How many Connecticut folks here?

[Liberation Angel]

Poll question: How many Connecticut folks here?

I live outside NYC and wondered how many folks there are on DU from Connecticut and what parts.

I do some work in Connecticut occasionally in the arts and wanted to find out what kind of numbers Connecticut has here.

Please feel free to introduce yourself and what you are about after you vote.

I am an artist/researcher/activist and am involved in music, theater, and journalism.

Sometimes there are events I would like to hip you all to and maybe hang out.

[calico1]

1. Ledyard area here. n/t

[Liberation Angel]

2. Cheers

do you go out in the area much?

I am working with some folks doing shows in that area. (Not the casino)

[wroberts189]

26. We are almost neighbors.. we live in Preston

[brendan120678]

3. Sort of NW, sort of SW...

I'm in Waterbury.

West-central?

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

4. New Haven area

I think there are a couple more of us in this neck of the woods

[chiffon]

5. Windsor

A town about 7 miles north of Hartford.

[Larkspur]

6. Killingly here

I'm the secretary of Killingly's Democratic Town Committee and its web master. I just published the brand new Killingly DTC web site yesterday. You can view it at http://www.ctdems.org/Killingly/ .

I've been a software engineer for about 25 years. Last November, I was laid of from my job. I had been with the company for almost 13 years, but as we all have come to experience, we are all expendable to the corporate Pharaohs. But about 3 weeks ago, the end users of the environment I managed, asked me if I could come back because the data in the environment was screwed up. I agreed and will be returning as a contractor on a 3 month contract to start. Hope I can get my old job back, but we'll see.

Politically, I lean left of center. See myself as a Progress-Liberal.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

7. Nice job on the website

I'm on my town's DTC, too. Our website hasn't been updated for a year :(

[CTyankee]

8. I live in New Haven. Been here since 1985.

I worked for several nonprofit organizations, including Planned Parenthood of CT (raising money). Hubby is on our Ward committee.

If you are in the arts, New Haven is the CT city for you! Come here for theatre and to see our wonderful architecture! We have so many cultural offerings and fine restaurants it is wonderful! I love living here...

[Liberation Angel]

9. Yeah --- I performed at the Ideatfestival and went to see Mavis Staples this year

love the scene and the free shows.

the ideatfestival is really awesome as well as the artsandideas fest which are concurrent.

[NewJeffCT]

10. just west of Hartford here

didn't even realize there was a new post in the CT forum, though.

[Alexander]

28. Sounds like where I'm from.

I've spent most of my life just west of Hartford in the Farmington Valley area.

We probably know the same towns, maybe even neighborhoods.

[madinmaryland]

11. I lived in CT from 1983 - 2004, mostly in Fairfield County, though

a couple in the West Hartford area.

[bigwillq]

12. New Haven County

:hi:

[LynzM]

13. Up in the Northeast, here...

Willimantic, north of Norwich and east of Manchester, more or less. :hi:

[katsy]

14. Hi there!

Amston here.


:hi:

[connecticut yankee]

15. Fairfield

Formerly from Westport.

and before that, White Plains, NY (but moved to Connecticut in 1983).

[JanusAscending]

16. Litchfield hills here.

Just north of Waterbury. Retired Realtor, now a semi-recluse! Grandchildren very into the arts tho'. My Grandson is starting at Dean College this year!(performing arts program) I'm a liberal/progressive Democrat that used to be very involved with local Dem.Town Committee, until my health failed. Thank God for Medicare and Social Security!!!!

[WhollyHeretic]

17. Windsor for a little over a year

Lived in the Hartford area most of my life.

[wroberts189]

18. It's a good question mate..(I have to go a bit piratey as thats what came out) .

This forum barely squeaks, although I guess I am myself part of the blame.


Living here is like going off the map ..and this is the East coast.

[humblhumn]

19. Norwalk here

I just joined today

[brendan120678]

21. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[bigwillq]

23. Hello.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Jennicut]

20. I live in Terryville. Its right next to Bristol. Beginning of Litchfield County.

I love it here...I used to live in Cheshire and well, its a wealthy town but a bit snobby. Everyone is down to earth and nice here and my kids like the schools in Terryville.

[NewJeffCT]

22. We're not too far apart

though, I'm in the snobbiest town in the Hartford area...

[Liberation Angel]

24. Geez - almost 30 folks so far! Not bad.

We should meet up somewhere sometime.

[NewJeffCT]

25. There have been a few meetups

but, I had to cancel on the last one because my daughter was sick. That was 4-5 years ago, though. The only time I actually met DUers was last summer when I went to NYC for a meetup... and the first DUer I met there was CaliforniaPeggy

[Alexander]

27. Born & raised in Hartford County.

Moved out to Arizona for college, and I'm moving back to CT in a week.

I'm also involved in music and theater, and my degree was in Political Science.

My family and I have always been pretty active in politics, so as soon as I move back I'm going to work on campaigns and try to make a difference.

[jonnyblitz]

29. Uncasville. I can walk to Mohegan Sun Casino from my house. nt

[NutmegYankee]

30. New London