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[JerseyJoey]

E: None of the above, Hackensack

Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?

 

[Glenn]

I had a roommate in college who grew up there. That's my random NJ trivia.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?

Ahahahaha Billy Joel..

 

[jaywbigred]

Glad to know I represent the entire state of NJ.

Where in Jersey are you from? Paterson? Clifton? Bergenfield? Newark?

Grew up near Somerville, now live near Morristown. You?

 

[Paul]

Grew up near Somerville, now live near Morristown. You?

I think my college roommate was from Somerville...





FWIW

 

[skiing is life]

why is everybody hateing on jersey joey? is he like the forum bitch? and seriosley grilled steez, if you have nothing to do but pick on joey on this forum then...wow. good one.

 

[JerseyJoey]

why is everybody hateing on jersey joey? is he like the forum bitch? and seriosley grilled steez, if you have nothing to do but pick on joey on this forum then...wow. good one.

Everybody hates on Jersey, and I live in Jersey, so cheese sammich is just connecting the dots. It's the in thing with the kiddies these days.

 

[billski]

Everybody hates on Jersey, and I live in Jersey, so cheese sammich is just connecting the dots. It's the in thing with the kiddies these days.

TO YOUR DEFENSE, THE TROOPS ARE DISPATCHED OH JERSEY ONE!
:uzi::uzi::uzi::uzi::uzi:
My inlaws and outlaws are at exit 131, so I make it down there a lot. One nice thing about NJ/metro NY is that whatever the new product, fashion or goods, you can get them there first. New England fashions are about 1 year behind the metro NY area.:-D I'm no clothes horse, nor am I really fashion conscious, but having four females in my house makes it hard to escape.

Thanks to my wife, I know tons of NJ folks. However, like most states, most of them think I'm retarded to be playing outside in the snow at my age. The other fact is that most didn't choose where they would be born. Getting up and moving (like many of us did) is hard for most people. And for most NJ skiers, I'm sure they'd like to be a lot closer to the hills than they are, just as I would. Life happens.

Did you know that the majority of skiers and boarders are college-educated? You couldn't tell that from this thread either

I think we should take all the snotty correspondents and lock them in a hotel in Elizabeth or Linden for a few weeks.

The view of the nighttime skyline is priceless.
But I'd still rather ski in Vermont

 

[JerseyJoey]

TO YOUR DEFENSE, THE TROOPS ARE DISPATCHED OH JERSEY ONE!
:uzi::uzi::uzi::uzi::uzi:
My inlaws and outlaws are at exit 131, so I make it down there a lot. One nice thing about NJ/metro NY is that whatever the new product, fashion or goods, you can get them there first. New England fashions are about 1 year behind the metro NY area.:-D I'm no clothes horse, nor am I really fashion conscious, but having four females in my house makes it hard to escape.

Thanks to my wife, I know tons of NJ folks. However, like most states, most of them think I'm retarded to be playing outside in the snow at my age. The other fact is that most didn't choose where they would be born. Getting up and moving (like many of us did) is hard for most people. And for most NJ skiers, I'm sure they'd like to be a lot closer to the hills than they are, just as I would. Life happens.

Did you know that the majority of skiers and boarders are college-educated? You couldn't tell that from this thread either

I think we should take all the snotty correspondents and lock them in a hotel in Elizabeth or Linden for a few weeks.

The view of the nighttime skyline is priceless.
But I'd still rather ski in Vermont

Very well said. Thank you.

 

[jaywbigred]

Very well said. Thank you.

JJ and I agree on something at least...

Jersey certainly gets a bad rap...people who come to visit usually also make their way to NYC, which forces them to travel through the worst parts of NJ (in terms of eyesores). Those who aren't visiting NYC are often en route to the shore or Atlantic City, both of which are (in many parts) overbuilt and commercial. But the other 85% of the state is beautiful. Lots of small towns, just as old and just as cute as those in New England...lakes, woods, pinebarrens, horse country (even a few small mountains).

Most state's have their eyesores, but they just don't have a national rep for them, bc they aren't located directly next to/part of the state's main attractions. I went to grad school at Ohio State, and went out there with only stereotypical preconceived notions of what Ohio was like...Corn, autumn leaves, football, Lake Eerie...and it had all those things...but it also had garbage dumps and industrial areas, in out of the way places...

I have taken a lot of friends who have never been to NJ around the better parts of the state, and, to a man, they are astounded with how little it resembles the New Jersey in their head.

Of course, forget garbage dumps and industrial areas, NJ's main draw backs are a lack of snow and big mountains!!!

 

[MadPadraic]

I liked how quick the liftlines moved because of the 6 packs.

Six packs are icky.

 

[JerseyJoey]

JJ and I agree on something at least...

Jersey certainly gets a bad rap...people who come to visit usually also make their way to NYC, which forces them to travel through the worst parts of NJ (in terms of eyesores). Those who aren't visiting NYC are often en route to the shore or Atlantic City, both of which are (in many parts) overbuilt and commercial. But the other 85% of the state is beautiful. Lots of small towns, just as old and just as cute as those in New England...lakes, woods, pinebarrens, horse country (even a few small mountains).

Most state's have their eyesores, but they just don't have a national rep for them, bc they aren't located directly next to/part of the state's main attractions. I went to grad school at Ohio State, and went out there with only stereotypical preconceived notions of what Ohio was like...Corn, autumn leaves, football, Lake Eerie...and it had all those things...but it also had garbage dumps and industrial areas, in out of the way places...

I have taken a lot of friends who have never been to NJ around the better parts of the state, and, to a man, they are astounded with how little it resembles the New Jersey in their head.

Of course, forget garbage dumps and industrial areas, NJ's main draw backs are a lack of snow and big mountains!!!

We got the Mighty Gaw yo. New Jersey...ski it if you can.

 

[hammer]

Those who aren't visiting NYC are often en route to the shore or Atlantic City, both of which are (in many parts) overbuilt and commercial. But the other 85% of the state is beautiful. Lots of small towns, just as old and just as cute as those in New England...lakes, woods, pinebarrens, horse country (even a few small mountains).

I grew up on the mainland near Long Beach Island...never appreciated the lack of a boardwalk and high-rise development on LBI until visiting years later.

Even that area's getting more built up now, though...it's starting to look like a suburb now. :-(