You think an 8 year old and a 9 year old (who was riding in the trunk) being driven around by a sixteen year old, after midnight with no adults, is “being kids”?

Kids need some supervision, or this happens.

Not the Mystic Pizza pizza, but Nana’s and Pizzetta are both very good options.

You need to seek out some Jasper Hill, it’s going to blow your mind. Harbison and Winnemere are my two personal favorites but Alpha Tolman may be more up your alley.

I would take Jasper Hill over Cato Corner, but Cato is definitely in the very top tier of CT. I would also include Arethusa and Mystic Cheese in that tier, depending on the style you’re looking for.

Location. It doesn’t make sense looking at a flat map, but if you look at a globe and realize that subs can go under the polar ice cap it becomes much more clear. It’s faster to get a submarine to coastal Russian waters from Groton than from San Diego.

This is a big part of the answer. Maintaining the Thames River with a navigable channel for submarines is the number one priority, as the Groton Sub Base is the single most important sub base in the Navy’s arsenal. That factor throws a major wrench into building a new bridge.

You should do some research on how often the police hit what their aiming for in a shooting situation. It’s a shockingly low percentage.

Just so you know, the Jewish headwear is spelled yarmulke.

This store in particular has a long reputation of ripping off customers who don’t know the value of their guns. I’d recommend working with someone else.

This is the best possible solution. It teaches him to budget for things he needs/wants in life, plus you can still be a “good” mom in your eyes. Still, no shame in putting his money towards the bills if you need the help.

If you haven’t been yet, Rise is my favorite breakfast spot in CT.

Close to 4 hours on the train, each way? That’s a 17 hour workday, twice a week. Hard pass from me.

Depending where in Boston and where in NYC, rush hour could more than double those commute times. This is going to be hell for both of them, the train seems like the most manageable solution (assuming it’s even manageable), and that won’t be cheap.

It’s financed at (ballpark) $150/mo for 20 years, but at a little less than 5% interest I’m actively paying it off more quickly than that.

Those numbers also don’t take into account the payback from Eversource for our over generation, which will offset several months per year entirely.

I hear you. Your opinion may change if they’re still $10k cheaper than the next closest bid (and for better capabilities nonetheless), but in theory I agree with you.

Bought. I don’t think there are a ton of situations where leasing makes more sense than buying.

Tesla. It was cheaper to get a Tesla system including two backup batteries than the next two quotes I got which didn’t even include batteries. I know prices have gone up since I did mine, but get at least a couple quotes.

I also have a Tesla referral code, if you want it just message me. It’s only $300 off, but better than nothing.

I went to solar a year ago. It’s really nice to get a monthly $9 bill from Eversource and then a big check back from them at the end of the year. Absolutely would recommend.

Bears are pretty smart when it comes to getting into things that smell good. Reminds me of the old park ranger story about how there’s a lot of overlap between the dumbest humans and the smartest bears when it comes to “bear proof” trash cans and food storage containers.