Recent comments in /f/Connecticut
benk4 t1_j63hyx5 wrote
Reply to comment by azathot in I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
Depends how they measured it. It's not completely clear from the article. I'm in Houston and it can get pretty bad here, but a lot of that is the length of Houston commutes. Like the highway isn't quite as slow, but it's much longer.
Shmeves t1_j63h2nt wrote
Reply to comment by AvogadrosMoleSauce in I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
It's not ever going to get better unless public transportation takes a huge swing up. Free buses is nice, but they don't run often enough for a ton of people and only cover certain areas. And the time is insane, I used to have someone working for me almost a decade ago that would travel 4 hours a day on the bus (round trip), where if they had a car it would've been maybe 1.5 hours with bad traffic, an hour normally. who the fuck wants to sit on a bus for 4 hours a day?
Plants_Golf_Cooking t1_j63gmqe wrote
Reply to comment by mynameisnotshamus in Financier who fatally plunged from NYC rooftop bar ID’d as Connecticut dad of 3 by IndicationOver
Yeah I’m pretty sure his family will be fine. Better off than most, in fact.
park28 t1_j63gl5w wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
False. Cross Bronx expressway
jamalamadangdong t1_j63gi64 wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
So I’m not crazy, then
Plants_Golf_Cooking t1_j63g9x8 wrote
Reply to Financier who fatally plunged from NYC rooftop bar ID’d as Connecticut dad of 3 by IndicationOver
Oh well, anyway…
URochRichie2 t1_j63g3p6 wrote
Reply to Considering moving to CT by SaysKay
Consider the Farmington, West Hartford, Avon area. Very good schools, although housing prices are high. Also, I want to add that the people down voting you do not have the state of Connecticut's best long term interests in mind. If our state is to survive and thrive, we want to encourage New York residents to move here and bring their young family as well. So I say welcome.
midmodmad t1_j63g20c wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
No way. Lifelong Fairfield County resident here. I visited LA and it was so much worse. Didn’t matter what time of day, we were always stuck in traffic. Air quality was horrible. We actually cut our time in LA short to get the f***out of there and go to San Diego.
Justagreewithme t1_j63fypo wrote
Reply to Cash for Houses? by imeanwhynotsrsly
They lowball you and make you think you don’t have other options. Better to find an agent. You don’t need money to sell a house, even a broken shitty house. Agent gets paid from the sale, so you don’t have to front anything.
Rude_Technician655 t1_j63fx7x wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
No way 95 should only be 2 lanes.
2-timeloser2 t1_j63frog wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
I call “bs”. Los Angelino here, there is NO WAY ct is even close. Been in ct ten years and it’s so much better here
nycemt83 t1_j63flmy wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
I made it from West Hartford to Queens last Friday in two hours flat, zero traffic on the Merritt. I'm serious. I couldn't believe it either.
Edit - I forgot to mention that I left at 3 pm but all the rush hour traffic seemed to be heading in the opposite direction
worm_on_acropolis t1_j63fhbn wrote
Reply to comment by poboy212 in I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
Agreed. Lived in LA for years. Soul crushing commute.
Evan_802Vines t1_j63fe5p wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
Sounds like they're comparing Stamford to a county the size of CT? Odd. I had always wondered when visiting LA in the 90s why we always opted for back roads and public transportation most of the time. It dawned on me as soon as I started driving there. The parking lot known as the 405.
ctrealestateatty t1_j63f7xh wrote
Reply to EVERSOURCE NEEDS TO ISSUE REFUNDS. Nat gas trading @ $2.83 Henry Hub which is down about 70% since August peak. by BeerPizzaGaming
Yet again, this has nothing to do with Eversource. They’re just pass through billing, and spot prices of gas are irrelevant and at least 2 layers of companies below ES.
azathot t1_j63f11a wrote
Victors in Middletown. Solid, capable and they stand by their work.
husky429 t1_j63ef40 wrote
Reply to comment by Independent_Low614 in Good mechanics in Middletown/Cromwell/Berlin? by Independent_Low614
Gotcha. Just call a few different places and get an estimate.
Do you know if you need just pads? Calipers and/or rotors? I'd ask about prices for each.
Anyone but a sketchy backyard mechanic is going to be able to do brakes. Probably the most frequent repair they so other than oil.
Justagreewithme t1_j63e7je wrote
Reply to Town Fair Tire Subreddit by RedditMaster679
No thanks. Town fair tire often has the lowest price, but you often get what you pay for. I’ve had them fuck up quite a few times.
Independent_Low614 OP t1_j63dukz wrote
Reply to comment by husky429 in Good mechanics in Middletown/Cromwell/Berlin? by Independent_Low614
I live in an apartment complex so I don’t have anywhere to do any work myself unfortunately. My biggest concern is that I haven’t been here long enough to know which mechanics are good and honest, and I really don’t want to learn by getting my brakes done at a shady mechanic.
Kolzig33189 t1_j63dt21 wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
LA and whatever the major highway that runs through Atlanta has perpetual never ending traffic probably 90% of the day. 95 sucks but nothing near as bad as those two.
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Reyna_25 t1_j63dgo2 wrote
Reply to comment by Ice1789 in Recommendations on where I can try local crafts and get a growler filled? by SemioticStandard
CT Valley. I call them the Applebee's of craft breweries. Imo, there are far better sours out there. I hate that they are the only brewery in my town. I pretend they don't exist and consider Paddle Creek my hometown brewery instead (and I'm very close to East Hartford Brewers).
Paddle Creek is highly underrated.
1234nameuser t1_j63d6me wrote
Reply to I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
Am I the only not concerned at all about this?
I can't compete with NYC salaries for a decent standard of living in CT.
Reyna_25 t1_j63d34k wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Recommendations on where I can try local crafts and get a growler filled? by SemioticStandard
Yas!!!
Our honey is used in one batch of Hopiary every year.
Jayellis568 t1_j63i1m6 wrote
Reply to Good mechanics in Middletown/Cromwell/Berlin? by Independent_Low614
Hometown Garage in Portland. They are honest and prices are fair.