84 was crap this morning. I was surprised at how bad it was, especially given that the storm wasn't all that bad. Made me realize how spoiled we usually are when it comes to road clean up.

Allowing people to die when they choose will hurt the profits of the medical industry. End of life care is absurdly expensive. For that reason alone, this legislation will go nowhere.

Husband (28M) and I (35F) bought a house in Middletown in 2020 for $278k. 3 bed / 2 ba, 1900 sq feet when you include the finished basement, on a nice half acre that backs up to some woodlands.

We put ~14k (5%) down. Combined income was $140k/y. No kids, no other debt - we cleared the last of his college debt in 2019. We've put about $40k into the house for improvements (central air, electrical upgrades, kitchen, garage door, redo the stair to the basement, etc).

Currently pay about $1750/mo for mortgage, taxes, and insurance. Just wiggled out from under the $50/mo PMI due to market increases, which is a great feeling.

Honestly we only won the bid for this house because for some bizarre reason it was listed at ~$240k even though we knew after a walkthrough it would appraise in the $275k range. So, we were competing with people trying to get it at the $240k price point instead of the price point we were offering. Just lucked out.

It’s real easy to qualify for husky health, check that out first

But all we hear is that we had a HUGE surplus last year..

Lack of drivers due to low wages

I drove back roads to work at 5am, they had all been plowed. Still snow covered but fine. These were town roads mostly though, but the state road was also cleared.

we treat dogs better than people

To better explain, I go to the gym 3-4 days a week. My gym (Planet Fitness) is in a plaza with a few grocery stores so while i'm already out I do my shopping.

This is common in the retail and food service industry as well. I've seen numerous people fired due to weather causing buses to be late or not running at all, or because roads are blocked by snow or debris. These big corporations don't care if their employees live or die, and the employees they fire can be replaced almost immediately.

Nothing to do with AUKUS. EB is hemorrhaging employees like crazy while trying to start the Columbia class. The navy has no confidence in carriers being effective in a modern conflict with china, so they are trying to push sub production and are running into the exact opposite result.

Try some meetup groups.

https://www.meetup.com/

I just found some cool houses in our price point, is there a specific part of town I should stay in?

congrats!

They probably would if the state told them they cannot rent the property due to health code violation and if they currently have a tenant they have to pay for at least equal accomodations and tenant isn't obligated to pay rent for the time when the property is not up to code.

West Hartford is an excellent school system, but property is pretty pricey here. And it's as safe as anything -- I've walked long ways home in the dark without a hint of trouble.

We haven’t paid gas tax in a long time. I’d be fine with the state saving money by not doing maintenance like plowing

Feel like many of our employers are in Fairfield County and that’s the preferred destination in CT. Stamford has a ton of businesses but shitty housing options

Except there’s no such thing as free healthcare. Drugs and supplies cost money. Doctors get paid, bills are paid. “Free” isn’t real. It’s paid for in taxes. The providers are still getting paid with the same “incentives” claimed for the US system. It’s just that they don’t see a bill in the mail, they pay it every pay period whether they’re sick or not.

Concierge for instance has a management company (JKR) that is based out in Los Angeles. You think they come to Rocky Hill, CT and check on their properties?

It's been awhile since we've had a winter season where we get snow like this every two weeks from November til March. Muscle Memory.

The gas station up the street from me was PACKED last night. Cars at every pump, cars waiting to get TO the pumps, cars parked on the side of the road trying to get into the gas station, cars in the turn lane on the opposite side of the road with their blinkers on trying to get in. Our daycare closed for a snow day (she has never done this before) an she doesn't even leave the house to do her job. It's New England, we're prepared for snow, the roads were plowed and salted all night (kept getting woken up by the plows revving up and down the street) - it's ok, y'all, I promise! 😂

Yes, yes and probably not... DOT has had a shortage of drivers the past several years. They have added a number of double plow trucks over the years..

>Lack of resources? Lack of drivers? Underpaying people?

Yes, it's a new normal you'd best adjust to for all aspects of life

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