As I drove into New Jersey at the end of January there was a feeling of hope and excitement. It couldnt have been a nicer January day, the sun was shining, Bon Jovi was on the radio, and everything was looking up. I think there is something about a new experience that we remember for a long time. Graduating from high school, going to college, graduating from college, getting a job. All these experiences are mile markers in a young persons life. These are the things that get checked off that imaginary list that every person has but nobody ever really talks about. That sunny winter day definitely fell into that category for me. I was excited, anxious, and prepared to start something new and different in my life.
I must mention that it was a big day for New Jersey as well. That day marked the day I decided I was going to give Jersey a chance. Jersey gets a bad rep and I wasnt sure it was deserved. Its kind of one of those states you make fun of simply because everyone else does and it seems like the right thing to do. After all they do have like thousands more waste dumps than any other state in the US and its one of the smallest states. However, I put that aside and was willing to start fresh with New Jersey. Unfortunately for the state it has let me down, Ive made a list of pros and cons that I have found in my short stint in New Jersey thus far.
Pros:
1) Gas is cheaper
2) They pump your gas
3) They have the shore (which the jury is still out on since I havent been yet)
4) Where I live is very nice and rural
Cons:
1) They pump your gas
2) You can NEVER turn left
3) The roads are built with craters so you have to play mariokart when you drive and dodge the items
4) There is always traffic no matter where you are going and its never for a valid reason
5) Everything except gas is more expensive
6( No major city (and contrary to popular belief by those who live in jersey, NY and Philly actually are not in NJ)
Ive still got plenty of time left in Jersey and Im hoping for a turn around. There is still hope New Jersey!!! Just not for the nets.
Later days
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I don't understand why them pumping your gas is on the pros and cons.
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud reading this though and read it to a girl I work with who is from Jersey
Its a pro because its nice that you dont have to get out of your car, especially in the winter. Its a con because I have to wait for the attendant and I cant pump my gas on my own time.
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