Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

LordConnecticut t1_j9phkqt wrote

It was by no means in the past! There’s a very strong manufacturing presence in CT, but the sector ebbs and flows. One reason for that is because a large portion of manufacturing in CT is tied to the defense and aerospace industries. When companies in CT win new contracts these companies and their upstream smaller contractors and suppliers that you noticed everywhere, also get a boost. But even if we won all the contracts, the Pentagon operates on a cycle, they’re not going to replace the entire nuclear sub fleet every year, for example, more like every 30 years, so the very nature of the industry is cyclical, nationally.

As it happens though, EB is gearing up for another round of this and hiring like mad, we’re entering a strong cycle again there.

Historically, of course, CT has had other manufacturing as well. Firearms, automobiles (briefly) and consumer goods like clocks and watches, bells, and textiles. Today our manufacturing is high-precision high-tech industries that our highly skilled labor force support.

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caimseeker OP t1_j9p8xtc wrote

That’s a helpful metaphor. I drive on I75, as opposed to I95, but I get the comparison. You have to drive for hours just to be in the same dang state, so when I look at CT I wonder if there is something deceptive about the drives, because to me it’s like only a couple of Florida counties big.

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SpoonLord23 t1_j9p8ssq wrote

I don't live in that neighborhood, but in my experience living in BPT for nearly a decade as long as you have street smarts, mind your own business, but have situational awareness you should be ok. Granted I'm a 6'4" male, so your mileage may vary.

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SadAd9756 t1_j9p7afa wrote

All you have to do is cancel your reg on the DMV website. You don't need to send plates back, you can destroy them and throw in garbage. You can also cancel your insurance BEFORE without any fines/fees like someone mentioned as long as the vehicle isn't leased or financed, and even then you still most likely would not be charged anything.

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Mekhitar t1_j9p3lnq wrote

The Rails to Trails by Bolton Notch, especially the part that's set down into the earth with a rock wall and trees on either side. Beautiful in every season, but especially the green leafy enclave in the spring, or in the fall when the leaves turn. I had my wedding photos taken there, after rain when the rocks were weeping water.

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