Best and Worst about Connecticut

[bigwillq]

My list:


BEST
We went with Kerry
The 4 Seasons
Proximity to NYC and Boston
The nightlife in New Haven, Hartford (clubs, bars)
The restaurants (especially in New Haven)
Culture (Arts, Exhibits)
The shoreline (beaches, state parks)
It's where my family and friends live

WORST
The republicans who run the state
How one county (Fairfield) makes everyone think that everyone who lives in CT is rich (I am not one of those lucky people)
Small state-Not many electoral votes
It gets cold, snowy



What do you guys think?

[yellowdogintexas]

1. My sister and her family live there

and it is beautiful
Excellent food
Mark Twain's house

[HockeyMom]

2. from New Yorker

Connecticut beats FLORDIA any day!!!!!

[sadinred]

5. Not Bridgeport, where I lived before leaving for Florida. n/t

[bigwillq]

10. Some parts of Bridgeport are decent

But for the most part-it's CT's armpit.

[madinmaryland]

16. I lived in the north end of B-port

for about a couple of years. Its one of the best areas of bport, but i still hated it. It was the only area we could afford in fairfield county and i worked in lower manhattan.

[bigwillq]

9. Hells yeah!

:hi:

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

38. I hope so...

We're to be moving from Orlando to the Hartford area in about 4 months.

The only thing I like about Florida is the winter weather.

[secedeeconomically]

3. Ann Coulter lives there

[bigwillq]

8. She does?

I didn't know that!

[secedeeconomically]

14. New Canaan

That useless bitch

[sadinred]

4. I-95 through Connecticut is pretty bad!

Martha's home too. Also bad.
But many of my friends are there and family and my little nephew, all good things to me.

I've lived in about 6 places in Ct over the years.

[bigwillq]

6. How could I forget about the traffic--

I drive a lot for my job! And it's right off of I-95!

[JerseygirlCT]

25. The traffic does suck, but if it makes you feel any better

try any large city -- it's so much worse!

I95 is just a pit, though. Sorry you have to deal with it daily.

[cali]

7. Grew up in Fairfield County

and my siblings and parents are still there. Can't say much good about my hometown, and ugh, it's also the Colter's hometown, but I like the Northwest part of the state and the coast near RI.

[Tangledog]

11. My list is something like yours

BEST
Lots of historical sites, both here and in neighboring states
Numerous colleges & universities, also museums, galleries, symphony orchestras here and there
The Connecticut Jazz Festival (saw and heard a bass saxophone this year!)
A lot of variety; compare Fairfield to Windham to Litchfield to the Route 5 rustbelt
If that still ain't enough variety, the 3 neighboring states are also diverse & interesting
Four seasons (at least some years; if we had an autumn this year someone send me a postcard about it); I couldn't live in "endless summer"
The "old Yankee" and Puritan heritages mix with everything since for a certain ambience that I can't quite figure out but find interesting
Some excellent libraries and interlibrary loan resources

WORST
Down in my corner, morans going to the casinos & getting in the way
High cost of living makes it rough for working people and young people trying to get a leg up
Too many Republicans, though admittedly many of them are relatively benign

[HarrietBrown]

12. I agree with your list completely..right down to the casino people

getting in the way, the good libraries, and the old Yankee/Puritan thing. There are a lot of great historical sites--I would particularly call out the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, the Prudence Crandall House in Canterbury, and the Green in Lebanon. I also love Willimantic just for being Willimantic and New London for the cool little shops popping up here and there. I don't like the sprawl and its creep toward the more rural areas or the huge disparities in wealth. CT has a pretty interesting history too--once the most inventive place on earth, given the number of patents that originated here in the 19th century!

[NewJeffCT]

13. Hmm, I agree with some of your choices

Proximately to not just NYC & Boston, but we're also not too far from Cape Cod, Philly & Atlantic City.

The arts scene in places like Hartford & New Haven is a plus for such small cities.

On the plus side, even most of our Republicans aren't the Freeper Far Right types.

On the negative side - we haven't elected a Dem governor in almost 20 years now, despite a large majority in the state.

We have 3 big cities in Hartford, New Haven & Bridgeport that need a lot of help.

[stranger_with_candy]

15. some good choices

worst has to be CT drivers when it snows. they act like they've never seen snow before. One flake and everyone hits the brakes and goes 20mph on the interstate.

[DODI]

18. We don't do well with rain either, drives me crazy.

[JerseygirlCT]

27. Why is that?

Guaranteed traffic jam if it rains -- just b/c people start driving like idiots.

[JerseygirlCT]

26. Oh no -

try living in No. Va and see people who don't know from snow. A few flakes, everyone panics, schools close. Then people abandon their cars on the middle lanes of bridges.

Other than idiots who think their big trucks and SUVs will stop as nicely as they go in bad weather, I think we do pretty well. When it snows, most of the scared little old ladies stay home. Now the rain is another story...

[stranger_with_candy]

28. sounds similar to here...

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

37. Interesting...

People don't drive like that in Maine, unless the road conditions are very bad. Of course, there is more highway traffic in CT than ME.

[Beer Snob-50]

17. your unhealthy obession with

uconn basketball (men and women)!!

[bigwillq]

19. Not me! I hate the Huskies!

Go 'CUSE!!

[Beer Snob-50]

21. my faith in the state has been renewed.

i work with a large ct contingent and they all talk huskie basketball all the f**king time.

[bigwillq]

22. Yes, I am sick of those people

Hate the Husky fans! You would think that basketball was invented here!:eyes:

[CTLawGuy]

41. it was actually invented in Springfield MA

which is effectively part of Connecticut ;)

[jonnyblitz]

20. hmmm, I have heard the clubs in New Haven suck...

I personally don't know, I leave the state when I go out. I guess it depends on what you are used to. :shrug:

[bigwillq]

23. Oh, johnny boy

We can't party as hard as you so some of us are quite content with the nightlife in the Elm City.

New Haven is where I work and not to far from home so it's my hot spot.

Yes, it gets boring at times but it's also what you make of it!:hi:

[Merope215]

39. New Haven clubs...

...not great, not too crappy either. It's an interesting city for its size, and it's got some chill bars and late restaurants, which is more of my thing. You just have to know where to look.

College student here. B-)

[JerseygirlCT]

24. A few

I'm transplanted (you can guess from where) so that of course colors my view.

Best:
Not too crowded yet
Nice burbs -- good places to raise kids
Culture -- theaters and museums are especially prevalent.
Not too big - it's accesible

Worst:
You call those beaches?

[Theres-a]

29. the quiet corner is heaven on earth!

[bigwillq]

30. And where may that be? (nt)

[Theres-a]

31. The northeast corner is very green and peaceful

[bigwillq]

32. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[NewJeffCT]

34. I'm close to the quiet corner

We're a bit northeast of Manchester. Not too quiet, but quieter than my old home of Newington. It's pretty good, but I miss the convenience of Newington.

[Lenape85]

33. Best: scenic beauty

Worst: Nazi driving inspectors

[groton]

35. best Is New London County

okay the best
The History
The SMall towns
The Beach's
The Casino's (yah I know they suck sometime but They are Americas if not the worlds Two Largest Casino's thats something to be Pruld of)
The School's (Were normoly Rated right up there with the best in the nation.

The Worst
the Traffic
The Casino's(They pay CrapWages and bring in Trafic)
The Republicans
The Tax's

[bigwillq]

36. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[CTLawGuy]

40. me

best:
Red sox fans
no tolls
Disney Channel Republicans (most are more liberal than Lieberman)
safe environment
beaches
no more than 2 hours from a border :)
state color is blue
good schools
better drivers than Massholes
Democrats hold almost 2-1 advantage in state house and senate.
Casinos 30 min from my house
UCONN Huskies football/basketball

worst:
Yankees fans
people mistake us for a suburb of NY
not much to do for a young person
Corrupt-icut
can't buy beer after 8pm or on sunday
Michael Ross
Joe Lieberman
Inner city crime
Massholes drive here
Yale (I'm a Dartmouth grad)
rich NYers moved here to avoid taxes

[bigwillq]

42. Hello! Thanks for taking part!

:hi:

You had some good answers.....

For a Red Sox fan!:P

[CTLawGuy]

43. get out of my state!

j/k :)

[fameless]

44. 84.

eighty stupid four.