19 years ago gas at 1.13 I think a gallon in Rhode island, two questions- Charlie/Hank (hey! ringworm!- love it) have what appears to be a house on a lake in a picturesque Rhode Island town- small house but appears to be a decent size parcel of land- would that really be affordable on his salary? And also, what would be the proper police response when an officer asks a little girl playing in the street not to, and she refuses, no parent around? Pull child to curb? Leave in a dangerous spot knowingly? Wait till they leave willingly?
You could still find deals on houses in the year 2000 here in RI. If he bought something a couple of years later before the housing bubble burst then he probably still regrets it. This is a small state, solid middle class and affluent towns border each other. There’s plenty of picturesqueness everywhere.