03-09-2005, 02:59 AM
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| Guest | Re: New to NJ
Neil Cherry wrote:
> On 8 Mar 2005 15:40:26 -0800, Maggie wrote:
> > Neil Cherry wrote:
> >> On 8 Mar 2005 13:03:02 -0800, jabario@backpacker.com wrote:
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> >> > Riding at the shore (Island Beach) is awesome. Nice scenic hily
> >> > farmland in Hunterdon Cty. Some great organized rides and clubs.
> >> > NJ is nowhere bear as good to ride in as CA but not too bad.
> >>
> >> Hey we don't have mud slides. ;-)
> >>
> >> I spent some time around San Francisco in April (15 years ago) and
> >> I couldn't beleive the lack of color. Everything seemed to be a
> >> shade of brown. Even in the winter we have more color than SF
> >> did. I doubt all of California is like that. It was just a
surprise
> >> to me.
> >>
> >> What might be a surprise to everyone is just how beautiful NJ is.
> >> Lots of films like to show the crowded sections and the nasty area
> >> of the Turnpike (a part of Northern NJ). There is a lot more to it
> >> than that.
> >>
> >
> > Are you talkin' bout the beginning of the famous Jersey Turnpike
shown
> > on the Sopranos. That's a great part of Jersey too. I might make
fun
> > of Jersey, but I can because it's MY HOME. It's like your kids,
you
> > can yell at them, but if anyone else does, you attack like a Mama
Bear.
>
> OK, good point. I've just been a little testy about folks picking on
> NJ. I was born in the Bronx, it's much nicer here in NJ!
>
> > We have everything. We have country, shore, suburbs, city WE HAVE
IT
> > ALL!!!!!
> >
> > Jersey is a joke to some people but only those who live here are
> > allowed to joke about it. ;-) It's a very unique State. We can see
the
> > ocean and the pine barrens, cities and suburbs. We have the
boardwalk
> > in Atlantic City and protected forests.
> >
> > Any sport is do-able in Jersey. We change with the seasons. JERSEY
IS
> > FABULOUS!!!! Not many people in Jersey were transplanted here...we
> > grew out of the Jersey swamplands... ;-)
>
> And 24 hour food, Chinese, Thai, Indian, Spanish, French, Italian,
> Polish, German, Greek, Russian, (plenty more where that comes from).
> Though they did tear down the Irish, Italian, Chinese, American
> restaurant in Finderene. I did try that place out, scary thought! :-)
>
See you are from Da Bronx, so you have trouble joking about Jersey.
I'm proud of the fact that I live here. I joke about it, because it's
Jersey. If I lived in Utah, what would I joke about. ;-)
I have alot of friends in Manhattan and a business partner who lives
and works there. There is a certain Mahattan personality that looks
down at Jersey as "pitiful" They go to the Hamptons, I go to the
Jersey Shore. No comparison....Jersey shore wins hands down. Great
place to ride a bike btw.
Hey, I'm still here after 50 years, because I can't think of anywhere I
else I would rather live. Today we are left with the ice after the
blizzard. One day I am going to wake up and actually ride my bike to
work. I know the day is coming. The seasons change and so do I. :-)
All Good Things,
Maggie
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