New to RI

Submitted by thejakes2021 t3_ywy66i in RhodeIsland

What’s up everyone, I relocated to RI for a job, I work from home so I need to meet some people! A little about me M, 25, big sports fan, love the bengals (need a place to watch/people to watch with) university of Michigan football and basketball, im in finance and my girlfriend is in social media. I play Warzone, love to bowl ( would love to join a league that doesn’t expect me to be very good ). Im a proud democrat, I’m vegan (but I’m not preachy about it, you do you baby), I like to drink beer, I have 2 dogs and I’m really excited to be here, just need some new people to hangout with. Hit me up! Edit: I live in Pawtucket, and I enjoy cigars.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_iwlxsuc wrote

Hi.

Welcome.

Would you like to mention what town you are in?

We pretty much make friends at the dog park.

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwmrkvn wrote

I added my current location to the original post! The dog park would be great if my 2 weren’t so bad around other dogs, but we are working on it! Thank you

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TheHappyPhoenix t1_iwnx1si wrote

Do you know of any nice dog parks recommendations? Me and my dog would really appreciate it :)

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Civil-Crew-1611 t1_iwof3lv wrote

There’s a new one in Smithfield! I can’t remember the name exactly but if you google it it’ll pop right up! Brand new, separated by weight, bubbler for the pups

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TheHappyPhoenix t1_iwoisny wrote

Thank you so much! It is actually called “Smithfield dog park” lol I just saw their website and it looks awesome! We will be visiting it soon

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OpticalFlatulence t1_iwmdmms wrote

Come to a Saturday "social event" (trash cleanup) in Providence! We are Cozy Rhody Trash Cleanup group, and we have cleanups usually once every 1-2 weeks.

R/cozyrhody

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwmrq7d wrote

This is awesome, I just joined the community, thank you!

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Cakes2015 t1_iwma66x wrote

> I like to drink beer

The RI Beer Club meets twice a month at various breweries throughout the state. I've only been a couple times but it's a solid outing.

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PurinaHall0fFame t1_iwmmmqa wrote

> I’m vegan

Always love to hear that, welcome! RI is a pretty good place for us vegans, with quite a few purely vegan restaurants, a bunch of omni places with vegan options, a vegan food hall, plenty of farmer's markets, and most grocery stores have a middling to good selection of vegan products.

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwmr8c3 wrote

Thank you! We are definitely excited by all the options

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rugbymaycry t1_iwmzpah wrote

Plant city sucks. Veggie fun is where it's at

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AlexanderTheAllright t1_iwmo8bh wrote

Hey! Welcome to RI, hopefully the sticker shock of cost of living here has worn off. Other than that I think we’ve got a nice little state. Sports is a tough one, not a lot of diversity in terms of fandoms (BOS/NY pretty much runs the show here). Lots of great bowling though, Kingston Bowl in NK is nice, Old Mountain Lanes in Wakefield, or Lang’s in Cranston. Being new to New England you should look for candle pin bowling, pretty interesting twist to the game if you can still find somewhere to do it. The interest has kind of faded over the years.

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwmrevf wrote

I didn’t follow a specific hockey/NBA team so I can get behind some New England teams if I’m around the right crowd lol

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AlexanderTheAllright t1_iwmro8s wrote

We’ll I’m a die-hard Bruins fan, and we’d be happy to have you! Great time to join the fandom too, best team we’ve had in a long time. Currently 14-2 and 1st in the league standings 👍👍

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwmuus0 wrote

Sounds great! We went to a providence bruins game over the weekend, it was a blast.

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Akestrel1987 t1_iwne29p wrote

Candle pin in meadowbrook section of warwick and mac's in west warwick... Im not sure of others

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theblondelifeguard t1_iwms4sa wrote

Hiiii from Attleboro mass. We just moved from Wisconsin 8 years ago. It sucks here.

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sarah_t420 t1_iwmxexw wrote

Yeah attleboro is def not the best place to live, you mite want to look into other towns i have lived in bristol/warren my whole life and its awesome

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwmv7z6 wrote

That’s not what I want to hear, hopefully my experience is better than yours lol

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theblondelifeguard t1_iwmxovd wrote

I can provide excellent vegan recommendations. Plant City is a good first stop.

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Mehitobel t1_iwmu7jz wrote

We’ve got some awesome breweries in the state if you like beer. I just went to a horror themed pop up at Buttonwoods brewery in Cranston that was a ton of fun.

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwmv5c1 wrote

We moved from Cincinnati where the city ran on craft beer, can’t wait to start trying the local stuff.

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Akmoneron t1_iwon1o1 wrote

Welcome.

In Pawtucket, you should go to The Guild for Trivia Night. Join a group!

Also, Garden Grille is an amazing vegetarian restaurant in Pawtucket, on the Providence line.

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwpzion wrote

Thank you! Do you know where I can find some groups that are looking or do I just show up and hope someone has a spot?

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Akmoneron t1_iwrwz6r wrote

I always went with some other folks. But it's a pretty welcoming group. I would get there early and when people start arriving just ask if they would like another to join. Next time I plan on going, I'll message you.

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trinity_celia t1_iwsydis wrote

UofM alum now living in Providence, I definitely recommend connecting with the Boston-based branch of the alumni group for sports watch parties and other events!

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thejakes2021 OP t1_iwub231 wrote

Yeah I’ve looked into that, I just don’t want to go to Boston every weekend to watch with other fans lol

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motorcycledonglebell t1_ix0atrq wrote

Well howdy! Welcome to RI! I’m just a little ole Wakefielder checkin in. What system do you have? Warzone is cool and all, but if you got an xbox and want to violently teabag some scrubs and zombies, slide your tag into my DMs. We’ll get to dirty work real quick.

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Maleficent_Weird8613 t1_iwna5mt wrote

The German American Cultural society in Pawtucket has a monthly Trachtenabend(basically people who can dress up and they serve German food) the third Friday of every month. You meet various people who like beer there. It's a great place.

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netwirk t1_iwnfb3j wrote

Lots of opportunities in yours and surrounding areas.

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Quick_Fennel_3244 t1_iwn3fcc wrote

You are not preachy about politics? So you are cool hanging with a conservative?

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bambooboi t1_iwo49eu wrote

Haha lucky for you there's shit for sports in rhody!

Go to boston, and you're good.

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