NFT: Recently moved to Ridgefield, CT

which is south of you. My friend lives in Ridgefield.
Its nice up there.

It's probably 35 min from Ridgefield with no traffic.

but you'll probably be traveling out of town to do things.

theres some bars though.

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In comment 15379545 JonC said:

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LOL...nothing bad to say about LI, but not commuting daily tends to change one's outlook and broaden horizons!

that boarders Ridgefield to the West in NY. We goto Ridgefield all the time, you are going to love it there. You may be seing some Pat's fans around but I'll tell you there are tons of Giants in the area.

Not that long ago, on Sunday mornings we would hand around a deli in CR. All the Giant fans comming from Ridgefield to the Game would stop in and get what they needed for tailgating. I would put a sign on my car that said I Need Tickes. I went to quite a few Giant games that way. 2x they were given to me for free. I love Giant fans..

always a good spot to catch a game. Not familiar with much else outside of Fairfield and Stamford. Stamford is really fun but a bit younger. Brickhouse was my favorite bar to watch games in my 20's.

In comment 15379558 RobCrossRiver56 said:

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that boarders Ridgefield to the West in NY. We goto Ridgefield all the time, you are going to love it there. You may be seing some Pat's fans around but I'll tell you there are tons of Giants in the area. Not that long ago, on Sunday mornings we would hand around a deli in CR. All the Giant fans comming from Ridgefield to the Game would stop in and get what they needed for tailgating. I would put a sign on my car that said I Need Tickes. I went to quite a few Giant games that way. 2x they were given to me for free. I love Giant fans..

That's awesome! Cameron's Deli on Rte 35?

prepare to be taxed to hell lol

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prepare to be taxed to hell lol

Coming from NY, everywhere else is tax heaven

In comment 15379605 Platos said:

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prepare to be taxed to hell lol

Man you aren't kidding, my mortgage shot up after a year because my town imposed a huge tax hike. The only plus for me (besides getting Giants, Yankees and Knicks locally) is no stupid car tax and annual inspection along with the idiotic stickers. F you VA.

In comment 15379621 Joey in VA said:

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In comment 15379605 Platos said: Quote: prepare to be taxed to hell lol Man you aren't kidding, my mortgage shot up after a year because my town imposed a huge tax hike. The only plus for me (besides getting Giants, Yankees and Knicks locally) is no stupid car tax and annual inspection along with the idiotic stickers. F you VA.

Joey in CT?

(:-)

In comment 15379615 lawguy9801 said:

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In comment 15379605 Platos said: Quote: prepare to be taxed to hell lol Coming from NY, everywhere else is tax heaven

Except New Nersey. Nobody pays more taxes of all kind than Jersey Residents.

In comment 15379639 M.S. said:

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In comment 15379621 Joey in VA said: Quote: In comment 15379605 Platos said: Quote: prepare to be taxed to hell lol Man you aren't kidding, my mortgage shot up after a year because my town imposed a huge tax hike. The only plus for me (besides getting Giants, Yankees and Knicks locally) is no stupid car tax and annual inspection along with the idiotic stickers. F you VA. Joey in CT? (:-)

As of June 2019 yes! I decided that warm weather, outrageous home prices, urban sprawl and mind numbing traffic were not enough anymore. I have a house in East Hampton, that would go for 2-3x what I paid here, I can walk to get most things and everyone is pretty friendly. It's a much slower pace of life, it's really refreshing actually.

Grew up on LI, leaving was the best thing I ever did.

In comment 15379592 lawguy9801 said:

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In comment 15379558 RobCrossRiver56 said: Quote: that boarders Ridgefield to the West in NY. We goto Ridgefield all the time, you are going to love it there. You may be seing some Pat's fans around but I'll tell you there are tons of Giants in the area. Not that long ago, on Sunday mornings we would hand around a deli in CR. All the Giant fans comming from Ridgefield to the Game would stop in and get what they needed for tailgating. I would put a sign on my car that said I Need Tickes. I went to quite a few Giant games that way. 2x they were given to me for free. I love Giant fans.. That's awesome! Cameron's Deli on Rte 35?

Great guess, that's it !

probably a pain to go 95 side for you but that’s where you’ll find a ton of good bars and restaurants. I haven’t been to Danbury in a while but you’ll find plenty of sports bars there.

But I just recently moved to New Fairfield. I usually watch the games at Cover2 in Newtown, but there are a number of good places around to catch games.

The Red Rooster in Ridgefield is a good place to catch Giants games, they have a pretty big bar, decent beer selection and a few TVs. I'll meet up with you for a game there sometime this season if you want. Hell we should make a CT Giants game day at one of these places.

In comment 15379552 lawguy9801 said:

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In comment 15379545 JonC said: Quote: ? LOL...nothing bad to say about LI, but not commuting daily tends to change one's outlook and broaden horizons!

We decided to give NJ a shot, bought a house here a year ago. So far my company is standing behind the flexible WFH policy and our HQ is only 30 minutes drive from home, so I'm not stuck/required to commute to Manhattan. We miss NY, mostly the people, but it's a short drive to do something about it. A bit more bang for the buck here, especially over Westchester County. NJ people are definitely different than NY people!

In comment 15380092 JonC said:

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In comment 15379552 lawguy9801 said: Quote: In comment 15379545 JonC said: Quote: ? LOL...nothing bad to say about LI, but not commuting daily tends to change one's outlook and broaden horizons! We decided to give NJ a shot, bought a house here a year ago. So far my company is standing behind the flexible WFH policy and our HQ is only 30 minutes drive from home, so I'm not stuck/required to commute to Manhattan. We miss NY, mostly the people, but it's a short drive to do something about it. A bit more bang for the buck here, especially over Westchester County. NJ people are definitely different than NY people!

Welcome to the dark side. Or is it the bright side...either way... welcome.

It's definitely an easier daily existence living in NJ. Largest pet peeve is no FiOS in our neighborhood and no plan for it to be delivered, so I'm trapped with Optimum for now. And, it's damned difficult to grow a quality new lawn in this subdivision, for some reason. Food is hit or miss, especially pizza!

In comment 15379928 Johnny5 said:

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But I just recently moved to New Fairfield. I usually watch the games at Cover2 in Newtown, but there are a number of good places around to catch games. The Red Rooster in Ridgefield is a good place to catch Giants games, they have a pretty big bar, decent beer selection and a few TVs. I'll meet up with you for a game there sometime this season if you want. Hell we should make a CT Giants game day at one of these places.

Thanks - once the kids' sports schedule clear out on Sundays!