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Kitchen-Spray-1984 OP t1_iv2xjc4 wrote

Reply to comment by adultdaycare81 in Relocating to Hartford with kids by Kitchen-Spray-1984

Got it. Yes it is good to have perspective. My current commute is 10mins but most of my coworkers drive 30mins to come to work.

> where very few things go wrong

Like natural events or something else?

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adultdaycare81 t1_iv34zgp wrote

We are like 48th in crime, natural disasters are rare, public services largely work, access to most things/stores are a short drive etc.

Yet people complain viciously. I have been to towns that are literally dying on the vine, without even a strip mall who complain less. Literally people are prouder of living in flat dusty towns in tornado ally.

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Kitchen-Spray-1984 OP t1_iv360k7 wrote

Haha got it. I guess every state has its thing people don't like. I have lived in deep south before where if I post in the city sub there would always be a few people shitting on neighborhoods, asking OP to go back, we don't want you here, etc etc. I am pleasantly surprised by the replies I got so far and it has made me all the more excited about the move!!

One thing we want to do is travel with our kids and looking at the map I see a lot of interesting destinations within a 5hour drive. In my current location I can drive 2 hours in either direction and will hit any mid size city.

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adultdaycare81 t1_iv3785r wrote

Plenty of awesome cities within driving distance. I use Hotel Tonight and do that pretty frequently. Decide on that Thursday where we will go. Could be Burlington VT, Boston, Philly, DC. Then ship out Friday after work.

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Kitchen-Spray-1984 OP t1_iv381qf wrote

Awesome. That sounds fun!! Never heard that site. Is it legit last minute deals or just regular prices masqueraded as deals?

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adultdaycare81 t1_iv39ojv wrote

Used to be true last minute deals. 2018 was great.

Now… ehhh. But they have nice features like being able to search all your favorites for a set date range etc. Several of the other apps have ‘last min” booking ability now

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