If you want real chaos, let's just put names and omit their political parties altogether. It could be said that listing the party could be providing undue influence to vote for someone they otherwise wouldn't.

If I'm going to tagged with all the kooks on my side, the other side must endure the same. That would make all Democrats meth-peddling, gangbanging cop killers that go shooting at Congressmen during charity softball games.

Are you?

If a comparison or insinuation is good enough for one side, then it must be good when employed in reverse.

I'm a Republican and I want early voting, absentee voting, and most importantly a change from closed to semi-closed Primaries similar to MA where the Unenrolled can pick whatever party's ballot they want on Primary Day.

And how many people that vote that you know of actually go off anything other than whats been stuffed in their mailbox or their ears via media?

I said that many on both sides DON'T want people to have all the information. They want voters to show up, realize they had no idea that half what is on the ballot is even being contested, and blindly vote the party line instead of being able to make a truly informed decision.

Thank you for demonstrating the exact type of close-minded kookiness that party-line voting brings out. I pity you for being so hateful and emotionally empty.

Do you spend half an hour googling candidates at the voting booth?

MA refers to theirs as an Excise tax. Their formula is also much simpler than CT.

Here is how MA figures their auto tax:

Tax is $25 per $1000 valuation. Valuation is based off a percentage of MSRP, a figure which stays static for the life of the vehicle. (Note this is MSRP, NOT the actual purchase price of the vehicle)

Prior to current model year (2023 vehicle in 2022): 50%

Current model year: 90%

2nd year: 60%

3rd year: 40%

4th year: 25%

5th year and older: 10%

Pay full tax in MA. File MA taxes first, you will need the total tax payment to use as a credit against your CT taxes.

CT has a higher income tax rate than MA, so budget for the extra you are likely going to pay. Myself, I just take a few extra $ a week with my MA taxes, then use the "refund" from that to pay whatever I owe CT.

Do you rent? Once you move to MA, you will lose the ability to take the $3000 AGI deduction for rental payments off your MA taxes

Vehicle property taxes are more complicated and variable than MA auto excise tax. It is based on the current value of the vehicle as opposed to MA excise being a percentage of MSRP by age which stays static. They are typically due in July, billed by the town.

And going to lose by 20 points in November.

The Haunted Mansion is brand new this year, only a few $ more to get in. Betting it's pretty good.

Just for the record, they did find the weed when I stood in the center of the dock, 50' from any cargo, with it shoved into my back pocket.

I worked on the freight docks at BDL from 1995-2005. They used to bring the different dogs over for us to assist in training. Depending on the specific dog, they would hand us either a bag of weed, a vial of coke/crack (I never asked) or a hockey puck-sized piece of C4. We would hide them in the air freight while they waited in another room, then they'd do their search.

Only once in all those years did I ever manage to beat them. They ended up bringing 3 different drug dogs in, and none could find the weed even when I narrowed it down to the pallet it was hidden in.

Apparently some drug dogs have a bit of trouble smelling weed in a pallet of poinsettias...

The CT Trolley Museum in E Windsor runs several Halloween-themed events. They include a ride to a pumpkin patch for the kids, Rails To The Darkside for the nighttime spooky ride (16+), and a Haunted Mansion that tones things down for the kids during the day, then becomes Rated R at night.

A family friend has been a volunteer there for many years, they all take a lot of pride in the place.

If it's requiring hospitalization, there are likely comorbidities in play given how prevalent RSV actually is.

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv

>Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects the lungs and breathing passages, and, in the United States, nearly all children have been infected with RSV by age two. In healthy people, symptoms of RSV infection are usually mild and resolve within a week. However, RSV can cause serious illness or death in vulnerable individuals, including premature and very young infants, children with chronic lung disease or congenital heart disease, and people who are over age 65.

Wouldn't be surprised if many of those being hospitalized also had covid at some point.

Florida Man disagrees with you.

MA isn't even close.

Having spent portions of time the past several years in FL (Palm Beach County, both the uppity and COPS sections), MA doesn't even begin to hold a candle to the insanity that occurs in DeStupid Land.

Even though I now live in CT (first 40yrs in western MA), I'm one of those people that always mows the lawn high to let the white clover proliferate. This past year there seemed to be a lot more people following pollinator yard maintenance plans this year as well.

I'd expect it to be more of an Otis/Huntington/Chesterfield thing though.

You don't need a membership to buy liquor at Costco in CT.

In Tolland county and like it. Windham is a hard no, too many whackadoodles for this classic New England Republican.

This is why I'll sometimes do Sunday morning walks at Evergreen instead, particularly in the hour or two before most stores open. There are lots of puppies out being walked yet not much vehicle traffic.

This past Sunday morning I came across an older couple with a beautiful Goldie. I asked politely if it was ok to approach for pettings and the woman said it would make the Goldie's day! Such a sweet animal. You're a really good girl, Penny!