{"id":690,"date":"2012-05-20T18:11:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T18:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/20\/if-you-ever-lived-in-new-jersey-or-still-do\/"},"modified":"2012-05-20T18:11:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T18:11:34","slug":"if-you-ever-lived-in-new-jersey-or-still-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/20\/if-you-ever-lived-in-new-jersey-or-still-do\/","title":{"rendered":"If you ever lived in New Jersey (or still do)"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIf you’ve ever lived in Jersey …you’ll appreciate this!!!<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey is a peninsula.<\/p>\n

\tHighlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky .<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq MI.) than Havana , Cuba .<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US ..<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the highest cost of living.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World."<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club (no, not Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.<\/p>\n

\tHome to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian sausage w\/peppers and onions.<\/p>\n

\tNorth Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.<\/p>\n

\tThe Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation’s most famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch, Cape May..<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the most stringent testing along its coastline for water quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n

\tJersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy..<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey ranks third in cranberry production in the United States behind Wisconsin and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey ranks third in blueberry production in the United States behind Maine and Michigan. <\/p>\n

\tHere’s to New Jersey – the toast of the country! In 1642, the first brewery in America , opened in Hoboken .<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey rocks!<\/p>\n

\tThe famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US, located in Elizabeth Nearly 80 percent of what our nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey is home to one of the nation’s busiest airports (in Newark ), Liberty International<\/p>\n

\tSeveral important Revolutionary War battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.<\/p>\n

\tThe light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park , NJ laboratory.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey also boasts the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.<\/p>\n

\tThe first seaplane was built in Keyport , NJ .<\/p>\n

\tThe first airmail (to Chicago ) was started from Keyport , NJ .<\/p>\n

\tThe first "Rocket Mail" was from Greenwood Lake NY to Hewitt , NJ .<\/p>\n

\tThe first phonograph records were made in Camden , NJ .<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey was home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City .<\/p>\n

\tThe game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City .<\/p>\n

\tAnd, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world, not to mention salt water taffy.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries.<\/p>\n

\tThe first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. ( Union , NJ !!!)<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City<\/p>\n

\tThe Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark , was the first skyway highway.<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson ( Holland Tunnel).<\/p>\n

\tThe first baseball game was played in Hoboken , NJ , which is also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.<\/p>\n

\tThe first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889 ( Rutgers College played Princeton ).<\/p>\n

\tThe first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden , NJ , ( but they’re all gone now!).<\/p>\n

\tNew Jersey is home to both of " NEW YORK ‘S" pro football teams!<\/p>\n

\tThe first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson , NJ .<\/p>\n

\tThe first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas Armstrong.<\/p>\n

\tAll New Jersey natives:<\/p>\n

\tSal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis, Jimmy (Azah) Carter, Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, SarahVaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilyn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Zack Braff, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda McElroy, Eileen Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Cliff and Theresa Maddox, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo, Joe DePasquale, Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm. Halsey Jr., Sandy Carter, Norman Schwarzkopf, Dave Thomas (Wendy’s), William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, Kelly Ripa, Theresa Carter, Francis Albert Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino.<\/p>\n

\tThe Great Falls in Paterson , on the Passaic River , is the 2nd highest waterfall on the East Coast of the US .<\/p>\n

\tYou know you’re from Jersey when.<\/p>\n

\tYou don’t think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."<\/p>\n

\tYou know that it’s called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.<\/p>\n

\tA good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.<\/p>\n

\tYou’ve known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.<\/p>\n

\tYou’ve eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 A.M.<\/p>\n

\tYou know that the state isn’t one big oil refinery.<\/p>\n

\tAt least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen<\/p>\n

\tYou know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.<\/p>\n

\tYou know what a "jug handle" is.<\/p>\n

\tYou know that WaWa is a convenience store.<\/p>\n

\tYou know that the state isn’t all farmland.<\/p>\n

\tYou know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey – there’s the shore – and you don’t go "to the shore," you go "down the shore." And when you are there, you’re not "at the shore" you are "down the shore."<\/p>\n

\tYou know how to properly negotiate a circle.<\/p>\n

\tYou knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.<\/p>\n

\tYou know that this is the only "New" state that doesn’t require "New" to identify it (try … Mexico .. York … Hampshire — doesn’t work, does it?).<\/p>\n

\tYou know that a " White Castle " is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.<\/p>\n

\tYou consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege.<\/p>\n

\tYou don’t think "What exit?" is very funny.<\/p>\n

\tYou know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different." Yes they are!<\/p>\n

\tYou know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton –that’s for out-of-staters.<\/p>\n

\tThe Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.<\/p>\n

\tYou live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.<\/p>\n

\tYou refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.<\/p>\n

\tEvery year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.<\/p>\n

\tYou know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits.<\/p>\n

\tYou’ve gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.<\/p>\n

\tYou know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights , and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood.
\n\tIt can be no other way.<\/p>\n

\tYou weren’t raised in New Jersey –you were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey .<\/p>\n

\tYou don’t consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.<\/p>\n

\tYou remember the stores Korvette’s, Two Guys, Rickel’s, Channel, Bamberger’s and Orbach’s.<\/p>\n

\tYou also remember Palisades Amusement Park .<\/p>\n

\tYou’ve had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.<\/p>\n

\tYou start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.<\/p>\n

\tAnd finally.<\/p>\n

\tYou’ve NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER pumped your own gas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Chuckman on May 21, 2012, 4:34 am<\/p>\n

While I do not want to dampen your Jersey Pride, I feel it necessary to make a small correction.<\/p>\n

\tFor the past three seasons New Jersey has ranked 3rd in cranberry production in the United States.<\/p>\n

\t1st Wisconsin
\n\t2nd Massachusetts
\n\t3rd New Jersey<\/p>\n

\thttp:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Statistics_by_ … ancran.pdf<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Skinny on May 21, 2012, 5:03 am<\/p>\n

New Jersey is 3rd in blueberry production behind Maine and Michigan.<\/p>\n

\tCheck out table02.xls in the following link: http:\/\/usda.mannlib.cornell.edu\/MannUsda\/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1765<\/a><\/p>\n

\tWisconsin and Massachusetts are not listed for blueberries.<\/p>\n

\tMaine and Michigan are not listed for cranberries.<\/p>\n

\tHence the statement, "New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry AND<\/span><\/u><\/span> cranberry production." is an accurate statement.<\/p>\n

\tThat’s my story and I’m sticking to it \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Chuckman on May 22, 2012, 4:54 pm<\/p>\n

Fair enough. I interpreted your statement as New Jersey being the leader in production of blueberries and leadier in production of cranberries. Your intent was to combine cranberries and blueberries into a combined crop.<\/p>\n

\tLet’s take a look at some numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service for 2011. <\/p>\n

\tBlueberries are measured by weight and as you noted Maine and Michigan produce more than New Jersey.<\/p>\n

\tMaine 83,100,000 lbs
\n\tMichigan 72,000,000 lbs
\n\tNew Jersey 62,000,000 lbs<\/p>\n

\tCranberries are measured by volume in barrels.<\/p>\n

\tWisconsin 4,410,000 barrels
\n\tMassachusetts 2,350,000 barrels
\n\tNew Jersey 510,000 barrels<\/p>\n

\tIf we try to combine production, different units of measure provide a classic apples and oranges problem. Or in this case a blueberries and cranberries problem. Fortunately the NASS provides a conversion rate. A barrel of cranberries weighs 100 pounds. If we convert cranberry production to weight:<\/p>\n

\tWisconsin 441,000,000 lbs
\n\tMassachusetts 235,000,000 lbs
\n\tNew Jersey 51,000,000 lbs<\/p>\n

\tSo now for the combined production by weight the leaders are:<\/p>\n

\tWisconsin 441,000,000 lbs
\n\tMassachusetts 235,000,000 lbs
\n\tNew Jersey 113,000,000 lbs<\/p>\n

\t \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n

\thttp:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Statistics_by_ … ancran.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\thttp:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Statistics_by_ … ujul08.pdf<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Scan on May 22, 2012, 5:31 pm<\/p>\n

NJ has more GTC instructors than any other state<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted by:<\/strong> Skinny on May 22, 2012, 5:35 pm<\/p>\n

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"Chuckman" wrote:<\/strong> Your intent was to combine cranberries and blueberries into a combined crop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tActually, my intent was to weasel out of the hole I had dug. Unfortunately you did me one better.<\/p>\n

\tUncle.<\/p>\n

\tBut I now know more about blueberry and cranberry production than I ever did before. So every cloud has a silver lining.<\/p>\n

\tThanks for the education \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\tP.S. I edited my original post accordingly \ud83d\ude33<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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