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Eric Harrison
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Blackstone Valley, RI Cars ruin everything. 🌳👟🚲🚌🚋🚄💾🐟🪡📷 "I missed the boat once when I was young and stupid, but now I am able to miss the boat repeatedly with great skill and accuracy." -Fish
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · Oct 17
For the cost of a few highway interchanges, Rhode Island could have this instead.
Map showing a Providence-centered regional rail network running on existing rails. Blue line from Westerly to Valley Falls. Red Line from TF Green Airport to Fall River via Attleboro & Taunton. Green Line from TF Green Airport to Worcester.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · Oct 17
For the cost of a few highway interchanges, Rhode Island could have this instead.
Map showing a Providence-centered regional rail network running on existing rails. Blue line from Westerly to Valley Falls. Red Line from TF Green Airport to Fall River via Attleboro & Taunton. Green Line from TF Green Airport to Worcester.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 17h
It is possible that Salvador Dali saw the movie Twins
1968 photo of Dali wearing a red velvet sport coat with his signature upturned mustache Movie poster for the 1988 film "Twins" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. Both are dressed in tan suits with patterned dark green & beige shirts, brown shoes, and sunglasses. Arnold is standing up straight and Danny is leaning onto his side. The top of Danny's head just about reaches Arnold's shoulder.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 17h
My wife got it for me as a gift and it's amazing! Sad, but amazing
Hardcover copy of "The Lost Subways Of North America - A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been" Written and illustrated by Jake Berman. The title text is in purple and uses an all-caps sans-serif font. Subtitle is in yellow italic serif font. The cover illustration is a partial map of the NYC subway.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 23h
If you like city builders and low-pressure games, this one's checking all the boxes for me. Still early access, but already very fun
Town to City on Steam
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this coz...
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 1d
Somewhere in Rhode Island, on a sidewalk in October - Just looking out at asphalt at that huge truck in the lot.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 1d
James Dolan looking like an absolute doofus
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 1d
holy shit I love it
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 1d
it isn't, but now I want one that is. That logo goes hard
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 1d
Such a lovely view from the outdoor seating area at my local cafe
A muffin and a large insulated coffee cup on a table. The cup has a big sticker that says "BAN CARS" and the view is of a parking lot
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 1d
What sort of overhead could possibly result in a 38% fee per ticket? I'm just trying to take my kid and his friend to a damn soccer game. "Amazing Deal" my ass
screenshot from SeatGeek checkout: "Rhode Island FC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat Oct 11 at 7:00pm Centreville Bank Stadium, Pawtucket RI Amazing Deal Tickets..............$27.00 x4 Fees..................$10.26 x4 Total.................$149.04"
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 2d
do you just book a ticket from Providence to Framingham or something and just not get on the train? I've wondered about this
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 2d
It's a pipe dream, but it would be really swell if the SRTA's Fall River-New Bedford Intercity Express bus was combined with 24L to run hourly between all 3 cities..
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 3d
Best birthday present: my kid drew a Shinkansen for me 🚄
hand drawn picture of a series N700 Shinkansen train done by my 10 year old.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 4d
Bike racks and shelters at Exchange and Roosevelt? Be still my heart! This is where I catch the R-Line and I usually just take my bike with me because i don't have any better option. Soon I'll be able to lock it up!
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RIPTA @ripta.com · 4d
RIPTA is upgrading four bus shelters with benches, bike racks, and more in Pawtucket. Starting Monday Oct. 6, 2025, three bus stops on Exchange St. and one bus stop on Goff Ave. will be temporarily relocated to the stops listed on this map: bit.ly/4pUpWxc.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 4d
Photo app showed me this memory from 10 years ago of my son's first hike. Lazy jerk made us carry him the whole way
A woman sits on a rock with her back to the camera. She is holding a baby who is wearing pink sunglasses and a knitted orange wool cap with a green "stem" that looks like a pumpkin. The summit of Mount Monadnock is in the background.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 5d
The present situation is certainly depressing, but it's at least encouraging to see a lot of noise being made leading up to and in reaction to these cuts. @pvdstreets.bsky.social does relentlessly great work towards that end.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 5d
The main issue is that it's a state agency, so the cities that are most served by RIPTA don't get any say in how it's funded. It's good on paper that we have one comprehensive transit agency for the state, given how small we are - but the Achilles heel is a state govt focused on cars and cars alone.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 5d
a priest says i 'm not really a priest in front of a window
ALT: a priest says i 'm not really a priest in front of a window
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 5d
the one that's also blocking the bus shelter should be immediately hauled down to Allens Ave and added to the scrap heap
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 6d
there's a handful of sugar maples in the neighborhood and they are all so sad looking :(
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 6d
it will be really nice when South Attleboro returns to full service with actual bus berths added. That whole South Attleboro parking wasteland has the potential to be something really great since it's already a de facto transit hub.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 6d
just in the past 5 years within 1 block of my house, we've lost 2 huge maples, 2 giant red oaks, and a massive black walnut
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 6d
Yeah, we were already at the northern extent of their native range and I wanted a tree that would get big pretty quickly, since my neighborhood has been really overzealous with removing mature trees. It's turned out to be the perfect choice, and the changing climate is actually beneficial for it.
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 6d
Tons of things are shit right now but my tulip tree is doing great so I got that going for me which is nice

(1st pic 2023, 2nd pic 2025)
newly planted tulip tree. It's scrawny and about 6 feet tall tulip tree now. my kid is standing next to the trunk and the tree is now about 15 feet tall and full of leaves
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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 6d
"I love you Papa Homer"

"I love you too Pepsi"
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