Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

handsonabirdbody t1_je5r03b wrote

Thanks for posting these, definitely on my list to read today. I’ve worked in a nursing home for over three years and did a few years of non medical home care before that so I’ve seen different sides of the same issues. Nice to see more attention being brought to this.

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GoobyGrapes t1_je5qof9 wrote

I didn't have a front plate for 12 years and never had an issue. The day before my son was going to take his driver's license test with my car, I found out there can be no missing plates (among other things) or that car could not be used in the test. I had to rush to the DMV to re-register my car and they gave me two new plates. I miss my old one.

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B6304T4 t1_je5pw9t wrote

I've never had an issue with no front plate. I won't take delivery of a new car if they drill holes in the front bumper. Buddy of mine hasnt had one for 10 years and he's gotten one ticket by a state cop up on uconn Storrs campus. Pretty sure he just paid it and never fixed it. Like many motor vehicle infractions in ct it's just pay to play. Like with tints for example, it's cheaper to pay the ticket than it is to remove the tints. And it's easier to pay the ticket than to take the time off of work to remove it and go to the dmv for proof to get the ticket dropped.

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mdfromct t1_je5mj0n wrote

I’m wondering if you download the app will it let you see your bills? If not, call Eversource and ask for paper statements until they’re able to put your bills on the website.

Changing providers will reduce your bill a lot!!! Good move. Rates change twice a year with Eversource. January 1st and July 1st. The new supplier will be on your bill, along with the date the supplier stop providing your electricity. If by chance you don’t change suppliers before the date, call Eversource and switch back to them while you decide who to switch to next. They’ll switch you within 3 days. It’s important to know because once your low rate ends with your new supplier, it increases significantly when it expires. They will email you and send a letter before the rate expires so it’ll be hard to miss, especially with it also listed on your bill. Early cancellation fees are illegal in CT. If you see a better deal-switch again.

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mkt853 t1_je5k4wm wrote

It's expensive as hell, but I don't know if I'd call it a scam. Those poor bastards in Texas a couple years back that got a $17,000 electricity bill during a snowstorm... now that seems more like a scam than anything Eversource does to us.

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