My wife was driving in New Joisey. I'm in the back seat. My sister is in the passenger seat. I rolled down the window to grab this hysterical photograph. We were laughing all the way back to New York.
Was the van causing the traffic jam you were in at the time?
luvmypets
Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC
I wonder who he called for assistance? 😄😄😄
FTn wrote:
Was the van causing the traffic jam you were in at the time?
There is always traffic on every highway in Joisy we are driving on. And always right after we fill up with a full tank of gasoline
... and this is why we sold our house in the Garden State and are closing on our new home today (different state: lower taxes, safer neighborhood, etc.)
New Jersey used to be a great State. In the past 15 years however there has been a dramatic turn, a turn all downhill.
I could write paragraphs on it.
Lots of good memories, but it might be time to get out soon. It gets worse every passing year.
I was born in NJ and am one of the few retired citizens who has not left. I can't afford the exit tax. Bridges only charge motorists that leave the state.
In NJ, politicians are all OPM addicts ("Other People's Money"). You see signs along the highways encouraging motorists to call cell #77 to report aggressive drivers. The purpose is clearly two-fold: They can ticket the aggressive driver and also the driver who drove while talking on the phone. I dream of moving to Pennsylvania. The first sign you see welcomes you and the second tells motorists to look out for aggressive drivers.
Nice catch. A better shot would have been of an AAA truck changing the tire.
rvharvey wrote:
I dream of moving to Pennsylvania. The first sign you see welcomes you and the second tells motorists to look out for aggressive drivers.
I guess it's good to warn drivers, but I've always wondered about "Falling Rock Zone" signs. They know that rocks can fall and kill someone, so they take action. They put up a sign. Another sign I think is odd is one I've seen on Cape Cod. It's something like "Special Enforcement Zone." In other words, if you break a law here, you're more likely to get caught.
machia wrote:
New Jersey used to be a great State. In the past 15 years however there has been a dramatic turn, a turn all downhill.
I could write paragraphs on it.
Lots of good memories, but it might be time to get out soon. It gets worse every passing year.
I've been saying the same thing about California for a long time. I was born, raised and lived there for 63 years. I remember when it was a nice place to live. I did get out about 15 years ago.
rvharvey wrote:
I was born in NJ and am one of the few retired citizens who has not left. I can't afford the exit tax. Bridges only charge motorists that leave the state.
In NJ, politicians are all OPM addicts ("Other People's Money"). You see signs along the highways encouraging motorists to call cell #77 to report aggressive drivers. The purpose is clearly two-fold: They can ticket the aggressive driver and also the driver who drove while talking on the phone. I dream of moving to Pennsylvania. The first sign you see welcomes you and the second tells motorists to look out for aggressive drivers.
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I left NJ, after 61 years of residency and moved to NC in 1998. I did not move because of taxes. I returned in 2011 for medical reasons. My wife would have had to drive 150 miles, one way and back, for the services I needed. I love NJ, even in the snowy weather. If one never leaves I 95, I 287, I 78 and other major roads, then he/she has not seen NJ. I can drive 5 miles and see horse farms, woods, streams, ... or drive for 1 hour and be at the ocean, Delaware Water Gap, forests, preserves, swamps, ... If you have not seen these magnificent vistas, then you have not ventured off the interstates, ... Yes, the taxes are terrible, but the services, excellent school systems (yes it's not all free), variety of food, attractions and beauty are there. Just take a ride and meander a bit. If one lives in or visits NJ and does not experience these, then it is a lack of desire and not because of New "Joisey".
Been here since 37'!
Mark
NJphotodoc wrote:
... and this is why we sold our house in the Garden State and are closing on our new home today (different state: lower taxes, safer neighborhood, etc.)
Because the Roadside Assistance van had a flat tire?
boberic
Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
Without 2 cities, neither of which is in New Jersey. the state would be a waste of space. NY City and Philadelphia, are the reason for New Jersey"s existance.
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