Posted: 4/11/2011 3:43:05 AM EDT
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Well, I pulled a job here in naugatuck ct for most of this week...I caught a late flight out of charlotte last night and here I am .
So fellow arf0commers .... What to do what to see ... Added note - I never got groped or a body scan , and it looks as if all my tools made it here... I'll check the inventory list to confirm that someone in the tsa doesn't have sticky fingers (it has happened before) Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I live here. Not much to do.
Some good places to eat: Als Hot Dogs-on S. Main Street Tequila Grill-Church Street Two best Chinese places in town are New China on Church Street or China Town on Rubber Ave. Pizza, youll want Marios on Cherry Street(dont deliver) or Adriannas on Spring St. (will deliver). American Pie on New Haven Rd has good Italian food but I dont like their pizza. Paesanos on Rubber Ave also good Italian. Theres a mediocre Thai place on Church Street and new Vietnamese place on Rubber Ave, although I havent tried the Viet place yet. And youll def have to go to Nardellis for a grinder. Voted #1 in the state and theyve been on the travel channel. Never dissapointed with the food from there. Theyre on Maple St. If youre willing to travel a bit, Crossroad Cantina in Waterbury is pretty good. Plus all the chain places and the mall in Waterbury. Things to do: We have a range, but its only open to the public on the weekends. And they dont have rental guns or targets/ammo. So if youre still here come the weekend, if you actually brought a firearm you can go do that. You can hike the Naugatuck State Forest/High Rock or Hop Brook Lake area. Otherwise you have to travel, Waterbury has 2 movie theaters, pool halls(although most are kinda shitty and ghetto) and the mall. |
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Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile The AR store is Jo-Jo's Gunworks off exit 32 on 84- maybe 20 minutes from naugy. You can find their info on the internet. Small shop but good people- they do tons of custom work in ARs and their real specialty is 1911 platforms. I have a Commander they did for me that is just smooth now- ceracoated olive drab frame, deep blue slide, Wilson combat internals, Kart NM barrel, recheckered front strap, heinie tritiums, agressive grips, etc. Topped off by 3 WC 47D mags now stuffed with WC 200gr XTP rounds. They always have a couple of their 1911s in the showcase. |
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Quoted: Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile the place you past has a decent selection. the store is mostly evil black rifles. friendly knowledgeble staff too. |
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Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile the place you past has a decent selection. the store is mostly evil black rifles. friendly knowledgeble staff too. my mistake, it's called "the arms exchange" .. i"ll have to stop by after work one day and kick some tires.. as i understand it ct has some harsh firearm laws, or at least more then what im use to. if i do find something i like though, i have 3 ffl's on speed dial  .
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If you will be in CT on Friday AM, You are more than welcome to come up to High Rock Shooting Range
I will be there & if you can make it, I will bring some of my toys for you to shoot. PM if intrested & able to make it! |
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If you will be in CT on Friday AM, You are more than welcome to come up to High Rock Shooting Range I will be there & if you can make it, I will bring some of my toys for you to shoot. PM if intrested & able to make it! Thanks for the invite  but my flight home is early afternoon on thursday, out of new haven.
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If you will be in CT on Friday AM, You are more than welcome to come up to High Rock Shooting Range I will be there & if you can make it, I will bring some of my toys for you to shoot. PM if intrested & able to make it! Thanks for the invite but my flight home is early afternoon on thursday, out of new haven.
Hello and welcome to CT. Since you are going to be in New Haven, you should contact one of Toni Walker's constituents, maybe they will take you on a drive-by or something.. 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile the place you past has a decent selection. the store is mostly evil black rifles. friendly knowledgeble staff too. my mistake, it's called "the arms exchange" .. i"ll have to stop by after work one day and kick some tires.. as i understand it ct has some harsh firearm laws, or at least more then what im use to. if i do find something i like though, i have 3 ffl's on speed dial .not harsh, just stupid. we have a few bennies even over states like texas, b ut the overall public attitude is poor.
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Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Whered you end up having lunch? Any of the places I recommended? i went over to Nardellis today for a steak and cheese ... ummm .. cheese steak hogie..i mean sub ..errr... grinder  for lunch today, you should have warned me to get the 1/2 size. well at least i can shower and not have to run back out for dinner. cool little place, with good food...i liked the old school lunch counter style seating as well.
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If you will be in CT on Friday AM, You are more than welcome to come up to High Rock Shooting Range I will be there & if you can make it, I will bring some of my toys for you to shoot. PM if intrested & able to make it! Thanks for the invite but my flight home is early afternoon on thursday, out of new haven.
Hello and welcome to CT. Since you are going to be in New Haven, you should contact one of Toni Walker's constituents, maybe they will take you on a drive-by or something..  i have no idea who toni walker is .... sorry
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If you will be in CT on Friday AM, You are more than welcome to come up to High Rock Shooting Range I will be there & if you can make it, I will bring some of my toys for you to shoot. PM if intrested & able to make it! Thanks for the invite but my flight home is early afternoon on thursday, out of new haven.
Hello and welcome to CT. Since you are going to be in New Haven, you should contact one of Toni Walker's constituents, maybe they will take you on a drive-by or something.. i have no idea who toni walker is .... sorry
Sorry about that. I was feeling a little PO'd last night (See this thread) |
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Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Whered you end up having lunch? Any of the places I recommended? i went over to Nardellis today for a steak and cheese ... ummm .. cheese steak hogie..i mean sub ..errr... grinder for lunch today, you should have warned me to get the 1/2 size. well at least i can shower and not have to run back out for dinner. cool little place, with good food...i liked the old school lunch counter style seating as well.
LOL yea shoulda mentioned unless youre a big eater or super hungry to get the half. Their sandwiches are huge. But not a thing on their menu isnt good. Ive had almost everything. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Whered you end up having lunch? Any of the places I recommended? i went over to Nardellis today for a steak and cheese ... ummm .. cheese steak hogie..i mean sub ..errr... grinder for lunch today, you should have warned me to get the 1/2 size. well at least i can shower and not have to run back out for dinner. cool little place, with good food...i liked the old school lunch counter style seating as well.Ah, you've been to CT more than once!  And yea, a whole grinder from one of the old-line local italian joints would feed me and my wife lunch and dinner for two and a half days back in the poor days. |
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Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Whered you end up having lunch? Any of the places I recommended? i went over to Nardellis today for a steak and cheese ... ummm .. cheese steak hogie..i mean sub ..errr... grinder for lunch today, you should have warned me to get the 1/2 size. well at least i can shower and not have to run back out for dinner. cool little place, with good food...i liked the old school lunch counter style seating as well.
LOL yea shoulda mentioned unless youre a big eater or super hungry to get the half. Their sandwiches are huge. But not a thing on their menu isnt good. Ive had almost everything. i was standing there, and the guy behind the counter asked what i wanted ... i'm sure he was going to ask me next to stop drooling on the floor ... it was a hard choice, lots of stuff look good, i just could'nt make up my mind. the meatball parm looked tasty, i might hit it again tomorrow. as an added note - when you say huge, what you realy mean to say is a 3 lb sandwich .... damm .... i could by 3 of those things and feed a whole crew of roughneck oil rig workers
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Thanks for the local info ... I think I passed a gunshop on the way to lunch called "the arms locker" I believe it was on rubber st Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Whered you end up having lunch? Any of the places I recommended? i went over to Nardellis today for a steak and cheese ... ummm .. cheese steak hogie..i mean sub ..errr... grinder for lunch today, you should have warned me to get the 1/2 size. well at least i can shower and not have to run back out for dinner. cool little place, with good food...i liked the old school lunch counter style seating as well.
Ah, you've been to CT more than once! And yea, a whole grinder from one of the old-line local italian joints would feed me and my wife lunch and dinner for two and a half days back in the poor days. actualy .... more then you know I was born and raised in MA, moved with a job transfer back in 92. i was dating a girl from bedford NH when i was @ UNH, she got accecpted to UCONN in hartford the following year, so every other week or so i was down there.
my current job keeps me bouncing all over the place, i have a house and wife in NC and it's a great place to visit .... i live in hotels 
the hoggie/sub/grinder - steak and cheese/cheese steak thing was a personal joke, a few weeks ago i was in PA, and got the  look and was told "you ain't from around here are ya" when i called it anything but a hoggie.
my wife is a GA girl, and she "fixes" everything ... she "fixes" me coffee, she will "fix" you dinner ... hell when i first moved south when someone said that they would "fix" me coffee, i thought she needed to fix the coffee maker ... then again, the first time someone offered me grits, i said "sure, i like trying new things, throw a couple on the plate" when my order came to the table, i was wondering why people in the south eat wallpaper paste .... after being in the south since 92ish, dating my wife for 5 years, and being married for the same, her family still refers to me as " that damm yankee" .... but then again, if it pisses them off, so much the better 
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Make sure to enjoy the pizza while you are here. It is the best in the nation, hands down. Those who know, know. Those who don't are missing out yep, i had a garlic and broc last night ... not bad but NY has you beat i think  Nope. everybody thinks that they have the best pie ...... i'll have to admit, i like the wife's best 
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Make sure to enjoy the pizza while you are here. It is the best in the nation, hands down. Those who know, know. Those who don't are missing out yep, i had a garlic and broc last night ... not bad but NY has you beat i think Nope. everybody thinks that they have the best pie ...... i'll have to admit, i like the wife's best
Naugatuck pizza is NOT New Haven pizza. Go to wooster street and eat real pizza that's been voted best in the country numerous times. |
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Make sure to enjoy the pizza while you are here. It is the best in the nation, hands down. Those who know, know. Those who don't are missing out yep, i had a garlic and broc last night ... not bad but NY has you beat i think Nope. everybody thinks that they have the best pie ...... i'll have to admit, i like the wife's best
Naugatuck pizza is NOT New Haven pizza. Go to wooster street and eat real pizza that's been voted best in the country numerous times. let me see what take out menues i have ... i think it was from either - louie's pizza house or amalfi's. i'm working in naugatuck, the hotel is in waterbury i believe. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Make sure to enjoy the pizza while you are here. It is the best in the nation, hands down. Those who know, know. Those who don't are missing out yep, i had a garlic and broc last night ... not bad but NY has you beat i think Nope. everybody thinks that they have the best pie ...... i'll have to admit, i like the wife's best Naugatuck pizza is NOT New Haven pizza. Go to wooster street and eat real pizza that's been voted best in the country numerous times. let me see what take out menues i have ... i think it was from either - louie's pizza house or amalfi's. i'm working in naugatuck, the hotel is in waterbury i believe. Oh, you must be an exterminator! How do you like CT's sinkhole? Timex museum is supposed to be neat if you have the time btw. |
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Make sure to enjoy the pizza while you are here. It is the best in the nation, hands down. Those who know, know. Those who don't are missing out yep, i had a garlic and broc last night ... not bad but NY has you beat I think Nope. everybody thinks that they have the best pie ...... I'll have to admit, i like the wife's best
Naugatuck pizza is NOT New Haven pizza. Go to Wooster street and eat real pizza that's been voted best in the country numerous times. let me see what take out menu's I have ... I think it was from either - Louie's pizza house or amalfi's. i'm working in naugatuck, the hotel is in Waterbury i believe. Oh, you must be an exterminator! How do you like CT's sinkhole? Timex museum is supposed to be neat if you have the time btw. nope, I'm out of here tomorrow .... back to gods country I've been busy hitting the job pretty hard, I have my little girls birthday party to get to on sat.
I was scheduled to leave today, but crap happens. I'm not an exterminator .... but I believe that you're insinuating that Waterbury is less then a desirable place to be ? trust me I've been to worse, Camden NJ for example ... east st Louis ... Detroit .. flint ...Trenton...Philly....Atlanta....Kansas city ... little rock....any place out side the tourist areas of Mexico....the full list will take awhile to type... I do mechanical integrity / NDT inspections / failure analysis and engineering... it keeps me busy. last year I spent about 200 nights in a hotel, both inside and outside of the country .... but hell it pays the bills right .. actually it's not a bad gig at all, the travel will get to you every once and awhile though, and it only works with a strong,independent minded, and faithful wife back at the house.
anyhow folks, thanks for all the info, I'll hit ya up again if I get back this way. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Make sure to enjoy the pizza while you are here. It is the best in the nation, hands down. Those who know, know. Those who don't are missing out yep, i had a garlic and broc last night ... not bad but NY has you beat I think Nope. everybody thinks that they have the best pie ...... I'll have to admit, i like the wife's best Naugatuck pizza is NOT New Haven pizza. Go to Wooster street and eat real pizza that's been voted best in the country numerous times. let me see what take out menu's I have ... I think it was from either - Louie's pizza house or amalfi's. i'm working in naugatuck, the hotel is in Waterbury i believe. Oh, you must be an exterminator! How do you like CT's sinkhole? Timex museum is supposed to be neat if you have the time btw. nope, I'm out of here tomorrow .... back to gods country I've been busy hitting the job pretty hard, I have my little girls birthday party to get to on sat.I was scheduled to leave today, but crap happens. I'm not an exterminator .... but I believe that you're insinuating that Waterbury is less then a desirable place to be ? trust me I've been to worse, Camden NJ for example ... east st Louis ... Detroit .. flint ...Trenton...Philly....Atlanta....Kansas city ... little rock....any place out side the tourist areas of Mexico....the full list will take awhile to type... I do mechanical integrity / NDT inspections / failure analysis and engineering... it keeps me busy. last year I spent about 200 nights in a hotel, both inside and outside of the country .... but hell it pays the bills right .. actually it's not a bad gig at all, the travel will get to you every once and awhile though, and it only works with a strong,independent minded, and faithful wife back at the house. anyhow folks, thanks for all the info, I'll hit ya up again if I get back this way. If you get paid to analyze failures, you can make it rich in CT Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your time with your family. Hard work pays off, but you knew that already |