You’re welcome!

Something needs to change, but if they ban nips, I really hope they increase services for people struggling with alcoholism.

There are a lot of folks who use nips to keep the side effects of their addiction at bay, while being able to better control how much alcohol they’re consuming. Get rid of nips and people are going to have to buy the bigger bottles. Addicts aren’t particularly known for their self control and I could see a lot of alcoholics ending up drinking even more if nips are taken off the market.

A lot of people don’t have much empathy for addicts and alcoholics, which I can understand, but my concern is that getting rid of nips may result in folks drinking more than they would of nips were available. More drunk people out there and on the road…

What makes you think this issue is unique to Rhode Island?

There are a lot of factors in our culture/society which contribute to substance abuse and addiction that are not specific to RI.

Like milk in a bag! This isn’t a bad idea for single servings.

Just so you know, you can bring home an unfinished bottle of wine from any restaurant, not just BYOB places.

The goat cheese and fig sandwich there is one of my favorites.

I work at Al Forno- we don’t have high chairs or a kids menu, but as long as your kid can sit in a chair they’re more than welcome and we will have something they’ll enjoy. (The 5 cheese baked pasta is basically the fine dining equivalent to mac and cheese).

I’d also recommend Red Stripe in Wayland Square, it’s great for families.

That’s nice c:

Not joking, I think this is kind of a trauma response. This phenomena started after the blizzard of ‘78 and everyone who lived through that instilled a need for bread and milk during storms upon their children; along with stories of being snowed in for days.

I don’t think this will go away as long as the reputation of that blizzard continues to live on in the memories of those who experienced it.

It’s incredibly telling that this was the comment that you chose to respond to. Likely because you are unable to substantiate your original statement, because it’s just an unfounded and shit opinion from a conservative snowflake.

Left wing extremist? Are you for real? You need to stop watching Tucker Carlson, buddy.

When people do this I end up acting like a total asshole by flashing my high beams and honking. It’s scary and infuriating being stuck behind someone who’s afraid to go faster than 35mph when you need to join the other traffic going 55.

There’s a two-lane left turn onto Smithfield Ave from Silver Spring St in Providence (right next to where the Cellos is) I take at night with some regularity. I’ve stopped using that far left lane to make the turn because so many people have cut me off, or come close to hitting me from them failing to maintain their lane and drifting from the right lane into the left.

Cherry on top is that I’ve had more than 1 person get pissy after honking my horn to prevent from getting hit by them over there. People honking back at me as if I was supposed to read their minds that they were planning on nearly driving into me or cutting me off.

Al Forno is very accommodating and will do things like even clean the grill to prevent the risk of cross contamination for severe allergies if necessary. Also no peanuts in the building.

If it’s not: the shrimp and mushroom salad, clams Al Forno appetizer, or the spaghetti with roasted clams, you should be safe!

Back in late December/ early January I saw the aftermath of a pedestrian hit by a car across from the speedway next to the Dunkin on North Main St. Someone was performing CPR. I was so shocked I stood there and prayed (not religious but it just seemed like all I could do while I watched the ambulance pull up). Thankfully the guy regained consciousness as they loaded him into the ambulance

Fair. Woosh; that went right over my head.

Apparently I’m not the only one who mistook your joke as a genuine comment though, so at least I’m not alone in my lack of observation skills.

(Edit- I will note that it’s safe to say we’ve all read people make similar complaints like that in earnest on here)

Folks may not have had as many problems with subjecting children to frostbite conditions in the past, but that doesn’t mean that those kids didn’t grow into adults and realize how fucked up that was to do to kids.

”For example, for someone outside when the temperature is around five degrees and the wind is at 35 mph, frostbite can set in after about 30 minutes. If the temperature drops to -5 degrees with the same wind speed, frostbite can set in in about 10 minutes.”

Regardless, I don’t think that frostbite burns and kids losing the tips of their noses, ears, fingertips and toes is the solution to what you deem wimpy children.

I wish the US’s infrastructure was better planned so that walking was a more convenient option for getting around to different places, in general.

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It’s almost as if this is a community platform where people could brainstorm and organize…

Pointing out the issues at play is not putting personal responsibility on OP, and no one is telling them to learn to appreciate piles of excrement. It’s a matter of either accepting the situation, or encouraging political leaders to make more meaningful and sustainable changes to assist local unhoused and vulnerable populations.

People have encouraged organizing a trash clean up, but your spin on this is silly.

Didn’t they move a bunch of the folks who had been camping in front of the state house to the armory as a winter shelter several weeks ago? Wouldn’t that explain part of it?

Many shelters have weird rules and curfews— like they don’t want folks hanging around inside the building during the day if the weather isn’t cold, but they have to be in a shelter by a certain time if they want to sleep there. So you have a bunch of unhoused folks who get tied to an area they can’t stray too far from, or they’ll lose their chance at a secure location to sleep at night.