I really love this format. You have a really smart guy, Destin, figure some shit out in a smart but rudimentary way, and then the real experts step up and say, "yeah, you're kind of right, but here, let us show you how it's REALLY done" and then go for an insanely detailed behind the scenes look.
That was very, very cool. Considering that just about every car I see on a daily basis is fuel-injected, that is a crazy amount of carburetors moving out of there! I am also amazed that that one dude had been working there 52 years. Wow.
Yeah... I was thinking "holy shit" when the guy said he was working there for 15 years... when he brought up his dad being there for 52, that was next-level "holy shit". It was also fun to see Destin's dad there... "why are you grinning?" "he's gooood". Experience recognizing talent.
You're missing a key part of that... they are proposing $530k in fines for 34 unruly passengers. It's not like a single unruly passenger could get $500k in fines.
I live in CT and grew up here. I've been all over this state and I'm not sure I get what you two are driving at. Regarding this storm, we had worse storms roll through randomly in July. Turned out to be a non event where I am, which I'm totally fine with. I know others weren't so lucky.
Hitting a crew member is $35,000 plus prison time. That is not pocket change for some crass trash whale.
A word to the wise - when you find a new tv show to watch, but think “I probably shouldn’t watch this with the spouse because it’s going to push all kinds buttons”, for god’s sake listen to your instincts. It will spare you them storming out of the room and stomping around the house for an hour grumbling to themselves.
I associate Connecticut with the town I grew up in, which is has been in slow decline since I was a kid. I also think the ROI from the high taxes is pretty poor and the state government has been largely dysfunctional, at least it was when I was there. I also have lived all over the state: my hometown (in Litchfield County), Newington, Storrs (for school) and Stamford. It will always have a special little place in my heart, but I’m not moving back if I can help it.
Living in those places in CT, I can imagine you don't have a very positive view of CT. I never really understood the CT hate. I lived in CT most of my life and I actually think the state is really underrated. Most people want it to be NYC or Boston and it's not, but it's not like there's one major city and nothing else going on. To me, it has the perfect mix of city/rural without either being too overbearing. It has all 4 seasons, the ocean is right there, night life is decent, has a couple good casinos, food scene is above average, there's plenty of attractions to visit. I'd say the biggest drawbacks are taxes and the really shitty parts of the state like the Bridgeport/New Haven/Hartford ghettos.
The food scene may be above average, but the pizza scene is top-tier. New Haven-style is better than any pizza you can find in NYC (or anywhere else) and I will die on that hill. Just look at this: My and my wife’s family all still live in CT, so we go down all the time. I don’t “hate” it at all, I’ve just never regretted moving to MA.
A guy I used to hang out with in highschool would drive from NC to CT and bring back large amounts of hard drugs to sell.
@Fiveslide Those rich housewives and privileged private school kids have to medicate themselves somehow. @Juice I'd 100% agree on the pizza. Nothing beats a Saturday afternoon pizza crawl down in New Haven. Pepe's, Sally's, BAR, Modern, Ernies, Grand, Zuppardi's, Da Legna. Just drowning in carbs, sauce, and coal dust.
My roommate in college was from Waterbury, CT. That place is a shithole. I've never driven over more potholes in my life. However, I have cousins that live in Greenwich, and that place is lovely! I live in PA, about an hour north of Philly. The only good parts of the state are the southeast and west. Everything in between is what I like to call "Pennsyltucky", and while the middle of the state is very beautiful and has some amazing hiking spots, I would never, ever want to live there. I probably wouldn't fit in anyway, since I'm not Amish and have all my teeth.
My dad was originally from Darien and moved to Atlanta in the 1970s, largely because of the high cost of living up there. I have visited a few times and don't think that I would want to live there. I couldn't handle the winters. Plus the people up there don't seem as friendly. My dad moved back up there five years before he passed and complained about how everyone up there keeps to themselves and you just don't see strangers saying hi to each other when they pass each other walking down the street or whatever. I agree about the pizza, though. It's way better than anything you can get in Atlanta.
To me, CT is pretty consistently a place of best kept secrets. Most towns have at least one thing that's known very well by the locals and it's typically really damn great at whatever it is (be it micro brewery, restaurant, park, waterfall, beach, farm, etc). There's a ton of variety across the state because of the coast and inland, the super rich and the very rural. I like being able to have both sides of the coin within an hour and a half drive of wherever I am in the state. I get great hot summers and solid snowy winters--both of which I like. Cost of living is high, but in many ways less than New York or New Jersey, and in some cases Massachusetts as well. My property taxes are a third as much as my dad's were in Northern NJ for a similar house and lot. Regarding the government, it's certainly not without it's drawbacks, but we were also among the first states to hit 80% vaccination rates because of really effective programs to support it and consistent messaging from the start. If my taxes are a bit high, but I'm seeing results like that, then at least I feel like I'm getting my money's worth in some ways. I think CT gets lost because it's like a NE flyover state. People are driving through it to get up into VT/NH or the cape, or back down to get to NYC. When they stop, they hit spots right of the highway with no character, filled with other people mainly passing through.
I’ve seen the Eiffel Tower. I’ve seen a polar bear sleeping on an iceberg. I’ve seen a chipmunk smoking a cigarette. I’ve seen a stripper shoot ping pong balls and smoke rings out of her vag. I’ve seen people dying, and people being born. And now I’ve seen numerous posts defending the wonders of Connecticut. I have truly finally seen it all.