Recent comments in /f/Connecticut
timmahfast t1_j9phxvs wrote
Reply to comment by SixToesLeftFoot in Summerfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT by rheaB06
Based on your statistics, less than 8,000 of the 148,000 people living there will be a victim of a violent crime. So as long as op is careful they have a good chance of being fine.
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.
sporky211 OP t1_j9phcss wrote
Reply to comment by DarkLamont in With Today being Iwo Jima day I just wanted to take a minute to show off CT's very own memorial in New Britain. It commemorates all that died in the battle but was mainly dedicated to the 100 men from Connecticut who lost their lives on this day 78 years ago by sporky211
Yeah its very similar to what they do for JFK at Arlington National with the eternal flame
jules13131382 t1_j9pga0y wrote
Reply to comment by french-russian-idiot in That billboard by ILovePublicLibraries
Ugh ☹️
Pruedrive t1_j9pg59b wrote
Reply to With Today being Iwo Jima day I just wanted to take a minute to show off CT's very own memorial in New Britain. It commemorates all that died in the battle but was mainly dedicated to the 100 men from Connecticut who lost their lives on this day 78 years ago by sporky211
War is hell. Sad so many young lives being cut short.
CTRealtorCarl t1_j9pf0ml wrote
Would be happy to help myself! Have worked with some redditors before and am currently working with 3.
GreaseM0nk3y96 t1_j9pejx7 wrote
Lots of little guys left from catering to the giants of the Industrial age.
The giants died off and the little guys found other markets.
Most of the eyelet manufacturing industry is still in ct.
DarkLamont t1_j9pe7no wrote
Reply to With Today being Iwo Jima day I just wanted to take a minute to show off CT's very own memorial in New Britain. It commemorates all that died in the battle but was mainly dedicated to the 100 men from Connecticut who lost their lives on this day 78 years ago by sporky211
It's crazy to me they keep a fire lit 24/7
Ancalimei t1_j9pdia6 wrote
Reply to I-84 in Southington 2/22/23 by mark99229
Clarkson you moron!
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rheaB06 OP t1_j9p96vc wrote
Reply to comment by SpoonLord23 in Summerfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT by rheaB06
Well..there's that 😅
caimseeker OP t1_j9p8xtc wrote
Reply to comment by KaladinsDad in Moving to CT from FL: Advice please by caimseeker
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.
SpoonLord23 t1_j9p8ssq wrote
Reply to Summerfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT by rheaB06
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.
SadAd9756 t1_j9p7afa wrote
Reply to Car totaled, total loss and no longer in possession. how to stop paying taxes on it? by MadgePickles
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.
rheaB06 OP t1_j9p56pw wrote
Reply to Summerfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT by rheaB06
as what i have told bridgeport crime rate is high but others told me it's the same in other places there are good and bad places .
ACatch22 t1_j9p4em0 wrote
Reply to I-84 in Southington 2/22/23 by mark99229
You shall not pass!!!! 🧙♂️
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.
StepVanity t1_j9p2lcc wrote
Lantern Hill is okay, but too much development to the west.
Bluff Point is also worth the hike, similarly St. Mary's By The Sea in Bridgeport (no hike required here).
gatogrande t1_j9p0fu2 wrote
Reply to Car totaled, total loss and no longer in possession. how to stop paying taxes on it? by MadgePickles
Bill of sale to the assessor, boom done
SonicBoom6 t1_j9p0dqt wrote
Reply to Car totaled, total loss and no longer in possession. how to stop paying taxes on it? by MadgePickles
If the town charge you, give them the insurance claim stating total loss. They will adjust it from date of lost
GreaseM0nk3y96 t1_j9p0blh wrote
Reply to I-84 in Southington 2/22/23 by mark99229
Why is it always Southington it was closed in almost the same spot in both directions on a Saturday. Maybe one or 2 weeks ago
dumbthrow33 t1_j9p09jy wrote
RickySpanish015 t1_j9oztjs wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Summerfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT by rheaB06
Fine if you like living in a cesspool
jules13131382 t1_j9oz8w6 wrote
Reply to comment by jphazed in Undergraduate arrested after YPD finds firearm, illegal drugs in dorm - Yale Daily News by Ill_Swan6272
What do you mean play the race card? I don’t even know what that means.
jpr_jpr t1_j9pmt3b wrote
Reply to I-84 in Southington 2/22/23 by mark99229
Got too excited about hitting up queen street.