No worries. I actually prefer to keep to myself.

I got downvoted on another CT post for saying that we aren’t incredibly friendly. Another person was considering a move here and stated that they had small kids and they were hoping they could find other families to befriend etc. I stated that most people here keep to themselves, and social circles are small, so finding friendships might be a challenge. I’m 40 and have friends, but honestly haven’t made a new friend in years. Most of my friends I’ve known almost 20 years now.

I also said that I just vacationed in the south, and everyone there was so friendly and chatty. Small talk everywhere, literally everyone was social. I said I couldn’t wait to get back to CT where I could be ignored again.

I got like six downvotes lol

I grew up in Mystic in the 90s and I don’t think a single one of us ever used a housekey there. Lol

I just saw them too! I brought my 7 year old with me. He was like “mom? Why is everyone screaming?”

Edit to add: my aunt went to a retreat for quitting smoking. It was like a week long thing and they bunked with Jon Knight. They are still in contact. My aunt said he’s very quiet and very sweet.

If you’re interested, look up a DLA 20 on your search engine.

I’m in social work with people diagnosed with significant mental illness. ADLs (activities for daily living) are the things we all should be doing every day- eating, washing, laundry, tidying up your living space. They don’t seem like much, they are usually the first indication of a poor mental state, and as the mental state worsens, they can become huge barriers to other things we need to survive- like employment and housing. If you can’t keep your body clean, you risk losing or not finding employment, isolation from peers that may not want to be around someone that has poor hygiene. If your place is trashed, you risk eviction. If you’re not working, also eviction, lack of transportation, it all piles up. We stress ADLs at my workplace because once those start to slide, it snowballs into a complete loss of control of your life, only worsening mental illness and the effects.

It’s very crucial that if one starts to lack in these areas, that they reach out to a mental health provider or nonprofit agency so that the person may get back on track before it becomes unmanageable.

Agreed. The ensure complete nutrition drinks can be a bit pricey (about ten bucks for six) but they are helpful if you don’t have an appetite or don’t have the energy to cook. I went though a rough time earlier this year and I’d chug one of those bad boys every day. I didn’t sip it, I didn’t savor it, I just chugged to get the nutrition.

Norwich has some cheap rentals, but it’s not ideal for safety. There’s a lot of crime that’s usually drug related. I find that if I mind my business I’m pretty much left alone. As a single woman, I avoid going out when it’s dark, but I have a fire dept directly across the street from me which helps me feel safer since. I also moved into a place right next to a bar, and the bar owner looks out for me. He’ll take my bins to the curb and he cuts my grass. There’s a package store a few buildings down and the owner there keeps an eye out for me too, we had roadwork on my street and construction wanted me to park like two blocks away from my house and walk. The package store owner said I could use his parking lot and he’d walk me to my door. Most of us over here are just honest people that go to work, so I find that nobody is overly friendly, but we look out for one another. As long as you’re not involved in the drug stuff, roaming the streets at night, or flaunting valuables (which judging by what you can afford, you probably aren’t) I find that mostly everyone just keeps to themselves. I have a two bedroom for 795.

I’m a social worker and very knowledgeable about community resources so if you come to this area, message me on Reddit and I can point you in the right direction for energy assistance, renters rebate programs, food stamps and cash assistance programs, state medical insurance, soup kitchens, food pantries and a multitude of other programs for lower income people.

I thought so too!

I turned the porch light on and about 15 mins later I realized it had turned off, I forgot it’s motion sensor/timed (it was recently replaced) So like every 15 mins I go outside and wave my arms around to activate the porch light lol

I was like “if the kids don’t see the light they won’t come to the door!”

Yeah I saw a few little ones while it was still barely light out., probably safer for them while it’s still light, and the whole toddler bedtime thing. When mine were young we’d go out earlier too.

After the little kids passed through it got quiet for a bit, then some of the bigger kids started their rounds

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