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cheddercaves t1_j3xxjzh wrote

Cool Tatto Shop In North Providence

Hope Street Tattoo in Providence

Wild Card Tattoo on Gano Street

NOT in providence but where I also go is. Red Elk Tattoo in Abington MA

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Depending on what type of work you are trying to get. All of the places above are pretty heavily aimed at doing american traditional style tattoos

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Voyager977 t1_j3xxfav wrote

As a former Rhody native who commuted from Providence to Boston, Cambridge, Waltham, Westborough and Framingham I can say with certainty the commute is do able. Not via public transit, but by car np. My only suggestion would be to have/get a car that you are very comfortable in and make use of any occasional “trapped” time in your commute by filling it with audiobooks, etc.

It’ll likely take 50 - 70 minutes on an average day and depending on deep into Prov you start and how deep into Needham off 128 you need to go. Welcome to the Ocean State! Over 410 miles of coastline, coffee milk and hot weiners!!!

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PetalPerfection OP t1_j3xx82w wrote

We thought the same thing. Unfortunately it’s near impossible to sue a city. Wish I was joking. We met with a lawyer and it turns out the only way we could sue here is via negligence and we thought we had a good case for that but nope. Turns out that we would have needed to prove that the city knew this situation could happen. And because this was likely caused by a fat berg it was even less likely to be deemed negligence by the city. because it’s homeowners who pour cooking oil down the drain and flush tampons and other things like that, that cause fat bergs to form.

As I noted to the other person who mentioned a lawyer below, we talked with lawyers and no one wanted to deal with this. The claim is approved at this point so hiring a lawyer, again, at this stage means paying out of our own pocket.

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PetalPerfection OP t1_j3xv7v5 wrote

I appreciate the advice but we did get a lawyer involved at the start. Dealing with the city is not at all the same with dealing contractors.

First off, most lawyers didn’t want to touch this issue with a 10ft pole because it’s near impossible to challenge a city on these matters. We had to call the Rhode Island bar association to even get someone to talk to us about what our rights were and what we can do. If the city had refused to take responsibility that would have been different but they admitted responsibility from Day 1.

Secondly, we were basically told that the insurance company is under no obligation to chase the city on our behalf. Our policy allowed for $5k in sewer damages, and as noted, we were lucky we even got that. They denied us twice. Could we have kept fighting them? Maybe, but that would have slowed down this process even more. No one wants to deal with city claims because cities are slow to pay out.

And for the record, if we don’t get an answer from the city lawyer soon we will go the legal route again but that means losing money again and we don’t get to recoup those fees.

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waninggib t1_j3xrkv3 wrote

I would check Zillow, Apartments.com and Craigslist. A lot of them have the same listings. I found my apartment listing on Zillow and my apartment was rented through Samson Realty. They list the properties they’re renting in the city and elsewhere on their site.

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Jtownusa t1_j3xdx7u wrote

I've made the mistake of losing track of time and riding it back (Providence to Bristol) at night. Some areas are pitch black. At one point I flew by another guy going the opposite direction and didn't see him until we were about a foot apart. If we collided it would have been a disaster. I always ride with lights at light now.

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brick1972 t1_j3x5z6k wrote

It's doable in that you can do it.

Your tolerance for sitting in a car is going to be the question. There is no public transportation or even a good option. I guess if you didn't need a car in Providence you could take on the expense of leaving a car at the 128 station in Westwood take the train there then drive the last 10 miles but that seems...well silly.

I would personally not do it but I get not wanting to live in the burbs and also not paying for Boston prices. But if you think the commute isn't doable from here after all, one area you might want to look is the area of Newton north of I-90 or even in Watertown.

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