I was in Hartford all last week. It sucks. I had already heard this from a few people, but in order to cast judgment myself, I really had to experience it. Here is my complaint list with Hartford:
- CVS closes at 7:00pm
-There is construction on virtually every single street. Driving downtown is like going through an obstacle course of pot holes and jersey barriers. And if there isn’t any construction there is just arbitrarily placed orange cones everywhere, making it impossible to park legally.
-The only concert that is coming to Hartford is Miley Cyrus and it’s sold out.
-The Burger King does not have a dollar menu.
- Every 90 seconds you hear a chorus of 100 sirens coming from all directions. I’m beginning to think that the firetruck and ambulance drivers get bored so they drive in circles around the city. Kind of like an emergency roller derby.
-I searched google maps to find a bookstore to buy Huck Finn(written in Hartford). Three bookstores came up in the downtown area. One was closed (closes at 430pm during the week). One was no longer a bookstore but a Money Order/ Off-Track Betting Station(which was also closed). And the last one had been completely demolished(It was literally an empty lot with a sign attached to a wooden stick that said “For Rent- 203-384-3294”,).
- A glass of milk at the hotel bar was $4.
- I went to get my photo taken for a passport application. I tried CVS, a camera store, and the post office. At all 3 locations(no joking), I was told the exact same thing, “Our camera is down.” What the hell does that mean,’ down’? Does that mean they have to wait for a technician to come in to bring it up? It’s a tiny single function digital camera, not a space shuttle. Finally the post office clerk told me that a nearby P.O. had a working camera. “It bout halfamile downda road.” I mapped it out afterwards. It was 2.6 miles away. :-)
-But most irritating of all: Everyone in downtown Hartford walks around like they have nothing to do. There is no immediacy in their stride. When you go to New York or Boston, everyone has firm intentions on their face and are focused on getting from A to B. Hartfordians have no agenda. They just mull around like mindless vegetables in a stew of stagnant capitalism.
Now I do realize that perhaps there are nicer facets to this old New England town. After all, we did film at two beautiful locations: The Mark Twain House, and the Old Statehouse. And the restaurants that we ate at were fairly good. (Trumbull Kitchen - Excellent Menu) However, I must say my position towards the city as a whole remains to be quite negative.
Here are some pics of the Old Statehouse:
House Chamber
Original GW Photograph.
Stuffed two-headed cow that was in the statehouse for some reason. I think it was applying for duel citizenship (thats all i got).
That’s all for now.
-Charlie
Haiku of the Day:
Don't hide in the fridge.
Surely you will freeze to death.
Don't call me Shirley.
Yo Mama Joke of the Day:
Yo Mama is so dumb, her IQ is lower than absolute zero.
