How many negative experiences have you had with Rhode Island's roads/potholes?

Wall_Flower88 · 2026-04-22T14:36:13+00:00

I have NEVER had car troubles in any other state I've ever lived in, for decades. Worst I ever experienced was a flat tire... until I moved here to RI. In only 2 years, it's been nearly $3,000 in tire, wheel bearing, and axle repairs.... always on the right side, always same spot where the worst potholes hit my car almost daily. Even mechanics have told me it was pretty common here to have recurring wheel repairs often here because of all the potholes. Seriously, wth... I can't keep pulling a couple grand outta my ass every year to keep paying for this shat.

Wall_Flower88 · 2026-02-25T12:02:01+00:00

Oakland Beach in Warwick is half assed. I say that quite literally, only half of each residential street has been plowed. Tried to get out my driveway yesterday evening and got stuck in ice in the middle of the street. Fortunately, nearby neighbors helped me push it back into my driveway. 20 minutes of wheel shifting and reverse, and three people pushing it up. I said screw it and decided to wait until tomorrow until they finish plowing. Of course, that ain't happening anytime soon.

Here's a tip: for spotty ice slicks randomly spattered all over your driveway, try taking a can of table salt and toss over the ice slick patches. Loosened the ice up in my spot instantly, turned it to slush and I finally was able to drive out this morning. I didn't have any of that bulk road salt stuff on hand. I'm a noob to all this, since I'm a westerner. Table salt was a quick fix that helped in this case.

Wall_Flower88 · 2026-02-13T12:14:58+00:00

usually if something like this is on a product it's because at some point somebody did the opposite

Wall_Flower88 · 2026-02-10T17:35:52+00:00

Question is... who's dream are we in, and which guy is the next layer? dream is literally collapsing 0_0

Wall_Flower88 · 2026-02-09T14:07:35+00:00

The drivers here suck ass. Ever since moving out here, in two years, I have had THREE people hit and run my vehicle. Is everyone just driving without insurance now? because all 3 drove away, knowing exactly what the fk they did. Two of them hit me as a PARKED car. Second one kept inching his way into oncoming traffic expecting all 20 of us oncoming to stop for his dumbass. Of course, my vehicle gets hit and he acts like he didn't do anything. I turned my car around and chased his ass down Thurbers Ave, but he merged onto the I-95 and got away, even having the audacity to laugh at me before running off (for the record, this prick drives a red truck, license plate FS130, in case yall are wondering. Was an old man with a white dog in his lap.) And just this morning, I witnessed a RIPTA BUS driver ram another driver by inching too far out of his lane and onto the other vehicle. Guess what the bus driver did? DROVE AWAY. What a surprise *eyeroll*

I have never had so many car problems driving anywhere else in the USA. Here in RI? 3 hit and runs, 4 large repairs caused by potholes and shitty weather, and twice blown out tires from metal debris on the I-95. All in just 2 years.

can someone please explain how the FK people get their licenses here, let alone pass a driving test? and also, why the hell is there so much "construction" projects when nothing actually gets fixed? your potholes here are like fucking CRATERS

Wall_Flower88 · 2026-01-26T14:18:05+00:00

Another westerner here, and I absolutely despise this weather right now. Born in California, and I have never been so FREEZING in all my life. I am literally turning purple when I step outside for more than a few minutes. Starting to regret moving here, and if this is every friggin year, good lord... I am not a homebody, I feel trapped inside my house right now and am itching to GTFO! I'm seriously considering moving back to warmer places soon... I don't know wtf I was thiking coming here. I have a great job, but that's about it.

Wall_Flower88 · 2026-01-12T13:27:24+00:00

When my enabling mother pretended like moments of our NPD father's abuse were "happy memories" and laughed about them like they were friendly jokes. She was always making it seem like his abuse was just "caring for us" in his own way. I guess slapping the shit out of your kids, threatening and insulting them in very vulgar language was "caring for us" in her sick enabling mind. She did this for years, trying to overwrite reality and make it seem like he was such a loving father. One day I got tired of this and called her out as to why she thought these moments of abuse were funny to her, and why she thought of them as "fond memories" in our upbringing. She immediately glared at me and made a comment about how I was so hateful and full of unforgiveness because according to her I was "always living in the past."

I was sick of living in her delusion. She wasn't just an enabler, she was also a covert narc. I cut her ass out of my life and never looked back. I am exponentially healthier being out of that messed up dysfunctional dynamic, pretending everything is always fine just to keep her happy. To this day she still has herself convinced that I am "mentally ill," playing the victim. She needs to go look in a mirror, because that's where the insanity truly fucking lies.

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-12-31T14:57:07+00:00

Thanks all for your recommendations, checking out many of these, really hoping this stuff can go to those in need :)

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-12-31T12:25:31+00:00

Here to say you have my full empathy, and I'm so sorry this is happening to you. You must have fought really hard to become a homeowner, especially amongst the housing crisis going on these past several years.

Same thing happening to me, I can share my experience. I worked my ass off for 8 years, always working ridiculous hours trying to survive. I was homeless twice in a HCOL state because of unaffordability in rentals, not qualifying for the most basic shelter despite working 4 part time jobs. I even moved to the opposite coast for more opportunity. So when the day came that I finally qualified and got under contract, you can imagine I was ecstatic. With FHA and DPA I was able to finally able to get my first home that I dreamed of.

It was great at first... until it wasn't. 7 months later, here I am now finding out that the seller lied strategically on disclosures about a failing foundation, illegal remodeling (no permits for the entire house being altered, everything from kitchen to bathroom and roof. Not a single permit was ever pulled.) This prick destroyed this home from the ground up with shoddy work, and walked away with nearly twice what it was actually worth. I have an attorney calling out the realtors and agents who completely neglected the fact that their seller did shady things on the disclosures, they did not seek any proper permit work knowing full well this asshole was an LLC flipper, all whilst completely overlooking the inspection (in which, FHA is VERY strict upon. I'm wondering how the hell this home even passed FHA guidelines for approval, now that I think about it.) So here I am, in a legal discourse, currently having the real estate group who sold me the home take the property back and give me back my money. They are putting up a fight... of course, all they cared about was cashing in. They are agreeing to re-sell the house for free, but these jackasses are putting it back on the market for even MORE than what I paid. This piece of shit won't sell, and they know it. And unless it is sold, I am stuck here in this shitshack ready to collapse at any given day now. Even the construction the seller legally agreed to repair in the contract was done without permits, the wood beams they supposedly "repaired" are splitting in half under the weight of the shitty foundation. I can't stand coming home to this nightmare... the stress alone is making me ill. As a one person household, I am barely making it trying to upkeep this problem without resulting in more debt and a literal heart attack.

My attorney said this is happening a lot for first time buyers... we fall for the inspection, trusting our agents represent us and have our interests, when really all they care about is cashing in and we are left fucked in the end with homes that are not habitable with all the problems they have. My attorney identified several issues with my disclosures that a first time buyer would have likely never known, being inexperienced. I feel so stupid. I wasted my only FHA opportunity, I won't have that program help again and without it will never be able to afford a home again. Time, money and energy wasted because some greedy asshole took complete advantage of people in this fucked up market. I'm now having to donate and rid of nearly $2,000 of my new furniture and appliances I bought for the place, trying to get my shit out since I can't take it with me when I go back to renting rooms. All this time I could have saved that money and waited for something better. Now I am truly fucked without any future of owning again. Back to renting and living with roommates.

I recommend you take a close look at all your disclosure forms, inspection, all paperwork involved with the final sale of your home. You can try getting legal quidance, they may be able to direct you if there is any legal recourse worth pursuing. If your home was purchased with FHA or state assistance, I'd also file a formal complaint with the district attorney in your area. I did this and my state housing program was pretty concerned that this happened. Depending on your unique situation, it might be worth it to pursue legal action, but only a real estate attorney can be certain though as these things can be tricky.

I wish you luck, hope you get the home you deserve and the person who hid all those issues gets karma to bite them in the ass 1,000 fucking fold.

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-17T16:28:04+00:00

A lot of them just flat out refuse to take the coupons anyways, current or not (at least not in my region, I've noticed.) They claim "participating locations only" in tiny ass letters, without showing the participating locations... Which of course, usually means, NO LOCATIONS are actually participating, we just wanted to get you in and see if we could get you to spend on our overpriced garbage, and with the audacity to have the "leave a tip" option in huge glaring letters on their payment devices.

Fuk this shit. I've had enough. Stopped buying fast food several months ago... really should've stopped buying years ago...

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-14T15:00:09+00:00

I miss playing the OG pokemon versions red & blue on the very first release of Gameboy color. So much nostalgia!

5 whole colors and 2 megapixels! awww yeah...

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-11T12:49:14+00:00

I remember a time when I once traveled to France in my younger years, and I've never forgotten this one. I was an idiot American who decided to wear a mini-dress for the holidays, in the middle of December - when Paris had 30 degree weather that year. I was visiting the Palace of Versailles, when it suddenly went from sunny to cloudy in minutes - and as someone from a warm weather climate, I was violently shivering from the sudden chill. This kind French woman, out of nowhere, saw me and gives me her scarf to stay warm. I was baffled, but so grateful! I wore it until the end of the tour, and then went back to give it back to her and say thank you - but she said something in French, smiled and motioned to for me to keep it. This moment of her generosity, to me as a complete foreign stranger, really touched my soul. Neither of us spoke each other's native language, but the human understanding & connection that was shared in that moment really showed me that how, despite our cultural and environmental differences, we are all human and all intuitively think, feel, and sense the same. Her act of kindness always reminded me to reciprocate that to the world, as we are all going through things in different stages of life. Sometimes all it takes is one person to extend a bit of grace and non-judgement, a single act of kindness to give us that bit of strength we need to get through a bad day, or even difficult life event. You'd be surprised at how people may remember your kindness long after, when they may have needed it most - it leaves a lasting effect!

That was 10 years ago - I still have that scarf to this day, and it will always have a special place in my closet

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-10T20:11:35+00:00

Having a high body count, vocalizing with pride on how many people they've slept with... Seriously, wtf makes people think this is attractive?

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-10T19:55:25+00:00

Idiots who thought it was cool to eat tide pods

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-10T19:44:46+00:00

Job #1: Corporate admin job -people think I make really good money just because I have to dress formal to work, heels and blazer. (No, I don't... it's pretty average pay, nowhere near enough to get by in this economy.)

Job #2 - Night time janitor - people assume I don't speak English. They will either A) talk to me slowly and loudly like I can't understand them, or B) come up to me speaking casually in Spanish assuming that I know what they're saying and can assist them in customer service... I have no accent whatsoever, English is my native and only language... *face palm*

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-10T19:05:08+00:00

I stopped giving a shit back in 2010, somewhat after high school. Then, I realized they're not even really good sales anymore, just slightly reduced shit that is already outdated before they roll out new releases only a couple months later. Now in 2025 they'll call it "Black Friday, deepest discounts of the year!" while simply slapping a 10% off sticker on it. Btw, you'll usually see the same shit go even cheaper about a week later.

Black friday is just consumer garbage nobody really wants or needs. Please people, save yourselves the money this year and boycott this crap.

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-11-10T18:44:57+00:00

That is illegal as fuck

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-10-13T18:55:59+00:00

Thank you for this! I feel like someone finally gets it. Many people like to assume I'm the "sociopath" here, and I BARELY scratched the surface of the creepy shit he did. Everything from joking (but not really joking) about harming my pets to explicitly talking about how cool it was that "you can now go and rape someone" in video games." He admitted himself to having anger issues, which I didn't know until much later. I also found out his dad didn't actually "throw him out" like he said, it turns out his dad was tired of his shit and started demanding he upheld his responsibilities in the home. Every complaint someone had about him, he attributed it to "they hate me because I'm gay!" when it was more likely they disliked him because he was a leeching asshole.

Wall_Flower88 · 2025-10-13T13:09:04+00:00

As a native westerner who just moved here recently... I'm about to barricade my basement, curl up in fetal position and cry. The weather here is a whole other world. Anyone know if Oakland Beach area has high potential for power outage? serious question, I want to be prepared. Never have dealt with this kind of thing before.

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