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saladfingers said:
Connecticut is a bland, soulless void.
That's a sad comment. Every state has a soul and interesting people and places. If you think CT is bland and soulless you probably had a bland and soulless upbringing. I love CT and all the great environments that are packed into such a little place. We are naturally ignorant of the beauty and charm of people and places we know well.
 
That's a sad comment. Every state has a soul and interesting people and places. If you think CT is bland and soulless you probably had a bland and soulless upbringing. I love CT and all the great environments that are packed into such a little place. We are naturally ignorant of the beauty and charm of people and places we know well.
Yes and ours loves for each of us to pay high taxes, I am over 10K in property taxes, not to mention gas taxes, etc. ...now can we get back on point!
 
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Every place in the world has bad and good places. CT and NJ are no different. I used to travel to Michigan a lot and parts of Detroit are horrendous, yet Mackinac Island is gorgeous and the 20 foot sand dunes on the Lake Michigan shore are amazing. And things change, too. Anyone remember Times Square in the 80's?
 
I have been two IZOD twice in the last 4 years for Sesame Street Live and Monster Jam. Easy to drive too; but, no mass transit connections. In addition, there is nothing around IZOD except for the long dormant Zanadu project. Plus, the arena is really showing it's age and looks run down. Would take the Rock any day as it's easy to get to by public transit, not that hard of a drive, especially, and there are bars and stuff around it.

That said, I am glad UConn is adopting he 'any team, any where' mentality while we wallow in the AAC.


There's bus service via NJ Transit from the Port Authority.
 
SAMCRO said:
I'll see your Bridegport and raise you a Camden.

And Trenton, and Newark, and Orange, and Atlantic City and Fort Lee and Jersey City and Patterson and Plainfield....
 
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And Trenton, and Newark, and Orange, and Atlantic City and Fort Lee and Jersey City and Patterson and Plainfield....
I can't speak for the dumpy Connecticut cities because I only spent my 4 years in Storrs, but it's such a shame what has happened with most of the cities mentioned in both states. So much of the blight and flight has been due to politics. Newark could've been (and still should be) a much better place. Jersey City is overcoming much of its problems and certain sections have become unaffordable. Paterson (one "t"), East Orange (Orange is a bit more working class) and Camden may as well be third world countries. I'm not sure you've really been to Ft. Lee though because it's actually a pretty decent town with high end highrises. 40% Asian.

Mr. Conehead hit it right. I've spent time in 44 states. Each one has good and bad areas.
 
Every place in the world has bad and good places. CT and NJ are no different. I used to travel to Michigan a lot and parts of Detroit are horrendous, yet Mackinac Island is gorgeous and the 20 foot sand dunes on the Lake Michigan shore are amazing. And things change, too. Anyone remember Times Square in the 80's?

Yes. And it had to be cleaned up. I just wish they had stopped short of making an antiseptic Disney Land. The world needs a place where Damon Runyon characters can hang out; and now, a little west, even Hell's Kitchen is succumbing to gentrification. But, don't get me started on NYC's great neighborhood "evolution."
 
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