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Nothing in NJ is FREE
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Must be humor as I ain't no travel agent, thats for sure...ed

Nothing in NJ is FREE… Tolls on every road, Does not for drivers well bode, Gotta pay to swim or walk the beach, Also gotta pay to cross the bridges to the beach to reach… Everything nice in NJ is expensive, Hate do I to appear offensive, But living anywhere in the northeast seems to be hypertensive, Just to be a part of New Jersey’s life is to be for the most part pensive… Not the best, nor the worst, is NJ living, Lived a few other places, always it seemed had at least one misgiving, To live in NJ is to live with too many rules and regulations, Gotta admit that living here has many it seems complications… But on the sunny side, hurricanes we quite rarely see, Tornadoes don’t seem to bother to here touch down, Some wildfires we get, though we have little if any forestry, And from earthquakes we don’t shake, no cracks in the ground, Still in all, living in New Jersey certainly ain’t in anyway free, But to be honest, no other place would I live personally… © ed ~ 7/31/05

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reviewed on August 1, 2005

Well you ain't got far to go to see Bethlehem or Nazareth.. Or even Moscow.

I bought a new jersey saying Fishkill New York..

Blimey and Sussex. Never knew you were so close!!

Reviewed by Bob Holt (Reader)

I think they have oxygen bars at the casinos now, so we even pay for air. Thankfully you didn't even discuss the local politicians. But if I lived anywhere else I'd still be whining about something.

Bob H

Reviewed by Roger Ochs

Why are New Yorkers so depressed?

They know that the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)

Haha! Lived in New York for a time and I think I formed my opinion on New Jersey from the New Yorkers, which, you will admit is not all that complimentary. Still, as you say, you have no hurricanes. That iss something. Not much, but something, Ed.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on July 31, 2005

Thank God I don't have to pay a fee to visit my beach...and if I had to I would certainly be the first to bitch about it!!

Hey but looks like cars and gasoline are for free....you GOT THREE NO FOUR {motorhome included } BEAUTIES....right...even Rufie has one!!

Love Tinkabout-that!!

Reviewed by jude forese

well, at least the gas is cheap ...

Reviewed by J. Allen Wilson

As happy as you be...for you it must be jersey...so there you must stay...at least till they take the toll booth away...no place like home

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM

Every place has something to dislike, Ed. I have lived a lot of places and taken extended stays in many, many more and none are perfect. It is all about where you feel at home that matters.
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by Alexandre Arnau

reminds of a song i once heard. like ta hear it? here it go:
"i'm from new jersey
and i'm proud about it
i love the garden state
i'm from new jersey
and i brag about it
i think it's simply great
all of the other states
throughout the nation
may mean a lot to some
but i'm from new jersey
and new jersey is like no other
i'm glad it's where i'm from"
of course, i'm not from new jersey.
lol ;)