It is. My mom lives right near there still. I do have a lot of love for that city. There really are some hidden gems. Did you see the post where someone was asking what to see when visiting Woonsocket? There were a lot of good suggestions. Precious Blood was one, Pearl’s candy and nuts was another.

I’ve been gone since 2001, but it holds a special place in my heart. Nobody ever truly leaves, they just go away for a while. Then they miss things like swimming in Social Ocean, the fragrance on NETCO on a warm sunny day, getting serenaded by being yelled at by crackheads outside of Moonlight Weiners, the women fighting for equal pay on Arnold Street, the smell of secondhand smoke mixed in with your lo mein at Chan’s, the sound of piss sizzling in the sauna when that weirdo keeps sneaking back in to the health and racquet club men’s locker room, buying an autumnfest button in August and wearing it on your Tazmanian devil sweatshirt until June. You just can’t find these things anywhere else.

I was so glad they didn’t rush me mid-poop. Ever tried to pinch one off while fighting two cops after smoking meth? It’s damn near impossible.

We always used to say on the move down the drain when I lived there but I’m sure there’s somewhere else it’s heading.

You are correct. If I said I didn’t have a stash of Bud Ice and Mike’s Hard Lemonade on the edge Precious Blood when I was a teenager, I’d be lying.

Nah. Too classy for Woonsocket. Have you ever seen a yard that big in the city on the move?