OT: Anyone been to the Jersey Shore yet
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Franklin is a weird ass town. Part of it is very urban (next to NB). Part low quality suburban. Part rural with Toll Bros houses. The last section of Franklin is pretty nice and laid back. Sadly, it is overwhelmed by the other parts of town and continues to be run into the ground.
Don't know much about Zarephath, but I had to deal with that neighborhood during my time on the regional flood control commission. It is adjacent to the Lost Valley part of Manville.
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We lived in S Brunswick from 1991-2009 and even in that short span of 18 years the development was ridiculous. Don’t miss it at all and every time we go back to visit relatives I can’t believe how congested it’s gotten. It’s starting to look like Edison with all the strip malls and dollar stores
Never mind how I know this, but Totos are overrated.
Great comparison. South Brunswick went from rural farmland suburbia to overgrown sprawl in that time period. I lived in NYC for 15 years and never felt claustrophobic. I drive on that stretch of rt18 and rt1 corridor and feel closed in.
This is actually a Rutgers issue. Commuting has become terribly difficult for faculty and staff on the campus. One faculty member told me she based her choice of house entirely on what would give her the shortest commute. The ability of many faculty to work at home helps -- but it's still an issue.
I was able to make it work all through HS and undergrad. However, once I started on my MBA at RU, life just got in the way from making percentage and regularly being available. By the time I settled in Monty, I met the wife to be a few months later and the next chapter of life started (including my career). I quickly got swept into local/county politics, so that became my free time commitment. I was very close to both Monty FDs and our EMS squad throughout my tenure. We/the town started supplying our EMS with first responder vehicles to help them out (since they don't have the power to tax).
I always thought about rejoining once my other service was over, but I'm still active on 4 township boards and a trustee of 2 other private organizations. Regardless, I would probably love to join the FD on the desk/office side! LOL.
18 & 1 have always been disaster zones. I always thought a lot of professors lived in Highland Park, and the ones who were more suburban oriented down Hamilton Street in Hillsborough or maybe the part of EB along Ryders Lane where you could come into Douglass without getting 1 or 18.
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Crazy high tide on Sunday. Took a drive to Manasquan Inlet and it was pretty friggin’ high.
Full Moon.
If 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Brielle and Main for several blocks both sides of the bridge aren't flooded. it's just another day.😊
Here. It’s quiet. Good meteor shower tonight though. Saw a few good ones
Is that the big one I keep seeing headlines about? Thought it was later in the month, but maybe that's just December flying by!
There is one on the other side of the mountain ... but there's also a snow-covered mess between me and there. Which also means I can't see anything but clouds, anyway.
Winter today in Bangkok. Temperature dropped to a frigid 67 degrees this morning.
I took a walk on the beach last night and it was pretty nice before the moon came up. Cold but not uncomfortable since there was zero wind. Saw a few big ones
That's a good 30 degrees less than normal though right? I bet the locals had coats on!
Yesssir321 is spot on, as usual. As a native of the Old Line State, I can verify that everybody south of Maryland considers us "Yankees". No, wait, "%$^* Yankees." That's why we were so popular in the ACC...
Respectfully, it's very surprising. Generalizations aside, houses in my suburban Philadelphia town have been substantially more valuable than houses in Atlantic City for a very long time...
I think that depends on which side of the river your suburb is on; those on the Pennsylvania side are almost always more expensive.
Okay, I'll put it a third way. "Statement B" has never been true; therefore, it's surprising that "Statement B" is now true. No generalizations about anything are required (or relevant) for this to be the case...
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Pt Pleasant?December’s full moon was Wednesday the 7th.
I saw this guy Thanksgiving morning.
Where are you from? I live in silver spring now but have lived in a few parts of Maryland
Hey, Yessir. I am from Bowie, Maryland. A proud PG county boy. My parents still live there, so I go down a lot.
Silver Spring is nice...
December’s full moon was Wednesday the 7th.
I saw this guy Thanksgiving morning.
we have a healthy fox population here in OC. Good for keeping the rabbits in check.
SH has a lot of rabbits. We call SH Point (which is the southern-most beach on the island) bunny beach.
That nickname is setting up men all over NJ for disappointment 😁
Toms River Beaches ( Ortley) just crushed again,,,15 foot cliffs
lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com
Nor'Easter Aftermath: See 'Cliffs' Emerge, Beach Entrances Damaged in Ortley Beach
In what has become a frequent scene after coastal storms roll through, the oceanfront in Ortley Beach received significant erosion during Thursday and Friday’s nor’easter. The storm exited Saturday morning and winds subsided by Saturday afternoon, however tides continued to run high and swells...
lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com
Shore real estate has just been going up since COVID.
The nicest South Jersey suburbs like Haddonfield and Cherry Hill are expensive by national standards but compared to North Jersey suburbs they are a bargain. A comparable home is probably 100-200k less in South Jersey.
Your second paragraph (a generalization) has nothing to do with a comparison between Atlantic City and Washington Township.
Your first point has some relevance, however...
