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Originally Posted by kikanakala
Thanks guys! We're leaving tomorrow for a little over a week "up north" to hopefully find a house to rent somewhere in Bergen County. We're also bringing a dog, so that's made our rental search a little more difficult. I'm excited because I hear that fall is beginning in New Jersey! We never get fall down here, the trees are green all year (I'm in south Texas!) so I really can't wait. I've actually been trying to push our move up a week or two so we can enjoy the month of October up there, which some posters have gotten me really excited about! Of course, I'm driving my husband and me both crazy in the process. Yes, I'm worried a little about the homesickness since we have absolutely no friends or family up there, but hopefully we'll meet people quickly. And I think we'll definitely be investing in a GPS system because I'll go crazy if I'm stuck in the house and I don't have the greatest sense of direction. I hear the roads are a lot different from what we're used to! Is that true or just another southern myth about the north? I've heard a lot of them lately...every time I tell someone we're moving to New Jersey!
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Okay, this is going to sound
extremely silly, but...Google a webcam if you want to see how far "into fall" the area is. I look at one from Assumption Academy in Emerson once in a while just to watch the seasons change. There are like a gajillion of them out there.
YES, it is true, what they say about confusing streets. I hate to say it, but it's true. So that GPS could come in handy for you guys, at least at first. The thing about roads in certain parts of NJ is that they don't necessarily follow a direct north-south or east-west grid. They meander and sometimes they change names as they veer in a slightly different direction. You won't get lost, though. There will always be a gas station or whatever along the way to ask people. But I wanted to chime in that yep, that part is true.
You'll find your "main arteries" and will always be able to find your way back from them. Obvious ones in your area would be Rte. 17 and Rte. 4, the Garden State Parkway, and main roads like Grand Ave. and Kinderkamack. You'll do fine once you get used to the area and once you generally know what direction you need to be in to get back--one way or another you'll hit one of those main drags and then you're home free.
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09-15-2007, 04:31 PM
We went to look at rent houses today and found a couple that we could live in but are holding out for one that just feels right. We're in love with Ridgewood but there's not much in the way of rent houses in our price range there. We'd love any recommendations on good places to eat in this area while we're visiting!
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