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It is really a shame that most people's experience of NJ is only the Turnpike and the refineries around EWR.
by cpascal 5y ago
It is really a shame that most people's experience of NJ is only the Turnpike and the refineries around EWR.
- thehappypm 5y agoImagine if every state was judged on its character for the aesthetic of the area by its airport and highways. NJ gets a horrible rap! It’s a beautiful state in so many places.
- MrApathy 5y agoShhh, quiet on the NJ-is-nice front, please. NJ doesn't need more people, let's all pretend the bad rap is true.
- toast0 5y agoIt's ok, I could never live in NJ, I want to pump my own gas and turn left.
- reaperducer 5y agoAnd get a free bobblehead with a minimum eight-gallon purchase. When I lived in New Jersey, the gas stations in New York would offer spiffs with a fill-up, and there was always a disclaimer "offer not valid in New Jersey," which made it seem like the spiff wasn't available at all in New Jersey. For those who knew, the rule was actually that gas companies couldn't require a minimum purchase to get the spiff in New Jersey, so if you knew what you were doing, you could put a gallon in and still get whatever the free item was. But I haven't lived in New Jersey since gas was priced in ¢, and not $.
- QuercusMax 5y agoWhat do you mean by "spiff" here? Google doesn't give me any clues, and the only Spiff I know of (as opposed to the word "spiffy", meaning well-dressed) is Calvin and Hobbes' Spaceman Spiff.
- AutumnCurtain 5y agoA spiff is a free giveaway attached to a sale, historically a bonus for salespeople for making the sale but colloquially also for customers getting a freebie item with a purchase.
- reaperducer 5y agoAlso used to describe anything given away for free by salesfolk hoping to land a sale. Think of the big bags of crap that used to be given away at CES, or when a Microsoft rep would show up in the office and hand everyone new mouse pads.
- QuercusMax 5y agoI always thought that was swag...
- hw-guy 5y agoI always thought it was a joint (what the New York Times calls a marijuana cigarette).
- QuercusMax 5y agoyou're thinking of a spliff (note the L)
- thehappypm 5y agoWhat’s the “turn left” thing you’re referencing? I’m from Morris County and have no idea what you mean.
- dfxm12 5y agoI think you're good. Everyone I know in both tri-state areas who think of moving to Jersey largely complain about the property taxes & stay put.