ericfromct

ericfromct t1_j6pcy9q wrote

Reply to comment by BenjTheMaestro in In Need of a Friend.. by ccorbs89

I lived in North Jersey, Bloomfield, Montclair, West Paterson (and woodland park, I was there when they changed the name), and Paterson. I miss NJ and my friends so much. Been so hard since I moved back here

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ericfromct t1_j6o33mj wrote

Reply to comment by AndWeMay in In Need of a Friend.. by ccorbs89

Totally sympathize with you both, I'm from CT but left when I was 18 and came back when I was like 26. All my friends are in NJ and my best friend who was like my brother that was actually here died when I moved back. Seems like most everyone really solidifies friendships and a lot of people pick their (at least first) partner during that period, so moving alone to a totally new area far from where your from can really be a lonely experience.

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ericfromct t1_j204wgc wrote

Reply to comment by CompasslessPigeon in New Connecticut laws for 2023: new truck tax, a pay raise for legislators and bottle deposit expansion by tottergeek

I, and plenty other people have. Just because it's not an inconvenience for you doesn't mean it's not incredibly inconvenient for others. And it's most inconvenient for the people who actually need the money back the most, the people who have to work two jobs to survive. I saw above about people not having to load them one by one, I live right next to New Haven and everywhere here you have to wait for a machine then load them into antiquated machines one by one. More time than it's worth for a lot of people so it's going to be interesting to see how much less bottles are actually getting bought when it costs 4x as much for the redemption fee and they haven't improved infrastructure for it.

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