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beta_vulgaris t1_jbh7bue wrote

Reply to How is the St. Patrick’s day parade? by mdurg68

I love the parade! It's super local and almost feels small town-ish. All the important local and state politicians are there. There's a wide variety of performers - Irish pipers, drum bands, but also groups from non-Irish backgrounds who live in Smith Hill. Usually there is candy & some freebies thrown out for kids. Keep in mind that this is a St. Patrick's Day parade, so it's a day drinking affair for a lot of people, especially around Patrick's Pub.

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grizzlor_ t1_jbh6u71 wrote

Reply to comment by newbiePVD in Does Providence have steam, what are these? by mdurg68

At least we’ve got a nice bottleneck right there to protect PVD from rising sea levels. Permanently closing the hurricane barrier and reinforcing it is relatively straightforward.

Boston on the other hand will have to build a seawall from either from Logan or across the islands further out. It’ll be a hell of a megaproject.

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bbristow6 t1_jbgmmpm wrote

Reply to Has anyone else had issues with cell service downtown the past month? From the mall, to rwu, to the train station, I haven’t been able to get service in that triangle. As soon as I’m out of that area, it’s fine by rick_n_snorty

I have t mobile, but only found issues when I was doing Uber eats delivers from the CVS at the mall. Rode there in the snow on my bike last week for the app to crap out. But I think that was just an Uber issue

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