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Orangefan71 t1_j4u38wr wrote

Reply to comment by Yelling_Jellyfish in Best bbq in RI/MA? by rye8901

>Redbones in Somerville. Not terribly close, unfortunately.

Was very disappointed even after giving them a few chances.

I agree with other's that BT's is the standard for anything I've found in New England.

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By the way, anybody remember Memphis Roadhouse in South Attleboro?

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Fgw_wolf t1_j4tx90x wrote

Reply to State of the State address by FlashbackBob

These all seem like decent minor things. As others have pointed out the litter one is pretty interesting, we’ll have to see how that plays out. But there’s nothing in here about housing other than reducing taxes for people with disabilities. No new low cost housing, no new zoning. The gas tax thing is nice I guess but prices dropped after the midterms anyways. At least education is getting some money to it.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_j4tsxun wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in For those of you that want that Island life. My coworker brought this into work today. by MavDrake

It's a lot more than that. I've lived here for about a decade, and things were pretty stable for the first several or so years. Stuff would go up $100 or $200, but you could just shift neighborhoods a bit and be fine and that is how it was for friends who lived here long before me. My rent only ever went up $50 in 7 or so years over several moves into larger places, which is not what I would expect if this was mostly due to supply.

The biggest factors seem to be low interest and a fluid economy. For the first 7 years here, there wasn't so much near interest free money to drive up prices and people generally worked locally apart from areas like sales. If you worked in software engineering, you made a local salary that was market adjusted-- you didn't make a salary for Cupertino. People did commute to Boston, but it took major commitment. I personally know multiple people who commuted 60 miles each direction to their careers for over a decade-- it takes a certain type.

If remote work vanished tomorrow, a lot of people would stay or super commute, but a lot of people would leave rather than commute 3 hours a day or cut their career options and salary in half. Most career professionals in the 2010s I met here left if they wanted to climb the corporate ladder and many found a lot of success in major cities.

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Hellion102792 t1_j4tkenw wrote

Reply to Solar panels by DogGroundbreaking568

I have mine through Sunnova, previous owners put them on with a new roof back in March '21. They're financed vs leased which was one of the deciding factors I considered before going forward with buying the house. Monthly payment was $149/month for the first 18 months and $204/month now with a 0.99% interest rate. Between March of '22 and now I have a -$900+ electrical balance with RI Energy, though the house is 2 floors with a gabled roof facing west and east with no cover overhead. This is an important factor, there is a single story house near me with panels that are completely blocked by trees and I have to wonder what the hell they were thinking.

Honestly I feel they are worth it, especially with the rate hikes. The most important thing is to read every line of whatever contract you're considering and read the reviews of the company itself. Also you should consider the idea of putting extra towards the solar loan vs your mortgage to maximize the benefits you reap over the lifetime of your panels. If that doesn't sound like something you would want to do then you may want to think longer about this. It's not a small loan, I don't believe RI has those installation rebates anymore. And if they do my sellers didn't take advantage of them (they were morons but that's a different story).

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degggendorf t1_j4tdvgk wrote

Reply to State of the State address by FlashbackBob

Why even bother lowering the sales tax rate? I'm certainly not going to notice saving 0.15%, but the state will feel the hit in aggregate.

If they're willing to take in less sales tax, how about take in less by exempting more categories like OTC contraceptives?

I don't see any reason why the hypothetical $60,000 car needs to be 0.15% cheaper.

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