D&D General Hasbro leaving Rhode Island?

[Von Corellon]

Rhode Island was named by the Dutch, who thought the coastal space looked, from a distance, like a “red island.” They also named Block Island for Dutch explorer Bloch, but I like to think it was Robert Bloch

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Rhode Island was named by the Dutch, who thought the coastal space looked, from a distance, like a “red island.” They also named Block Island for Dutch explorer Bloch, but I like to think it was Robert Bloch

I thought it was named after the chicken.

 

[Bedrockgames]

If it’s Boston, that might explain things (along with turnover at the top of the company). I suspect Boston is comparable London. A certain class of executive can’t contemplate not being in a major world city, despite the sky high prices and congested transport. As Doctor Johnson said “if you are tired of London, you are tired of life”. Johnson was an idiot, but he shows how these people think.

Boston is much, much smaller than London. We have kind of become a bit of a tech hub in recent years, but we are also not particularly well suited to be a major world city. Our infrastructure isn't especially up-to-date, the layout of the roads isn't so great. There is also a good deal of tension between people coming here for the tech industry and locals. But the biggest issue after traffic is probably the housing crisis. Rent is quite high. Boston just isn't set up the way a city like New York or London is. I live just outside the city and I pretty much avoid passing through it at all costs unless I have to because the traffic has just gotten too difficult to manage and predict (and the public transit system is a mess). I used to commute to Boston, and while I wasn't that far away in terms of miles from my office, whether I drove in or took the T, it was a slog. I used to go into the city for Doctor's appointments to but stopped doing that because you could never anticipate what time you should leave if you have to make a 3 pm appointment (if you wanted to be on time you would need to give yourself a crazy window).

Don't get me wrong, I love living here. I prefer it to other places. But in terms of being a global city, I think there are limitations to how far Boston can go

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Our infrastructure isn't especially up-to-date, the layout of the roads isn't so great

Those both apply to London.

Okay, “archaic and clapped out” better describes the infrastructure, and “chaotic and insane” the road layout.

Oh, and central London, the bit that everyone sees on TV, isn’t all that big. It just has sprawling suburbs. In War of the Worlds the Martians landed in Woking and marched to London. These days, London has marched to Woking.

 

[Mad_Jack]

1. Hasbro is in Rhode Island? I DID NOT KNOW THAT! I assume that they got a good deal in Federal Hill on some corporate headquarters that fell off the back of a truck.

Interestingly, Providence, despite being about two thirds the size of Manhattan Island, is pretty big as far as business, culture and the arts are concerned. Being located halfway between NYC and Boston has given it a huge advantage.

As mentioned, though, moving to MA - especially if they're going to Boston - doesn't seem to present very many obvious advantages.

 

[SteveC]

Count me among the people who had no idea that Hasbro was in Rhode Island. I have only been to Boston twice, but it gave off the vibes that you needed to be very wealthy to exist there. And I also found it very difficult to get anywhere. But I suppose the people who are moving the company make enough money to make this less of an issue.

I don't exactly know why London entered the conversation, but I traveled there a lot before my daughter was born. Incredibly expensive to live in, but I found that I could get everywhere with relative ease. And I think the "if you're tired of London, you're tired of life" quote is pretty apt, actually. It really is an international city Now to actually do all of the things you can do there, I'd need a bit more money than I'm ever going to have, but to visit? There's no place that I've been that compares.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Interestingly, Providence, despite being about two thirds the size of Manhattan Island, is pretty big as far as business, culture and the arts are concerned. Being located halfway between NYC and Boston has given it a huge advantage.

As mentioned, though, moving to MA - especially if they're going to Boston - doesn't seem to present very many obvious advantages.

...I'm just sad that no one appreciates the Federal Hill reference.

Some jokes are too local, I guess.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

...I'm just sad that no one appreciates the Federal Hill reference.

Some jokes are too local, I guess.

Isn’t it just any hill where no one can agree who has jurisdiction?

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Isn’t it just any hill where no one can agree who has jurisdiction?

No one? Oh, Fat Tony has jurisdiction.


I get the joke you made! I just had to make my own. But if I was going to reply with another legal response, I would probably talk about standing, and then I'd get the Elton John song stuck in in my head, and when that happens, I think about the video ...


...and then I think, Cocaine is a helluva drug.

 

[Gorck]

Boston is much, much smaller than London. We have kind of become a bit of a tech hub in recent years, but we are also not particularly well suited to be a major world city. Our infrastructure isn't especially up-to-date, the layout of the roads isn't so great. There is also a good deal of tension between people coming here for the tech industry and locals. But the biggest issue after traffic is probably the housing crisis. Rent is quite high. Boston just isn't set up the way a city like New York or London is. I live just outside the city and I pretty much avoid passing through it at all costs unless I have to because the traffic has just gotten too difficult to manage and predict (and the public transit system is a mess). I used to commute to Boston, and while I wasn't that far away in terms of miles from my office, whether I drove in or took the T, it was a slog. I used to go into the city for Doctor's appointments to but stopped doing that because you could never anticipate what time you should leave if you have to make a 3 pm appointment (if you wanted to be on time you would need to give yourself a crazy window).

Don't get me wrong, I love living here. I prefer it to other places. But in terms of being a global city, I think there are limitations to how far Boston can go

I live up in the Merrimack Valley (on the NH border) and my wife works in Cambridge (just under 30 miles away). Luckily she's been working from home since the pandemic because her commute used to be a nightmare. She decided last Tuesday to drive in for a meeting and it took her over an hour and a half to get there. And that was on a clear day with no precipitation.