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People who live up there seem to know how to handle the weather and it's just what they deal with.
Yup!
Many years ago, my district (Woodbridge) got a new Superintendent of Schools, who had previously lived and worked in the Syracuse area. The first snowstorm that we got after his arrival did not result in school closure, or even a delayed opening--despite every other district in the region enacting a closure. The absentee rate for students--and, to some extent, for teachers--was high. For the second storm, a repeat of the first, in regard to both his refusal to alter the school schedule and the resulting absenteeism.
Finally, at a Board of Ed meeting, he was confronted about his decision making, and he said something along the lines of... Where I used to live, I guess that they cleared the roads much better than they do in this area. Since Woodbridge Township's plowing efforts were always disgracefully bad, he was surely the master of understatement, but he did learn that--in Woodbridge at least--it is necessary to close the schools when there is a significant snowstorm.
Yup!
Many years ago, my district (Woodbridge) got a new Superintendent of Schools, who had previously lived and worked in the Syracuse area. The first snowstorm that we got after his arrival did not result in school closure, or even a delayed opening--despite every other district in the region enacting a closure. The absentee rate for students--and, to some extent, for teachers--was high. For the second storm, a repeat of the first, in regard to both his refusal to alter the school schedule and the resulting absenteeism.
Finally, at a Board of Ed meeting, he was confronted about his decision making, and he said something along the lines of... Where I used to live, I guess that they cleared the roads much better than they do in this area. Since Woodbridge Township's plowing efforts were always disgracefully bad, he was surely the master of understatement, but he did learn that--in Woodbridge at least--it is necessary to close the schools when there is a significant snowstorm.
LOL, while in College in Mass back in the 70's in my freshman year we had two snow storms that I thought were "significant". We had a six incher drop on us over night and while I thought they would close they didn't even have a two hour late. 3 weeks later we got 10 inches and they did give some late time for that becuase it was during the day and the "commuter students" were given a 30 min grace period. Back then they knew how to deal with it and you just did.
It depends on the demand for rentals in that particular area. If it’s hard to find tenants, the landlord will pay the fee. I’ve seen the fee be split 50/50 as well.
50/50 not so bad, currently with the rental market demand is high.
It might vary in other areas, but in Somerset County, rental and condo construction projects continue to be built at an incredible pace--despite the mind-boggling costs of these units. And, they seem to be filled very quickly after completion. So much for the "everyone is leaving NJ" meme...
Yes, there is an outflow of NJ residents, but they are being replaced by new residents who clearly outnumber the ones who depart.
It might vary in other areas, but in Somerset County, rental and condo construction projects continue to be built at an incredible pace--despite the mind-boggling costs of these units. And, they seem to be filled very quickly after completion. So much for the "everyone is leaving NJ" meme...
Yes, there is an outflow of NJ residents, but they are being replaced by new residents who clearly outnumber the ones who depart.
Yup, no signs of decline. Morris County is outrageously expensive and the traffic is horrendous.
I have been able to breach the paywall on other sites by disabling Javascript, but that approach doesn't seem to work with NJ.com, so think that non-subscribers are probably not able to view it.
The cost of NJ finally got to me a few years after retirement.
My family had always traveled to Maine each year to go camping, so i'd always loved it there. I wanted to move there but didn't know if i'd ever get to. The family also had an old fisherman's cottage at the Jersey Shore - which i loved. I wished i could have lived at the shore but it was NO where near affordable for me.
I finally moved to Maine in 2018. We love it here. Buying a house was much cheaper (has gone up a bit since then), auto insurance much cheaper, property tax WAY cheaper, and i love the climate. I don't like heat and humidity. I lived rurally in Jersey (Salem County) and i live rurally here, so that really hasn't changed. Here i am further away from a Walmart and most fast food. But we do have great fresh seafood.
There are less medical specialists and vets nearby, and i miss the FOOD of the Jersey/Philly/NYC area. I miss the Jersey Shore as the beaches here (I moved by the water) are rocky and the water is cold. I also miss my family - seeing them in person.
But it's all worth it to be here, living by the water in my old age.
I figure... if I gotta be back, might as well deliver all over the place up to/until when I perhaps get working at EWR. New Jersey SUCKS but family is here, so.
I figure... if I gotta be back, might as well deliver all over the place up to/until when I perhaps get working at EWR. New Jersey SUCKS but family is here, so.
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