Randomguy Posted October 5, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 5, 2017 Do you think they are just telling me that and have not really bought a place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 5, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 5, 2017 No, I think they felt it was a safe distance.... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 5, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 5, 2017 Is this it? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parodybot Posted October 5, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 5, 2017 Did they give you a direction? If not, that is a big search area, esp. if you include the possibility of a house boat. Assuming you drive 60 mph a couple of hours would be a 120 mile radius. You are gonna have a hell of a time finding him I bet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted October 5, 2017 The house is nice, on 4 acres. Easy walking access to two lakes. Small town, Yulan, NY. I am jealous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted October 5, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: Small town, Yulan, NY. I have never heard of that one. I see it is not far from the town of Eldred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 5, 2017 1 hour ago, parodybot said: Did they give you a direction? If not, that is a big search area, esp. if you include the possibility of a house boat. Assuming you drive 60 mph a couple of hours would be a 120 mile radius. You are gonna have a hell of a time finding him I bet. Nobody gets to drive 60mph to and from NYC. First you have to find out if that is 2 hours at midnight or 2 hours at rush hour. It might be as little as 10 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 5, 2017 Or to put it another way. Nothing is 2 hours away from down town NYC that doesn't have rails going to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 5, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: The house is nice, on 4 acres. Easy walking access to two lakes. Small town, Yulan, NY. I am jealous. That's about 40 minutes from where I'll be buried. Come visit me sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted October 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Kirby said: That's about 40 minutes from where I'll be buried. Come visit me sometime. My first invite from you, and it will be when you are dead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 5, 2017 Share #11 Posted October 5, 2017 I am starting to worry about you RG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted October 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Airehead said: I am starting to worry about you RG. Just starting? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2017 Share #13 Posted October 5, 2017 3 hours ago, parodybot said: Did they give you a direction? If not, that is a big search area, esp. if you include the possibility of a house boat. Assuming you drive 60 mph a couple of hours would be a 120 mile radius. You are gonna have a hell of a time finding him I bet. I'm thinking your scale is a bit off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #14 Posted October 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Randomguy said: The house is nice, on 4 acres. Easy walking access to two lakes. Small town, Yulan, NY. I am jealous. Don't be jealous, just stake out your bedroom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 5, 2017 Share #15 Posted October 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Randomguy said: My first invite from you, and it will be when you are dead. Not necessarily - I was up there just last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 5, 2017 Share #16 Posted October 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Zackny said: I'm thinking your scale is a bit off Just a bit. RG was never a scout. He has trouble with maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted October 5, 2017 Share #17 Posted October 5, 2017 Hell, I’m only “a couple of hours from Manhattan”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted October 5, 2017 Share #18 Posted October 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Kirby said: I was up there just last weekend. Holy Shit! Kirby is the Undead! Who knew? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 5, 2017 Share #19 Posted October 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Wilbur said: Don't be jealous, just stake out your bedroom. Two words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 5, 2017 Share #20 Posted October 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Two words. "Associated Press"???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadiejorge Posted October 6, 2017 Share #21 Posted October 6, 2017 I can see Manhattan from my window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share #22 Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, roadiejorge said: I can see Manhattan from my window. Need a roommate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 6, 2017 Share #23 Posted October 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Randomguy said: Need a roommate? Better read the sig line NJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 6, 2017 Share #24 Posted October 6, 2017 10 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Holy Shit! Kirby is the Undead! Who knew? No. Just making sure that the landscaping is suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadiejorge Posted October 6, 2017 Share #25 Posted October 6, 2017 3 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Better read the sig line NJ! I'm a native New Yorker who came to NJ kicking and screaming, but now that I'm here I love it. The area I'm in is just urban enough so I can walk to my favorite eateries and shops, but not so urban where there's crowds of people and lots of noise. It's the first time I have a great view of the NYC skyline which means a lot to me because I remember looking downtown from my friend's building's rooftop wondering if I'd ever get to enjoy the city that way. I've actually really grown to like NJ a lot and now defend it from the usual derision it gets from NYers. People in the city always say they would never move here but I always point out that I have a better commute and live closer to Manhattan than most of them. Oh and I can take a boat into the city if I'm so inclined rather than be stuck in the subway. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share #26 Posted October 6, 2017 4 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Better read the sig line NJ! Yikes! 45 minutes ago, roadiejorge said: I'm a native New Yorker who came to NJ kicking and screaming, but now that I'm here I love it. The area I'm in is just urban enough so I can walk to my favorite eateries and shops, but not so urban where there's crowds of people and lots of noise. It's the first time I have a great view of the NYC skyline which means a lot to me because I remember looking downtown from my friend's building's rooftop wondering if I'd ever get to enjoy the city that way. I've actually really grown to like NJ a lot and now defend it from the usual derision it gets from NYers. People in the city always say they would never move here but I always point out that I have a better commute and live closer to Manhattan than most of them. Oh and I can take a boat into the city if I'm so inclined rather than be stuck in the subway. A more distressing paragraph, I feel, has never been written, as you seem a decent sort who sees the glass as mostly full. I have spent too much time in NJ (I worked there for six years, and had an unfortunate sublet in Jersey City for about six months), and feel that all derision towards NJ is actually collectively understated to a massive degree. NJ is gawdawful and have often thought that the residents should all move so it could officially function as the garbage dump that it is. That presents a problem, though, because native residents of NJ really are unfit to be in a functioning society, and besides, who would want them? A bigger and more complete shithole could not be conceived of by man, short of some (only some) third world cesspools. Whenever I see some asshole puking in the street, committing a petty crime, spitting on the sidewalk, behaving with no class or intelligence, yelling at a pregnant chick that she looks fat, not paying attention to anything other than the scratching of an ass or crotch, speaking loudly for no reason, standing on the left side of an escalator, driving like an idiot, or just expecting the world revolves around themselves, my first thought is "Go back to Jersey, dumbfuck!" What I have written only scratches the surface of how I feel about NJ, and feel NJ's stench when I even get close to the Hudson. It is horrible, an affront to the rest of the country. I hope you will one day come to your senses and cleanse your soul of the layers of NJ that have clouded your thought patterns. Again, you seem a decent sort, I only wonder how someone could feel so positively toward NJ other than an act of will and an intentional break with reality. If I believed in a god, I would pray for you. Welcome to the forum, btw, I am sure we will get along fine, except for our thoughts on NJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share #27 Posted October 6, 2017 I forgot to add that sometimes I can be critical towards NJ, when I really only (mostly) mean the parts that are close to NYC (anything south of the NY state border to the north, past Bayonne to the south, and west past the oranges). The one exception would be riding in Palisades, which is a nice little stretch. The rest of NJ other than the highway is a bit out of my frame of reference, and while it all seems a bit 'off', that could just be my experience coloring the rest of the state for me. I should also say that I consider the whole east coast a bit of a shithole, too, so there is that to consider. I still recommend professional help, meds, and industrial decontamination and a swift exit from NJ, and maybe one day you can feel clean again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted October 6, 2017 Share #28 Posted October 6, 2017 2 hours ago, roadiejorge said: I'm a native New Yorker who came to NJ kicking and screaming, but now that I'm here I love it. The area I'm in is just urban enough so I can walk to my favorite eateries and shops, but not so urban where there's crowds of people and lots of noise. It's the first time I have a great view of the NYC skyline which means a lot to me because I remember looking downtown from my friend's building's rooftop wondering if I'd ever get to enjoy the city that way. I've actually really grown to like NJ a lot and now defend it from the usual derision it gets from NYers. People in the city always say they would never move here but I always point out that I have a better commute and live closer to Manhattan than most of them. Oh and I can take a boat into the city if I'm so inclined rather than be stuck in the subway. welcome to the forum, RJ. I've done a bit of "defending NJ from derision" myself but mostly it's not worth it. Hell, there are enough people here already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 6, 2017 Share #29 Posted October 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I forgot to add that sometimes I can be critical towards NJ, when I really only (mostly) mean the parts that are close to NYC (anything south of the NY state border to the north, past Bayonne to the south, and west past the oranges). The one exception would be riding in Palisades, which is a nice little stretch. The rest of NJ other than the highway is a bit out of my frame of reference, and while it all seems a bit 'off', that could just be my experience coloring the rest of the state for me. I should also say that I consider the whole east coast a bit of a shithole, too, so there is that to consider. I still recommend professional help, meds, and industrial decontamination and a swift exit from NJ, and maybe one day you would feel clean again. What about Orange? Isn't that where those classy motorcycle guys live? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 6, 2017 Share #30 Posted October 6, 2017 2 hours ago, roadiejorge said: I'm a native New Yorker who came to NJ kicking and screaming, but now that I'm here I love it. The area I'm in is just urban enough so I can walk to my favorite eateries and shops, but not so urban where there's crowds of people and lots of noise. It's the first time I have a great view of the NYC skyline which means a lot to me because I remember looking downtown from my friend's building's rooftop wondering if I'd ever get to enjoy the city that way. I've actually really grown to like NJ a lot and now defend it from the usual derision it gets from NYers. People in the city always say they would never move here but I always point out that I have a better commute and live closer to Manhattan than most of them. Oh and I can take a boat into the city if I'm so inclined rather than be stuck in the subway. Fort Lee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadiejorge Posted October 7, 2017 Share #31 Posted October 7, 2017 11 hours ago, Randomguy said: Yikes! A more distressing paragraph, I feel, has never been written, as you seem a decent sort who sees the glass as mostly full. I have spent too much time in NJ (I worked there for six years, and had an unfortunate sublet in Jersey City for about six months), and feel that all derision towards NJ is actually collectively understated to a massive degree. NJ is gawdawful and have often thought that the residents should all move so it could officially function as the garbage dump that it is. That presents a problem, though, because native residents of NJ really are unfit to be in a functioning society, and besides, who would want them? A bigger and more complete shithole could not be conceived of by man, short of some (only some) third world cesspools. Whenever I see some asshole puking in the street, committing a petty crime, spitting on the sidewalk, behaving with no class or intelligence, yelling at a pregnant chick that she looks fat, not paying attention to anything other than the scratching of an ass or crotch, speaking loudly for no reason, standing on the left side of an escalator, driving like an idiot, or just expecting the world revolves around themselves, my first thought is "Go back to Jersey, dumbfuck!" What I have written only scratches the surface of how I feel about NJ, and feel NJ's stench when I even get close to the Hudson. It is horrible, an affront to the rest of the country. I hope you will one day come to your senses and cleanse your soul of the layers of NJ that have clouded your thought patterns. Again, you seem a decent sort, I only wonder how someone could feel so positively toward NJ other than an act of will and an intentional break with reality. If I believed in a god, I would pray for you. Welcome to the forum, btw, I am sure we will get along fine, except for our thoughts on NJ! The good thing about having grown up in a rough NYC neighborhood in the 80s is all of the stuff you mentioned are minor inconveniences. By the way, what you described could have been any NYC street on a Friday night. Now not so much I guess since the city's been yuppified. To each his own I suppose, but I haven't had the kind of negative experiences here that you described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadiejorge Posted October 7, 2017 Share #32 Posted October 7, 2017 9 hours ago, Wilbur said: Fort Lee? North Bergen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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