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Mopar151

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15. Western CT is beautiful country.

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 09:25 AM

Feb 2012

A friend has a machine shop in the little industrial park across from the Winstead airport, surrounded by tobacco fields. It's cool to listen to Precision (race engine shop) run up something bad-ass on their dyno, a couple streets over.
My friend Doug Moore and his family run a neat little custom sawmill a couple towns over - they can take a cherry tree your neighbor had to cut down and make a room's worth of flooring (kiln drying and millwork shop on the premises). And you can see their grandma's house up the hill, next to the classic New England church.
It's an expensive place to live, for sure. Per Capita income is high, and it has a scale effect on things like food prices and housing.

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state by state speak your mind about......connecticut [View all] SwampG8r Feb 2012 OP

Whenever I hear the name of the state spoken, Aristus Feb 2012 #1

There's a reason that lower Fairfield County is called "The Gold Coast" krispos42 Feb 2012 #12

For the western half of the state, it applies. Chan790 Feb 2012 #17

That is just a sterotype. There are plenty of working class neighborhoods in CT. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #25

Never been there eaither but I think of Currier and Ives lithographs whenever I hear Connecticut. Ecumenist Feb 2012 #2

Been to Hartford once RZM Feb 2012 #3

Connecticut, the construction state. I just remember orange cones all the way through. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #4

It's not schizophrenic, it's just geography. NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #28

The construction is a racket. The one section of highway has been under construction for 14 years Exultant Democracy Apr 2012 #43

The only time I was there ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #5

I think of 7 electoral votes gopiscrap Feb 2012 #6

I still say, to myself, Connect I Cut... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #7

Every time I see the state mentioned OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #8

Yeah - I hear Kenny-cut in my head too. Morning Dew Feb 2012 #14

I've been to CT a few times Mz Pip Feb 2012 #9

If you come to New Haven, I will give you my "New Haven Liberals Tour"! CTyankee Feb 2012 #10

I've been there twice. mia Feb 2012 #11

I remember spending a bit of time at Yale eons ago. MADem Feb 2012 #13

Western CT is beautiful country. Mopar151 Feb 2012 #15

CN drivers are insane. trof Feb 2012 #16

All that is true and yet..as a state we have one of the better driving records. Chan790 Feb 2012 #23

just got back from there ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2012 #18

I've been there once, on a trip. MineralMan Feb 2012 #19

I spent a Summer on the Beach at Cape Cod with relatives lunatica Feb 2012 #20

Um, isn't Cape Cod in Massachusetts ? hootinholler Feb 2012 #30

Yes it is lunatica Feb 2012 #34

Ok. FYI hootinholler Feb 2012 #39

connecticut, massachusetts, potato, potahto. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #42

Born and raised i Philly and have lived in the CT Litchfield hills for 25 years. Bonhomme Richard Feb 2012 #21

The actual finest pizza in the country, Hartford.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #22

Horrors! Hartford can never, never, never, never, NEVER have the finest pizza in the country! CTyankee Feb 2012 #26

My Grandma would take me to Grand Apizza ..It was totally awesome w8liftinglady Feb 2012 #36

Modern Pizza is the insiders' favorite and has been for several years now, CTyankee Feb 2012 #37

Modern is the best, imo bigwillq May 2012 #44

Try Dayton St. pizza if you are near exit 59 of the Wilbur Cross Pkwy. It's closer CTyankee May 2012 #45

Never had Dayton bigwillq May 2012 #46

I know the one you mean, altho I don't eat there. Hubby loves happy hour at CTyankee May 2012 #47

Was living & working in New Haven.. Summer 1967 annabanana Feb 2012 #24

Home NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #27

Submarine school in Groton hootinholler Feb 2012 #29

Niantic, Lyme, Old Lyme... pipi_k Feb 2012 #31

They are very nice but run second place IMO to Litchfield County in western CT in terms of New CTyankee Feb 2012 #38

"Christmas in Connectiut" with Barbara Stanwyck. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #32

Been to the Riverton-Barkhamsted area several times Elric Feb 2012 #33

I'm from Windsor which is north of Hartford. lovelyrita Feb 2012 #35

�W� and I were both born in New Haven, CT�. Little Star Feb 2012 #40

I've seen a lot of Connecticut Renew Deal Feb 2012 #41