Vallerina 2 #1 October 24, 2005 It looks like I have an interview there next week Wednesday, so they're flying me in next Tuesday. Is there anyone in that area, or is there anything to do in Hartford?There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #2 October 24, 2005 I'm about an hour and a half from there - I'm not a fan of Hartford. Not much to do there, but since I've only ever driven out that way for my cat rescue stuff or to go to IKEA, I guess I'm not much of a help. Hopefully someone else can pipe in. Its unfortunately a bit far from the coast which is where all my favorite spots in CT are. Good luck with your interview! JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #3 October 24, 2005 An ex coworker of mine (from FF) works there (for the company of same name). I'm sure he and his wife would like someone to play poker with...and you could help convince them that skydivers aren't insane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #4 October 24, 2005 Quoteskydivers aren't insane. But, most are!!! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #5 October 24, 2005 Eh, speak for yourself girl...I'm only insane on rare occasions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingAngel 0 #6 October 24, 2005 I work in East Hartford (5 min from Hartford) and live about 15-20 minutes from Hartford. Unfortunately, there really isn't too much to do here. But somehow I manage to make do and have fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vallerina 2 #7 October 24, 2005 I forgot that you were there!!! You wanna go out for drinks next Tuesday? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mcneill79 0 #8 October 24, 2005 You should look on our trusty dropzone.com map I believe swedishcelt is from there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #9 October 24, 2005 I'm ~45 mins from hartford, but the only thing I do there is drive through every weekend. I'm surprised to hear everyone say theres nothing to do there though. I guess I just assumed it was full of stuff to do. It's full of insurance companies... I just picture them all as party animals there. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vallerina 2 #10 October 24, 2005 Doh! Oops...it's not that I forgot about that..... Quotefull of insurance companies... I just picture them all as party animals there. Of course insurance companies are full of party animals. We take your money, and we don't pay claims!!! If that's not a party, I don't know what is! (Okay, not really, but that's what everyone thinks!)There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weegegirl 2 #11 October 24, 2005 I don't live in CT anymore, but I grew up there. Mostly in Fairfield County, about 45 minutes from Hartford. However I did live in Glastonbury for over a year. Very pretty town close to Hartford. I really enjoyed living up there. Lots of outdoors stuff to do there. And it has that nice New England feel to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #12 October 24, 2005 When are you gonna learn to only send your resumes to places with tunnels!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vallerina 2 #13 October 24, 2005 QuoteWhen are you gonna learn to only send your resumes to places with tunnels! A wind tunnel is being built about two hours from there! (Seriously...NH gets a tunnel, but Chicago doesn't?!?!?)There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #14 October 24, 2005 Quoteabout two hours from there! In 2 hours, I can leave my home, drive to the tunnel here, fly for an hour, and drive back.... (if I drive very very fast! lol)Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites swedishcelt 0 #15 October 24, 2005 Hi!! It's cold as hell but if you need anything let me know!! Pm sent!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #16 October 24, 2005 QuoteHi!! It's cold as hell but if you need anything let me know!! Pm sent!! Guard your beer carefully.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vallerina 2 #17 October 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteHi!! It's cold as hell but if you need anything let me know!! Pm sent!! Guard your beer carefully. Good advice....especially if it's good beer....There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites robr 0 #18 October 25, 2005 QuoteI don't live in CT anymore, but I grew up there. Mostly in Fairfield County, about 45 minutes from Hartford. However I did live in Glastonbury for over a year. Very pretty town close to Hartford. I really enjoyed living up there. Lots of outdoors stuff to do there. And it has that nice New England feel to it. I grew up in Westport and don't really live there anymore either (in college in Boston now), and having driven to and through Hartford a bunch of times, I'd have to agree that there's not that much there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skiskyrock 0 #19 October 25, 2005 Ah Hartford, the filing cabinet of New England. It close to Connecticut Parachutists in Ellington. You can be skiing in Vermont in two hours... other than that it doesn't have much attraction. I lived in Guilford for a few years and drove through Hartford dozens of times... never found a reason to stop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #20 October 25, 2005 I'm also 90 minutes from there and I have to agree with everyone else. One of the most boring cities in the northeast! Forget about skiing in Vermont, the season hasn't started yet. We are in Foliage Season, but you need a sunny day to appreciate it. And sunny days have been very rare this year. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mailin 0 #21 October 25, 2005 I was in Rutland, VT on Sunday - woke up to 4 inches of snow! It was very pretty... Okemo was running its lifts Wish I could ski this season... hell, wish I could do anything close to fun right about now JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #22 October 25, 2005 Snow in Rutland...I didn't know. Jen, how many sunny days have we had since Sept.? I'm guessing maybe 3 or 4. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mailin 0 #23 October 25, 2005 sounds about right... this is the pits JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #24 October 26, 2005 So now Wilma has caused a Nor'easter. We are now getting our asses kicked. More torential rain in the lower elevations, heavy wind gusts, flooding and wet slippery snow in the higher elevations. I left work this evening where it was pouring rain. Drove home...about 23 miles into the mountains and it was snowing like crazy. The wet heavy stuff that breaks the tree limbs and kills the power. Our trees still have leaves on them which makes it worse. All the local rivers, lakes, ponds and streams are way above flood level. This sucks, but not as bad as New Orleans. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ffejdraga 0 #25 October 26, 2005 Yep, All you northeasterners who bitch about the weather, and happen to be skydivers, need to face facts, move to a close distance from Skydive Arizona. you can always get other jobs The weather is sweet here, day after day.... after day after day after day. I am happy to not be suffering in new england anymore. 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Vallerina 2 #7 October 24, 2005 I forgot that you were there!!! You wanna go out for drinks next Tuesday? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #8 October 24, 2005 You should look on our trusty dropzone.com map I believe swedishcelt is from there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #9 October 24, 2005 I'm ~45 mins from hartford, but the only thing I do there is drive through every weekend. I'm surprised to hear everyone say theres nothing to do there though. I guess I just assumed it was full of stuff to do. It's full of insurance companies... I just picture them all as party animals there. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #10 October 24, 2005 Doh! Oops...it's not that I forgot about that..... Quotefull of insurance companies... I just picture them all as party animals there. Of course insurance companies are full of party animals. We take your money, and we don't pay claims!!! If that's not a party, I don't know what is! (Okay, not really, but that's what everyone thinks!)There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #11 October 24, 2005 I don't live in CT anymore, but I grew up there. Mostly in Fairfield County, about 45 minutes from Hartford. However I did live in Glastonbury for over a year. Very pretty town close to Hartford. I really enjoyed living up there. Lots of outdoors stuff to do there. And it has that nice New England feel to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #12 October 24, 2005 When are you gonna learn to only send your resumes to places with tunnels!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #13 October 24, 2005 QuoteWhen are you gonna learn to only send your resumes to places with tunnels! A wind tunnel is being built about two hours from there! (Seriously...NH gets a tunnel, but Chicago doesn't?!?!?)There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #14 October 24, 2005 Quoteabout two hours from there! In 2 hours, I can leave my home, drive to the tunnel here, fly for an hour, and drive back.... (if I drive very very fast! lol)Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #15 October 24, 2005 Hi!! It's cold as hell but if you need anything let me know!! Pm sent!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #16 October 24, 2005 QuoteHi!! It's cold as hell but if you need anything let me know!! Pm sent!! Guard your beer carefully.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #17 October 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteHi!! It's cold as hell but if you need anything let me know!! Pm sent!! Guard your beer carefully. Good advice....especially if it's good beer....There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robr 0 #18 October 25, 2005 QuoteI don't live in CT anymore, but I grew up there. Mostly in Fairfield County, about 45 minutes from Hartford. However I did live in Glastonbury for over a year. Very pretty town close to Hartford. I really enjoyed living up there. Lots of outdoors stuff to do there. And it has that nice New England feel to it. I grew up in Westport and don't really live there anymore either (in college in Boston now), and having driven to and through Hartford a bunch of times, I'd have to agree that there's not that much there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skiskyrock 0 #19 October 25, 2005 Ah Hartford, the filing cabinet of New England. It close to Connecticut Parachutists in Ellington. You can be skiing in Vermont in two hours... other than that it doesn't have much attraction. I lived in Guilford for a few years and drove through Hartford dozens of times... never found a reason to stop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #20 October 25, 2005 I'm also 90 minutes from there and I have to agree with everyone else. One of the most boring cities in the northeast! Forget about skiing in Vermont, the season hasn't started yet. We are in Foliage Season, but you need a sunny day to appreciate it. And sunny days have been very rare this year. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #21 October 25, 2005 I was in Rutland, VT on Sunday - woke up to 4 inches of snow! It was very pretty... Okemo was running its lifts Wish I could ski this season... hell, wish I could do anything close to fun right about now JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #22 October 25, 2005 Snow in Rutland...I didn't know. Jen, how many sunny days have we had since Sept.? I'm guessing maybe 3 or 4. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #23 October 25, 2005 sounds about right... this is the pits JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #24 October 26, 2005 So now Wilma has caused a Nor'easter. We are now getting our asses kicked. More torential rain in the lower elevations, heavy wind gusts, flooding and wet slippery snow in the higher elevations. I left work this evening where it was pouring rain. Drove home...about 23 miles into the mountains and it was snowing like crazy. The wet heavy stuff that breaks the tree limbs and kills the power. Our trees still have leaves on them which makes it worse. All the local rivers, lakes, ponds and streams are way above flood level. This sucks, but not as bad as New Orleans. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ffejdraga 0 #25 October 26, 2005 Yep, All you northeasterners who bitch about the weather, and happen to be skydivers, need to face facts, move to a close distance from Skydive Arizona. you can always get other jobs The weather is sweet here, day after day.... after day after day after day. I am happy to not be suffering in new england anymore. Although I do miss the Jumptowners though... jeff D-16906 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
