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Welcome to New Jersey (self.newjersey)

submitted 1 year ago by LiquidPlumber to c/newjersey

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[–] Xaphanos 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I live in Rockland county NY. I feel we are more geographically and socially more NJ than NJ for a few reasons.

[] We are isolated from the rest of NYS by a large park on one side and a wide river on the other - but connect directly to Montvale, Northvale, and Mahwah.

[] Our suburban spawl visually resembles Bergen more than Westchester or Orange.

[] Our mass transit to NYC is the NJTransit trains.

[] Great big malls.

[] We both have the PIP and GSP.

[] We have Ramapo, you have Lakewood.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

[–] LiquidPlumber 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We would be happy to have Rockland County join NJ! My first beers sitting at a bar was at the Orangeburg Pub when I was 17, back in 1979!

Now, if you could convince your governor to let you secede, we're in business!

[–] Xaphanos 3 points 1 year ago

I hate to ask... What is your opinion of Staten Island? I rescued my wife from there.

[–] Xaphanos 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So you're from Bergen! My first real job was in Northvale. There was (still is?) a place off {Pegasus} (corrected to Paris) with the GIANT satellite dishes. Back in '82 or so.

I have some mildly interesting stories from that place.

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