Agreed.. doesn’t warrant public shaming when for all u know they may have really had to use facilities and parking was the least of their concern. This ranks pretty damn low in terms of dumb shit in my humble opinion there’s plenty of truly awful shit going on in this country… let the vitriol begin!

I’m not sure if you guys are talking about the same river as me but maybe 1 or 2 people drown on average in a year. I’ve lived on the river my entire life and for such a narrow river it’s quite popular, lots of boat traffic (many very inexperienced operators) tons of great anchorages, many sandbars filled all summer long with people swimming (most people 3 sheets)… so yeah not seeing the danger here people! Do it at slack tide out of the way of boat traffic and with a buddy. I’ve heard more people drowning at bantam and candle wood lake tbh.

This like new super safe society is like really depressing. I’m truly sorry for all the poor kids who had helicopter parents growing up and are now afraid of everything. I think back to things my friends and I got into as a kid and it seems like a totally different world!

lol why not though?

yes there are times and areas where the river can be risky but this isn’t sorcery.. it happens where depth changes rapidly and especially during peak tide flow hours but every river has these natural features. I wouldn’t say that the CT river is unsafe at all if you use common sense and educate yourself on what areas and times to avoid. The CT rriver is quite small but also can very greatly (width wise) so if you want to give it a test run on a narrower spot - try Glastonbury/Portland/Chester - actually i can think of a pretty narrow spot in most towns so that was a pointless statement. Sorry. OBVIOUSLY I WOULDNT RECCOMEND DOING THIS IN WINTER & go with a buddy if possible. Have fun

And yet this state still builds power infrastructure above ground. Could have had this solved if the investment was made after that October storm maybe 10 yrs ago that had a lot of the state out for a week plus and then sand I believe the very next year for another 5-10 days in most spots.

Hmmm maybe some of the BILLIONS being sent overseas to help with border security in countries that have great records on corruption. Or even some of the millions to study how long it takes to whack off a horse in Turkmenistan. Or any of the other nonsense that none of these jokers that supposedly represent us have any idea wtf they even voting on… seriously fuck my political views and yours. That’s just plain wrong. 1.7 T

1,700,000,000,000!!!!!!!! What is going on???