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February 21, 2003

Most accidents occur close to home….
Posted by Jess in RI Stories

Our little state has suffered a terrible loss today, when a nightclub burned down and at least 60 97 people were killed. Rhode Island is such a small state, that before I moved here, I didn’t even think twice about the state. But what a special place, this is going to affect everyone here. Many people I know are scrambling around calling friends they think may have been there.

Let me give you an example. It’s no big secret why one of the favorite sayings of any Rhode Islander is “only in Rhode Island can you get in a car accident anywhere in the state and know who you hit.”

Matt and I had to borrow a friend’s truck to move a futon one day. At a stoplight about 20 miles from our house, a car pulls up beside us, and it’s a mutual friend. He rolls down the window and says “what are you doing in Pete’s truck?”

Not:

“Hi guys! Did you get a new car?”

Not:

“Whose truck is that?”

But, “what are you doing in Pete’s truck.” Mutual friends, indeed! I’m just trying to paint a picture of the kind of place RI is. My heart goes out to all the families and friends of those that perished in the fire.

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