degggendorf

degggendorf t1_ivl2a0a wrote

> Feel free to list some aside from Rental, College Student and Active Duty. There should be literally 9997 more reasons according to you.

Someone who just moved here and updated their license but not registration.

Someone borrowing a car from a friend of relative.

Someone disabled getting a ride from a friend or relative visiting.

Someone stole the plates from an FL car.

Someone stole a FL car.

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degggendorf t1_ivhcjtq wrote

As for food, I am too jaded against Newport touristy food, and/or too inexperienced in it because of that jadedness. Basically any restaurant will be good, but I don't think the best restaurant in the state is in Newport. That said, my wife recommends The Mooring for something slightly upscale, or Brick Alley Pub for normal pub food.

For beer, Newport Craft Brewing is good but kind of unremarkable and maybe a little big for their britches now? They've definitely rounded the corner into being a regional distributing player. Good, well-made beer, but they've kind of lost that spark of a newer/smaller brewery if you know what I mean? Then in my experience, Rejects Beer Co beers are kind of hit or miss, but the setting is nice from the back balcony (as long as you don't look left to the gas station lol). If you want excellent beer, Tilted Barn back on the mainland is brewing the best beers in the state.

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degggendorf t1_ivgq1w0 wrote

TBF, the mansions are all pretty similar and I get my fill of "expensive stuff someone wasted money on" after seeing like 2 or maybe 3 in a day. Your mileage may vary, of course. Fortunately/unfortunately, there are only two mansions open when you'll be here if I'm reading the site right. Only The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House open this season, and Marble House will be closed Nov 8-18.

That said, there are a couple "special" tours that are cool: "Servant Life" at The Elms, and "Beneath the Breakers" at The Breakers. I'd say start with one of those, then do the full self-guided audio tour of that house afterwards, then see if you feel up for another one. The in-person ticket people can upgrade your single pass to a discounted multi-house ticket (although now that I consider it, my info is like 4 years old now, hopefully it hasn't changed).

On your way from NYC after the first bridge from the mainland, swing down to the southeast corner of Jamestown to Fort Wetherill to walk around a bit along the abandoned fort structures (bright a flashlight if you're bold), and the craggy shoreline with views of Newport.

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degggendorf t1_ivexoa2 wrote

In my singular experience several years ago, the traffic court judge was very lenient.

I qualified for the good driving waiver, but he was waiving other people's tickets who didn't qualify either...including one woman who had gotten another ticket within the year and was clocked doing something like 95 in a 65.

So I think it's worth a shot for OP. Be repentant and ask for the waiver in traffic court despite the lack of full history. I bet they'll be fine.

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degggendorf t1_ivet7t9 wrote

Maybe I am not a real Rhode Islander, but to me:

Water bubbler = the water dispenser with the 5 gallon jugs you invert on top then dispense into a cup from the spout below, which bubbles as you remove water from the tank and it gets replaced with air.

Water fountain = the device you drink straight out of, which is connected to the water main and shoots the water up in an arc, like a fountain.

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degggendorf t1_iv3z04b wrote

>North Miami Beach

Holy shit, I didn't realize that until you said something. My family has a condo in NMB right by one of his plazas and I never connected the dots.

I have definitely specifically noticed the logo in both places but never made the connection.

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degggendorf t1_iv3ymsp wrote

Further, it's generally regarded as a good thing when the basketball goes through the hoop, because that's the most common way points are scored in the game of basketball. However, it's only a good thing if you are on the scoring team.

It takes a precise throw to get the ball through the hoop, especially one so accurate that it never even touches the metal rim and only makes contact with the net the way it's depicted on the building. This is commonly referred to as a "swish" or "nothin but net".

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degggendorf t1_iv3wvwb wrote

I'm pretty sure I understand the idea, I'm just not following how it's not a zero-sum game, nor how it makes sense in this little plot in question.

Here, there's nowhere close to enough space to make anything remotely self-sustaining, and there are tons of businesses nearby already. Like, I'm pretty sure Aldi corporate isn't going to go for building another Aldi 1 mile away from an existing one, on an out-of-the-way peninsula behind a neighborhood. So what's it going to be, like a food desert style convenience store? Overpriced fancy market?

Or can we maybe just let it be residential so more people can have more affordable housing?

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degggendorf t1_iv3uhq0 wrote

>This is not fewer homes, it’s mixing homes and commercial

How is that not reducing the number of housing units? Whatever space is commercial could be residential instead.

> I’m also referring to a maximized return in terms of land used, not investor returns

Okay then swap in "promoting commercial business" to my previous comment and the point remains.

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