Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

BOB58875 t1_jcq429e wrote

My problem with the current plan for the project is the extremely high costs of long distance deep bore tunneling and the environmental impacts of going through the Scituate Reservoir, personally i think a better approach would be to split into two lines after New Haven, one heading up towards Hartford and Worcester to Boston, and the other heading eastward towards Providence to Boston a little to the north of the NIMBYs of the shoreline (think North Branford, Killingworth, etc).

With both of these routes using at grade, trenched, or elevated tracks whenever possible and only using deep bore tunneling when no other alternative is possible

As for Hartford to Providence (alongside Waterbury-Danbury-White Plains) I think that higher speed intercity Amtrak Regional service through Willimantic and Coventry RI via a restored Hartford, Providence, & Fishkill (a former rail line that ran from Providence to Fishkill NY via Hartford and Danbury) would be adequate for the distance and

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JHolm915 t1_jcq0wxl wrote

He's been driving like that for years. I typically see him every day. It's definitely a risk, but he always keeps it in a straight line and the ladders seem secure and don't sway or move.

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Illustrious-Chip-245 t1_jcpzykm wrote

From what we learned it kind of depends on your floor plan. We have one 12,000 BTU unit in our downstairs (800 sq feet) and then we have 8,000 and a 6,000 BTU units in two bedrooms. One could have done the whole upstairs but we wanted the flexibility of being able to close doors if needed.

This ran us about $8-9000 last year. Ductworks was our installer and the equipment is all Carrier.

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houle333 t1_jcpxeii wrote

Bravo to whatever real estate agent convinced you that a 2300 square foot house is 4600 square feet.

I can't imagine the level of self control it took to tell you that with a straight face.

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