Previously lived in Washington state, then moved East to be closer to family in Boston.
We stayed with the family in Boston 8 months, while we looked for a house as close as possible. We ended up in Barrington, as it was the closest place to Boston, with the best school district - that we could afford at the time. So back in 2015/2016 - RI was significantly more affordable, and relatively underpriced compared to MA. Housing prices in RI have easily doubled in that time( a 350k house then is a 700k house now) .
I far prefer RI to MA, I know folks complain about Government - but MA is flat out unfriendly and does not want new residents. RI Gov't makes it much eaiser to live here, and do things in RI. Just doing any government related stuff done(official paper work, taxes, permits, licensing, etc) is vastly easier in RI than MA. I know folks like to say RI is all corrupt, and mafia run.. but compared to other places I have lived (VA, PA, WA, MA, RI ), RI is about average, perhaps better than average.

I'd like to add, that I like East Bay (Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Portsmouth) ... it seems less busy, and folks are generally friendly and very quite nice around here, as compared with Warwick/Cranston - people seem more crowded, more rushed, and overall less happy.

But it has to be placed in trunk, right?

Gorgeous!

Non-stop to LAX will be cool!

Many towns here in MA have outright banned nips while other towns have emplaced sin taxes. Bottle deposits may be a decent first step but it's a band-aid policy; if the issue is pollution only a ban would make a visible difference

They have gone up so much in price!!! I'd rather go get 3 all the way and fries down the road for less money!!

Really, PSAs, how funny.

Do they know that they are perceived as gutter trash by the neighbors and anyone walking by? Get a freakin ash tray people. You would still be trashy by way of smoking but at least tidy.

lol .

Zillow is hit or miss. They just use algorithms that don't always factor things in properly and can sometimes use outdated information, especially in a changing market. Also, with spring starting up I feel that those days on market are going to shorten again...as long as the house is priced properly. The ones that sit the longest tend to be priced too high, a properly priced home will sell quick because there is no shortage of buyers looking.

Looks like someone opened the backdoor to my truck.

Several people in my neighborhood have done additions in the past 2 years.

Here in Barrington - Prices are coming down a little bit.. but it's still close to top of market - maybe only a couple percent..Zillow claims my house has dropped 10 % from peak in june 2022, and down about 2 % in last 30 days.. if you believe zillow..The biggest difference is that houses are staying on the market longer - e.g. 10 days instead of 1 day..I believe that there will be at least two houses in my neighborhood this spring.. it'll be interesting to see what they go for.

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…

Outsourcing trash disposal to the economically disadvantaged doesn't solve the problem.

It also costs the state money and encourages more consumption and more trash production.

oh interesting thanks, I didn't know that!

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.

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That law seems to be making a whole lot more sense. I still see nips at my local liquor store. Any word on that?

What are your preferences regarding urban vs rural or suburban living?

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

That would be great, thanks - feel free to shoot me a message.

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

Rhode Island rules and Massachusetts drools.

Or maybe it's the other way around, I forget.