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Anyone here lives in or near Maine?

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Also Google Maps might give you option to go 95->91->84 but 95->684->84 is usually much better, again avoiding the traffic from NYC to Bridgeport which seems perpetual.
 
Capt Caveman said:
You want to take 95 to 84 to 90 to 495. Taking just 95 will make you drive much further as you go thru RI then turn-up thru MA.

Use google maps, it'll give you distances and times based on which route you take.
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I see what you mean. BTW, "84" is 384, right?

EDIT: Apparently. 84 is 84. But there's a 384 (in addition to a 684).

Google Maps is showing 95 > 91 > 384 > 495 > 95.
 
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Dari said:
I see what you mean. BTW, "84" is 384, right?

EDIT: Apparently. 84 is 84. But there's a 384 (in addition to a 684).

Google Maps is showing 95 > 91 > 384 > 495 > 95.
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That is probably the worst possible way to go. All the worst parts of 95 coupled with the fact that 384 doesn't even go to 495, it ends and turns into secondary roads.
 
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dank69 said:
That is probably the worst possible way to go. All the worst parts of 95 coupled with the fact that 384 doesn't even go to 495, it ends and turns into secondary roads.
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No, I misread it. It's CT-15N > 91 > 84 > 90> 495 > 95

Ok, this is what google's showing me and that's that.
 
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Dari said:
I see what you mean. BTW, "84" is 384, right?

EDIT: Apparently. 84 is 84. But there's a 384 (in addition to a 684).

Google Maps is showing 95 > 91 > 384 > 495 > 95.
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No you want to take 84 to 90. But forgot to add that you want to go 95 to 91 to 84 to 90 to 495 to 95.

Or 95 to 684 to 84 to 90 to 495 to 95. Depends on where you're starting from.
 
Dari where are you starting from? fastest way is going to be get to the Mass pike (90) in the quickest way possiable

once on the mass pike get off on 290 (worchester) and take it to 495 then to 95. take 95 into maine

you can take 84 all the way to 90, it should be faster than going up 91
 
Anubis said:
Dari where are you starting from? fastest way is going to be get to the Mass pike (90) in the quickest way possiable

once on the mass pike get off on 290 (worchester) and take it to 495 then to 95. take 95 into maine
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He said NYC which is why I think going straight up to 90 is a bit too far out of the way.
 
Capt Caveman said:
No you want to take 84 to 90. But forgot to add that you want to go 95 to 91 to 84 to 90 to 495 to 95.

Or 95 to 684 to 84 to 90 to 495 to 95. Depends on where you're starting from.
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dank69 said:
Still, 84 doesn't go to 495. It's 95 > 91 > 84 > 90 > 495 > 95 but you should go 95 > 684 > 84 > 90 > 290 > 495 > 95 if you want the optimal route.
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I miswrote that. The maps are difficult to read unless you zoom in or look at the step-by-step. It's CT-15N > 91 > 84 > 90> 495 > 95

Anubis said:
Dari where are you starting from? fastest way is going to be get to the Mass pike (90) in the quickest way possiable

once on the mass pike get off on 290 (worchester) and take it to 495 then to 95. take 95 into maine

you can take 84 all the way to 90, it should be faster than going up 91
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Midtown Manhattan.
 
dank69 said:
He said NYC which is why I think going straight up to 90 is a bit too far out of the way.
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right Im not familar with all the roads ont of NYC and the ones cutting through CT but whichever route gets you to the mass pike fastest in the correct direction would be best,

which looks like its 84,
 
Dari said:
I'm heading to Maine this weekend and I hear you can catch lobsters for free. I want to catch a couple and bring them back to New York. Is there anywhere in particular I have to go?

Also, does anyone have any idea how much it'll cost to go there in highway toll fees? I'm debating whether to get the E-Z Pass from the rental company. It's $24/day.
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You hear wrong. You need a license to catch lobster. In Maine you need traps. Diving for Lobster is forbidden. Same thing for New Hampshire. You can Dive for lobsters in Mass with a license.

All New England States enforce their perspective rules vigorously. As an example, In Mass if you care caught lobstering without a permit the state has the authority to confiscate anything used to commit the crime. Up to, and including the transportation used to get to the location. Granted, that's an ultra rare thing, but they can do it.

Besides, why risk problems for something that can be had for $3.99 a pound? That's the current price at the local supermarket.
 
Dari said:
Why would I need to get off I-95 and take the 495 when I-95 goes straight there?
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Straight is a relative term. 95 goes through Southern CT then to RI before hitting MA and is a longer drive. The fastest route is 84 to 90 (Pike/Toll) to 290 (saves about 10 miles and tolls), to 495, to 95 (toll).

Other things to mention...

Maine Lobster = the same species that can be found in Long Island Sound, or off the coast of any New England state.

I don't know about other locations, but in NE Mass (along the NH Border where I live) Lobster is CHEAP. It's rare that I pay more than $4.99 a pound for live lobster. It's currently at $3.99/lb from the local supermarket. It is usually possible to get it even cheaper from the docks in lobstering communities.

Diving and Traps are pretty much the only way to get lobster. Spear fishing lobster is illegal. They also have a minimum size allowed to catch. Diving for bugs takes a certain amount of finesse as well. You don't see "keepers" wandering around the bottom very often. You generally have to find their hidey-hole and go in after them. Often blindly sticking your arm into crevasses feeling around for something.
 
Where in Maine are you going?
Do you want strictly lobster to bring home, or do you want to eat it there?
If eating there, do you want a view or is a hole in the wall fine?

Also, for how cheap lobster is, forget about catching it yourself. Although that is illegal here, as far as I know.
 
Griffinhart said:
Diving and Traps are pretty much the only way to get lobster. Spear fishing lobster is illegal. They also have a minimum size allowed to catch. Diving for bugs takes a certain amount of finesse as well. You don't see "keepers" wandering around the bottom very often. You generally have to find their hidey-hole and go in after them. Often blindly sticking your arm into crevasses feeling around for something.
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My doc brother does that, thinks it's fun. He also has a commercial lobstering license but dives for relaxation.
 
preCRT said:
My doc brother does that, thinks it's fun. He also has a commercial lobstering license but dives for relaxation.
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I used to go diving for lobster on Cape Ann a lot. I knew this one guy that was crazy. He would come back with a dozen in places like Plumb Cove where most people don't find any.
 
This country makes me angry you have to pay tolls to drive around in it. And maybe even more angry that people just accept it.
 
Dari said:
Coming from NYC. So the toll fee is only once? In NJ tolls are like every hundred yards or so. Also, what about Massachusetts and NH? Are the tolls also only once? Is there some type of toll calculator online somewhere for trips?
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North/South along I95 there used to be no tolls in MA.
Only E/W along I80 and into the airport.
Conn dropped tolls along I95; RI has not had them.

NH I do not think has any tolls.

One is not allowed to free dive to catch lobsters without a permit and/or private property

Best to by a 2-4 lb at the local docks/market and have them pack it for you.
They will last about 12 hours when properly packed.
Do not try to eat it if dead; placing it in fresh water will drown it.
You may be able to get a salt water transport tank; expensive.
What you usually see in the stores are chicken lobsters -1.25-2 lbs.

Anything over a 6lb will be expensive/ not a good bargain for price per pound and a pain to cook (size). A lot of shell exists on those jumbos.
 
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EagleKeeper said:
North/South along I95 there used to be no tolls in MA.
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I95 in Mass has never had tolls. RT90 (the mass pike) has always been a toll road, and one of the pricey ones.
NH I do not think has any tolls.
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NH has several toll roads. I95 is one of them at Hampton. Then the Maine Turnpike starts having them just north of Kittery (Exit 3 I think)
Best to by a 2-4 lb at the local docks/market and have them pack it for you.
They will last about 12 hours when properly packed.
Do not try to eat it if dead; placing it in fresh water will drown it.
You may be able to get a salt water transport tank; expensive.
What you usually see in the stores are chicken lobsters -1.25-2 lbs.
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The local lobster pound near me packs them for shipping. They are good for 24 hours. They need to be kept cold and wet. It is perfectly safe to cook and eat a dead lobster provided the lobster has been kept cold and only died within that 24 hour period. if they were alive when packed, they are safe.
Anything over a 6lb will be expensive/ not a good bargain for price per pound and a pain to cook (size). A lot of shell exists on those jumbos.
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Monster lobsters like that aren't the best eating. Chicken lobsters are your best bet. That's a lobster between 1 and 1.25 pounds. You're ok with 1.5 lb lobsters too. Bigger isn't really better with lobsters.
 
sjwaste said:
Where in Maine are you going?
Do you want strictly lobster to bring home, or do you want to eat it there?
If eating there, do you want a view or is a hole in the wall fine?

Also, for how cheap lobster is, forget about catching it yourself. Although that is illegal here, as far as I know.
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Eat there and bring home. A view would be nice. Or a hole in the wall if it's better. Could you recommend any places?
 
Griffinhart said:
I95 in Mass has never had tolls. RT90 (the mass pike) has always been a toll road, and one of the pricey ones.

NH has several toll roads. I95 is one of them at Hampton. Then the Maine Turnpike starts having them just north of Kittery (Exit 3 I think)


The local lobster pound near me packs them for shipping. They are good for 24 hours. They need to be kept cold and wet. It is perfectly safe to cook and eat a dead lobster provided the lobster has been kept cold and only died within that 24 hour period. if they were alive when packed, they are safe.


Monster lobsters like that aren't the best eating. Chicken lobsters are your best bet. That's a lobster between 1 and 1.25 pounds. You're ok with 1.5 lb lobsters too. Bigger isn't really better with lobsters.
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See what happens when you are gone from the area for 30 years.
Tolls come and go.
I95 in NH did not have tolls in the 70s.
Conn did. My wife took out a barrier that was to slow to rise; Car was less than 2 days old.

It is nice to get an update on lobster transportation.
I have one owed to me that needs to be flown into Denver.
 
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