rsjem79

rsjem79 t1_jdtor6y wrote

Reply to comment by SavageWatch in Hurricanes in Whalers Uniform by kulpasp

It took an unbelievably lucky series of events for Hartford to even have an NHL team. The Rangers and Bruins didn’t kill the Whalers, the reality of NHL finances did.

The Hurricanes shouldn’t be wearing Whalers uniforms though.

7

rsjem79 t1_jdcmy9x wrote

Reply to Are we officially done with the snow? by Funny_stuff554

Whenever someone brings this up, I'm reminded of the April Fools Day storm of 1997. The reason I remember it is that it began the night of March 31, and my house in northern Westchester County lost power 5 minutes before the NCAA college basketball championship game was about to start so I listened to the game on my Walkman.

We got a lot of heavy snow and ice in Westchester and along the CT coast, areas more to the north got upwards of 1-2 feet of snow.

So, no, we're not officially done with snow. I won't run the gas out of my snow blower until May.

2

rsjem79 t1_j6hsom1 wrote

Reply to Rent or buy in Fairfield County, CT? by emalways

$550K isn’t going to go very far in Greenwich, Stamford would be a better option but even there the housing market has gone crazy so your budget may not get you much there either.

For reference, my wife and I bought in Stamford in Jan 2019. 3-BR 2.5 bath, 1700 sq feet for 599k. Out neighbors in a very similar home sold their house last summer for over 700K. There were half a dozen offers on the first day it was listed and the buyer paid cash.

3

rsjem79 t1_ivzu2yg wrote

Reply to comment by ovrhere_ in The Election is Over by Emergency-Piano4792

I think it's more about a person's desire to advertise their beliefs.

Anecdotally, at least, the presence of yard signs don't seem to tell you much about how an election is going to go. If it did, Bobby Valentine would be the mayor of Stamford and "Bob and Laura" would have gotten more than 34.9% of the vote here.

5