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dstroy

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One of my favorite places to eat in Newport is “scratch”, they make artisanal grilled cheeses there. It’s across from city hall. Opens at 8am.
 

dstroy

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I lived in Newport for 3 years, Narragansett for a year. I had red chowder at Great American Pub, across the street from The Red Parrot. I could get red chowder down by Coast Guard House in Narragansett.

Nothing to write home about, like most things in Rhode Island.
It’s not there anymore, it’s the midtown oyster bar now, not sure if they have Manhattan style there cause by the time we got that far down Thames we’d be tanked and looking for pizza or tater tots instead of chowder.
 

tyler.durden

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Not only is it -2f, but wind gusts are up to 28mph. That's fucking crazy. I've been out of the house twice this week, both times for less than 5 minutes and even that was brutal. I'm going a little stir crazy, but I've got a NYE gig tomorrow, so I'll have to venture out. I'll do another round of grocery shopping afterward, then hibernate in my place again next week. At least I'm getting a lot of practicing in...
 

Grandpapy

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It's really fucking cold up here. Idk how my animals can handle this shit. I've been fighting to keep water thawed for them.
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I had to warm up a 500 gal. propane tank using truck exhaust to get the gas to vaporize, heat tape on the water pipes was my saving salvation in the house.
if worse comes to worse they may gather around warm engine. Good luck!
 

Possum1

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Best thing I ever did was move two states South. My wife literally asked me yesterday, how she survived 35 years in that cold. She's half Cuban and would have moved us clear to FL given her way.
Today the high at old home is 0°, here it's 30°f. My family still lives up there, but of course I never rub it in their faces. :grin:
 

Singlemalt

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My wife has killer recipes for chowda, red and white.

She would rotate them on the menu each week. Folks loved it. None ever went to waste.
Before I retired, I had a guy who worked for me for 12 yrs. His wife had this bizarre habit of buying a can of clam chowder every time she went to the grocery. I asked how often they ate it, he said never, since they both disliked it. Why does she buy it then? Dunno. Did your kids like it before they left? No, no one in the family liked it. How much do you have? A whole cupboard in the kitchen and boxes in the garage. Jesus, do you giveit to the food bank or church? No, she wants it around for some reason, she gives other stuff. Apparently there is no logical reason for her behavior
 

Chunky Stool

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I dunno if that sequence applies to a mentally ill mother/broken family. Like, I’m 28, and last time I heard from my mother was 2 years ago when she called me a baby killer.

Anyway, enough of that drama. Sorry, guys, I’m just a bit sleep deprived. In any case, my daughter is never going to know her grandmother, and she’s never going to be left to believe she isn’t loved.
I've got a buddy who says his mom was literally a crack whore while he was growing up.

He's got major issues.
*MAJOR*

I hope you have learned to cope with being cheated out of a happy childhood.

Many people never get over it. They pretend it doesn't hurt... :roll:
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Before I retired, I had a guy who worked for me for 12 yrs. His wife had this bizarre habit of buying a can of clam chowder every time she went to the grocery. I asked how often they ate it, he said never, since they both disliked it. Why does she buy it then? Dunno. Did your kids like it before they left? No, no one in the family liked it. How much do you have? A whole cupboard in the kitchen and boxes in the garage. Jesus, do you giveit to the food bank or church? No, she wants it around for some reason, she gives other stuff. Apparently there is no logical reason for her behavior
canned clam chowder is an excellent neutron shield. She may have been prepping for the exchange.
 

see4

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It’s not there anymore, it’s the midtown oyster bar now, not sure if they have Manhattan style there cause by the time we got that far down Thames we’d be tanked and looking for pizza or tater tots instead of chowder.
yea, i suspect lots changed since ive been there, 17 years ago. -- I have to assume that pizza joint is still down there.. is that what you are saying is gone?
 

Indacouch

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It is a trap. Next time walk over to Pacific Grove.
About Vivolo’s Chowder House

Mark Davis and Julie Vivolo Davis

Founders and Owners It is no surprise that Boston born chef, Mark Davis, brought his recipe with him from Boston and has been pleasing chowder-heads ever since. Voted “Best Clam Chowder” for many years by the Coast Weekly readers, he serves the chowder in a sourdough bread bowl and unique to Vivolo’s, with a garlic cheese lid, delicious!
I'm down GP
 
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