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CompasslessPigeon t1_jaclfaz wrote

Family friend was told she was to limit activity as much as possible towards the end of her pregnancy, they said she was close to needing bed rest. EB gave her a hard time about using the elevator to get to her desk and she wound up quitting because the stairs were too much. That's all I need to know about a company

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harriedhag t1_jack1ti wrote

Ask your travel agent about Portland, Maine. It is a quintessentially cute New England town on the Atlantic Ocean, not the Long Island Sound which is literally brown murky water.

You can fly into Boston, spend a night or two there, and then take a bus or train 2.5hrs to Portland. Recommend in the summer. It’s very walkable, has great restaurants and bars and breweries, beach, water stuff (fishing and whaling tours, ferry to small islands, etc), museums, etc. It’s a popular local tourist destination, most of Nee England coastline is. I don’t think it’s a popular international destination.

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thesbaine t1_jack1k3 wrote

Reply to comment by scarsmom143 in Move to Connecticut by [deleted]

Depends on how long an acceptable train ride is. If you don't want it to be too long then you cannot go wrong with a lot of places in Fairfield County (avoid Stamford, Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stratford). Thing is your $700,000 isn't going to go too far. If you're OK with a longer commute then anywhere from Guilford through Old Saybrook are good options (minus Clinton and Westbrook). You'll get much more for your money in those towns and the schools are still good. Downside is you're driving to New Haven to get Metro North, taking Shoreline East to get to NH for the same, or grabbing Amtrak from Old Saybrook with no switch overs.

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