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45hope t1_iv5wz53 wrote

Reply to Last night on America x Federal by sweetener__

some of the worst drivers I have ever come across I have seen in my short time in providence…

I do really enjoy it up here but damn can some people up here cannot drive.

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brick1972 t1_iv5he9k wrote

Reply to comment by tads73 in The entrance and exit of Trader Joe's. Looks like trouble. by tads73

To be fair, a huge part of this problem is that they are still building the apartments and the safety fencing pushes pedestrians into traffic. Which is pretty silly and someone maybe should have come up with something better like building a protected sidewalk for the interim (like finish the ground floor well ahead of the rest and add a standard scaffold with plywood that you get at every urban construction site to allow sidewalks to remain open)

You could argue that the planners should have gotten that construction done before opening the Trader Joe's but presumably there are the usual construction delays and TJ's wanted to get operating before the holidays.

Anyway, obviously the weather had a lot to do with it, but on my lunch break yesterday (went to Geoff's and ate on the bridge) saw no traffic problems from 195 or on Water St., but a ton of people walking with trader joe's bags. We'll see how Saturday goes I suppose. But, with this in mind I want to point out that on Saturdays any of the popular grocery stores are a disaster, with, sure, a notable exception for TJ's in Foxboro which you know, has acres and acres of parking for the Patriots/Revs, and so is pretty chill and easy when the Patriots aren't playing.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_iv5daw4 wrote

Reply to comment by brogaant in Recommended veterinary services? by whit2fit

Interesting! Still / better than eastside and comparable to every place else I’ve ever been. And the staff is the same staff and we like them. So haven’t noticed a change. Which is good. A corporate owner isn’t an issue for me / that was the OP.

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