The red and white smokestack from the PSEG Power Connecticut coal-burning power plant, the last of its kind in New England, stretches high into the skyline of Bridgeport Harbor in Bridgeport, Conn. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014.
The report used data from real estate Redfin to illustrate how the market is booming in vacation destinations as people continue to work from home. The segment highlighted Lake Tahoe, but said the same is happening in “the area around Bridgeport, Connecticut.”
While it’s no secret that real estate sales are exploding in Fairfield County, describing Bridgeport — a medium-sized industrial city — as a “vacation town” had some Twitter users disagreeing.
Bridgeport does have some coastline — Seaside Park, Pleasure Beach, St. Mary’s by the Sea — and destinations like the Beardsley Zoo, the Stress Facory and a forthcoming amphitheater. Still, Twitter users cracked some jokes at CNBC’s unusual characterization of Bridgeport.
Bridgeport!! What?? 😆😆You might need a vacation from your vacation!
The red and white smokestack from the PSEG Power Connecticut coal-burning power plant, the last of its kind in New England, stretches high into the skyline of Bridgeport Harbor in Bridgeport, Conn. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014.
The report used data from real estate Redfin to illustrate how the market is booming in vacation destinations as people continue to work from home. The segment highlighted Lake Tahoe, but said the same is happening in “the area around Bridgeport, Connecticut.”
While it’s no secret that real estate sales are exploding in Fairfield County, describing Bridgeport — a medium-sized industrial city — as a “vacation town” got some people on Twitter crying “fake news.”
Some Twitter users brought up a Family Guy parody of Bridgeport written by Connecticut native Seth MacFarlane. Others jokingly asked why Twitter’s false information disclaimer didn’t pop up.
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Here are some of the ways Twitter cracked jokes at CNBC’s unusual characterization of Bridgeport.
Bridgeport!! What?? 😆😆You might need a vacation from your vacation!
