Why do they dislike us so???? (Newark, Elizabeth: live, stores, safe)

[66nexus]

Originally Posted by BrianG

speed bump

Indeed lol

[JerZ]

speed bump

Originally Posted by 66nexus

Indeed lol

You guys keep driving, I'm pretty sure the mods are gonna pull me over any minute. I tried...I really tried...I sat on my hands...did a distraction technique...but as Michael Corleone said..."No mattah how many times I try tah get out...she pulls me back in."

[EB2]

Originally Posted by BrianG

From now on
when i see a post by a hater i will just think of it as a little
speed bump in the road , and go around them

so if you see any post of mine that just says

SPEED BUMP
you will know what it means

LOL.

[Diane Giam]

Originally Posted by JerZ

Diane. For the love of mike! These posters live in New Jersey. They know whether they're getting run over by shopping carts or not. (ETA: Evidenced by the general expression of shock and disbelief at the comment; obviously none of these people are experiencing the things you say you experienced.) If they're not getting run over...then they're not getting run over. Is it courteous to completely discount others' experiences by insisting your individual one (or a "friend's") overrides everybody else's experience? That's your personal experience. Here is everyone else's personal experience. And there you have it, right? No matter how awful your experience with shopping carts may have been in the past, this won't retroactively turn back time and change everyone else's positive experience into an awful one. I'm talking in circles here but this one bears some philosophical discussion. :lol:

I feel like I'm going all Taoist here but if a cart hits a cart in Shop Rite, do both parties know? Answer: Probably yes. Unless one party is unconscious. Conclusion: Those who have never felt their carts get run into, probably never have gotten their carts run into. This is so weird...why are you trying to convince people that horrible things happen where they live, if they've never experienced these things?

In 38 years I can safely say that I was never once run over by a shopping cart in New Jersey. Scout's honor. Well, 36 years because I spent two years in Pennsylvania which leads me to my next comment, not sure it's relevant...I did have my ankle cut into by a shopping cart once. Not cart/cart contact but perhaps it fits the general category. Anyway...the place this happened in was...Pennsylvania. The Poconos. It was a complete accident. I don't hold the state of Pennsylvania responsible. Anyway...just my own experiences here.

I meant the people acually ran into my leg with one, not kidding! They hit me from behind. Some of the people that live in Manalapan/ Marlboro are just plain mean. Maybe, not the whole state. I don't think it was an accident.
Also the day I was leaving, I made a stop at the Manalapan post office. The line was long. I started to talk to someone and she looked at me why was I talking to her. Later, she did flirt and speak to a man on line that she didn't know. They are just pushy snobs there. Here, its comonplace to talk to people in line and people acually answer back. I've never had a buggy(Shopping Cart) pushed into me here.
Diane

[JerZ]

Originally Posted by Diane Giam

I meant the people acually ran into my leg with one, not kidding! They hit me from behind. Some of the people that live in Manalapan/ Marlboro are just plain mean. Maybe, not the whole state. I don't think it was an accident.
Also the day I was leaving, I made a stop at the Manalapan post office. The line was long. I started to talk to someone and she looked at me why was I talking to her. Later, she did flirt and speak to a man on line that she didn't know. They are just pushy snobs there. Here, its comonplace to talk to people in line and people acually answer back. I've never had a buggy(Shopping Cart) pushed into me here.
Diane

Diane, I believe you. I don't have any reason to disbelieve you. I'm simply pointing out that the majority here seem to have never had experiences like this. You have no reason to disbelieve us. Your story was interesting; I don't think it's indicative of the entire state, as you say above (Manalapan/Marlboro). Actually, if you had gone ahead and stated it was just that one town specifically that you had bad experiences in, rather than the entire state, it might have painted a more accurate picture for the purposes of this post, and been a lot more helpful, IMO. You may want to be more careful about that if your aim is to help people make decisions on moving.

I am also sorry that people didn't speak to you in line in that town. People always spoke to me in line. A thought: could it be the vibes one puts out? It's interesting you point out about people talking in line, as that's one thing I lost when I moved away from NJ. Actually, that's something I've spoken about before on here.

For comparison's sake--perhaps geography could be the issue here--the towns I lived in in NJ throughout the course of my life were Hillsdale, Park Ridge, Westwood, River Vale, Tenafly, Edison, Lake Mohawk, Sparta, Succasauna and Budd Lake. Towns I worked in or frequented for various reasons included Emerson, Ramsey, Teaneck, Fair Lawn, Montvale, Westfield, Paramus and Hackensack. These towns all seemed to run contrary in a general way to the complaints you have against Manalapan so perhaps that will be helpful to someone on here.

[njkate]

Originally Posted by Diane Giam

Other places have nicer and bigger mountain TOwns, I'm sure you have heard of the Smokies, Gatlenburg/Pigeon Forge, TN We have wonderful Lakes and Rivers, the weather is milder. We have 4 seasons but it never gets really cold. We have Broadway shows at the TPAC within 15 min of my home. We have Music, nonstop, all kinds.The shore, not worth the traffic,
I sometimes think there are people from NJ that have never visited any other state, other than NY. I know I met people there that had never been to Phiily. Philly was an hour away and I would rather see historic sites than the beach.
There are many of those here. I spend many a morning visiting Antebellum homes, such as the Hermitage, Home of Andrew Jackson. We have an exact Replica of the Parthenon,Parthenon (Nashville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
This is part of our history.
I feel more at home here than I ever did in NJ. I do have a History here, I graduated from college here.
Diane in Music City

Andrew Jackson!!! Yes I'm sure he is revered in TN except maybe by the Cherokee's

[njkate]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Maybe me and you can move to Graceland
After all it is big and it is in TN

Maybe we could find Elvis alive and well

All kidding aside
I am glad these people found someplace they love
But i just wish they would enjoy it more and bother us less

yes, like maybe stay on their new states forum and educate themselves to their new home....including the negatives as all states do indeed have some negatives

[Summering]

Originally Posted by Diane Giam

Other places have nicer and bigger mountain TOwns, I'm sure you have heard of the Smokies, Gatlenburg/Pigeon Forge, TN We have wonderful Lakes and Rivers, the weather is milder. We have 4 seasons but it never gets really cold. We have Broadway shows at the TPAC within 15 min of my home. We have Music, nonstop, all kinds.The shore, not worth the traffic,
I sometimes think there are people from NJ that have never visited any other state, other than NY. I know I met people there that had never been to Phiily. Philly was an hour away and I would rather see historic sites than the beach.
There are many of those here. I spend many a morning visiting Antebellum homes, such as the Hermitage, Home of Andrew Jackson. We have an exact Replica of the Parthenon,Parthenon (Nashville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
This is part of our history.
I feel more at home here than I ever did in NJ. I do have a History here, I graduated from college here.
Diane in Music City

I know you love it there........I am happy for you.....
Everyone should aim for complete happiness in life. The object is to live where you are happiest. Some find happiness in other states. Its to each his own preference.
Yes, I have seen your mountains, and rivers. I have been to most of our wonderful states of the USA. Most of us are aware of our geography.
Just a post note on your oil tank. It was not a known fact, nor worried about in the years that they were put in. In fact, people bragged that they had "underground, and not seen" 1000 gal. tanks. They were happy during that time period. The DEP and the leaking oil facts came out late in the game.
To late to save those who were originally glad to have them underground.
It became a big mess for many people. Just something that was not expected, but thats life.

[JerZ]

Oops, sorry, tried to edit my post for grammar ("no" instead of "now") but ended up duplicating.

[njkate]

Originally Posted by JerZ

Oops, sorry, tried to edit my post for grammar ("no" instead of "now") but ended up duplicating.

We don't care...hey sometimes when you are typing fast the occasional typo creeps in...lol
I do enjoy your posts on NJ