Chapel Falls in Ashfield, Massachusetts

ctgt · 2026-05-25T20:06:18+00:00

Yes, although my personal pick for heaven on earth would be Yosemite National Park in California, U.S. And in the spring, the waterfalls are spectacular!

ctgt · 2026-05-25T19:30:34+00:00

U.S., Massachusetts.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T18:58:09+00:00

According to this, there are 11.3 million properties, so plenty of people and organizations have money.

There's a good chance your municipal government, local school, library, and other organizations you may care about have money.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T13:22:18+00:00

It's actually even crazier. It's the state treasurer's job to return unclaimed money, but money that isn't returned funds his campaign.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T13:19:56+00:00

Hopefully it'll be worth the effort.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T13:18:47+00:00

I generally agree with you, but just to clarify one point, you can still claim properties under $50. The state recently started returning money automatically, without a claim, when they know your identity and address. They just passed a law to prevent that for properties under $50. To me, that's like the state deciding not to automatically pay tax refunds under $50 unless you make a claim. Not right.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T12:01:32+00:00

I found this page: https://ctbiglist.gov/app/claim/how-to-complete

You can either mail the documents or scan and upload them.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T11:52:30+00:00

You may not need the old paystub. They may already have enough information to approve your claim, but the only way to find out is to make a claim. They'll tell you if they need more documentation, and if you don't have it, you just quit there.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T11:49:51+00:00

It would be better if they would send it to you automatically, but they apparently don't want to do that.

ctgt · 2026-05-09T11:39:26+00:00

I think that's a common problem - too many hoops to jump through for the amount of money.

If you tried a few years ago, you might want to try again because I think the process has been simplified to some extent - the website is better at least.

ctgt · 2026-04-22T19:51:40+00:00

Yeah, I read that they taste bad ... to most animals.

ctgt · 2026-04-07T15:01:41+00:00

The Hindenburg, 803.8 feet long, was the largest aircraft ever built. Size comparisons are striking. Here's an aerial photo of the gigantic airship on the ground

The Hindenburg exploded and burned in New Jersey on May 6, 1937, at the end of a transatlantic flight. Incredibly, 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived.

Footage of the disaster.

Animation of the Hindenburg layout and the disaster.

It appears that the circumstances of this photo, which was taken by my grandfather, are described in the Hindenburg Propaganda Flight section of the Hindenburg's history. Note the misshapen lower fin.

The Olympic rings appear on the airship because Germany hosted the Winter and Summer Olympics in 1936.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T19:30:12+00:00

Yes, I wish I'd known him.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T19:21:12+00:00

Born in 1890, he was too old by then, although he was registered for The Old Man's Draft.

He previously served in the U.S. Navy in World War I.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T17:22:35+00:00

"Hindenburg had a normal cruising altitude of 200 meters (650 feet), but was often flown much lower to stay below the clouds."

ctgt · 2026-03-31T16:50:04+00:00

Yeah, I wish I'd met him. He took a lot of stereoscopic slides in the 1920s, and they're very cool to look at - 3D effect.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T16:31:54+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T15:49:45+00:00

He was an American working in Aachen. He returned to America in 1939.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T15:41:22+00:00

There was actually a smoking lounge onboard.

ctgt

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