Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

"Bob, what you say is true, except for one thing. The union garment jobs began leaving up north in the '50's. Traditional textile cities like Fall River and Lawrence, Mass. or Pawtucket, RI have been struggling for that long. Garment jobs up here have been non existant for about 25-30 years. What is appalling is that these jobs have been leaving the non union south for these countries!!! People who make a more reasonable wage are losing these jobs to people who make pennies. "........so the fact that you have found them is good, but still not as convenient as going to the store and trying them on..." True, but how often do you try on a t-shirt or a pair of jeans at a store? Generally, I save that for the dress pants, shirts and suits. I just know that a XL tee or 36/29 jeans and an 8-1/2 wide pair of shoes fit with very little agrivation." Cooter: I do not have the body of a store mannequin, so I try on almost everything except socks and t-shirts...I have tried on numerous 8-1/2 or 9 shoes that are way too tight or fall off my foot...Johnston & Murphy seem built for skinny feet, almsot can't find Florsheim anymore, and I would never buy Allen Edmonds w/o trying them on...pants???...I am a "little" huskier than I would like so must try on pants...for you slim mannequin bodies, I envy you... I was under the impression that we started losing garment jobs in the 70s, because my wife's relatives worked in shirt factories in Mississippi in the 70s, which would be about the time union power was rising...I also think it was harder to raise the price of a shirt from, say, $10 to $15, but raising the price of a car was easier because we could justify in our minds the occasional car purchase going up $10 a month, as the car was such a large purchase...kinda like no one complaining that their new luxury Caddy cost $5 grand more, but screaming that the cost of a Big Mac and Fries went up from $4 to $6...no one thinks of dropping $600 on a iPhone, but raise DSL rates $5 monthly and folks go nuts...

"........and as soon as you say "union" and "unskilled labor" the obvious conclusion is that they priced themselves out of the market by demanding skilled labor wage rates for unskilled labor..." Bob, what you say is true, except for one thing. The union garment jobs began leaving up north in the '50's. Traditional textile cities like Fall River and Lawrence, Mass. or Pawtucket, RI have been struggling for that long. Garment jobs up here have been non existant for about 25-30 years. What is appalling is that these jobs have been leaving the non union south for these countries!!! People who make a more reasonable wage are losing these jobs to people who make pennies. "........so the fact that you have found them is good, but still not as convenient as going to the store and trying them on..." True, but how often do you try on a t-shirt or a pair of jeans at a store? Generally, I save that for the dress pants, shirts and suits. I just know that a XL tee or 36/29 jeans and an 8-1/2 wide pair of shoes fit with very little agrivation. This company will pay for shipping to and from for returns if there is a mfr. defect or an incorrect order; http://www.allamericanclothing.com/orderinfo.html#returns

Update- I ended up buying the car at Courtesy Hyundai in Pawtucket, RI. Low hassle and no "gotcha" BS. $15, 500 plus $95 doc and title fees for a TOTAL of: $15,595 State taxes and fees (which the dealer has no control over and makes no profit on) are-sales tax of $1085 and title/registration fees of $90. OTD of $16,670. Keep in mind the sales tax is outrageous at 7% and there is no way around it even if you buy out of state.

don't forget the PawSox (I know, AAA)! A stone's throw from Fenway (Pawtucket, RI) and just about major league baseball at minor league prices! I go to the Lowell Spiners games since I live in Dracut... They are a great game also. For people who don't know they are the red Sox's AA team or a step below the Paw Sox. GP

Yeah, I think the Sea Dogs do a great business in Portland. Yeah, cute hats! Portland is two hours for me, Pawtucket a half hour... We even have, in Brockton, independent baseball, The Rox. Owned by Mike Veeck and Bill Murray (yeah, Groundhog Day Bill Murray...) among others. Big drop in talent level, though. Akin to college ball, but fun for the family. I think they do a decent business, too. Oil Can Boyd pitched for the Rox a couple of years ago, I think he's in his mid 40s? Saw him pitch for The Rox, he did ok but a far way from winning 15 games for the Sox! But, for the love of the game...