So we have a culture ? and one could say it's an advanced form of maritime culture ? that we've had here in New England for a couple hundred years.

There is no question it would have taken some of their luster away had we lost the base.

There's been not enough made out of the ripple effect that the casinos bring. It extends into individual proprietorships like the coffee shops.

The loss of this base would have devastated Connecticut.

Despite all the good intentions of Electric Boat, they would have been looking at different options five, 10 years from now. It would have taken years and years and years to recover.

When you think about it, there are a lot of coffee houses.