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snorkelbagel t1_jdv0h8c wrote

Reply to comment by F__kCustomers in VIDEO: Simsbury streets disturbed by 200-car takeover by coastal_girl14

Dollars to donuts the individuals wanting to “express” themselves are vastly fewer than the participation required to justify the costs of making ATV parks or whatever it is you are suggesting.

There’s already an insane number of dirtbikes / quads ripping by the hospitals in new haven. Even if you added areas for taxpayers to “express themselves”, how would they get there? Would they again use the same roads as cars, minus insurance and vehicle registration, while popping wheelies?

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kimwim43 OP t1_jduyv48 wrote

Reply to comment by SkokieRob in Dumplings. Chinese dumplings. by kimwim43

GIANT HUG!!!

AND I tried to give gold, a medal, or whatever it is these days reddit lets people give, and I don't have anything to give!

So you get a hug. It's the best this old lady can do. Again. sorry you were the wall upon I which I threw my rant. Thank you for the gracious catch.

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kimwim43 OP t1_jduyfj3 wrote

Reply to comment by glacialerratical in Dumplings. Chinese dumplings. by kimwim43

THank you for understanding. Onion allergy is awful, little known about unless you are one of us. one of us. one of us.

I have thought about Chinese caterers, but was hoping a restaurant would be faster, less expensive. Caterer would be last choice.

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kimwim43 OP t1_jduy7rz wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Dumplings. Chinese dumplings. by kimwim43

INGREDIENTS
Filling: (Chicken, Onions, Carrots, Green Onions, Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Sesame Oil, Salt, Garlic, Ginger, WhitePepper). Dough: (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]. Water. Wheat Gluten) Dipping Sauce: (Soy Sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt]. Sugar, rice vinegar, citric acid,natural flavor of capsicum).

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fprintf t1_jduwqcu wrote

Reply to comment by Light_of_the_Star in VIDEO: Simsbury streets disturbed by 200-car takeover by coastal_girl14

I ride off road motorcycles on private property. Believe me when I say it will be impossible to get anywhere to ride in CT for a couple of reasons. First we are fairly densely populated and no one really wants any kind of organized motorized sport anywhere in their town because of the noise and dust. Second, people don't like inviting any kind of motorized enthusiast "element" into their town. We are a rather uppity NIMBY state. Third, CT already has laws in place that exempt property owners from lawsuits for anyone using their private property along established trails, however in the 70s these laws were changed to specifically exclude motorcycles and snowmobiles. I would presume ATVs would now fall into this exception. Finally, can you imagine the scene all the hikers and nature lovers would make? They already think any patch of woodland is theirs and pitch a fit when you try to ride mountain bikes or horses or do anything other than walk. Literally you cannot do anything other than hike and bird watch according to this group, they just don't like human activity.

CT, RI and Delaware are the three states who are exempt from Federal law ensuring there is off-road access and entertainment spaces with federal highway funds. This is why there are trails and other places to do off road motorized recreation in Western Mass, New York, Vermont, New Jersey etc. Everyone who has off-road vehicles in CT has to go on private land or out of state. We are taxed for these vehicles but provided no spaces to use them.... oh, and in one town they tried to prohibit kids from riding quads on their own land.

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fprintf t1_jduvwi1 wrote

Reply to comment by WhittlingDan in VIDEO: Simsbury streets disturbed by 200-car takeover by coastal_girl14

It used to but it has been at least 15 years since the Berlin Turnpike was any kind of cruising/street racing scene because the Berlin/Newington police worked hard to shut it down. Many people started going elsewhere in the nearby towns or on streets alongside the Berlin Tpke until they get chased away. It became somewhat easier to find spots when you could organize via web forums and then more recently with everyone having a smartphone.

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SkokieRob t1_jduurpm wrote

Reply to comment by kimwim43 in Dumplings. Chinese dumplings. by kimwim43

Hey - no worries! I’m sorry your Reddit experience hasn’t been great. It may be that some of your questions are just hard!

I think your question is a good one - I understand your plight but don’t have any other good suggestions.

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F__kCustomers t1_jduum6h wrote

Reply to comment by mpd5281 in VIDEO: Simsbury streets disturbed by 200-car takeover by coastal_girl14

Why is this happening?

  • Because CT is boring. It’s doesn’t want to enhance itself and change to attract youth, brains, and wealth.

Will it keep going?

  • Yes. Dirt bikes and ATV groups will continue. Racing will continue. I plan on getting an ATV myself. The annoyance will continue until CT decides to make tracks for ATV, Dirtbikes, and Cars. They can fit dozens across the state, but refuse. Technically they could section of a portion of a city or town each night and have a regulated racing event. They refuse. Taxpayers are telling you they want a place to express themselves and their vehicles because they pay taxes. This problem could be solved in 6 months, yet the Boomer Brigade refuses.

Why hasn’t this problem been solved?

  • The same reasons grid lock on i95/Merritt has not been solved. The same reason Trucks still find their way on the Merritt - Laziness. This is why I hop Work From Home dismantles this ridiculous tax and spend infrastructure. A death spiral is needed to force Government to be efficient. CT taxes the hell out of everyone and gives it all to pensioners, police, welfare, government programs, and government schmucks that should be replaced by a computer algorithm. The roads are horrible. Use the tax money to make tax payers happy!
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