7 Signs You’ve Lived in Connecticut Way Too Long

Living in Connecticut long enough starts to change the way you see the world. You develop weirdly strong opinions about towns you’ve never even been to memorize Dunkin’ menus like a secret weapon and somehow forget that other states don’t sell nips in the grocery store.

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You start dreaming about Florida (don’t forget the dinosaurs and volleyball-sized bugs) and silently wonder if maybe, just maybe, telling people you’re from New York is easier than explaining Hartford for the hundredth time.

Connecticut has a way of getting under your skin and into your brain. You learn to survive on I-95, The Merritt Parkway, and I-84 by mentally checking out. You know Fairfield County is somehow a different planet to the rest of the state. You laugh, you roll your eyes, and you mutter under your breath as you navigate the quirks of living here. And honestly? That’s when you know—you’ve lived in Connecticut too long.

7 Signs You’ve Lived in Connecticut Way Too Long

Living in Connecticut long enough changes how you see the world. You memorize Dunkin’ menus, have strong opinions about towns you’ve never visited, and forget that other states don’t carry nips in the grocery store. Welcome to life in Connecticut—here are 7 signs you’ve officially lived here too long.

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Honorable Mentions

You know the exact moment the New Haven pizza debate will turn into a fight.
You’ve yelled at someone for driving slow in the left lane…on Route 7.
You know exactly where to get the best fried clams without ever checking Google Maps.
You understand that “it’s only 20 minutes away” is a very relative term.
You instinctively check the weather before committing to any plans within 50 miles.
You’ve perfected the art of silently judging everyone in the grocery store parking lot.
You’ve had a full conversation with someone about traffic cameras…without ever leaving the car.

8 Fun Facts About Danbury Airport

I think there are a handful of places in Danbury that residents are really curious about but never bother to look into, one of those places is the Danbury Airport. We pass it on the way to the mall, or leaving after a day of shopping. We look down on it from Route 7 and wonder about it, but most of us simply don’t know.

Thankfully, we have Mike Allen who made the airport the subject of the most recent episode of “The Place You Live”. On Tuesday (2/1/22), Allen shared his research with us and these are 8 fun facts we learned about Danbury Airport.

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Rich Is Better! Connecticut's 50 Wealthiest Neighborhoods 2024

You might have heard the saying, "I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better." While I've only experienced one side of that equation and it's not the more favorable, I still find the wealth in Connecticut intriguing. If you share my curiosity, you'll be interested to explore the 50 wealthiest neighborhoods in Connecticut. This isn't a general list of towns but a curated selection of the top 50 richest neighborhoods in the Nutmeg State, as identified by Forbes.

Note: This list covers neighborhoods ranked from 10 to 1, plus a few additional ones in the Greater-Danbury area. You can find the full list from 50 to 1 at the bottom of this article.

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In 1970, Two Men Robbed a Danbury Bank + Blew Up the Police Station

The story of the Pardue brothers, their connection to Danbury and what happened in the Hat City in February of 1970 came to us from Mike Allen. Every Tuesday Mike joins the Ethan and Lou Show on I-95 for a feature called "The Place You Live" and this week it was a local story unlike any I'd ever heard.

John Pardue was a 27-year-old man in 1970 who lived in Danbury, his brother James was 23, and living in Lusby, MD. Before the story finds its way to the Hat City, and the brothers rob the Union Savings Bank on Main Street, they had already racked up quite the list of astonishing crimes.

Prior to Danbury, they robbed banks in Lewisboro, NY, Georgetown, CT and Union, MO. They also killed their father, their grandmother, two other men who helped them pull off the robbery in Georgetown, CT and had, at minimum, a role in the death of an innocent Bridgeport man that they stole a car from. John and James Pardue were hardened criminals before their Danbury bank robbery.

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

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