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Badgercakes7 t1_j9u1wm1 wrote

Reply to comment by Soggy_Affect6063 in bridgeport firefighters catalyst converter stolen at fire dept by Technical_Success987

How many catalytic converters is an innocent persons life worth?

I have actually fired a gun before, more than a few times which is why I am so disturbed by your idea of allowing and encouraging people to treat petty theft as a threat on their life.

You claim the majority of gun owners would fire until the 100% knew the situation but when you have a gun in your hand and you see someone doing something sketchy, you don’t know what they’re doing, your adrenaline starts kicking in, you start shaking, then stand up suddenly, you don’t know if they have a weapon, you hat do you do? I’m your magical world you claim every gun owner would take the time to do a threat analysis of to determine the exact situation but since we’re not all super genius Sherlock Holmes types who can take in all the evidence and calculate the proper course of action in a split second, people will have to make a snap decision.

When untrained people are making snap decisions with a gun in their hands, innocent people WILL die. Maybe it won’t be you that does it, maybe your too good for that, but someone else will. How many catalytic converters is worth an innocent persons life?

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coolducklingcool t1_j9u1f49 wrote

Reply to comment by Kolzig33189 in looking for assistance by Serious_Service5137

I don’t know the full answer to that. I know that we do not pay into it. I did read somewhere that any union job doesn’t have to pay in if alternative programs are offered - I.e. A lot of people use it for maternity leave and individual districts already have provisions for maternity leave. I looked into it and the six weeks full pay that I get from my district (assuming I then take six unpaid) is ultimately going to get me more money than twelve weeks of partial pay. I don’t know how it applies to the injury though.

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CTRealtorCarl t1_j9u0isk wrote

Reply to Need advice on green carpet cleaning options in Connecticut by wildlyAddress72

One solution you could try for your carpet cleaning issue is renting or buying a carpet cleaner machine. You can use any cleaning solution you prefer with it, and it might solve the problem. It's possible that the issue isn't the solution you're using, but rather the way you're applying and cleaning with it.

Even a less expensive carpet cleaner can work wonders, so don't worry about spending too much. It's worth considering getting one so you can clean your carpets a few times a year. You'll be amazed at how dirty your carpets were once you see the water that's sucked back up.

Plus, since you have white carpets, investing in one of these machines is probably a good idea.

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Soggy_Affect6063 t1_j9u029p wrote

Reply to comment by Badgercakes7 in bridgeport firefighters catalyst converter stolen at fire dept by Technical_Success987

Oooo, more legislation that they won’t follow. That’s the solution. Got a problem…just throw another law and increased insurance premiums to cover the cost of covering those claims in a hope that maybe it stops the people who didn’t give a crap about the laws against theft in the first place. Costs gets shifted to any person with a car and even if your insurance covers it, your car is out of commission until it’s repaired. As if people aren’t struggling as it is.

I don’t know if you have never held a gun or trained with one but this idea that people who own firearms will just pop rounds off if they see someone do anything slightly weird is so friggin annoying and absurd. Why the hell would I come up to you and brandish a firearm on a paper thin suspicion without confirming what you were actually doing is a crime? I wouldn’t and neither would the majority of gun owners because it wasn’t even happening when gun laws were more relaxed. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t happen to you on a daily basis if ever and there are more gun owners now than there was years ago.

I get it, you don’t want to hurt someone. We all don’t but there has to be a line drawn somewhere against the criminal who doesn’t give a crap about you or your property.

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buried_lede t1_j9tz9w2 wrote

Reply to Rocky Hill suing apartment complex owner, its top taxpayer, over conditions by mas90guru

They claim to clear 30-percent per year profit on all their holdings. That’s a lot. They run RE private equity funds and are one of the largest multifamily owners in the country.

They are causing trouble in Portland Maine as well.

I hope the court takes it into receivership, just to introduce them to real consequences. Whatever millions they extract from this company will be a drop in the bucket. The principles of the firm probably each take home millions a year

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CiforDayZServer t1_j9tz50k wrote

Reply to comment by eagleeyes221 in bridgeport firefighters catalyst converter stolen at fire dept by Technical_Success987

I think the cat needs to be there regardless age if it was originally equipped on the vehicle. It’s all the way back to the 70s when they started coming in all cars.

Having said that, you don’t need to get your emissions checked on cars older that 25 years, so there’s no opportunity for it to be caught on inspection. But I’m fairly sure the cops can charge you for it if they catch you.

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CaptainSolo80 t1_j9tz3w7 wrote

Reply to comment by Sneaky-er in The little things in CT by DreadnoughtPoo

There was literally a shooting outside a night club in Bridgeport last month. In college my friends houses got broken into all the time, and they are ranked 3rd in the state for violent crime per population size in the state.

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UhaRugger1 t1_j9txszc wrote

Reply to comment by DreadnoughtPoo in What am I becoming? by DreadnoughtPoo

There is. Southern Fairfield county doesn't considered northern Fairfield county part of the county. Used to work in southern Fairfield county but lived in north. Had more than one client say they didn't even realize my town was a part of Fairfield county. They did but they didn't consider it a part of it.

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