Recent comments in /f/providence

Thac0 t1_is63bhe wrote

Reply to comment by Fluffy-Fruit-1757 in parking?? by Fluffy-Fruit-1757

Not terribly far but I don’t love having to do that in inclement weather. I was near Brook and Wickenden and had to walk the garage by Brown medical on Eddy. I think it was $25 per day

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pvdjay OP t1_is62rl9 wrote

Reply to comment by Mountain_Bill5743 in Opinions on current usage of DePasquale Square? by pvdjay

I’m guessing the Providence Board of Licenses has granted these restaurants “Seasonal Expansion of Premises” licenses. I’d also assume they will expire at the end of this season and will require renewal next year. Perhaps a convo with someone at the board of licenses? Or maybe there’s a hearing process? I am sure someone else can speak to this better than I can.

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dionidium t1_is61b0a wrote

Reply to Steam Pipe Insulation by Dextrous456

> I had the asbestos removed two years ago and need to insulate them before winter sets in.

I had mine removed just before last winter and the difference was noticeable. My bill went way up without the insulation. I'm about to tackle this project on mine, too. As I mentioned in another comment, I think I'm going to order from https://www.buyinsulationproductstore.com. Home Depot doesn't have as much of a selection.

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dionidium t1_is5zr15 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Any electricians that can fish a cable (internet?) line from the basement to a 2nd floor apartment, inside? by pcgamergirl

> You are a licensed professional and yet you are just giving away our work saying false shit, fuck is wrong with you?

Just so everybody is clear, it's totally fine to run your own data cables. It's not dangerous. The licensing is just a protection racket, as this comment demonstrates.

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cowperthwaite OP t1_is5y88t wrote

Reply to A five-story, 41-unit apartment building will be coming to Providence's West End by cowperthwaite

TL;DR; read the headline.

Story is NOT behind a paywall.

I linked to one, but I don't think the other, of the planning documents in the story. In case you wanted to look at the plans or read the Providence planning staff memo, here they are:

Staff memo:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23130623-19-051ma-311-knight-street-final-plan-report-october-2022

Physical plans:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23131522-19-051ma-311-knight-street-final-plan-approval

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dionidium t1_is5xoiy wrote

Reply to comment by m1327 in Any electricians that can fish a cable (internet?) line from the basement to a 2nd floor apartment, inside? by pcgamergirl

I own a duplex in Elmhurst and it honestly is pretty frustrating that every time the cable company comes out for a new resident they pay absolutely no attention to anything that's already been run and just plow right into making some new exterior holes that they don't properly seal and then run the 20th piece of sloppily-installed coax up the side of the building, just generally making the whole side of the house look like complete shit.

And then, inside, the real fun begins. Let's put some holes in 100-year-old oak baseboards. Let's ram that wire through plaster and crack it everywhere. Hey, maybe we'll just go right down through some hardwood floors!

Those cable installers are honestly the worst.

However, the landlord shouldn't leave their tenants high and dry. I fished coax and ethernet to most of the rooms in each unit and finished them off with wall plates.

Just to try to leave with a practical tip here, there were two ways I got cables to the second floor: 1) there was an old doorbell on the second floor and I was able to pull new wires up to that location from the basement along the path the doorbell wires had taken; 2) each unit has a small closet/pantry in the kitchen and I pulled some wires up though there to get to each floor. This is really common in old multi-families in Providence. You might have a similar situation.

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frauenarzZzt t1_is5pye4 wrote

Reply to why is our government so ignorant in Rhode Island? just because the weather is warm during the summer does not mean that the homeless go away. why do they wait until the cold weather to go and fix the problem? they never gets fixed?! we obviously need more shelters unless bike path. by [deleted]

Rhode Island just doesn't have the kind of ethical and scandal-free leadership they had since Big Lincoln Chafee left office.

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whitneylovesyou OP t1_is5opc6 wrote

Reply to comment by summerchilde in Recommendations for Dentists in the area? by whitneylovesyou

Thank you so much for your comment! The nitrous is a huuuuge plus. Not to delve too deeply, but my last trip to the dentist I got a call that my dad had died while I was waiting for novocaine to kick in, and had to roll through the rest of that insane day with a completely numb and drooling mouth lol. I haven’t had novocaine since then and was really trying to avoid it if possible, so this is great. Sounds like exactly the vibe I was searching for. Thank you again!

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