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nodumbunny t1_j77xrjm wrote

Reply to comment by nebuladrifting in Providence schools closed Friday due to bitter cold | WPRI.com by bradshaw1992

>Thank you for the reasoned response instead of “wow look at this internet tough guy clueless rube.”

Fixed it for you. This is where you live now (I assume) so you should have have some idea of the poverty level in the public schools. Also school buildings here are built to withstand NEW ENGLAND winters, not the ones you grew up with. There has been much in the news in the past few years about their terrible condition, so we can assume the mechanical systems are old and not up to the task of heating them in arctic temperatures.

You're not coming off as a "tough guy" in this thread, but as a person who lacks self-awareness or any idea about where he now lives. I have a friend who grew up in central Canada where everyone she knew had a battery in their garage meant for starting cars on cold winter morning. I learned this through the course of normal conversation as in interesting fact, not in in accusatory "what, you think this is cold?" kind of way.

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nygrl811 t1_j77op80 wrote

Reply to Looking for other job options by [deleted]

Shaw's NP has 3 bus lines that stop there, so may not be too bad. I know they were hiring recently.

Good luck! I know how hard it is being stuck somewhere you don't want to be.

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Ghostwriter2057 t1_j77a05i wrote

Reply to Is Providence a good fit for me? by iLoveBear3000

I grew up in the South in a small town like what you describe. I initially moved to NYC, then ended up in Providence on/off for years. I have not regretted the decision. Because of family, I made the mistake of moving back for a while to North GA. Um, I ended up relocating again in 2021 because the level of crazy there is even worse than I remembered.

People say you need a car in Providence. It depends on what your actual lifestyle is. Having moved here from NYC where public transit is everything and lived down south where a car is paramount, I've only owned a vehicle here a few times. I've lived in Cranston, Providence, and East Providence. It gets more challenging to be without wheels the further away from downtown you reside since Kennedy Plaza is the main bus hub.

The only thing that might be off-putting is the cold. It was -10 degrees last night, for example. Beautiful when it snows, though. People are generally friendly. The ocean is right there. They even have a bus that goes to all the beaches. Yes, it has bad parts like any other place in the country. But I have traveled a great deal.

I am not a fan of Philadelphia or Baltimore because I feel they have way more urban problems than Providence does. Providence honestly feels more hopeful in terms of character and atmosphere, especially in the summer and fall. In autumn it's almost magical. And it doesn't remind me of NYC or the south whatsoever, which is awesome.

If you do decide to relocate to Providence, though, keep in touch. Feel free to message me privately if you have other questions.

Later.

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Amaliatanase t1_j7785zg wrote

Reply to comment by hobomom in Is Providence a good fit for me? by iLoveBear3000

Compared to most cities in the US Providence feels super urban. I lived in Providence for decades and currently live in Nashville and most of Nashville (within the city limits) feels like North Providence or Warwick, but with less sidewalks. This is the norm for cities in the South (Atlanta, Charlotte, Jacksonville), Texas and a lot of the West. If OP is moving from the South, which they said they were, Providence will be far more urban and walkable.

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