Recent comments in /f/Connecticut
Billh491 t1_j8gqq04 wrote
Reply to comment by maxgray in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
I happen to work for the schools in town and from the inside I can tell you they are a great place to learn and work. In fact my kid purchased a home in town knowing when the kids come they will be going to a good school.
Your family is one of the ones that have moved here and increased our enrollment by 15% since covid hit. So we must be doing something right.
hikerbiker7 t1_j8gilec wrote
Reply to comment by volanger in ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
Great amenities, hiking and biking trails galore, every shop you can imagine, Cool Main Street with great restaurants and shops, quiet and affordable neighborhoods and 3 different interstates 👌🏻
lbigz OP t1_j8ghv9a wrote
Reply to comment by RededHaid in ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
the list isnt a list of “bad places” dont know why ppl think that
cf_107 t1_j8ghnp5 wrote
Reply to ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
Lived in Meriden for 30 years. It's fine.
gyst_ t1_j8ggvaw wrote
Reply to Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
Good luck
gyst_ t1_j8ggr9t wrote
Reply to comment by 2PlenTiful4U in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
An hour? Dude, where do you live? It takes me less than an hour to drive into New Haven, and I live on the opposite side of the CT River. And New Haven is FAR from the closest city from me.
insomniaczombiex t1_j8gbybt wrote
Reply to ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
Lived in Meriden for nine years. Wasn’t terrible.
graffiti81 t1_j8g8wa5 wrote
Reply to comment by Synapse82 in 10 Quirky Facts About Connecticut That Sound Made Up, But Are 100% Accurate by Kingdavid100
Nothing wrong with praying mantis, it's just weird to have an introduced species as our state insect.
NATO1092 t1_j8g6f6n wrote
Reply to Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
North West hills to avon.....salem......preston ....lisbon...hebron...columbia...up to north east corner...bunch of good ones
smurphy8536 t1_j8g61ct wrote
Reply to ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
Manchester easy. Nice old downtown. Easy access to outdoors. Case mountain is great for mountain biking and hiking.
dc5xo t1_j8g58s8 wrote
Reply to Cost of shipping car to Tampa? by beowolf66
I’ll drive it down for the cost of gas (actual with receipts) and $400. Covers my food, plane ticket home and a couple days down in Sarasota with my fam.
Synapse82 t1_j8g4zyv wrote
Reply to comment by graffiti81 in 10 Quirky Facts About Connecticut That Sound Made Up, But Are 100% Accurate by Kingdavid100
Why? A Praying mantis is pretty badass.
CTRealtorCarl t1_j8g3xac wrote
Reply to comment by tempertempest in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
Yep this exactly. It even has a nice shopping plaza itself.
tempertempest t1_j8g3sl6 wrote
Reply to comment by CTRealtorCarl in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
Seconding Canton. Worth checking out based on OPs description. Collinsville is delightful, proximity to Avon & Torrington for bigger stores, not too far from Hartford, easy airport access.
Phantastic_Elastic t1_j8fzeky wrote
Reply to comment by CTdadof5 in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
East of Hartford around UConn is all nice, small towns with easy proximity to the Hartford Metro. Coventry, willington, Mansfield, Tolland, all good schools with reasonable property values, nice big yards, not congested, etc.
BryanCalens2ndFamily t1_j8fyw0p wrote
Reply to ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
I thought Norwalk was kinda ritzy, I think they’ve got a Whole Foods
pittiedaddy t1_j8fpdku wrote
Reply to comment by RededHaid in ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
I don't think OP ever left his hometown and is picking random towns he saw in the news that had a crime reported.
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caimseeker OP t1_j8f82ek wrote
Reply to comment by Lcomotive in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
This is true lol!
Lcomotive t1_j8f7fdc wrote
Reply to comment by 2PlenTiful4U in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
Lol two winters. We didn’t even have a winter this year. I got to play pond hockey once.
Lcomotive t1_j8f5s3k wrote
Reply to comment by caimseeker in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
The claim that the NE corner is “hicks abound” is a stretch especially coming from FL. Sincerely from a Floridian. You won’t find the per capita rate of Confederate flags and lifted trucks with “Trump 2024” anywhere in CT compared to even the suburbs of FL.
caimseeker OP t1_j8f5kix wrote
Reply to comment by AfterMoonSet in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
You’re right, I should have probably been more clear about what I meant by historic. I don’t mean the kind of home with a plaque and strict rules. Down here it doesn’t necessarily mean all that.
And yes, the school system sounds like it works very differently. Which is attractive, given the hot mess that is Florida and schools right now.
Ok_Huckleberry6820 t1_j8f56b9 wrote
Reply to ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
New London.
There are a lot of nice areas and great water views.
RededHaid t1_j8f4owa wrote
Reply to ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
Is Norwalk such a bad place to be on the list?
Consistent-Ad-9783 t1_j8hawcl wrote
Reply to comment by goodjokesdotcom in ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
Nothing wrong with Tville cmon now!