> OP is correct that very few people show up to these things or submit public comment. This is both because of public ambivalence and poor publicizing by government.

And the fact that the meetings are held at the absolute worst possible times for the average worker. How is a working stiff supposed to take most of the day off from their job so they can sit at a public meeting being held as 12pm-1pm in the afternoon on a Wednesday or Thursday?

$5/mo for Pandora. Only difference between the $5 and $10 Pandora plans is the ability to make playlists.

Start by calling your local location and asking, they'll be likely to know.

Just went electric this year for the snowthrower. I'm already invested in the Kobalt 80v line (lawnmower, leaf blower, weed whacker, hedge trimmer) so added the single stage thrower to the stable for $350 since I already have a few batteries. With only about a 60' driveway and a short front walk, I fully expect to do a full clear with the smaller 2.5AH battery.

One surprising thing about this one is how light and maneuverable it is; My 4'10" wife was shocked at how easy it is to move around and wants to try it even before I do!

One item I decided NOT to go 80v was the chainsaw; I heard stories about the 80v one letting the chain jump a lot more than it should, so instead I started down the 24v rabbit hole as that saw has gotten top marks in comparison reviews and it lets me start building up a hand power tool collection.

I vote absentee because I work out of State and I'm one accident detour or bad string of red lights from missing the poll, and even then I have to speed to get there.

The one time I didn't get my ballot to send in, I drove like a madman and made it with less than 5 minutes to spare. Now, if I don't see it by the week before an election, I go to the Town Clerk's office (which is open until 7pm on Thursdays) and pick it up in person.

> If news outlets reported on policy differences those same individuals would complain about it all being too boring, but the rest of the electorate would be better informed at the detriment of the news outlets' profit margins.

Those differences are precisely why I like my absentee ballot. For all of those unfamiliar races, it gives me the time to look them up right then and there to see their policy differences. It took me nearly twenty minutes at work to fill out the most recent ballot, time which I consider well spent.

The people that are infuriating are the ones that refuse to go vote at all just because they don't like the candidates in a single race. They never take local/regional races into account.

Grew up in Easthampton. The town just isn't the same from my childhood...

Also, if as part of your travels you plan on getting TSA Precheck, they now have partnered with various Staples locations for the appointments, typically with only 1 day's notice.

Avian Flu outbreak has been going on for months. Poultry supply in general has been way down and will be for the foreseeable future.

CT Parkway/Expressway Infographic

There is a ramp on Rt 9 in Middletown, CT that actually DOES have a stop sign. The accidents are so numerous, they're finally going to take the extra land to extend it into a proper merging length.

Now for real fun, come on down and experience the Merritt Parkway!

RIP? There are 120 locations open.

Smashburger has always been good to us. Never had a bad meal there.

For slightly more upscale chain burger, BurgerFi was good the last few times as well.

The whole mall in general has a lot of better food choices than most.

If you want arcade games now, go to The Quarters in S Hadley. As little as $1/hr for unlimited play, but you have to do reservations now. On the other hand, they have special events like trivia or karaoke nights where they include unlimited play as part of the ticket. They also have food and bar available.

It's an automated system, they will never see your response.

Even if you text "stop", that only applies to that particular election cycle.

A perfect 5/7.

The natural gas shortage in New England is due to the NIMBYs killing pipeline projects more than anything.

Say hi to Arlo for us.

> Edit: I'm talking about passing on the left, where you're supposed to pass.

In CT it is legal to pass on the right on a divided highway of at least 3 lanes, as long as you remain within a proper lane at all times.

https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/2005/title14/sec14-233.html

Sec. 14-233. Passing on right. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only when conditions permit such movement in safety and under the following conditions: (1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or has signified the intention to make a left turn; (2) when lines of vehicles traveling in the same direction in adjoining traffic lanes have come to a stop or have reduced their speed; (3) upon a one-way street free from obstructions and of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles; (4) upon a limited access highway or parkway free from obstructions with three or more lanes provided for traffic in one direction. Such movement shall not be made by driving off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the highway except where lane designations, signs, signals or markings provide for such movement.

The safest thing a person can do when being tailgated is to lift off the accelerator.

Is it misspoke or misremembered?

For that you first have to define what Is, Is.

I did fill in every one, put it on the "Write In" line.

At this point I would settle for the semi-closed primaries to allow Unenrolled voters to vote in them. Wherever that is used, the kook quotient seems to be much lower.