Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

rjmdcs t1_j6i5a76 wrote

It does depend on what you’re interested in. I moved to Waterford in November and luckily have met some really great people. Of course everyone is pregnant or has young kids, but we both love kids even though we don’t have our own. I’ve actually been more social than my husband for a change, which feels really nice. Feel free to send me a DM if you ever want to hang out near New London.

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Dark_Larva t1_j6i4sdw wrote

Edit: I thought the poster I replied to may have been trolling, instead I missed a reply of theirs. They don't like the term, but I included a link previously explaining what a Stroad is. I apologize for insinuating you may have been trolling, I should do better reading replies before jumping to this conclusion.

Here is more information on the topic: Wikipedia

It was coined in 2011 by a Civil Engineer, so if the Simpsons borrowed it they certainly did from a very intelligent individual.

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BobbyRobertson t1_j6i4h8y wrote

They are, but that usually comes down to their design. If you've got a wide street with no curves and stoplights every couple thousand feet, but it's completely lined with businesses and apartments, then tossing down a 25mph sign isn't going to get people to drive 25mph. The street needs to be designed so that people don't feel safe driving 40mph on it.

Narrowing a street is usually the easiest way to do it. If you're worried you don't have enough room to get around that car parked on the side of the street, you're going to slow down.

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_j6i45oz wrote

Fucking Yankee Institute.

Eversource's price gouging of the residents of Connecticut is a direct result of the corporate propaganda pushed out by trash "think tanks," such as this one, funded by the billionaire class for the sole purpose to trick poor people into cutting their taxes and deregulating big business.

Anti American fucking hacks. Hope y'all are the first to be eaten when the class war comes.

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HallwayHomicide t1_j6i24gy wrote

I'm fresh out of college and it's definitely hard.

Hobbies can definitely help. Rock Climbing in particular I find can be great for making friends, or at least socializing. It was working really well for me the first 6 months after I moved to Connecticut but unfortunately I lost the motivation to climb and I sorta fell out of contact with those friends as a result.

My girlfriend uses Bumble BFF and it's worked fairly well for her.

I realize that my suggestions may be more tuned for folks in their early-mid 20s , but maybe they can help you.

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