Northeast members

[Steve]

I know that we've got a lot of folks from the Northeast on here.

[TrailLeadr]

Hmmm....Can we get a shout from all North Easterners!!!! Tell us something unique about your state!

I'll start....
There used to be a TV spot that claimed that RI was the biggest little state in the union.

You can drive through RI via Route 95 in under 45 minutes provided there's no traffic. It's also claimed that the state of RI, is the size of Dallas, but with a higher population. Probably also higher pollution!!

[GaryL]

Try to get across Dallas in 45 minutes, good luck. :lol:

[84fiero123]

Maine where the USA's day starts.

Our sunrise is the earliest in the country.

[TrailLeadr]

I like Maine. I guess mostly because of the mentality of the people who drive there. They don't seems to be affected by the Massachusetts attitude. "Hurry up, and get to the next red light, and then wait, just to do it all again." or how people from southern New England will go out of their way to make sure that you can't pass on the highway.

The drivers I've encountered in Maine, always pass on the left, and then get right back over, and leave the high speed lane clear for other drivers.

[Robbiev]

Facts about NJ
If you've ever lived in Jersey...you'll appreciate this!!!
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as
metropolitan areas.
New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to
as the "Diner Capital of the World."
New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club (no, not
Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.
Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian
sausage w/peppers and onions.
North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with
seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor
John P. Holland.
New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most
famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City,Seaside Heights, Long Branch,
Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for water
quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest
chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production
(and here you thought Massachusetts?)
Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first
brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.
New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body
electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.
New 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.
New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in Newark),
Liberty International.
George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War
battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.
The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture
projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ, laboratory.
We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
The first seaplane was built in Keyport , NJ.
The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport,NJ.
The first phonograph records were made in Camden,NJ.
New Jersey was home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.
The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its
playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world,
not to mention salt water taffy.
New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the
Middle East countries.
The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung
Mountains.
New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)
New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City.
The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway
highway.
NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson(Holland Tunnel).
The first baseball game was played in Hoboken,NJ, which is also the
birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
The first intercollegiate football game was played inNew Brunswick in
1889 (Rutgers College played Princeton).
The first drive-in movie theater was opened inCamden, NJ,
(but they're all gone now!).

New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!
The first radio station and broadcast was inPaterson, NJ.
The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas
Armstrong.
All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce
Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon,
Connie Francis,
Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick,
Sarah
Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer,
Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie
Money, Linda
McElroy, Eileen Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman,
Jerry
Lewis, Tom Cruise, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill,
Ice-T,
Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci,
Joe Piscopo, 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., Dave Thomas (Wendy's),

William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson,
Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, Kelly Ripa, and, of course, Francis Albert
Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino.
Bob Meade adds: The Great Falls in Paterson, on the Passaic River, is
the second highest waterfall on the East Coast of the US.
You know you're from Jersey when . . .
You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."
You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 A.M.
You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and
you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
You know that the state isn't all farmland.
You 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."
You know how to properly negotiate a circle.
You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
You 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?).
You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND
a fast food sandwich.
You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege.
You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different."
Yes they are!
You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes toPrinceton--that's for
out-of-staters.
The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.
You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.
You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening
credits.
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
You know that people from North Jersey go toSeaside Heights, and people
from Central Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to
Wildwood. It can be no other way.

You weren't raised in New Jersey--you were raised in either North
Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel,
Bamberger's and Orbach's.
You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.
You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
And finally . . .
You've NEVER, NEVER NEVER, EVER
pumped your own gas

[TrailLeadr]

So many good points there. Ahhh Rickel Home Centers. I used to work there. They had the poorest setup from controlling shrink, and everyone knew it, and EVERYONE took advantage of it, managers included. No surprise they never survived. My Uncle, and his family lived in Newark, and we used to visit them a lot....and "What Exit" is not Funny at all.

Not being a native of NJ, I'm suprised to say that I could relate to at least 1/2 to 3/4 of that. Must have visited a lot more than I realized.

Good Stuff! :D :D :D

[TrailLeadr]

So, who else do we have on here from the NorthEast? I'm pretty sure I saw someone who's from NH that just signed up recently. How 'bout it people?

I know we have some New Yorker's. You guys qualify as North East too!

[NHSilverado]

So, who else do we have on here from the NorthEast? I'm pretty sure I saw someone who's from NH that just signed up recently. How 'bout it people?

I know we have some New Yorker's. You guys qualify as North East too!


I am from NH and signed up the other day( on SilveradoClub.com ). Now this new site shows up and I am having all kinds of trouble signing in. Getting all kinds of error messages( In order to accept POST request originating from this domain, the admin must add this domain to the whitelist. is the big one )and it says my username and such was no good. My e-mail address was not on file and the few posts I made are gone as well? I had to re-register to post this.

[terry0341]

Is Toledo Ohio considered North East or midwest?

[mr.copenhagen]

haha all i have to say is that CT SUCKS!!! the traffic blows. people are nasty. espeshally if you drive an old beater like mine around they get all pissy. they steriotype people to much, think they are better than everyone else. my advice would be to stay out of this state if you can. nothing but agrivation.haha sorry i got alittle mad here. but it is true i think that this is the worst state out thier!!anyone else try to drive thru their in a quick time??not gonna happen right??

[mr.copenhagen]

just some little facts about CT. some of them might have changed.


You have hiked up a big hill or small mountain at least once for a keg party.

You never went to a bar in high school.

You thought that the only highways were 91 and 84.

You thought everyone couldn't buy beer after 8 pm

You actually thought that Hartford was big

You or someone you know has attended UCONN

You drive a JETTA

You still think that the Whalers are cool.

You have been to Misquamicut and to that little hot dog place.

There is a farm within miles of your house

You thought bars were really for people over 21

Your high school thanksgiving football game was the highlight of your school year.

You don't have an accent when you talk

You have known at least 2 preppy rich kids from Fairfield who listen to Phish.

You love Hilton Kaderli and your mom cried when he retired.

UConn basketball rules and no one can tell you different

You have deer in your backyard.

You didn't drink or do drugs until 10th grade.

You still don't understand why people say that Connecticut is the richest state.....

Your best friend went to Central, Western, Eastern and finally Manchester Community College.

Your mom works at Travelers and your dad works at Pratt and Whitney.

You have been drunk at the Meadows and don't remember the concert.

You go to Riverside at least once a summer

Your parents actually care about the Governor, the Patriots coming to Hartford, the lights at Christmas in Hartford & Channel 3 news.

You have a UCONN flag outside of your house year round

You think New Jersey was a toxic waste dump

You hang out at Denny's

You've partied at bonfires

You have at least one friend with a pickup

You think everyone works tobacco in the summer

You think Old Lyme is a shore town

You've been to Cape Cod

You think the Connecticut River is endless

The town diner is the only place open after midnight.

You have at least 4 friends who drive Jeep Grand Cherokees

You root for all the New York sports teams

If anybody asks, you're from just outside of New York.

You've never looked at a public bus schedule

You have both girlfriends and guyfriends with the same name as you.

You go to the diner late night to post party.

You think New Haven is the worst ghetto you've ever seen

You can proudly tell an outsider about Nutmeg.

You weekend either on the Cape or Rhode Island at a summer home

You have said... " I'm in a good location... Between both Boston and New York."

You can carry on a conversation about Mike Liut, Torrie Robertson, and the Brass Bonanza.

You have to explain Cow Tipping to people from out of state.

When you go to a real city, you sincerely feel bad for every poor / homeless person you see.

You get pissed at anyone who doesn't know how to drive in the snow.

You can name all the members of the UCONN men's and women's basketball teams.

You still can't find your way in Hartford (except for that bar area near Union Station.)

You hold the door open for someone and they don't say "Thank You."

You own a golden or a lab (used to...)

You own real Oakley's

You only know Westbrook and Clinton because they have good outlets

You don't think you're a yuppie, but the rest of the country does

You only ski in Vermont or out West

Your mother is the head of the PTA

There is absolutely nothing to do in the winter

You live twenty minutes form either an Abercrombie & Fitch, J. Crew, or GAP.

You sail, or know someone who does.

You don't understand why everyone else has not been to Europe.

You can't get through the week with out a Coffee Coolata

Your family owns more cars than legal drivers

School attire is a North Face fleece jacket, a North Face Fleece or L.L. Bean back pack, a plaid shirt, khakis, and Doc Martins.

Summer footwear is either Reefs or Birks

You carry your keys on a carabineer, but you don't know how to rock climb.

You feel for the homeless, but are not willing to give up the golf course land to develop a homeless shelter.

As a child you took horseback riding, golfing, tennis and swimming lessons.

You grew up wanting to be a lifeguard

You own every DMB CD

The state is so small you know where all the speed traps are

You can't understand why people don't understand what your talking about when you refer to a "package" store

You went to prep school even though your public schools are awesome

People actually wear sweaters around their necks

You've never taken public transportation

You know of at least one person who's house was totally trashed after a huge party

Your mom drives a Volvo wagon

You have at least one friend whose house was built in the 1800's

You live in a huge colonial

You know at LEAST one person who has been pulled over and found to have weed in their car

The only overcrowding is of deer in your backyard

Your house would cost half as much in any other state

Your wardrobe contains at least three pairs of cords and five wool sweaters

Half of your friends are from another town because yours is so small

At least one of your friends has a sick house right on the water

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Connecticut.

[Robbiev]

haha, I like that post Mr.Copenhagen. Seems like alot of similarities with Jersey and CT.

[mpjman]

Nj here as well. Nothing else I can add..........Its been all said. Even learnt some stuff.

[mr.copenhagen]

haha yeah i HATE CT SOOO MUCHlol but yeah my ma is from paramis NJ and she noticed absolutly no change in the ppl and the state itself when she moved up here. im lookin to go back down south for school i need to get out of the north SOO BAD!!. i like nj though lots of horse farms iv seen down in southern nj. pritty state. people are nice too. or atleast better than in ct

[mr.copenhagen]

Nj here as well. Nothing else I can add..........Its been all said. Even learnt some stuff.



well their is alot more that i could add on to the list. i could go on and on for days but yall would get pissed off and i really dont want that lol kinda makes ya wanna stay out of CT now dont it??lol

[Robbiev]

i like nj though lots of horse farms iv seen down in southern nj. pritty state. people are nice too. or atleast better than in ct
South Jersey is a whole other state. People from south Jersey are pretty much considered Philly folks. North Jersey is the true New Jersey. Most of the things you hear about jersey are about The North. (Soprano's,Diner's,etc...) I live out in north western Jersey which is absolutely beautiful. Lots of farms, open fields, and only 40 miles to NYC.

[Cableguy]

I guess I fit in North east since I'm across the pond from NY and Buffalo.
I'm in Oshawa Ontario ,sign into Oshawa says "City that Motivates Canada"
since the autoplex is here. Big history with GM that goes back to beginning
Including Mclaughlin carriage company. About 40miles from Toronto.
Fairly nice people around here not as goofy as me LOL.
So if your headed this way on a road trip look me up and will go our for some shinanigans.

[djspinz]

Here from NY, New member hoping to make some friends and hopefully show my 2001 Yukon.

[mr.copenhagen]

South Jersey is a whole other state. People from south Jersey are pretty much considered Philly folks. North Jersey is the true New Jersey. Most of the things you hear about jersey are about The North. (Soprano's,Diner's,etc...) I live out in north western Jersey which is absolutely beautiful. Lots of farms, open fields, and only 40 miles to NYC.

yeah i noticed that about jersey my ma is from paramis..ne idea whare that is?? i like the farming part more my older brother goes to school in philly and i cant stnad driving down thru ny..i call those parts the toxic waist dump of the east coast hahahaha

[JeffW]

Maine: (hope fiero gets a kick out of these)

You know what an Irving is and the location of 15 of them.

At least once in your life you've said, "It smells like the mill in here."

You crave Italian sandwiches at least weekly.

You use "wicked" as a multipurpose part of speech.

You take the New Hampshire toll personally.

The area around your back door is referred to as "the dooryard".

You never say what you paid for an item but how much you "gave" for it.

You've had a vacation from school just to help the family pick potatoes.

You know a lobster pot is a trap, not a kettle.

The basement is refered to as "Downcellah."

You eat supper at night and dinner at noon.

L.L. Bean's not just a store, it's a way of life.

"The City" means exclusively Portland.

It's not a storm - it's a "Nor'eastah".

You leave your keys in your car and the next morning your car is still there.

You leave your car running while you run into a store.

You know what Uncle Henry's is.

You have been in more than one Polar Bear Swim/Lobster Dip or have witnessed someone doing so.

You use the phrase "You can't get there from here."

You use the term "The County" to refer to Aroostook County.

You know that Reny's is a Maine Adventcha.

You know who and what a "M*******" is.

You hit either the Fryeburg or Cumberland Fairs about every year.

You went to "The Prom," and not just when you were in high school.

You know what Amato's is.

All year long you're tracking sand in the house--from the beach in the summer and the roads and sidewalks in the winter.

You've had arguments over the comparative quality of fried dough.

You call four inches of snow "a dusting."

You've hung out at a gravel pit.

You think a mosquito could be a species of bird.

You once skipped school and went to Bar Harbor, Old Orchard Beach, or Reid State Park.

Even your school cafeteria made good chowdah.

You've gone to a Grange bean supper.

Levinskies has the best deals on "Sweatahs."

Bob Marley is a comedian, not a singer.

Canada is a day trip.

You know that the accent is really a perverted Boston accent.

You like seafood (lobster,crab,shrimp etc.)

You understand the theory behind Dimillo's floating restaurant.

You eat a Jordan's red hot dog with Humpty Dumpty potato chips.

Your aunt, grandmother, cousins, second cousins, fifth uncle, etc. all live within 10 miles of you.

You know that the Maine Turnpike is for the tourists; real Mainers take the back roads.

You've heard of a Maine Coon Cat.

You've come to accept the French Canadians and their man bikinis.

You know what OOB is and love Bill's Pizza.

SD Warren is a favorite cologne of yours.

[95CTburb19]

well i am from connecticut as well and Mr.copenhagen pretty much covered everything about our state already, and it is all true.

[88 Dually 4x4]

If you have to live in the east South Jersey is the place to live (TUCKERTON)

[iraceIHRA]

New York, western to be exact. Buffalo.

Lets see we have.......
high taxes
no jobs
cold winters
crappy government

Need I say more???

[stockchevy1983]

hey guys, new member here and from the jersey shore (point pleasant)

[Hookjr1199]

Was from Maryland, Now I live in Ohio, 'bout an hour east of Cleveland. Ohio is a large waste of realestate.

[ChevyTech]

Hey guys been on the site for a few months and can't remember if I posted my location, I didn't see it. Anyways, I am in New Hampshire. :biggrin:

[lawson4450]

yeah im from joisy too i dont think i need to add anything to the list previously posted lol

[TahoeFever]

i'm in north joisey ....fugetaboutit :lol:

[gr8wake]

Another Jersey guy here! Central Jersey, near Washingtons crossing.
Been here all my life (45 years), and I come from a long line of farmers. I, however have broken tradition mostly to afford to live here. Jersey has its pros and cons, and at times it gets a bad rap. We love it here, but someday we will retire to a slower paced, more reasonable area. Cost of living is way too expensive (taxes, insurance). For what I pay in property tax I could have 4 lakefront homes in VA or NC. Thats why my suburban is a 2000, not a 2008!

[WildEyedDream]

Hey guys been on the site for a few months and can't remember if I posted my location, I didn't see it. Anyways, I am in New Hampshire. :biggrin:

Hi, I'm in NH also..southern NH.:great:

[pinehawk99]

I got a lot of friends in Tuckerton! Pineys Rule!!

[Firehawk]

Another Mainah Here! :oh:

[Pete95Sierra]

I live in North Jersey usually in Morristown but I go to school in south jersey... Stockton college... anyway north jersey is so much different than south but both have there plusses

[chevyjeffgordon]

boston, Mass

[pinehawk99]

Facts about NJ
If you've ever lived in Jersey...you'll appreciate this!!!
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as
metropolitan areas.
New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to
as the "Diner Capital of the World."
New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club (no, not
Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.
Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian
sausage w/peppers and onions.
North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with
seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor
John P. Holland.
New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most
famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City,Seaside Heights, Long Branch,
Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for water
quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest
chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production
(and here you thought Massachusetts?)
Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first
brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.
New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body
electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.
New 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.
New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in Newark),
Liberty International.
George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War
battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.
The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture
projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ, laboratory.
We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
The first seaplane was built in Keyport , NJ.
The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport,NJ.
The first phonograph records were made in Camden,NJ.
New Jersey was home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.
The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its
playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world,
not to mention salt water taffy.
New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the
Middle East countries.
The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung
Mountains.
New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)
New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City.
The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway
highway.
NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson(Holland Tunnel).
The first baseball game was played in Hoboken,NJ, which is also the
birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
The first intercollegiate football game was played inNew Brunswick in
1889 (Rutgers College played Princeton).
The first drive-in movie theater was opened inCamden, NJ,
(but they're all gone now!).

New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!
The first radio station and broadcast was inPaterson, NJ.
The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas
Armstrong.
All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce
Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon,
Connie Francis,
Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick,
Sarah
Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer,
Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie
Money, Linda
McElroy, Eileen Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman,
Jerry
Lewis, Tom Cruise, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill,
Ice-T,
Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci,
Joe Piscopo, 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., Dave Thomas (Wendy's),

William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson,
Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, Kelly Ripa, and, of course, Francis Albert
Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino.
Bob Meade adds: The Great Falls in Paterson, on the Passaic River, is
the second highest waterfall on the East Coast of the US.
You know you're from Jersey when . . .
You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."
You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 A.M.
You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and
you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
You know that the state isn't all farmland.
You 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."
You know how to properly negotiate a circle.
You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
You 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?).
You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND
a fast food sandwich.
You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege.
You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different."
Yes they are!
You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes toPrinceton--that's for
out-of-staters.
The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.
You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.
You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening
credits.
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
You know that people from North Jersey go toSeaside Heights, and people
from Central Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to
Wildwood. It can be no other way.

You weren't raised in New Jersey--you were raised in either North
Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel,
Bamberger's and Orbach's.
You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.
You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
And finally . . .
You've NEVER, NEVER NEVER, EVER
pumped your own gas

HEY!!!! Im a 609er!!!:gasp:

[pinehawk99]

And we got the cheapest gas in the US!!!:great:

[pinehawk99]

South Jersey is a whole other state. People from south Jersey are pretty much considered Philly folks. North Jersey is the true New Jersey. Most of the things you hear about jersey are about The North. (Soprano's,Diner's,etc...) I live out in north western Jersey which is absolutely beautiful. Lots of farms, open fields, and only 40 miles to NYC.

We are not Philly,but we do love the EAGLES & PHILLYS .Oh yeah,we are Pineys:happy:

[pinehawk99]

Piney Power!!!!

[Pete95Sierra]

Hey I drove past "Pine Hawk garage" I think it was down white horse near the wawa... is that your place?

[pinehawk99]

No,but I know where it is.It used to be called White Power Place ,but I think they made him change it.LOL

[Pete95Sierra]

hahaha why on earth would they ever make him change it??? hahaha just kidding but that made me laugh tho :rofl::rofl:

[silver9969]

Im from Washington County Maine in a little town called East Machias. I work as a Maintenance/Security worker in a hospital, ive been there for 8 years. Just thought I would say hi

[cdunbar29]

right now i live in orrington,maine...i just moved a couple of years ago, i was born in fort kent...it doesnt get any more northmen then that....well in the US at least. and i got a few more maine things for ya.
.
you know your from maine when you:

-know what Big G's is and can finish a whole sandwich
-have been stuck in the a 3 foot "dusting" of snow on your way to alligator lake and end up having your dog pull a sled with traps the rest of the way
-for your 16th birthday u get a rifle, not a car. you dont need a car because u can drive the plow truck your family doesnt use in the summer
-family air looms are not rings and supper sets, but tools, rifles, and huntin camps
-you say dinner for lunch and supper, or suppa for dinner
-a least one of your relitives works for pinkham, irving, mcain french fries, or dead river.
-you have 2 tv's in your living room, one for picture and one for sound.
-the most famous person from your state is gary thorne, the most know person from your state (Paul Kariya) is from Canada
-you think that anywhere south of auburn is not maine, but the remaining part for the former Massachusetts
-you have to shovel snow to get to your plow, so you can plow out of your driveway, then plow your road, to get to work but 6 am.
-school get canceled only when someone has already died trying to get there
-when you have a camp on a lake that is worth more then any house in a 20 mile radus
-if you actually have a camp
you get a vacation from school to help harvest potatoes
-you use tanked steam from the local mill to hand zamboni your local outdoor skating rank so the high school team can practice
-you call hockey rinks "ranks"
-you tried making you own new hockey stick out of the maple tree that just fell down out back instead of paying 180 for a new vapor XXXX
-large farm equipment can drive down any road and not be hassled
-cops drive trucks and suvs because they need to....often to find ME!!!!!

more to come, when i get the time

[tpirob]

Chiming in from northern NH!

[ChevyPrincess]

i'm from south jersy and the only unique about this state is that they are the rudest bunch of peop0le you will ever meet.. lol...

[tpirob]

i'm from south jersy and the only unique about this state is that they are the rudest bunch of peop0le you will ever meet.. lol...

I dunno....I found a fair number of rude people in CT, so NJ is not alone in that distinction! :wink:

[Quadder]

All I can say is you need a big rig to survive the driving around here.....especially rush hour traffic!

[Steve]

I've spent a bit of time in mid-state New York, seemed to me that about 80% of the vehicles on the road were cars. Are there more trucks there now?

[RockHead]

i'm from south jersy and the only unique about this state is that they are the rudest bunch of peop0le you will ever meet.. lol...

:lol: And I hate the State troopers in NJ

[Z71_usmc_rebel]

beavercreek,OH right here....about 20 min east of dayton

real nice area. until you go near dayton..haa lived there 21 yrs and prob been to the city a handful of times!!

but we are home to THE Ohio State Buckeyes!

[93GMCnugget]

One thing to toss in on the Connecticut thing...we are the biggest Pizza snobs on the planet. But thats ok cuz Frank Pepe said so...

[bry2500]

Ovah hare in Mass. We drink bhair and pahk in da yahd. We think things are wicket awesum and Oh yeah the Yankees $Uc%.

[WildEyedDream]

So, who else do we have on here from the NorthEast? I'm pretty sure I saw someone who's from NH that just signed up recently. How 'bout it people?

I know we have some New Yorker's. You guys qualify as North East too!

Morning, yes I'm from NH also. :great:

[CCrapo86]

got another member from boston, also do a lot of driving up in nh for snowmobiling

[beachburb96]

If it was not so over crowded,and the taxes sooooo high,and everyone in such a rush......oh whos kiddin its awesome here.im 10min. from the ocean.and fishing is numero uno!:rofl:

[xxnightraven73x]

add another maine member to the list haha
i dont know crap about the state lol
but a little about me ive spent most of my time putting small block chevy's where they were never intended to go haha i had an 84 fiero i decided to stuff a 350 in,on the second s10 with a 350 in it the first one was a first generation.mostly anything with a motor i want to make it bigger better and faster :lol:

[Denise]

Just found this thread...

Buffalo/Niagara Falls NY area

Just watch the weather channel and you will have a lot of facts about Buffalo NY !

[Speedracer7c]

Southern NH here, just signed up.

[WildEyedDream]

Welcome Speedracer....:sign0016:

Pauline Southern NH here

[thrasher]

Ct probably has taxes on more goods than any other state. Fairfield county is paying for EVERYBODY!!

[gbulik]

How bout a dude from Bucks County, PA (north of Philly in Eagles Country) who just joined in Jan 09 after recently purchasing a new 2008 GMC Yukon SLT 4WD.

[heaviechevie]

Let's see .... I'm in Northeastern Pa
Pa has high taxes that are used to repair the roads .......
Pa has the most potholes in the roads .....
so wheres the tax money going?
Also we have a double tax on cell phone usage
We have plow trucks for the snow, you see them on the roads all the time
Like I said you can see them on the roads all the time (plow up in the air, spreader not going)
Also here in the northeast I think this is the only place that closes schools or have a delay for an inch of snow ...... look above for the reason why
Personally I can't wait till my stepdaughter settles down then I'm moving to Florida (where my wife is from) altho my wife would like to see a winter where we get snowed in for a couple days so I threatened her to move to Alaska .....:lol:
But Pa you have taxes, taxes and more taxes oh and don't forget we also have some of the worse delays when driving the highway due to construction, I guess they are fix'n potholes but it seems like they fix one another pops up beside it when they leave

[jchambers849]

Mainah... born and raised

[jn1965]

New Yawker here! Actually UPSTATE NY -- New Paltz to be exact. Transplanted to West Virgina.

I also spent four years on 'the Jersey Shore' Exit 117 to you Garden Staters:happy:

[Grunt469]

From Central MA here...

[06piney]

Jersey here.

Down close enough to seaside and all the other shore towns that attract the oh so desirable BENNY visitors that we get every summer.

My friend moved here from texas a few years ago and after the summer he told me " Now i know why you spend so much time in the woods." lol Its the only place they dont know how to get to. Well the only excception being sarco. The cops just scoop them out of there anyway because they cant find the smaller trails.

[2000liftdsuburban]

im from ny,.... long island to be precise. it pretty much sucks lol....... anyone else from long island??

[nlocho11]

Representing CT on here. anyone else?

[Dezzmo]

I'm another Rhode Islander, been here all my life:glasses:

[TRPLXL2]

Another snow bird up here in Lodi Ohio, 45 miles south of Cleveland. Home of the worst sports teams in history, browns, cavs, and Indians although the Cavs are doing good this year.

[Dezzmo]

Another snow bird up here in Lodi Ohio, 45 miles south of Cleveland. Home of the worst sports teams in history, browns, cavs, and Indians although the Cavs are doing good this year.

Have faith this year TRPLXL2, the Cavs look very good right now.:great:

[05GMC2500HD]

Syracuse, NY here looking for new friends. :great:

[bd1326]

i live and work in chardon, ohio (northeast ohio) right in the heart of the snow belt. on average we have the highest amount of snow fall annually due to lake effect snow.

[lbuajlw]

Western New York actually. We are being slowly taxed to death. Our politicians are a joke. The economy is in the tank. All our young people leave for jobs elsewhere. We do have 4 great seasons and we are about as far away from New York City as you can be and still be in NY. I live in a rural suburb of Buffalo, a drinking town with a sports problem. The bars close a 4 AM!

[lbuajlw]

i live and work in chardon, ohio (northeast ohio) right in the heart of the snow belt. on average we have the highest amount of snow fall annually due to lake effect snow.


I feel your pain. WNY gets slammed on a regular basis from Erie and Ontario.

[bd1326]

I feel your pain. WNY gets slammed on a regular basis from Erie and Ontario.


i don't mind the snow, i actually preferr it

[Darknesss23]

Connecticut here... something unique about my state... paris hilton went to my highschool for a short time...It's unique... nothing to be proud of but... it's unique.. XD

[bd1326]

northeast ohio, geauga county, chardon/kirtland, ohio, home of mellon head hunting!

[bennyhaha02]

I like Maine. I guess mostly because of the mentality of the people who drive there. They don't seems to be affected by the Massachusetts attitude. "Hurry up, and get to the next red light, and then wait, just to do it all again." or how people from southern New England will go out of their way to make sure that you can't pass on the highway.

The drivers I've encountered in Maine, always pass on the left, and then get right back over, and leave the high speed lane clear for other drivers.

Viginia has it all backwards. Mainly with doing the speed limit or even slower in the passing lanes, maybe thats the reason for all the crashes. Another thing I have noticed all the massive, one (1) car pile ups. let it either be a totally messed up car in the the wall or on the side of the highway on fire. The other day I saw just one car on top of a gaurd rail, nothing happend, just him on the rails. when i first moved here from Maryland, I counted 4 different cars on fire all in different places all around the Nofolk area.

[psmsmallengines]

Hi, I am from New Hampshire. 2008 Chevy SilveradoWT This is my fifth chevy truck. (No, Not all of them were new) I too have had trouble siging into this forum. Who makes the best lift kits? Also, oil relocation filter kit for 4.3L engine Anyone know who makes one? Thanks, Patrick

[bry2500]

Hi, I am from New Hampshire. 2008 Chevy SilveradoWT This is my fifth chevy truck. (No, Not all of them were new) I too have had trouble siging into this forum. Who makes the best lift kits? Also, oil relocation filter kit for 4.3L engine Anyone know who makes one? Thanks, Patrick


Best lift kit is a matter of opinion so you'll get a hundred different answers. I am partial to procomp.

Amsoil makes a nice oil relocation kit. A bit pricey but they stand behind their product well. We have a vendor on this site. 1stsynthetics. I buy my amsoil through him.

[Offshore24]

Hey y'all. I'm from ME. Picked up my first GM truck. New to me '07 Silverado Classic, 5.3L, 4wd, ext cab, Z71. So far so good. Need to improve handling, get rid of the annoying rattle in the steering (intermediat shaft?) and keep my daughter out of it so I can drive it! :)

[Chasity]

I'm from pa :D

[CHEVYVANMAN]

hey guys i am from ny, we have a tax for a tax here

[chew246214]

Hey new transplant to RI from NJ... wow what a difference... Love it though never knew there are less people in the state of RI then there are in the county I came from in NJ (Bergen) And sadly only 5 hospitals in bergen county with emergency rooms.... There are a lot more then that in RI..... and more snow...

[thrasher]

CT isn't the richest state, but the "middle class" and lower classes here seem to foot the bills for all the wealthy in Fairfield county.. I know, I work for a bunch of wealthy folks and they seem to get or know ALL the tax breaks...albeit, when you're that wealthy it PAY to have people do your taxes so they can find all these "millionaire" loopholes!!!!

[95Chevyk1500]

Size wise you could fit all the other states from new england inside of maine

[Coolrado]

buffalo, ny here

[NORMSCOLORADO]

Does any one know where Jay NY is? lol

[GMCZ71]

maine is the lobster capital of the world and i'm proud to part of it.

[Chevzilla]

Another guy from Mass here!!

[Muddflap]

Well I'm from Jersey and if you need any facts about this state go see Robbiev he knows them all the only thing I know about this state is I wanna move outta here! I was born in the wrong State.

[95Chevyk1500]

maine is the lobster capital of the world and i'm proud to part of it.
me too! i love it here

[Dukeschevy]

Another Mass-hole here:great:

[Joethepoolguy]

I'm from Western New York, about 50 miles south of Buffalo. I grew up here, and love it. I live out here where the Amish are. They may ride around in horse and buggies,but they DO like a sharp, Chevy truck!!!:gasp:

[Chevy350]

Im from maine! "you cant get theyah from heah"