Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

Badgercakes7 t1_j658unw wrote

Reply to comment by BoatAccidentSurvivor in CT's legislature salaries are starvation wages, $28k/year. You have to be retired or rich to serve. This is regressive and should be changed. by MormonReformist

Campaign finance reform. Or even better, make all campaign funding illegal. There are half a dozen state sponsored debates between candidates, televised of course, that’s it. All other forms of campaign advertising are illegal.

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KungLa0 t1_j656b5f wrote

Reply to comment by toasty_boi12345678 in Why does CT only have oval tracks or kart tracks, I feel like it would be good to have a grand prix style track for racing by toasty_boi12345678

Well I think theres some misconceptions about who actually goes to races (especially in the US), the 1% corporate bankers and lawyers that make up Connecticut's wealthy class are not the same people buying tickets to the USGP or Indy (for the most part). Another thing is, with such a small state, land is a huge commodity (we can't make more of it, whatever is there is there) - and racetracks not only take up a huge amount of physical space, they also put a strain on the local infrastructure (Towns, hotels, highways, etc). And rich people are also not confined by locality - if they want to take the 458 and race they'll fly to Spa for a private track day or down to COTA or whatever. CTs cold weather makes it a poor place to race half the year so these tracks just sit there hemorrhaging money.

Add to that that motorsports are really not popular relatively speaking here in the US, and for the last 50+ years the main flavor here was oval track. F1 was always a european centric sport and IMSA is nowhere near as popular as NASCAR/Indy.

$300 was a lot to me at 15 too, when you're older it becomes easier to justify the hobby.

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R_revolutionary t1_j655xw3 wrote

Reply to comment by mynameisnotshamus in Financier who fatally plunged from NYC rooftop bar ID’d as Connecticut dad of 3 by IndicationOver

That is a good point. Actions always need to be thought out and account for collateral damage, OP couldve relayed a stronger, more sympathetic message. I think the census is split between how victim families respond to this kind of attention. On the one hand, I’ve known families that just want to keep the name and memory alive and posts like this are okay. On the other hand, many people do get re-triggered seeing things on social media. Hopefully I’m not overstepping and I mean no harm, but no one can absolutely avoid a topic. If you know something will not be good for you to see, it’s usually on the consumer to avoid it. I appreciate the conversation, and your opinion. Ultimately I believe things like this should be posted in a public forum because: friends and family may not have otherwise known without mutual connections seeing/sharing, certain trends can be tracked, and the public is less likely to deny an issue exists when they’re confronted with the reality of it more frequently

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toasty_boi12345678 OP t1_j6558fy wrote

Reply to comment by KungLa0 in Why does CT only have oval tracks or kart tracks, I feel like it would be good to have a grand prix style track for racing by toasty_boi12345678

I'm also not in a financially stable position as I don't have a job, being I'm 15, I am sure that once I do have a stable job 300 for a track day won't be too expensive, but looking at it from a money conscious perspective, $300 is a lot, I'm not saying everyone in CT is Jeff Bezos, I was wondering how CT doesn't have many GP style tracks, there's certainly some very wealthy people here in CT, so I expected the car and racing culture to be more prevalent

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mynameisnotshamus t1_j6546kt wrote

Reply to comment by Pew_Pew_Petey in Financier who fatally plunged from NYC rooftop bar ID’d as Connecticut dad of 3 by IndicationOver

I agree. I’d also love to know how someone values something like this though. Morbid curiosity is definitely a thing I’d say we all take part in. I’m not sure if that’s valuable though. Maybe on some level it is since so many are into it? My judgement is not on the viewer, it’s on the poster.

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dadbod_fresh t1_j6544cp wrote

Reply to Are there any hats similar to a cowboy hat that I can wear in the northeastern US without looking weird? by Thro-it-a-way

Yes, a cowboy hat. Just wear what you wear, who cares what anyone here thinks. Maybe it’ll start a conversation with someone and you’ll make new friends. If it really bugs anyone THAT much that they need to say something to you then I wouldn’t let it bother you, just projecting their insecurities at that point cause honestly who ultimately cares what hat another person wears. Believe it or not we have some farm areas here and some people wear cowboy hats.

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