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'I Need a Beer and a Cigar to Digest This!'

The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.

FAIRFIELD: "That is where I go! Helpful and informed sales staff. Easy in and out and reasonably priced. Plus they are a nice group of people!"  wrote this about , which won this week's Reader's Choice poll for .

MONROE: "It’s easy to complain about what the other party did until someone notices that your party hasn’t done anything at all." This comment was written by in response to put forward by the House Republican Majority, which will cut non-discretionary defense spending.

NEWTOWN: "Isn't it funny that when we don't want to spend money on the schools with our taxes, 'the parents are the most important part of education, anyway,' but when we are arguing not to spend money on improving teacher salaries and work conditions, 'It's all the teachers' fault that our children aren't getting a good enough education?'" wrote this in response to news that the .

RIDGEFIELD: "I need a BEER and a CIGAR to digest THIS!!!!" wrote this in response to news the state House of Representatives approved on Thursday night

WILTON: "As long as the town continues to hand the BOE a blank check by blindly voting yes, the BOE will have no incentive to make sure that the students benefit rather than the administrators." wrote this in response the

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Bill Bittar (Editor) May 21, 2013 at 10:49 pm
Hi Laura, Please email me at bill@patch.com or call me at 203-621-4847, so I can do a story on yourRead More petition.
Carl Kolchak May 21, 2013 at 07:36 pm
Well, realistically, you won't get speed bumps (they just don't do that on public streets) but youRead More might get a speed trap once in a while. I drive this road every weekday and am just as appalled as you are by the speeding. And let me tell you, it's not always youngsters. I've seen a few blue-haired old ladies ride my bumper on that street. We have a similar problem on Barn Hill, another long stretch of road where drivers feel the need for speed. What I can't figure out (with all due respect) is why anybody with half a brain would choose either of those streets for their morning or evening walk. That's just tempting fate.
Bill Bittar (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 01:23 pm
If you have any trouble, email support@patch.com. The help desk will do it for you if need be. ButRead More changing your settings should work.
Bill Bittar (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 01:22 pm
Hi Steve, To stop getting emails for every comment under a story, when you're signed on, click underRead More "Hi Steve" at the top of the page, and choose Email Settings from the dropdown menu. There's an option titled "Comments", uncheck the box that is automatically checked so you will no longer receive comment updates by email.
Steve Kirsch May 15, 2013 at 11:56 am
I found that I could turn them off in my profile under e-mail settings. However, it appears thatRead More this is now an all or nothing rather than by selected posts or individual articles.
Bill Bittar (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 09:32 am
Hi Steve, The comment stream doesn't appear on the homepage in the new design. Some of the sitesRead More that went 2.0 before mine did heard complaints about that. I don't know if it will be changed or not. Right now Patch is gathering all feedback.