GotenRocko

GotenRocko t1_j3lxcqs wrote

Definitely don't have a problem with that and do just that when there is less traffic. What annoys me is someone trying to tail gate me or blinking thier headlights when I'm going with heavy traffic and the left lane is already moving past everyone on the right. Gtfo what that shit.

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GotenRocko t1_j2xtk7p wrote

you are right, but it's just their guess for most of the services as they did not track the owner-side material until a few years ago. The way they are doing it is if the whole street was replaced during a water main replacement or relining then it's not likely the other side is copper, if the whole street was not replaced then it's likely the owner asked for a service line replacement and in that case, the owner side would be copper if the public side is copper since it's required that the owner replace their side before PW replaces the public side, although there are rare instances where it didn't happen. So if you want to be certain get a test done.

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GotenRocko t1_j2xemwq wrote

That's not a guarantee, pw prior to the last few years only kept records of the city side pipe material. So the map saying there is a copper service is not a guarantee that the owner side is also copper. The replacement rate of the owner side before flint was very low, so on your street that shows all copper it's likely most are actually still partially lead.

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GotenRocko t1_j2xdz3x wrote

That's not correct, the service line has a private side and city side. It changes at the curb stop which is in the side walk. When they replace a water main or do what is called a clean and line, they will also replace all the lead lines on the street but only the city side. I believe now though they are replacing both sides when they are doing other water main work.

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GotenRocko t1_j2xcqt4 wrote

The elevated lead levels is because they used to only replace the city side of the water pipe, leaving it up to the owner to choose to replace the other side or not. That's why that map is unfortunately very inaccurate. You could have a city side copper service but the owner side is still lead, before flint the percentage of owners that opted to replace thier side was very low. I believe now they do replace both sides but not 100% on that. But if both sides are replaced then the elevated levels is not something that will happen.

Especially if you have children or have children that visit your home it's best to get an actual water test to determine if you have lead pipes regardless of the age of your home and not rely on that map, unless the whole area is newer like parts of west Cranston, since the developments were built after the use of lead lines were discontinued. I don't think the federal regulations reflect the newer science, but there is no longer a safe allowable level of lead for kids, it needs to be zero.

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GotenRocko t1_j0mdbgq wrote

Reply to comment by boop-snoot-boogie in Roti spot? by boop-snoot-boogie

I know, used to eat it all the time when I was in Seattle had a great place near my apartment. When I moved back was always looking for a place but never found one.

Since I hate going to Boston, I just go to alis whenever I have to go to the city with a cooler lol, get like 6 meals bring them back and put them in my chest freezer. They freeze well. Still got like 3 meals right now from when I went in November.

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GotenRocko t1_iy995kt wrote

I use coastal 1 and td Bank. Never had any issues with either of them. TD has the nice feature of being able to issue you an ATM/debit card at the branch when you open an account or need a replacement instead of having to wait to get it in the mail. Also I have their beyond checking which gets you free ATM use anywhere plus refund of any fees the other bank charges, free money orders and cashier checks.

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