ajpiko
ajpiko t1_jcm13nx wrote
Reply to Stamford OKs $25,000 federal arts grant for new mural — but it can't be 'divisive' or 'controversial' by Pinkumb
Damn there goes the "jews bad" idea
ajpiko t1_jc853b5 wrote
Reply to comment by sandalguy89 in Nice restaurants in Stamford to get gift card? by DSammy93
Yeah plus they make you build your own plates so it feels like you're being nickle and dimed. Don't tell me I'm paying $30 for french fries, lol
ajpiko t1_jc6xmxs wrote
Reply to comment by stalematehypothesis in Nice restaurants in Stamford to get gift card? by DSammy93
In the sense that it overcharged me for food.
Why are people so defensive about it? It's just not a great restaurant and not worth what they charge.
ajpiko t1_jc4xqqz wrote
Are they real foodies?
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If they really like good food and nice restaurants then they probably won't like Prime. You have to leave Stamford. NYC, Norwalk, Darien, Westport, all have options. And if you're willing to drive there are some real gems in CT (Chamard Vineyards, Aresula Farms)
If going to nice restaurants isn't something they do a lot, then they will probably like Prime.
ajpiko t1_j6g75nm wrote
Reply to Luxury Apartments in Stamford by manudevil7
Would NOT drive to the city, train is soooo much better.
ajpiko t1_j2e7thp wrote
Reply to comment by moneynerd in Family friendly, walkable town with good doctors? by moneynerd
right so "good school" towns in connecticut are usually going to be super white, so much so that people often say ones just a dogwhistle for the other. stereotypes, i leave the details to your research.
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walking to kids activities in the suburbs of connecticut, just my gut reaction, 1000% unreasonable expectation for ct suburbs. like i'm thinking of all the sports fields, schools, libraries, farms, nature stuff. its all a drive. kids all have to drive. kids drive each other, like everyone has a car by the youngest age possible. it would have to be a city. (so, stamford, norwalk, new haven)
ajpiko t1_j2e5ghe wrote
Reply to comment by moneynerd in Family friendly, walkable town with good doctors? by moneynerd
okay so, you're more or less limited to looking at places directly downtown if you want walkeability in connecticut.
you might simply investigate every town on the new haven train line. there's a train branch off norwalk, the danbury line, those stops will have good schools but they might not be walkeable/have really small downtowns, if at all. edit: i would ignore the waterbury line.
you might try fairfield, if the downtown/denser area likely has everything you need, it has good schools. don't know if it's pro or con for you, but it is relatively lily white, and has a sort of high-brow attitude that can intimidate people. $1m is kinda low. 1.5 hours by train to nyc. has a beach!
i love stamford, and consider it my home (but i technically grew up in wilton). stamford is relatively high on us diversity ranking (might be important to you), it is also extremely high on us safety ranking! (top 15 last time i checked). its a city though so it has same characteristics of other city public school systems, some people refuse and go to private, others work to get into the really good magnets. also has a beach!
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edit: am going to add that i said fairfield because i think it has the biggest downtown area (of a non-city) compared to say, westport, or darien. westport has a decent downtown too. those are good school towns. westport is a little haughty jewish (sorry jewish friends, its true) and darien is just full stop "we pull over all cheap looking cars". norwalk is great but again, might be testing your limit for schools.
you could be more specific about walkeability, it might help. is it like, kids need to walk to school? you need to walk to doctor? or you just want to be abel to go to a cafe/gym/grocery without driving? or is everyone walking everywhere?
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edit 2: i mean really you might consider new haven, but like we might as well just call it yale. not sure about schools, but the university area obviously is really walkable, and it has the resources of yale medical school, plus all the businesses that cater to yale students. historically the tension was always like yale vs the town and that (at least in the past) meant white vs black.
ajpiko t1_j2dootb wrote
anywhere down the new haven line and you should be fine for 2 hours. walkable, you need a city, eh? suburbs arent walkable, especially during winter
ajpiko t1_j25lqlr wrote
Reply to comment by Skinsfan_IN_CT in Berlin Turnpike Citgo's disgusting fridge by lowlife9
whooo seriously tell us please
ajpiko t1_j1zt94q wrote
Reply to comment by PikaChooChee in Expat family moving to Stamford, CT by martinisk
riiiiiiight it totally has nothing to do with the schools
ajpiko t1_j1zh79x wrote
Reply to comment by martinisk in Expat family moving to Stamford, CT by martinisk
/r/stamford getting super mad at my shade at the schools but it's true, it's just the houses there are beyond expensive
ajpiko t1_j1yth84 wrote
Reply to Expat family moving to Stamford, CT by martinisk
> (I consider anything up to 30min as walking distance).
in winter???
> - any preferable district I should be looking for to get the good school?
thats why most ppl move to a suburb town on the same train line, but nnot stamford
ajpiko t1_izti66d wrote
There's great online resources for this tho
ajpiko t1_itd2k97 wrote
Reply to comment by HappyLittleRadishes in Active Shooter Reported at Multiple Locations by teabaggedyourdrumset
Uhhhh Jones has a lot of followers and they've done really fucked up shit before.
ajpiko t1_itd10g0 wrote
Reply to comment by HappyLittleRadishes in Active Shooter Reported at Multiple Locations by teabaggedyourdrumset
i honestly can't tell if you're joking.
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the whole point of the lawsuit was that lots of people were stalking, harassing, and threatening sandy hook victims based on his comments. he was making $50M annually w/ infowars off those same people. He has/had a huge audience of people willing to do terrible shit.
ajpiko t1_it9zypy wrote
Reply to comment by pr1ap15m in Active Shooter Reported at Multiple Locations by teabaggedyourdrumset
I kinda just hope he fucks up and ends.up somewhere in public in connecticut
ajpiko t1_it99x3n wrote
Reply to comment by TheRealBaseborn in Active Shooter Reported at Multiple Locations by teabaggedyourdrumset
could be anger at alex jones verdict
ajpiko t1_jdhqho0 wrote
Reply to I Don’t F*ck With Yalies Because They Leave by jlevnhv
I don't fuck with yalies cause they're a bunch of fucking weirdos