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Forum: USA

Nov 2nd 2008, 9:44 am

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Buying a Cheap Car in Metro Boston

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Posted By JohnCT

Since you live near lots of rich folks there in

Welleslly area I would search Craigslist for Camry from 1997 or '98, run away from the cars that don't appear well cared for cosmetically. Also stick to the rich towns in your area where people make...

Forum: USA

Sep 10th 2008, 10:22 am

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Moving to Portsmouth

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Posted By JohnCT

Portsmouth NH when I was a lad, almost 40 years ago

was a bit of a backwater, a place you paid your motorway toll on the way to skiing in New Hampshire's beautiful White Mountains or Maine's many vacation attractions. The major industry was a large...

Forum: USA

Feb 11th 2007, 1:10 am

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Middlesex County, MA or Bedford, MA

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Posted By JohnCT

Re: Middlesex County, MA or Bedford, MA

"Concord is also a dump to live in apparently"

Bob; If I hit the lottery I would still have trouble affording Concord......:(
I grew up next door in Lexington and there's lots of history there,...

Forum: USA

Jan 26th 2007, 4:50 am

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Connecticut anyone?

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Posted By JohnCT

Re: Connecticut anyone?

A few more New Haven tidbits, once you are at the British Art museum on Chapel Street you are near many interesting restaurants, Ibezia is just across the street, expensive spanish food really nice,...

Forum: USA

Jan 23rd 2007, 7:16 am

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Connecticut anyone?

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Posted By JohnCT

Things not to miss in CT

During the non-winter (april to Nov I think) you can take the short Chester-Hadlyme ferry accrss the CT River to Gillette's castle, wonderful museum/park built by Mr. Gillette who made a fortune...

Forum: USA

Apr 27th 2005, 7:01 pm

Replies: 19

Lawerance, Mass?

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Posted By JohnCT

Re: Lawerance, Mass?

Well it's Lawrence, North of Boston (NB, Boston = $$$ living costs) 30 miles or so, 19th century textile mill town built around the waterpower of the Merrimack River, rather historic from a...

Forum: USA

Mar 19th 2005, 8:00 am

Replies: 23

How did you obtain your first mortgage (especially those in the NY/Westchester area)?

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Posted By JohnCT

Connecticut property taxes.....

Yeah, Bridgeport has high local property taxes, these are calculated on a "mill rate" basis, which is a multiplier of some number of dollars per one thousand dollars of home (and cars too) value and...

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