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> On Wed 07 Jan 2009 06:01:11p, T told us...
>
> > In article >,
> > lid says...
> >> Dan Abel wrote:
> >>
> >> > In article >,
> >> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> > "James Silverton" > wrote in
> >> >> > news:zER8l.4060 :
> >> >
> >> >> >> I got caught by one of those damned mobile speed cameras. I
> >> >> >> could have sworn the limit was 45, which is what I was
> >> >> >> doing, but I checked and there is a new sign near the fire
> >> >> >> station saying 35! I think I missed it because I was busy
> >> >> >> reading the dumb messages the firemen display; this time a
> >> >> >> warning not to leave cooking unattended. How about crock
> >> >> >> pots? It cost me $40 but no points or reporting to my
> >> >> >> insurance company.
> >> >
> >> > Don't know about the speeding cameras, but they're into the red
> >> > light cameras north of here. Big signs warning you, and they
> >> > say US$270 *minimum* fine. You can get it wiped, depending on
> >> > your record, so it's no points and no insurance notification.
> >> > That's *another* US$40, plus a one day class, plus the fee for
> >> > the class (mine was US$28).
> >> >
> >> >> No kidding. Last month I got a *parking* ticket that was $45.
> >> >> And that wasn't for illegal handicapped parking or antying like
> >> >> that -- I just ran my meter out.
> >> >
> >> > My daughter has no parking space, so she has to park on the
> >> > street. Once a month, they sweep the streets. No parking on
> >> > the street in the neighborhood. She's gotten two tickets. I
> >> > think they're US$50.
> >>
> >> Sweeping is weekly here. In my case, every Thursday from 10 AM to
> >> noon is the no-parking window. And it's by street side, so you
> >> can generally move to the other side...if you get there first. I
> >> haven't got a ticket for that in so long that I don't know how
> >> much they cost.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Street sweeping in my area is done at night. As it currently exists
> > there's an ordinance that says any car parked on the street in a
> > residential neighborhood after 1AM is considered overtime parking and
> > will be ticketed.
> >
> > There's a big move to implement resident permit parking. This makes
> > sense since much of Providence was built between sometime in the late
> > 1700's to the early 1900's. They didn't have cars so no driveways.
> >
> >
>
> Where did they put the carriages and how did they geet to them?
>
>

They had carriage houses of course, and many of those are now
apartments.

The east side of the city is quite spectacular. All homes built in the
17th century.

I neglected to mention those.

Here's a nice little cottage:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1261963...29282/sizes/o/

First Baptist church, because it was the first.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1261963...izes/o/in/set-
72157601839897613/

If I had the money I'd buy this in a heartbeat.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/italian...40528/sizes/o/

I love Providence, if only the ****ing politicians could pull their
heads out of their asses.