You Know You're From Long Island When... (Brentwood, Selden: campus, dating)

[Mumbly Joe]

When you pay $800K for a house (Which would buy you a waterfront mansion in most other parts of the country.....) and have derelicts rummaging through your backyard....

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

..... My friend's beautiful old home was in the village by Theater Three. Her neighbors and she had the occasional homeless person in their yard. Meanwhile, her house sold for over $800,000 in 2008. Go figure.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by Mumbly Joe

When you pay $800K for a house (Which would buy you a waterfront mansion in most other parts of the country.....) and have derelicts rummaging through your backyard....

Never said backyard. Prices are higher for backyard homeless. lol

[Mumbly Joe]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

Never said backyard. Prices are higher for backyard homeless. lol

At least one gets a better class of derelict in the front yard. Those kind are usually just there to "water the lawn" as opposed to going shopping....

[colorado091234]

you know you're from long island when....your parents are first cousins

[hitdbeach]

And you know you're from else where in the country, like Colorado, when your mom and dad are your aunt and uncle as well!

[JSnFla]

when you live in florida and every other person you meet is also from LI

[lubby]

When you go out of State and people can detect your Lawnguyland accent!

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by DaveP52462

When you become nasty, bitter and broke paying the taxes.

That explains a lot about you.

[manekeniko]

Originally Posted by DaveP52462

When you become nasty, bitter and broke paying the taxes.

QFT.

And when you're a rich geezer in Dixie living large on a LI taxpayer-funded pension.

[ClarkStreetKid]

This used to be such a great thread.