Ex-CTLawyer

@1
It would have to be a virtual pool party.
CT has restrictions on those coming from 22 of the other states.
I will not risk our extended family’s health by bringing in a group with unknown health risks.
@Amil Zola
I am glad you were able to fulfill your original plans for the pool.
We planned a pool when we bought the property more than 30 years ago. 5 years after we moved in and were in the midst of never ending renovations and additions (original house is more than 200 years old) the town put in sanitary sewers. Once we hooked up, the septic tanks and leaching fields could be removed and a large pool installed.
We also live out of doors as much as possible in New England. I have a full outdoor kitchen and a smokehouse for meats and fish, as well as an outdoor pizza oven. We grown and can (or freeze) lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
We went solar for electricity, cutting summer bills from $1200 per month to $10 per month.
This Covid period with all the youngsters in residence has allowed much construction, teaching them homeowner life-skills, they would never learn in Yeshiva or day school. I was very lucky that when i was in Junior High I went to Yeshiva in the morning and public school in the afternoon. Back in our days boys were required to take shop courses, and I learned woodworking, plumbing, drafting and electrical skills that have been in use for more than 50 years.

Small town or country living is not for everyone, but it works for us.

Moderate is a relative term.
I have been a delegate to the Democrat National Convention many times over the years. I am a Biden Delegate to our state convention,
Compared to the other candidate on our ballot August 11…Bernie Sanders, Biden is a moderate.

@commonsaychel
The funds from the CARES ACT received by school districts for COVID-19 related expenses MUST be shared with private/parochial/day schools and K-12 Yeshivas.
Make sure your associated schools have made contact and requested their shares.

In our town, the funds have been shared with 2 Catholic K-8, 1 Catholic High School, 1 Protestant K-12 and a non-demoninational Jewish K-8 day school. The nearest Day schools and Yeshiva High Schools have received funds from their local public Boards of Ed.
This money can be used for masks, cleaning supplies, setting up distance learning (software and equipment, buying separation material (plexiglass dividers) etc.

@syag
Our local health authorities have been telling us that 3 weeks is a more realistic time frame than the previously used 14 days, Especially in the 15-40 year old group. She may have been able to be tested and confirmed earlier but not having a raised temperature, she was not a priority for testing.

She self isolated upon return, her husband has been at his parents and her kids have been with us (and all our other grandchildren) since March 12.

@Ben Levi
Your comment has NOTHING to do t=with this thread’s topic………………
Did you post in the wrong place?
Maybe you should copy and paste and use it to start a new thread about Trump, Blacks and the media

@Haimy
The question of what a reasonable salary for the founder of a frum charitable organization may be absolutely meaningless. Many were founded by volunteers who never drew a salary. You need to ask what the paid executives of the charity are receiving as salary.

BTW>>>
A charity that pays its CEO 100K but only raises 1 Million is paying too much,
but if it pays 100K and raises 10 Million, the salary is a bargain

@Health

“nOmesorah -“He thoroughly answered your question”

He did NOT!
Here it is again -“who ordered The First Combat troops to Nam?!?”
Do you have a problem with English Comprehension?”

You have a problem with honesty. You hadn’t asked that question in the post I answered, n)mesorah validated that I answered your question. nOmesorah has excellent English Comprehension.

I don;t read minds, I can only answer what appears in a post, not in your mind,

@Joseph
I don’t know if my aunt was cogisant of the underlying land lease, as she hadn’t bought the property, her parents did. It was left to a family trust. She occupied it at no cost, only paying expenses. She felt $500 additional land rent on top of common fees was more than it was worth, especially since she could not get a land lease longer than 2 years

@ZSK
again, Overwhelming Majority is NOT the same as ALL

The home and land we own is ours and not a land lease. The house and land we sold was not a land lease. We pay heavy taxes each year on the land and improvements and the family has done so for decades.

Again, usually, does not mean always

Health

BOTH….Johnson and Nixon were in charge during the Viet Nam War. Both were Commander in Chief and ordered combat troops to IndoChina

Nice Try…………………………………………VBG.
Parties change over time. The Dems of the 1850s and 60s were pro Slavery, In 1964 they paased the Civil Rights Act

Before Reagan and the Immoral Majority and phony evangelicals, there were many fine LIBERAL Republicans, such as Rockefeller and Keating.

@Joseph
Pell grants came about in the Higher Education Act of 1972, after the SDS (and similar) sit-ins, takeovers of colleges.
Pell grants are made to students, not the colleges, so it can’t be tied to allowing ROTC on campus. Other forms of Federal Aid and Grants to the institutions have been tied to allowing ROTC on campus, but at a later date than this anti-Viet Nam War unrest (Might have been First Gulf War, but I’m not sure and not interested enough to research it).

@AnomymousJew
It’s been years since Mrs. CTL and I had yeshiva tuition bills for our kids, BUT Mrs. CTL always worked. She was a builder/Realtor/designer for 35 years. Her office was attached to our home (just as I have a professional office attached with a client entrance.
All of our daughters and daughters-in-law work, albeit most in the family law firm
All of our grand children and my siblings’ grandchildren summer here in the compound. Two couples (our children, nieces and nephews and spouses) are in residence each week to lend a hand in supervision.
We’ve done most of the improvements and facilities buildings ourselves over the years, This spring we dug and added a trampoline pit. It is far cheaper than summer camp and much safer on many respects. Great family bonding time as well.

It’s not about how much money you have, but making what money you have go the furthest. We could be house poor in Brooklyn or have a compound in Southern CT for less money. We chose small town living within an easy drive of NYC.

@Health

NO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it is NOT obvious that the OP was specifically talking about Race Riots that followed the assassination of MLK. In fact the OP NEVER used the term Race Riots. He used the term UNREST.

I remember the Watts Riots (saw coverage in LOOK, Life and Time magazines) I attended my first anti-Viet Nam War protest in 1967.

I was at The 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago and experienced the terror of the Riots…Thank you Mayor Daley. Heroes of the Chicago Eight included Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Bobby Seale (also tried in New Haven 1970 Black Panthers).

So, what may be obvious to you is not to me. I had far more political exposure in the 60s than you did (so it appears).

@Health
The OP never mentions the killing of MLK in 1968
There were Race Riots in the 1960s that predated this, such as Watts (LA) 1965.
Race riots didn’t end in 1969.

@Joseph
There is no requirement that she wear a face mask in the compound. It is considered a private residence. Even out of doors people residing in the same household do not require face masks. It is only upon entering private businesses or public buildings or outside when meeting people on the street, trails parks who do not reside in your household that a mask is required.
So, as soon as she gets here and is unpacked (last year’s room and bed await her) she is free to enjoy her summer without a mask. All the joys of camp without the bugs, plus air conditioned comfort, no uniforms, no tipping and no bill for you and Mrs. J.
BTW, we dug a trampoline pit beyond the tennis court as a surprise for our grandchildren and will open it on Sunday July 5th…I think your daughter will love practicing her gymnastic routines on it. Mrs CTL wants to know if you and the rest of the family want to come for a week or two in August. We have acquired the house behind us with its furniture from the neighbor’s estate and won’t start total renovation until October.

We follow the law and Executive orders issued by our Governor in CT. #7TT

At this point a shul can only be at 25% of capacity or a MAXIMUM of 100, whichever number is smaller.
Outside gatherings have a maximum of 150 people.

Our shul has 300 seats, so a maximum of 75 people could be at Yomim Noraim services.
Thus, our BOD met and announced that no tickets will be sold or made available to non-members this year (including relatives of members).
All members must let the shul know by August 13 if they intend to use a ticket/seat this year.
A shul cannot hold additional services in the social hall, Beis Medrash, auditorium, etc. They are considered one place as they attendees may use a common lobby, coat rooms, rest rooms, etc.

If There is proven to be more need by the August reply deadline, the local firehouse closest to the shul has offered their hall at no charge for our use.

We will hold our own services at the CTL compound, setting up outdoors under a canopy with a wooden floor. We expect to be about below the 150 outdoor limit, and can accommodate some of the shul’s overflow if need be. The health department has ruled that we may not use tents with walls as then it would constitute an indoor space with the lower capacity limitations.

Again, all can change as restrictions ease up, but shuls have to make decisions by a date certain. Unlike the articles we read in YWN about shuls and yeahivos ignoring the laws/regulations, we’ll follow them

@som1
Unlike you, I am not glued to my computer all day lurking in the CR. I worked today preparing for a child custody hearing to be held via Zoom tomorrow.

I suggest you google CT Annual Racial Profiling Report and see the results of the 98 municipalities for 2019.

I WON’T identify a specific policy by name, number or statute, because that would help you locate the town I live in. There are 169 towns in CT, you can narrow it down by the fact I have stated over the years that I live in Fairfield County. That is as much personal information that I choose to share.

When you google you will find an interesting article in the CT Post newspaper (covers Bridgeport and area) about the 2019 study and it names municipalities still racial profiling, especially at dusk.

The madness of the 60s slowed down as:
Civil Rights laws started to be enforced
Public School integration (busing) went into effect
Housing discrimination laws were written and enforced
Redlining by banks was stopped
Equal opportunity protection in hiring and college admissions
ERA became part of some state Constitutions (including NY and CT)
Voting age and national drinking age lowered to 18
The Viet Nam War ended in the mid 70s and minorities ceased to be conscripted and used as cannon fodder, while the wealthy such as President Bone Spurs could buy their way out by paying a friendly doctor.

Outside NYC, white flight brought Jews to the suburbs. Unlike the 1920s and 30s, now their money was welcome by home sellers

The protests of the 60s and 70s were not anti-government as they are now. By and large they were anti-war/draft, pro civil and equal rights for females, pro-abortion and birth control. These laws changed and the country moved on. Now the media exposes every bad action of a cop and the people react. Far different than when there was 15 minutes of national news on TV at 7PM. The first anti-Viet Nam War demonstration I attended in New Haven was largely white middle class people who were horrified by the body bags and nightly death toll being shown on the supper hour news,
There was no general fear that the USA would not continue. Now there are calls to remove the President and his cronies by force. I don;t believe it will occur. I think he will be removed at the ballot box.

ABSOLUTELY……………………..law abiding minorities are affected by police racism

I live in small town CT. It is 85% white.
Our cops are notorious for stopping black drivers who cross the town line. Usual excuse…’you have a tail light out. They humiliate the driver, pulled to the side of the road for all to see, call in two additional patrol cars. After running the license plate and drivers license and finding no wants and warrants, they say, your tail light is working now, but wasn’t before. You need to have it checks by a repair facility.

The actual truth: The driver was stopped for DWB. DRIVING WHILE BLACK

A few years ago our town was cited (along with many others} for this racial profiling.

My wife grew up here. She told me there were only three black families in town when she was growing up. I listened to a 55 year old member of one of those families at a recent symposium on out police racism. He is a Yale graduate and a local physician. When he was growing up, police would stop him all the time, asking why he was in the area. His father was followed home by a patrol car one night right into their driveway. The cop pulled a gun and wanted to know what right dad had to be on private property in town. The father replied, I own this house and live here.
Because the requirement to be a police officer are so low, it often attracts gun happy, racist red necks. All you need is to be 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, pass the easy entrance exam and then 16 weeks at the state police academy. Many positions go vacant and towns desperately hire any who apply and pass the background checks of no felonies or major misdemeanor convictions.

Untold amounts of money has been paid out by area police departments who have lost race discrimination lawsuits.

BTW>>>Driving While Hispanic is almost as dangerous

1
That is a question better asked of African Americans than a bunch of White Jews

Most of us have no idea who most African Americans consider role models…………………
But you glaringly left out
Barak and Michelle Obama
Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King Jr.
Langston Hughes
Booker T Washington
George Washington Carver
Harriet Tubman
and the list goes on and on

@AviK
uNo ticket, no shirt was the refrain at the laundry. One could not retrieve their clean items without the ticket issued when left off. Back in the day, the laundry was often operated by an immigrant who did not read or write English and needed the numbered ticket t match with the other half attached tio the clean items.

Amil’s post was about entry and being waited upon in retail and food service establishments (see my reply above).

@AviK
Your post was specifically addressed to me with the instruction to ‘go to the mall….:

@Joseph
actually they could have danced with each other, but when we made the arrangements the limit on attendees/staff was 49 people so we did not engage musicians or a DJ. One of the Kallah’s brother played his clarinet after the Bedecken and proceeding to the chuoah and a few tunes afterwards.

It was tough ti pull off the changes as the Governor’s relaxed Executive was issued on Shavuos. I read it in the local paper which is delivered to our front door each morning, but we could not call or text or email anyone not staying in the compound until Motzei Shabbos. It required an immediate yes or no response so we could go to the next person in the list.
I got to work on the additional food and beverages. A few of our close by non-Jewish neighbors volunteered to schlep and help set up and break down the chairs, tables, etc. and help serve the meal.
Because we have a vine covered 12×20 pergola the Chupah was in place and covered with flowers in bloom.

I think the family and close friends were so relieved to have such a simcha and be out of confinement that the dancing was not missed. So many of the relatives had not seen each other in months that much time was spent visiting, without the usual problem of not being able to hold a conversation because of the too loud music in a wedding hall

B”H my grandson was married in the CTL compound gardens last evening. Two days prior CT Governor Lamont raised the limits on outdoor ‘religious, spiritual and social gatherings’ to 150 people.
No dancing was possible due to the six foot social distancing requirements among non-immediate family members. We were able to take family photographs of the Chosson with his immediate family, the Kallah with hers and the Chosson/Kallah together after the Chupah.

Since the gathering limit was lifted with little notice only those family members and closest friends within driving distance attended.
There was no way to ramp up the catering order with no notice, so Zaidy raided his freezers and put the BBQ pits and smokers into high gear.
A good time was had by all……….Mazel Tov

@Doingmybest
It would help if you knew the definition of trespassing
The classical definition is to go onto or enter another’s property without permission. This includes leased premises.

A potential customer of a retail or hospitality or service establishment, is in fact an invitee. The business exists to provide something in exchange for the visitor’s money. Even one who enters to browse is a potential customer so is also an invitee.
Thus an invitee is not a trespasser.

That invitee may be refused service or asked to leave if not wearing a mask, but that does not make the entry a trespass.

Our local mall opened fro business on May 20. CT requires those entering businesses and shop to wear masks. There are security guards at the entrances checking masks, enforcing occupancy limits and social distancing. An invitee attempting entree without a mask is give one free of charge by the mall. This encourages business by not turning the potential customer away.