Re: Cuban letter writer is upset: Che Guevara used in Hard Grove Cafe ad
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Go play with your hobbit action figures and stop posting.
Posted on: 2010/1/25 4:31
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Re: New York Times: A Second Act for Trump Plaza Residences - Royal purple to create a more elegant feel
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Posted on: 2010/1/24 20:13
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Re: Cocoa Bakery & Cafe
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Good question. Their website looks like it has not been updated for months. Anything in the JC grapevine about this place?
Posted on: 2010/1/23 15:48
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Re: Drumthwacket? sufferin succotash!
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Drumthwacket is an Anglicization of two Scots Gaelic meaning "wooded hill." I suppose you think Gracie Mansion is where George Burns met his wife...?
Posted on: 2010/1/23 15:44
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There is a post on Chilltown Lunch saying that American Masala is kaput following a feud between the owner and the building (95 Greene) over opening hours and signage--apparently the building refused to let the restaurant open on weekends or to put up any signs. Weird. Supposed to reopen under the name 95 Greene. I think Restaurant Management Associates is involved somehow, but not sure.
Posted on: 2010/1/23 15:39
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Re: Cuban letter writer is upset: Che Guevara used in Hard Grove Cafe ad
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So keep defending someone who Fixed.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 17:33
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Re: NYPost: NYC's most litigious lady is from Jersey City -- "15 lawsuits since 2002"
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Truth is an absolute defense to libel.
Posted on: 2010/1/18 15:01
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Re: NYPost: NYC's most litigious lady is from Jersey City -- "15 lawsuits since 2002"
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As a lawyer, my professional opinion is that Ms Capograsso insane. And an idiot. And, of course, this does not help: "Capogrosso, who graduated from Quinnipiac..."
Posted on: 2010/1/18 2:13
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Re: Rare books collector, Irving Leif of Downtown Jersey City, faces eviction from 1,892-a-month apart
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Christ, you're an idiot. I really hope the "law" part of your name does not mean you are a lawyer. But I do smell a fish in this story. Being a book collector myself, this guy seems like the most unsophisticated collector I've heard of. And the whole job thing sounds weird too. Also: note to Jersey Journal, Don't talk to Bauman Books. They exist solely to sell books to Madison Avenue dilettantes and no one in the trade respects them.
Posted on: 2010/1/18 2:03
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Dr. Seigel and Dr. Savoy of Savoy & Seigel are both great--best eye doctors I've been too. They are on Newark just off Grove. And Ira, the guy who fits your glasses is a hoot too. One note: avoid Saturday mornings as they are very busy.
http://www.savoyandsiegel.com/about.php
Posted on: 2010/1/11 20:46
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Re: High Pitched Whistling Sounds
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The wind 'twixt your ears?
Posted on: 2009/11/29 0:50
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Re: Heights chase: Felons spotted by police in an SUV with tinted windows, then...
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Okay, these particular guys sound stupid BUT marijuana? If they didn't have a gun all the police would have gotten for a dangerous chase that could have killed pedestrians and themselves was a bag of OMG marijuana. Meanwhile folk were jumping off bridges and beating thier wives and shooting folk in the leg and......... Jesus Christ you're an idiot.
Posted on: 2009/11/29 0:41
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Posted on: 2009/7/5 14:14
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Re: I Made the Streets of JC a Bit Safer
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/thread. Nicely put.
Posted on: 2009/6/29 17:30
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Re: Downtown: Canada geese family brings Jersey Avenue traffic to a halt
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So, JC drivers will stop for geese in a crosswalk, but not for humans....
Posted on: 2009/5/22 17:46
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Re: 2 Hudson bus firms "Red & Tan" and Academy get $1.7M in anti-terrorism funds
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Can we get them a few bucks in "how to frickin' drive" funds?
Posted on: 2009/5/18 23:12
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Re: Let's Create a "Pedestrian Safety" survey
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Damn. Supposed to be sekrit.
Posted on: 2009/5/14 16:46
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Posted on: 2009/5/14 16:44
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Re: Let's Create a "Pedestrian Safety" survey
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0. No incidents
1. Incident in crosswalk w/o light or stopsign (e.g., car failed to stop, or nearly failed, second car passed stopped car, etc.) 2. Incident in crosswalk w. stop sign (e.g. as above, but car rolled through sign) 3. Incident in crosswalk w. light (e.g., as above) 4. Any incident above where driver was on cell phone (use both numbers) 5. ???? 6. Profit!
Posted on: 2009/5/14 15:56
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Re: Holland Tunnel and Cross Streets - Block the Box
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Or by looping around on Washington...
Posted on: 2009/5/13 17:15
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This take on motorcycling always cracks me up--it's Jeremy Clarkson:
Recently, various newspapers ran a photograph of me on a small motorcycle. They all pointed out that I hate motorbikes and that by riding one I had exposed myself as a hypocrite who should commit suicide immediately. Hmmm. Had I been photographed riding the local postmistress, then, yes, I?d have been shamed into making some kind of apology. But it was a motorcycle. And I don?t think it even remotely peculiar that a motoring journalist should ride such a thing. Not when there is a problem with the economy and many people are wondering if they should make a switch from four wheels to two. Unfortunately, you cannot make this switch on a whim, because this is Britain and there are rules. Which means that before climbing on board you must go to a car park, put on a high-visibility jacket and spend the morning driving round some cones while a man called Dave ? all motorcycle instructors are called Dave ? explains which lever does what. Afterwards, you will be taken on the road, where you will drive about for several hours in a state of abject fear and misery, and then you will go home and vow never to get on a motorcycle ever again. This is called compulsory basic training and it allows you to ride any bike up to 125cc. If you want to ride something bigger, you must take a proper test. But, of course, being human, you will not want a bigger bike, because then you will be killed immediately while wearing clothing from the Ann Summers ?Dungeon? range. Right, first things first. The motorbike is not like a car. It will not stand up when left to its own devices. So, when you are not riding it, it must be leant against a wall or a fence. I?m told some bikes come with footstools which can be lowered to keep them upright. But then you have to lift the bike onto this footstool, and that?s like trying to lift up an American. Next: the controls. Unlike with a car, there seems to be no standardisation in the world of motorcycling. Some have gearlevers on the steering wheel. Some have them on the floor, which means you have to shift with your feet ? how stupid is that? ? and some are automatic. Then we get to the brakes. Because bikes are designed by bikers ? and bikers, as we all know, are extremely dim ? they haven?t worked out how the front and back brake can be applied at the same time. So, to stop the front wheel, you pull a lever on the steering wheel, and to stop the one at the back, you press on a lever with one of your feet. A word of warning, though. If you use only the front brake, you will fly over the steering wheel and be killed. If you try to use the back one, you will use the wrong foot and change into third gear instead of stopping. So you?ll hit the obstacle you were trying to avoid, and you?ll be killed. Then there is the steering. The steering wheel comes in the shape of what can only be described as handlebars, but if you turn them ? even slightly ? while riding along, you will fall off and be killed. What you have to do is lean into the corner, fix your gaze on the course you wish to follow, and then you will fall off and be killed. As far as the minor controls are concerned, well . . . you get a horn and lights and indicators, all of which are operated by various switches and buttons on the steering wheel, but if you look down to see which one does what, a truck will hit you and you will be killed. Oh, and for some extraordinary reason, the indicators do not self-cancel, which means you will drive with one of them on permanently, which will lead following traffic to think you are turning right. It will then undertake just as you turn left, and you will be killed. What I?m trying to say here is that, yes, bikes and cars are both forms of transport, but they have nothing in common. Imagining that you can ride a bike because you can drive a car is like imagining you can swallow-dive off a 90ft cliff because you can play table tennis. However, many people are making the switch because they imagine that having a small motorcycle will be cheap. It isn?t. Sure, the 125cc Vespa I tried can be bought for ?3,499, but then you will need a helmet (?300), a jacket (?500), some Freddie Mercury trousers (?100), shoes (?130), a pair of Kevlar gloves (?90), a coffin (?1,000), a headstone (?750), a cremation (?380) and flowers in the church (?200). In other words, your small 125cc motorcycle, which has no boot, no electric windows, no stereo and no bloody heater even, will end up costing more than a Volkswagen Golf. That said, a bike is much cheaper to run than a car. In fact, it takes only half a litre of fuel to get from your house to the scene of your first fatal accident. Which means that the lifetime cost of running your new bike is just 50p. So, once you have decided that you would like a bike, the next problem is choosing which one. And the simple answer is that, whatever you select, you will be a laughing stock. Motorbiking has always been a hobby rather than an alternative to proper transport, and as with all hobbies, the people who partake are extremely knowledgeable. It often amazes me that in their short lives bikers manage to learn as much about biking as people who angle, or those who watch trains pull into railway stations. Whatever. Because they are so knowledgeable, they will know precisely why the bike you select is rubbish and why theirs is superb. Mostly, this has something to do with ?getting your knee down?, which is a practice undertaken by bikers moments before the crash that ends their life. You, of course, being normal, will not be interested in getting your knee down; only in getting to work and most of the way home again before you die. That?s why I chose to test the Vespa, which is much loathed by trainspotting bikers because they say it is a scooter. This is racism. Picking on a machine because it has no crossbar is like picking on a person because he has slitty eyes or brown skin. Frankly, I liked the idea of a bike that has no crossbar, because you can simply walk up to the seat and sit down. Useful if you are Scottish and go about your daily business in a skirt. I also liked the idea of a Vespa because most bikes are Japanese. This means they are extremely reliable so you cannot avoid a fatal crash by simply breaking down. This is entirely possible on a Vespa because it is made in Italy. Mind you, there are some drawbacks you might like to consider. The Vespa is not driven by a chain. Instead, the engine is mounted to the side of the rear wheel for reasons that are lost in the mists of time and unimportant anyway. However, it means the bike is wider and fitted with bodywork like a car, to shroud the moving hot bits. That makes it extremely heavy. Trying to pick it up after you?ve fallen off it is impossible. What?s more, because the heavy engine is on the right, the bike likes turning right much more than it likes turning left. This means that in all left-handed bends, you will be killed. Unless you?ve been blown off by the sheer speed of the thing. At one point I hit 40mph and it was as though my chest was being battered by a freezing-cold hurricane. It was all I could do to keep a grip on the steering wheel with my frostbitten fingers. I therefore hated my experience of motorcycling and would not recommend it to anyone. The Clarksometer If you like misery, climb aboard ENGINE 124cc, one cylinder POWER 14bhp @ 9500rpm TORQUE 8.5 lb ft @ 8500rpm TRANSMISSION Automatic FUEL TANK CAPACITY 9.5 litres TOP SPEED 63.4mph PRICE ?3,499
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"Sewerage"? "If they are not maintain"? Today you noticed tree limbs "bringing down power lines"? Where??? How in name of all that is holy are you allowed on television?
Posted on: 2009/5/11 23:26
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Re: Low flying Jet spotted over Jersey City confirmed as Air Force One
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Aw, cupcake, you can bet your mom's virtue on the fact that I am better educated and better paid than you. That aside, I don't think everyone that voted for McCain or someone else is a racist. Just you and those like you. And other readers, check out SH's (see what I did there?) past posts. And Xerxes: an athsmatic blowing through a straw.
Posted on: 2009/5/11 23:02
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Re: Catrillo's weekly NEGATIVE HUDSON REPORTER ADS
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Squabs =/= doves. That's all you need to know. Catrillo is an idiot of epic proportions.
Posted on: 2009/5/10 16:25
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Re: Downtown : Trenton Boy slips under freight train loses leg. --- Beneath New Jersey Turnpike over
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Just fell out of my chair laughing...
Posted on: 2009/5/7 18:43
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Re: Pit Bulls and other large menacing breeds banned from NYC public housing.
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"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996....[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities." (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)
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Re: Embankment- Update Thread
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Nicely put. Xerxes has the intellectual fire power of an asthmatic blowing through a straw, but you handled it well. To Xerxes: CAPSLOCK is not your friend. Go an hero, you Republican dinosaur.
Posted on: 2009/5/5 2:08
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Re: Police Cars on 2nd between Jersey and Coles
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Yes. "Police activity." Any questions?
Posted on: 2009/5/5 1:59
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Re: Open Letter to Mayor Healy about Jersey City Schools
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How did you manage to get a TV show when you can't string together a grammatically correct sentence? Just wondering.
Posted on: 2009/5/4 16:31
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