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1234nameuser t1_j9blxcj wrote
Reply to comment by IndicationOver in First-Time Homebuyers Have Something To Cheer About by IndicationOver
par for the course for anything affordable now days
1234nameuser t1_j9bab1u wrote
Reply to comment by Fun-Cockroach8339 in So we have a top 10/20 causes of death in CT yet we waste time with gun control by 1Bzi
>More gun laws aren’t going to change that because the root cause is generational poverty.
Let me put on my wellies here, cuz shits getting deep.
If you think intergenerational poverty is the specific reason a deep & vast black market of guns exist all across america's streets then we're not going to get anywhere.
I'm not retarded, I can see exactly what european countries have done to decrease the black market of weapons while keeping handguns accessible.
As a taxpayer, I don't appreciate that one single industry is allowed to waste so goddamn much of my tax money while they rack in the $$$. This industry makes Eversource CEO look like a pope.
I live in CT for a reason, because of tight gun regulations........I dont work my ass off to listen to gunshots every damn night like I had to in the 4th largest city in the US.
1234nameuser t1_j9a7uot wrote
Reply to comment by redditor1101 in So we have a top 10/20 causes of death in CT yet we waste time with gun control by 1Bzi
edit: what kind of idiots downvote this? like me providing any single source (considering all the BS news sites out there) means anything when you have the entire internet a click away - WTF
1234nameuser t1_j9a44vq wrote
Bullshit - "Firearms are the Leading Cause of Death for Children in the United States"
1234nameuser t1_j915rdh wrote
Reply to comment by Dale_Wardark in here's a question regarding gun control by AdHistorical7107
95 percent of gun owners are upper middle class?
1234nameuser t1_j8ykcxu wrote
Reply to Strange smell in the air? by kittyjoker
prolly just downwind of the massholes today
1234nameuser t1_j8t68pc wrote
Reply to Medical marijuana dispensary recs please! by Poseylady
Portland, Maine sounds like best option around.
Other threads last week were bemoaning the dismal state here in CT, fewer options + higher prices than just a couple months ago.
1234nameuser t1_j8ng9og wrote
Reply to Drivers of the 91 by Supreme_Salt_Lord
Using a blinker is just inviting someone to cut you off..../s
That being said, just count your blessings you're not driving in FL/TX. Soon enough we'll all be suiting up in motorcycle gear just to get in our cars.
1234nameuser t1_j743emi wrote
Reply to Dumbass by Funny_stuff554
don't discriminate, maybe they just have a really really wide ass
1234nameuser t1_j6nffv3 wrote
lols, we've been absent more than 10% from covid / rsv alone
I'm sure tons of others as well
1234nameuser t1_j6i89ti wrote
Reply to comment by NICNE0 in House Bill to improve road safety. Testimony starts at 9am Monday, January 30th by rubyslippers3x
I agree it'd be nice for everywhere to have sidewalks, but the density levels throughout CT make that cost prohibitive, both here and around the rest of the world.
Again, I support it and on a local level, the individual towns should be taxing their residents accordingly to support sidewalk build-outs. IF it's a priority for your family's safety, I'd recommend moving to a town that does just that, there are many.
1234nameuser t1_j6hzgbw wrote
Reply to comment by NICNE0 in House Bill to improve road safety. Testimony starts at 9am Monday, January 30th by rubyslippers3x
since I'm being downvoted I'm only curious about housing prices.
Where exactly are there neighborhoods with no sidewalks that would still be less expensive than inner city Bridgeport or New Haven?
1234nameuser t1_j6hxbkk wrote
Reply to comment by NICNE0 in House Bill to improve road safety. Testimony starts at 9am Monday, January 30th by rubyslippers3x
Agreed,but amenities are baked into the price of home purchases. I'm still new to CT, but here in Woodbridge the build-out of sidewalks would cost a large fortune and no way would I want to pay for that.
Cyclists have the right to take the full lane anytime.
1234nameuser t1_j6hw54y wrote
Reply to comment by NICNE0 in House Bill to improve road safety. Testimony starts at 9am Monday, January 30th by rubyslippers3x
If you can afford to live somewhere with NO sidewalks, then you can easily afford to live somewhere with sidewalks.
The issue here is the quality of inner city schools, no?
1234nameuser t1_j6hvqmd wrote
dreading it already, oil bill has been kind the past month
1234nameuser t1_j6hsiev wrote
Reply to comment by rubyslippers3x in Rent or buy in Fairfield County, CT? by emalways
https://www.redfin.com/county/425/CT/Fairfield-County/housing-market
barely matches inflation rate and already down 2.7% yoy
only reason to buy a house is because it affords homebuyers massive gov't subsidized leverage, but entry price is important to long term gains
1234nameuser t1_j6hrzd1 wrote
Reply to Rent or buy in Fairfield County, CT? by emalways
Anybody buying at current inventory levels has a very high tolerance for risk.
I'm not a gambling man, renting is the obvious choice to me.
1234nameuser t1_j6hroav wrote
Reply to House Bill to improve road safety. Testimony starts at 9am Monday, January 30th by rubyslippers3x
I mean, sometimes you have to go for the lowest of the low hanging fruit and will take what we can get, but not seeing anything substantive here to meaningfully imporve road conditions.
1234nameuser t1_j6hrd5o wrote
Reply to comment by smkmn13 in House Bill to improve road safety. Testimony starts at 9am Monday, January 30th by rubyslippers3x
TX drivers fly off the goddamn handle everytime they see a biker slow down for a stop sign.....and continue through it. They also die of obesity on a frequent basis.
Guess I missed the educational video on bikers killing automobiles at 4-way stops or something?
1234nameuser t1_j68bq73 wrote
Reply to comment by Enginerdad in I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
You tell me.
What suburbs with density levels the same as suburbs of Stamford have train access in EU?
1234nameuser t1_j66w1zu wrote
Tiktok?
1234nameuser t1_j65zany wrote
Reply to comment by Enginerdad in I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
Those suburbs either have far more density than Stamford or they sit between 2 major destination on an existing route.
Regardless of terminology, it's about density.
1234nameuser t1_j63l4t3 wrote
Reply to comment by Shmeves in I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob
By definition, suburbs don't have the density to make mass transit affordable.
There's literally a train line that runs directly parallel to all of this, but getting to the train from the burbs ain't quick either.
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.
1234nameuser t1_j9bmms2 wrote
Reply to First-Time Homebuyers Have Something To Cheer About by IndicationOver
I've said it before, but CT is like a construction desert coming from growing parts of the US.
Talk about blowing your one opportunity to match the strongest housing demand this state has had in an entire generation. People won't forget.