Re: New Jersey
<<sarcasm on>><br /><br />"New Jersey... Gateway to New York"<br /><br />Having been born in Englewood (by mistake), raised in Rockland Co., NY and relocated to outside of Philly (in PA) for the past two decades, I know something about NJ.<br /><br />While you are right regarding NJ's natural beauty, its citizens are a different story. No flame intended, but NJ is a socialist state. It's gun control laws and its legislators are so unconstitutional, it's un-American. Auto insurance is the worst in the nation, and don't even get me going about purchasing beach tags to swim at beaches that were re-built with federal tax dollars by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Oh, and no fun on ANY beach: no ball playing, no frisbee, you want a bonfire? Pa-lease. Rental or purchase of any shore real estate is absurd... $6,000/week in OC beachfront is normal. I say, head to the Outer Banks, NC: twice the house for half the price. The only place I like in Jersey is Sussex Co., because the density is still low up there.<br /><br />Again, nothing personal, but NJ is not my idea of utopia. PA isn't perfect either, but I could easily list as many accomplishments starting with the birth of the nation through the steel and railroads to the high tech industries today. Woopie. Get some reality back into your government. Visit the new Constitution Center in Philly. Learn what you're missing.<br /><br />Lenny Dykstra, outfielder traded from NY Mets to Phila. Phillies years back, summed up my opinion when responding to a reporter asking if he was considering buying his new home in South Jersey: "You've got to be on f*&ckin' acid to live in NJ."<br /><br /><<sarcasm off>><br /><br />
