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babsonnexus t1_j3wztrv wrote

Reply to comment by PetalPerfection in Looking for advice on dealing with a claim with the Providence city law department. by PetalPerfection

I'm sorry, I know you were trying to be a nice, reasonable, and logical person, but almost everyone else was out to screw you over and did so (it is their job to protect their company's interests, not yours). You never should have accepted or signed anything from the insurance company if that was the way they were acting and instead needed to get a lawyer involved. It might be too late because of the actions you have taken, but you should get a free consultation and see if one can do something for you. Even a lawyer just calling the City one time might make the check show up magically tomorrow, so the $300 would be worth it.

Just as an FYI, the amount is not the issue. I dealt with a $100K claim at an unoccupied property I was involved with and never touched the money myself; everything went between the insurance company and the contractors. I was lucky enough in this case that the contractors did all the battling with the insurance company so I did not have to get a lawyer involved myself. A lot of contractors don't like doing this, so YMMV.

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PetalPerfection OP t1_j3wx8uj wrote

Reply to comment by babsonnexus in Looking for advice on dealing with a claim with the Providence city law department. by PetalPerfection

Oh, and fwiw, insurance companies not paying out for city damages is apparently a thing. We were told by our cleaning company, AND by various contractors that we spoke with for estimates that insurance companies almost always deny claims having to do with damage caused by the city. Apparently we were lucky to even get $5k. If anyone on here is an insurance claims specialist I’d love to know what that is about.

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PetalPerfection OP t1_j3wvk2m wrote

Reply to comment by babsonnexus in Looking for advice on dealing with a claim with the Providence city law department. by PetalPerfection

We agree but State Farm did not see it that way and this may have to do with the size of the claim (over $30k). From the insurance companies POV this is the city’s fault, and therefore the city must be the ones to pay out to us. Insurance gave us $5k, which is what we had for sewage coverage. That $5k did not even cover the hazard cleaning that was required, we still owe another $3k to that company. (Cleaning company has been amazing btw, can’t say enough good things about Clean Works who have been also calling the city lawyer on our behalf)

This is just one of many frustrating things that has occurred as part of this incident.

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MonicaPVD t1_j3wt8ot wrote

Reply to Has anyone shopped at the Walmart on Silver Spring st recently? by LilPoutinePat

There's a lot of poverty in Providence. It's no secret that people with limited cash love Walmart prices and variety, AND often have a lot more drama in their lives than more economically stable people, as a result of persistent poverty. Not gonna lie, this lends itself to great reality TV episodes there. Especially at the beginning of the month when shoppers are flush with benefit payouts.

The one thing you won't find there is fresh produce and food.

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Previous_Floor t1_j3wfkpo wrote

Reply to Sad news — Missing Brown University Student Found Dead by lestermagnum

New article:

Brown Student’s Death - University Issues Statement and Friend Reacts

From the article:

Brown University issued a statement on Tuesday night.

"The death of Jeffrey Schlyer, who was a treasured member of the Brown community since his arrival in 2018, is heartbreaking. Staff from our Campus Life division and Chaplain's Office have been working to support his family and friends. After discussion with Jeff's family, we expect to be able to share a more comprehensive message with the full Brown community early tomorrow," said Brian E. Clark, Associate Vice President for News and Editorial Development at Brown University.

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Jerkeyjoe t1_j3wa54y wrote

Reply to Providence to Needham daily commute? by Training-Seat-

There is a way to take the train but it would take a long time . Unless your home and or office is convenient to a station it would unlikely be viable.

I went over the scenario anyways...

To be in Needham by say 9 am, you would need to catch the 6:35 am train from Providence. To get to Needham you would need to get off at ruggles, back bay or south station and wait about 20 mins for the Needham line, (7:50 from south station)

Depending on how far your home or office is from the station, your looking at about 2 - 3 hours, one way, to get to work this way. Could be a good idea say you didn't have to be in the office for a full day and can get work done while in transit.

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WickedDog310 t1_j3wa46v wrote

Reply to comment by lovecraft_401 in Sad news — Missing Brown University Student Found Dead by lestermagnum

I live on the East Bay Bike Path, there are people on it all hours of the night and that's just fine. We don't say people have to stop using roads after sundown, why should they have to stop using the bike path? This is a tragic death. But that bike path keeps riders and walkers on a protected path away from vehicles, for some people it provides a more direct route to where they're going. Our communities aren't 100% safe, nothing is, but the path is a lot safer than forcing riders to share the road late at night with distracted drivers.

Stop making this about the victim being where he "shouldn't" have been. If it was a health issue, then him riding on the side of the road would have been just as dangerous. If there was something more malicious at play here, then the only person responsible, is the person involved.

EP police drive up and down the bike bath randomly at night, the homeless guy who lived on my section was forced to move, even though he wasn't hurting anyone by living in the woods. The bike path at night is just as safe if not safer than the roads.

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