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It might be as funny as taking a bunch of hillbillies and plopping them smack down in the middle of Newark or Camden or Paterson or...I think you see the point.
They actually would do fine and probably turn those cities around for the good.
Where did you live in NJ before? I had never heard of Lords Valley before and just looked it up. It looks quite nice and right off of 84/near Lake Wallenpaupack?
That is a really nice area. I love Lake Wallenpaupack.
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Didn't we just get done hating on Sussex and Warren Counties for being toothless a few threads ago?
Yup, but you didn't expect the stereotyping to end did you?
..... I hate being so far from my friends and family and everything that is familiar. ......I also thought I hated the Jersey Attitude, but I find that all the things I came up here to get away from are the very things I miss!
Given what you posted, you have no choice but to move back. Or be miserable.
Many people just can't adjust to a new evironment, they need the familiar.
This winter has been rough in much of the northeast...friends on Long Island are miserable with sore backs and parking problems. South Jersey pals were stuck and devastated by rare snowfalls.
Spring is coming 'soon' ... I think... hang in there.
It will get a lot better fast. Break out the shorts... ...go the The Shore.
Are we actually talking about wife swapping here? That's nuts..lol
I'm in the same boat as you, Court8573...While I'm originally from North Jersey (which I'll always have love for!), I spent most of my time in suburban PA (Lower Bucks County) and found much to like about it. This area REALLY does need to get some semblance of a REAL transit system though. Bus routes are a joke.
She wants to stay because her family is here...I have NO family at ALL in South Jersey (kinda glad about that though, in a way..lol)
The people in the stores are ONLY nice because they are PAID to be nice, otherwise they're ignorant, obnoxious and immature. I've actually complained to the corporate departments of a few establishments about the deplorable behavior of some of their employees (Five Guys in Eagle Plaza in Voorhees literally fired one of their employees after I complained about the hood rats who work there and after they viewed the in-store video footage of what occurred during my visit there!)
I think my neighbors are aliens (<>..<>) zero sense of community here...sad.
Hope to see this sign one day when I'm driving that U-Haul moving van!
You too?! I mean I'm also originally from Northern NJ and will have a love for. However the area for which I'd consider (the Fort Lee, NJ area) is out of reach financially as well as being subject of me possibly breathing in cancer causing toxic pollutants from Edgewater, NJ.
Now to South Jersey: I moved here with my immediate family back in the end of June 2012 and I've been shaking my head since as well as being physically sick in one way or another every single day since residing here. My allergies and sinus problems affect me every single day here (hence one of the reasons of wanted to move back to where I'm originally from in NNJ but can't) and the people on the roads here don't know how to drive and speed limits mean nothing! I've also seen the higher frequency of upfront kindness, however question the genuineness of such kindness in a majority of those people. Also I've never witnessed so much pettiness and lying right to ones face as I have residing here as well as common courtesy is lacking with many here. Also they don't know how to plow snow here leaving a layer of ice on the roads as well as kids getting off from school for a mere 2-3 inch snowfall even before the first flake has fallen.
I'm at a crossroads as I can't go back from which I came from for the reasons stated but need to go to an area not more than 100 plus miles from here in South Jersey so not to be too far from my immediate family here and as well such area will have to be much kinder to my sensitive severe allergies and sinus problems (that I never had full time where I came from) as well there needs to be job availability and not sky high housing like in the NNJ market.
To the OP: I know exactly how you feel because for 20 plus months I've felt the same besides my physical health.
You too?! I mean I'm also originally from Northern NJ and will have a love for. However the area for which I'd consider (the Fort Lee, NJ area) is out of reach financially as well as being subject of me possibly breathing in cancer causing toxic pollutants from Edgewater, NJ.
Now to South Jersey: I moved here with my immediate family back in the end of June 2012 and I've been shaking my head since as well as being physically sick in one way or another every single day since residing here. My allergies and sinus problems affect me every single day here (hence one of the reasons of wanted to move back to where I'm originally from in NNJ but can't) and the people on the roads here don't know how to drive and speed limits mean nothing! I've also seen the higher frequency of upfront kindness, however question the genuineness of such kindness in a majority of those people. Also I've never witnessed so much pettiness and lying right to ones face as I have residing here as well as common courtesy is lacking with many here. Also they don't know how to plow snow here leaving a layer of ice on the roads as well as kids getting off from school for a mere 2-3 inch snowfall even before the first flake has fallen.
I'm at a crossroads as I can't go back from which I came from for the reasons stated but need to go to an area not more than 100 plus miles from here in South Jersey so not to be too far from my immediate family here and as well such area will have to be much kinder to my sensitive severe allergies and sinus problems (that I never had full time where I came from) as well there needs to be job availability and not sky high housing like in the NNJ market.
To the OP: I know exactly how you feel because for 20 plus months I've felt the same besides my physical health.
Hmm? Kind of curious where in S. Jersey you are that you're feeling ill this frequently....guessing that you're further South than where I am (Voorhees/Gibbsboro area). The "illness" is more psychological in nature as I feel like I'm going mad sometimes living with these circus freaks...lol
Speed limits around here are just a "suggestion" and apparently not meant to be taken seriously. 295 should be renamed "The Garden State Autobahn" since nobody does 65 mph and you've got to be going more likely 80+ mph to keep from getting rear ended or plowed off the road by a gigantor Dodge Ram, luxury SUV or tractor trailer.
Whatever "upfront kindness" as you put it is guaranteed to be fake 99% of the time (so don't question it). There are at least 1% of the times where you find a genuinely nice person...but as rare as finding a unicorn or gazelle in your backyard.
I think of drinking heavily sometimes to ease the woes, but after seeing this, I realize I could be worse off...LOL:
Hmm? Kind of curious where in S. Jersey you are that you're feeling ill this frequently....guessing that you're further South than where I am (Voorhees/Gibbsboro area). The "illness" is more psychological in nature as I feel like I'm going mad sometimes living with these circus freaks...lol
Speed limits around here are just a "suggestion" and apparently not meant to be taken seriously. 295 should be renamed "The Garden State Autobahn" since nobody does 65 mph and you've got to be going more likely 80+ mph to keep from getting rear ended or plowed off the road by a gigantor Dodge Ram, luxury SUV or tractor trailer.
Whatever "upfront kindness" as you put it is guaranteed to be fake 99% of the time (so don't question it). There are at least 1% of the times where you find a genuinely nice person...but as rare as finding a unicorn or gazelle in your backyard.
I think of drinking heavily sometimes to ease the woes, but after seeing this, I realize I could be worse off...LOL:
I'm in Sickerville - Gloucester Township.
And the physical sickness is real - just went to a doctor this past Tuesday and was shocked that I had an acute upper respiratory infection coupled with an acute ear infection. I've never been so ill for such a prolonged time of 20 plus months. If it's not an infection it's allergies, if it's not allergies it's an infection - at least in NNJ I got breaks from this, down here absolutely not. I haven't been able to blow my nose "clear" since day one here - just unbelievable!
Speed limits are followed by people with some sought of IQ, but many seem to lack that even when they see many police speed traps. I use a road that STRICTLY states "SLOW DOWN OR PAY" with a 25 mph speed limit - I've lost count on the tailgaters even after easily seeing a police speed trap on that road from a distance. Yeah 295 is almost a "drive at your own risk Autobahn".
IMO: I'll put that percentage of phony niceness at about 90%. I've easily found more genuine people up in the New York City Market areas of NJ. I miss the knowing where one stands especially the DIRECT, STRAIGHT and BLUNT which to many down here don't know how to handle it even if it was solely meant to help in kindness.
With my luck, if I drank one time and be out and about - I'd be caught and mind you I don't drink. lol!
I've spoken to many people who have moved to South Jersey from other areas - and they agree with both of us. "Welcome to South Jersey".
Time will tell what will happen as nothing is etched in stone yet but I would welcome a "physically healthier" change.
Where did you live in NJ before? I had never heard of Lords Valley before and just looked it up. It looks quite nice and right off of 84/near Lake Wallenpaupack?
it's absolutely beautiful up there. but the OP is right, you have to drive a long way to do anything. If she can't find herself some local friends (there's a lot of transplants in that area, so it shouldn't be hard), she's gonna have a rough time. And there's local activities, but you have to like that stuff too.
We lived in Little Falls, where we were constantly flooded, so I really wanted to get away from that nightmare. It is very nice here and we are right off 84 in a beautiful community called Hemlock Farms. It's really not the area, it's just being so far from everyone, even though it is only 70 miles. There was always a lot of traffic and lots of people competing for parking places, spots in lines, etc. Plus, this winter has been horrendous and I've been feeling isolated and trapped in the house a lot. The cold and snow and ice has kept me from doing anything much in the community. By the way, everyone here has all their teeth!! Nobody that lives here is actually from here. The people who live here are mostly from NY and NJ. Hopefully, I will remember why I wanted to come here in the first place!!
hey, i live in West Orange, and my winter stunk because i was trapped in the house a lot.
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...go the The Shore.
That's nuts..lol 
There's no "garden" in this state..lol
