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french-russian-idiot t1_j9omvik wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in That billboard by ILovePublicLibraries

"17 town names end in the suffix “ford.” They are Ashford, Branford, Eastford, East Hartford, Guilford, Hartford, Milford, New Hartford, New Milford, North Branford, Oxford, Stafford, Stamford, Stratford, Wallingford, Waterford, and West Hartford" (Ted Jackson for Manchester History)

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PlayerOneDad t1_j9oir3k wrote

Reply to comment by rheaB06 in Summerfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT by rheaB06

People will clutch their pearls because its Bridgeport. Yes, there is crime higher than the rest of the State. Yes, the East End is rougher. You'll have kids fighting and do teen stuff around the high school.

Realistically, though, you need to be able to get to work, and you're likely on a budget. I worked in the local news for nearly a decade. North of the hospital was mostly car accidents on rt 1.

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RededHaid t1_j9ohoou wrote

Train lines allowed manufacturers to receive materials and ship goods at a time when the trucking industry lagged. Spurs can bring a train car directly to a loading dock. You don't have to look very far back to when New England was an Industrial stronghold. Having seen the supply chain issues the last few years, I wouldn't think the benefit of having things being made local would cause confusion.

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EarthExile t1_j9ogi09 wrote

The idea is to reduce harm. You know how every time there's a school shooting, we collectively refuse to do anything about the availability of weapons because we prefer to tell ourselves the violence is a result of poor mental health? Well, bullying is one of those things that damages the mental health of children.

I just had to try to convince someone that it's good to feed children. That might be a new low. Oh well, this is America.

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rheaB06 OP t1_j9ogb8v wrote

Yeah I am actually looking for an apartment near the hospital since it is near to my workplace and I don't have a car yet..Just to have a start in Bridgeport ..I am not looking for anything fancy.. Thank you 😊

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