Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

mrcabrera t1_j4nvdtm wrote

Reply to comment by jules13131382 in CT in a nutshell by Mortgena

Big Y donuts are god tier, especially when you get them about 45 min after they open. I say that because if you go right at opening, they don’t usually have all of the donuts out. The only think dunkin has over everyone is the convenience factor. That’s it.

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Shad0wF0x t1_j4npd2c wrote

I dunno if it's just nostalgia but I liked their discontinued chicken salad sandwiches they used to serve.

For fast food though, I find that I like certain locations over some others so even though they're supposed to be consistent, they definitely aren't.

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Maximus13 t1_j4ngxq3 wrote

Reply to comment by Dirt_Bike_Zero in CT in a nutshell by Mortgena

In Dunkin, if you eat in the store you may get an unexpected stabbing or employee fight.

I'm convinced Dunkin is the Waffle House of the north, minus the delicious waffles.

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Dirt_Bike_Zero t1_j4ncjh7 wrote

Reply to comment by MikeTheActuary in CT in a nutshell by Mortgena

That's because they aren't getting coffee they can taste. They're getting some kind of breakfast dessert with cream, caramel, vanilla flavoring & whipped cream. Coffee may be in there , but you sure as hell can't taste it.

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Dirt_Bike_Zero t1_j4ncc11 wrote

Reply to comment by Prize-Hedgehog in CT in a nutshell by Mortgena

That's because they aren't getting coffee. They're getting some kind of breakfast dessert with cream, caramel, vanilla flavoring & whipped cream. Coffee may be in there , but you sure as hell can't taste it.

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DCFATKID t1_j4n6r5j wrote

After watching these videos. It’s more so about the individual participating in constitutionally protected activities. They walk around in the Public spaces of government buildings. They stand on the sidewalks of public roads, they stand within the parking lots of public government buildings, and they enter the lobby’s and public areas within governmental buildings. (Think post office, library, police station, town hall) They are filming, minding there own business waiting to see how the staff or workers will react. Most times, the staff does not understand that the individual is participating in a constitutionally protected activity (filming) The staff then escalates, try’s to tell the individual to leave, and the individual does not. They wait for the police to come, which again, they test the police officers on whether or not they are going to arrest them for a constitutionally protected activity. And then from there the videos normally end in the supervisor getting called, explaining to everyone that the individual is free to stay and film OR they get arrested and then there’s follow up videos of them winning lawsuits.

It’s really not a big deal, the government employees overreact and don’t understand the basics of the constitution. But they learn. One interaction at a time.

There is no YouTube videos if the employee does not engage. That’s the biggest take away. Don’t engage and they go away.

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mkt853 t1_j4n60s0 wrote

I don't understand the problem. I can see if someone comes in and creates a disturbance, but most of the time these people come in where the public is allowed to go and just record to see if someone tries to stop them. There is no disturbance until our public servants freak out over it which is ironic because almost all public buildings have cameras rolling 24/7.

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Maximus13 t1_j4n4n9n wrote

Reply to comment by Athrynne in CT in a nutshell by Mortgena

Yes I thought there was a small one at the train station in White Plains but that's just not the same.

Long Island seems to be loaded with them. Lucky bastards.

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HubcapMotors t1_j4n3n3v wrote

These guys coming in and disrupting public agencies under the guise of exposing corruption aren't honestly attempting to expose corruption in the first place. They're just pestering people on until one snaps to generate rage bait content on YouTube or TikTok or wherever.

You want to expose corruption? You FOIA documents. Look up court records, campaign contributions, police records, contracts. Build credibility with sources to a point where they go on the record with you. You know, stuff that actual journalists do.

As a citizen, I'd be absolutely livid if one of these jackwagons came in while I was, say, trying to get a license down at the DMV, and totally muck up the operation. Where's my right to functioning government services, and how is that less important than generating ragebait for some dishonest actor?

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BronzedAppleFritter t1_j4mz91g wrote

Reply to comment by PettyWitch in CT in a nutshell by Mortgena

I grew up here too, but in an era when there was the Whole Donut, Bess Eaton, a few local shops in the towns around me, etc. Dunkin Donuts was the worst one, but they weren't as bad. If I remember right, DD made their donuts more locally and they weren't quite as bad as they are now.

It's interesting that CT has had what seems like a big drain on good donut places, but RI still has tons of really good independent donut shops.

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