jstahr63
jstahr63 t1_j8ipdsn wrote
Reply to ROUND 2: Which of these six places would you choose if you were forced to live in one for a year? by lbigz
Who's paying rent?
jstahr63 t1_j660gv3 wrote
Reply to Are there any hats similar to a cowboy hat that I can wear in the northeastern US without looking weird? by Thro-it-a-way
Wear you. I wore a Stetson short-brimmed fedora through most of the 90s. People, mostly my children, joked about my old man hat but it kept my bald head warm.
You're from Texas so I probably don't need to tell you to take it off indoors, especially in theatres.
jstahr63 t1_j1dy5c8 wrote
Not at all. He and Dodd were largely responsible for continuing failed interventionist policies in Central America and the Middle East. People trying to change that focused on Dodd as it was known Lieberman wouldn't budge on the issue.
jstahr63 t1_j0xo9uc wrote
Reply to Heat Pump Cost by raidflex
I had a 28k est. pre-pandemic. Decided to replace the flood damaged oil burner instead at <9k. Might regret that this year.
jstahr63 t1_ixklqi9 wrote
Reply to Commute from CT to Boston. by Lucky-Front7675
West Hartford or New London. Check train schedules.
jstahr63 t1_iujkmmv wrote
Reply to comment by bob-a-fett in Outrageous ideologues running for Board of Education in your town? by Throwaway103122CT
Ah, Danielson. National news.
jstahr63 t1_iui90gl wrote
Reply to comment by Grand_ST in How do you think the 5¢ nip tax is going? Have you seen less of these little bottles all over the place? by MongooseProXC
I've been here 35 years, this is the first I've seen a second run in town after the initial spring sand pickup. Mid-summer IIRC. Perhaps a complaint triggered it but our current officials I can fully imagine saying "oh we'll pick up nips.
Either way, it damn sure won't help our river banks which are even more littered with them.
Funding was released six months ago and again this month (Oct.). Towns have very different ways of dealing with windfalls.
jstahr63 t1_iufdk1f wrote
Reply to How do you think the 5¢ nip tax is going? Have you seen less of these little bottles all over the place? by MongooseProXC
Plainfield has swept the streets twice this year, I assume from the funds distributed. I don't think anyone thought it was going to stop litterbugs, but towns are buying equipment and providing services.
jstahr63 t1_itvn842 wrote
Needed to add:
WCNI
WECS
WNSB
WBRU
And get WHUS working!
(Seriously, I just use TuneIn on my devices.)
jstahr63 t1_itrr0i7 wrote
I had a large sign vandalized on my property - doubt we'll find the culprit. The candidate's face was adorned with- eh you know. He decided to report it, which was fun because he used to be a cop himself. He was going to take it as a loss but returned the next day, his photo removed from the sign leaving only his name and the words Cop, Dad, Veteran. I honestly think it's more effective and folks that saw the vandalism are more apt to vote for him now. Here's hoping, his opponent is one of the hateful eight that posts anti-democracy memes on FB.
jstahr63 t1_ja5kygc wrote
Reply to Decent takeout around Oakdale? by darquid
I'm sad to hear The Plum Tomato went downhill. The Groton Plum was a workplace favorite and never disappointed. That was well over 15 years ago, but still sad.