Why is it so hard to understand/believe that someone would get back together with someone they broke up with 19 days ago? Do you all live in the world, around people? This is a thing that people do.

I don't know why people seem to think it's some kind of 'gotcha' to point out that they broke up a few weeks ago. This is a thing that happens in the world. Like wtf is the point of dunking on someone who's clearly having a shitty time of it.

This seems like a needlessly shitty response. I assumed when I saw your reply that she was flat out lying, but when you read her last post its really obvious what the situation is.

I see why its weird for a quiet night, but I'm totally fine with this practice being adopted at a busy bar. Have at it, gen Z.

I don't need to spend any more of my life squeezing in between two barstools and trying to catch the eye of the bartender before the five other people also waiting.

I think lots of people do understand that they're paying more, but have issues with cash flow.

I know many people are sitting there thinking, "well, why don't they have the self control to just save up and get ahead so that they can save money in the long run?" But for someone really living at the margins, it may be a struggle to set aside $50 or $100 a month. At that rate, it's really, really easy to have your tiny cushion that you've built up over 6 months eaten up by an emergency expense like car trouble or reduced work hours and then you're back to scraping by on $1.25 of shampoo until the next paycheck.

I mean, I think if done well, it's a very important job and not an easy one by any stretch. We are talking about someone who manages a budget of millions of dollars to address a super important and super complex issue.

$190k is not an unreasonable amount for someone with the chops to truly make headway on leading us out of the housing and homelessness crisis. Which this guy probably was not.

Kind of a haul, but Wide world of Sports up in Smithfield has recreational leagues.

The meetup group mentioned below was great when I went a few years ago. Folks at lots of different levels. Friendly group.

The Olneyville Neighborhood Association has done an intercambio in the past for folks looking to learn either Spanish or English (and K'iche, too!). It was on Zoom due to Covid when I did it, which made it somewhat awkward, but it's the best formal way I've found to practice with native Spanish speakers. It might be a bit hard to hang if you're not conversational yet, though.

I've lived in the west end for 12 years. I am aware that it's a fine place to live. I'm also perfectly aware that some level of crime is normal in a city.

Even within the last five years, even within in my small three flat building there have been multiple car break ins and my neighbor had his wheels stolen.
It's a livable level of crime-- I'm not freaking out about it. But OP specifically asked for locations with very little crime outside of Providence. This is a bad answer to the question they asked, as are most of the answers in this discussion.

I live in the 'nice' part of the west end (on the park) and there's still plenty of property/petty crime to go around. Certainly it makes up for it in lots of other ways, but this person is pretty obviously looking to avoid property crime as their primary objective.

OP, I honestly would not listen to any of the advice in this whole discussion.

Right now:

-no one will rent to them not because they don't have rent money, but because their credit is poor and there's four kids

-they've been able to fall back on living with a cousin, presumably to avoid living in a car

-a coworker is driving dad to work everyday so he can keep his job

I'm not sure how moving to Ohio or something would lend more stability to their lives. Dad would also almost certainly be paid less. Seems like wishful thinking. I grew up in a very cheap part of the country-- rent is cheap, but you need a car to get anywhere and there's very few social services.

Is Western Mass cheaper? It has never seemed cheaper to me, but I haven't looked into it that closely.

In any case, it can be quite expensive to move away from friends and family. You go from having a built in network of people who can watch the kids, give you a ride when your car breaks down, etc to having no one around to call.

Top three places to be on a cold day:

1. RWP Botanical Center
2. Tea in Sahara
3. Louie Fullers by the fire, Eating cake at Pastiche by the fire Where can I eat something next to a fire, Providence??

Moving people along when you don't have a place for them to go isn't compassion. The warming station that McKee references in his quote-- which was designed to ameliorate the shortage of beds-- isn't yet open. Where are they sending people? There simply aren't many options.

Do you ever complain about roads in the state? Maybe suggest that RIDOT should be doing a better job?

I'm sure you wouldn't do that without going out and filling some potholes yourself before you suggest that RIDOT should do more, though, right? Maybe refinish a few roads while you're at it?

I pointed out to the poster that there aren't enough beds at Crossroads. And... crickets. I guess they're not interested in 'speaking facts' when confronted by reality.

There aren't enough beds at Crossroads, or in the state-- or in the country for that matter. We're dealing with a national shortage in both housing and emergency housing.

Given that people have to exist in bodily form somewhere, the statehouse lawn feels like a great option-- it's visible to those who can do something about it and it's not really affecting anyone else because it's a largely unused space.

What other options were they given? I understand that the article says they have caseworkers but if there are no beds, there are no beds.

Last winter there was a shortage of beds. I don't see why that would be any different this year-- I'm not aware of any large-scale additional development in that area. The warming station planned at the Cranston Street armory is not yet open and there's no timeline for it opening as far as I know. McKee referencing that seems incredibly disingenuous under the circumstances.

I'll raise you the bathroom line at Kimi's. One damn bathroom for the whole place. I was there for Halloween and by the time I got to pee we had formed a tight knit community. I felt like I had seen several generations grow up before my very eyes.

Mine was cheaper even before the credit, oddly. Unless my Friday brain is reading my statements wrong.

GeeGees is a good soul food spot.

Things to do downtown-- there will be a partial Waterfire lighting Saturday night and other holiday festivities. Google Three Nights of Lights for details.

They had technical difficulties making the ice this week and I think they need to get a piece of equipment fixed.

But I know they're planning to be open by 12/8 because that's when they rescheduled the ice skating performance that was supposed to be tonight.

I don't really know him... But I have been in a handful of meetings with him. He always seemed smart.

Haha I know that guy. Truly I am a real Rhode Islander these days.

>they were doing telegraphy

I know this is a typo, but I love the mental image of a therapist practicing via telegraph. 'We've recieved another message, Olive! She wants to know how that makes us feel. Let us compose our reply and contact the telegraph operator after tea.'

Thanks!