[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by Connecticut Pam

Connecticut in the springtime is amazingly beautiful

Not this year. Cold and damp.

Or does spring arrive after April?

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by HeadedWest

Not this year. Cold and damp.

Or does spring arrive after April?

Damp, sure, but cold? Where's your cave?

[Tin Knocker]

2) Connecticut was once a powerhouse of industry and that is slowly slipping from our grasps. Around WW 2, CT prospered in making guns and ammo and other defense products.

The biggest issue regarding identity crisis in CT is that a huge chunk of our population is new, maybe 2 generations here at best & most less. CT WAS a largely rural NE state & had a huge gun industry.
Guns and their development/manufacture were & are an important part of our identity from very early on.
the list is impressive, Remington, Winchester, Marlin, Colt, Ruger & a dozen smaller Manufacturers called us home. We lost many of them & it has cost us alot of jobs. My wifes family worked almost exclusively for Remington in Bridgeport. theres alot of folks that almost seem ashamed of it but firearms & CT share an aweful lot of history together. Personally I'm proud of that.
Historically CT is known for gun manufacture & farming.300+ years in those industries IMO outweighs things like insurance & other newer things that come & go at the drop of a hat. Those two things helped us to win the revolution in the first place.

Fla dont hold a candle to CT.

I like the weather here, if anything its too warm now. When I move, & I will, not because I dont love my state, but because I dont love what its becoming, I'm going north not south.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Damp, sure, but cold? Where's your cave?

Not everyone is inside all day for their work.

So far, I think it's been a cold Spring. Couple warm spots here and there, but over all "more cold" then normal IMO.

[GregW]

I loved living in CT (near Storrs) but I could not afford to stay as inflation in the '70's ran my COL out of sight. I am now in southern NH and the COL is still out of sight.

BTW - CT still makes weapons like submarines, helicopters and aircraft engines. The state would do well to diversify into more manufacturing areas. Modern machine tools require skilled programers more than machine feeders and those people cost just about as much in CT as anywhere else.

[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Damp, sure, but cold? Where's your cave?

So you would rate this as a warm spring? My fuel usage tells me that isn't so.

[Tin Knocker]

Originally Posted by JViello

Not everyone is inside all day for their work.

So far, I think it's been a cold Spring. Couple warm spots here and there, but over all "more cold" then normal IMO.

Has been a little on the cool side. I dont mind though. I know it'll be 85 & humid plenty soon.

[andthentherewere3]

My bulbs and flowering shrubs are all blooming later than usual this year, a sign of a cooler spring. But this weekend everything should catch up, I love this weather!

[Rich Lee]

Originally Posted by andthentherewere3

My bulbs and flowering shrubs are all blooming later than usual this year, a sign of a cooler spring. But this weekend everything should catch up, I love this weather!

True, I haven't had my air conditioning on yet (except in the car). That might change today with a forecast of 87º F (30º C).

[Tama]

As a native of the Northeast who came south years ago (and had a major adjustment to make) I enjoyed this thread. Would like to say --aren't we fortunate in this country that we have so many choices in terms of environment? I mean we can have snow, sub-tropical, gulf stream, desert, and more. To each his own.
One thing I will say I learned from my experience is that a lot of it is what you are used to. I loved the four seasons and now I can't imagine going back to them. I hated the heat of the southern summers and now they are a piece of cake. Many people want a change but don't give the new place enough time. The stages of culture shock and weather acclimation take more than a few months to process. But in the end you may find you actually made a good move and have more than what you lost. And you always lose something-that is also a reality-some things have to be lost in order to gain. So no delis and pastrami sandwiches but beautiful tropical weather and an active outdoor lifestyle. Even in summer!
By the way--you may also want to consider the Florida panhandle or Alabama coastal areas for winter excapes. It doesn't get nearly as humid and hot as central Florida, in my opinion. And the beaches are better than the Atlantic coast--calmer, bluer, and more solitude. (Compared to what I remember from the Jersey shore anyway.)