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Vigilante, again anonymity has its wonders. Why don't you say that to me in person?
Posted on: 2011/2/5 17:11
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Re: Quality of Life
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Icechute, maybe if you ended up driving your mom to the hospital for emergency surgery and then spending months driving back and forth between home, hospital, and various doctors you would understand. But apparently you either are parentless or don't care about your aging parents. And maybe if you were talking to me in person you wouldn't be so rude. Then again anonymity goes a long way for some people. Or maybe if both of you had to rush to the hospital from your jobs because you child fell, became unconscious, and had to be rushed to the hospital. FAB, maybe you should read. I have a 160 mile commute when I was working and when I go back to work. And no one else car pools to my job. And there is no public transportation to where I work. My wife used to take the train, until she had to drop the kids off at daycare. You apparently don't have children and don't realize what it is like just walking 8 blocks with children to drop them off with enough time to get to a job in time. If the only parking made available for residents was restricted to the length of your property facing the street that would be perfect as both my cars are normally parked in front of my property and they don't take up more than the length of my property, but then street sweeping regulations would have to be rescinded as no one could park anywhere else. Maybe you should realize that the reason there is no parking os because people don't know how to park and don't know and don't care to shovel out there spaces. Do you even know who parks n my street during the day? People that don't live in the neighborhood, have somehow obtained a parking permit, and take the PATH. It amazing how much the parking opens up after 6 PM.
Posted on: 2011/2/5 17:06
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Re: Quality of Life
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The OP requests suggestions for QOL issues that the city may (or may not) take issue. No one asked for your defeatist opinion. The city is not any better or worse than the suburbs. Crimes occur anywhere and everywhere and if you want to lull yourself into a false sense of security that the 'burbs are the best then have at it. The OP asks for suggestions and you offer nothing except escapism and defeatism, so why even bother posting your opinion which wasn't asked or cared for. Except for the last issue, I think FAB has a good list going.
Posted on: 2011/2/5 2:59
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Re: Quality of Life
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Let's see I have a second car that hasn't moved because I commute 160 miles a day round trip to work normally. I've decided to spend the last three months at home spending quality time with my children which my job normally doesn't afford. I have the second car in case I need to bring my children to the doctor while my wife is at work with our first car, or in case there is an emergency with either of our parents that live in NYC. The reason parking is so difficult is because people don't know how to park or shovel out spaces. I'm not being egocentric as much as you are being ignorant. And if you'd like to give me the money for a long term parking space, you can write me a check right now.
Posted on: 2011/2/5 1:17
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You aren't suggesting that I need to put my second car which I have paid my taxes on when I bought, have valid registration and insurance on, have taken good care of, and have not moved since sometime in December be moved elsewhere?
Posted on: 2011/2/5 0:22
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FAB for once I'd have to say I agree with you on 1 through 14. I don't know what you mean by 15. Can you elaborate?
Posted on: 2011/2/4 23:10
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Re: Jersey City hits 247,000 People
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The windows are dark because the residents were told to draw their shades lest they see Jersey City.
Posted on: 2011/2/4 19:23
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Re: Photogaphy illegal in public places? PA didn't get the memo
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The argument that it jeopardizes officer safety is weak at best. I guess that the media needs to go back and blur out all the faces of officers in thousands of images. Some officers who don't want to be photographed are insecure in themselves, their knowledge of the law, and are afraid they will get caught doing something wrong inadvertently and then it will be used against them. Other officers are just plain corrupt and don't want any wrong doing caught on tape. And then most cops just don't care of they are filmed. Officers need to realize that they are under public scrutiny under all times and that at some point somewhere they may be caught on film. I think the best case of an officer being caught of wrong doing on video is the one in NYC where the officer shoved a bicyclist off his bike during a protest. I am glad the courts didn't think that video tape was unconstitutional. Quote:
Sounds like spite and vengeance than actual law enforcement. And before someone jumps all over me, I fully support law enforcement and concede that their jobs are tough enough already.
Posted on: 2011/2/3 14:10
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Re: SNOW REMOVAL PETITION
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Fraulein, I applaud Telley for the effort. However, there is a proper way to do things. Would you sign a petition knowing that after you sign it, the contents of the petition may be changed? Also, when asking for signature on petitions and when presenting petitions, it should be done in a way that does not offend, insult, alienate, or divide the public. Although unintentional, the mere writing of downtown (and downtown only) in the petition gives the indication of separatism and elitism. It was not intentional, but that is how it was perceived. And I live downtown. Telley had the best of intentions with the petition, but remember the road to Dante's Inferno is paved with good intentions. Vigilante, good idea. I might throw in a few addresses on that site. Whether or not the city actually does anything, I don't know, but it is worth a try.
Posted on: 2011/2/1 15:14
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Re: Earthquakes?
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Seismograph at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory doesn't indicate any seismic activity today.
Posted on: 2011/2/1 3:51
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Re: Updated Trash Schedule?
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Here is the link... Jersey City Sanitation Collection Schedule
Posted on: 2011/1/28 21:04
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Re: Newport "suspicious package"
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That's always nice to hear that the police are leaving with the public.
Posted on: 2011/1/28 20:11
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Re: Updated Trash Schedule?
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I looked out of the window just after midnight and all the garbage and plastic recyclables were picked up on Jersey Ave. By this morning around 7 AM, the cardboard was already gone.
Posted on: 2011/1/28 13:04
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Re: more snow ahead?school closed? let parents know, sooner, not later.
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In your first post, rather than informing the parent that there were three alternatives to finding out whether or not the schools were closed the night before, you took it upon yourself to attack his post rather than providing suggestions or solutions. You would rather antagonize than inform. You don't understand the point I make about negativity. Yes, the OP made a negative criticism. Regardless of how you feel and what you knew about closures and what you assume all parents should know or do know about school closures, the OP did not feel well informed. Rather than just presenting some straightforward information in your first post, you chose to be belligerent and confrontational. That is the negativity I am referring to in my post. I am tired of people shedding decency and politeness in light of their newfound internet anonymity. All I am asking of my fellow JCListers is to be considerate of other people and how you post things. After all, to borrow a phrase from you snowflake, it's not that hard.
Posted on: 2011/1/24 20:55
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Re: 24 Hour catholic churches?
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Point understood dtjcview, but maybe this wasn't the proper thread to vent your personal disgust with the church. It is the equivalent of someone asking you what time the baseball game was on cable and you response was that all baseball players are overpaid cocaine abusers or that cable companies are filthy rich enough and make us pay through the nose for watching a game(by the way these are not my opinions nor am I implying these are anyone else's). You merely stated your opinion and have not provided the person with any information and in the end make the OP feel personally attacked. That being said, are there any churches in the country opened 24 hours a day? I don't even think St. Patrick's in NYC is open 24-7.
Posted on: 2011/1/24 18:37
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Re: more snow ahead?school closed? let parents know, sooner, not later.
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The OP never suggested that the BOE decide the schools to be closed 3 days ahead. Again, a person asks a question and you feel it necessary to answer belligerently. You make an assumption of when he/she would like the BOE to make a decision with no basis for you assumption. Would you be just as belligerent if the OP asked the day before, the day of, the day after a storm? When would be an opportune time to make a suggestion and/or criticism? The OP also never asks the BOE to predict the weather and is not criticizing the BOE for failure to predict the weather. Based on the original post, I assume that the OP did not receive notice of the closure the night before. And I welcome your rule of thumb to follow for future snow events, but why add the belligerent statement of "it's not that hard" at the end? Maybe it actually is that hard. I'm going to throw out a few considerations and am not implying any of the following about the OP. Maybe the person may be originally from an area where if there is a chance of snow, the schools announce a closure the day before. Maybe the person is originally from an area that doesn't normally receive much if any snow and schools would be closed with just a trace of snow. Or maybe it is just the opposite and the person is from an area that receives a lot of snow normally and schools don't close unless there is significant accumulation. You apparently have enough experience with the JC BOE system to come up with your rule of them. Fine, share your knowledge and be considerate of others with less experience. As I said in a previous post to someone else , I hope you never have occasion to need the assistance of another person or have a question that seems valid to you which is greeted with the same insulting negativity and a better-than-though attitude that you exude.
Posted on: 2011/1/24 18:08
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Re: more snow ahead?school closed? let parents know, sooner, not later.
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Although I agree it is difficult to make alternate arrangements the day off, I don't think much will change. Most districts and parochial schools in the NYC metropolitan area don't decide if schools are going to be closed until the morning in question. In NYC, the schools chancellor makes that decision between 4 and 6 A.M. I went to private school through grade school in NYC, and I only had one day off in 12 years. Interestingly, it seems this side of the river, schools are more apt to be closed.
@snowflake - You don't offer any useful advice. Your "you have kids, deal with it" statement adds nothing of relevance to the discussion. You also don't seem to realize that some employers aren't as understanding to the plight of parents and are none to happy with parents having to take time off for their children - whether it is because they are sick or because schools are closed unexpectedly. Your final comment of "if you don't like it...homeschool your kid" isn't helpful either. The parents are working all day. Would you have them hire someone every day of the week to provide an education for their child(ren)? That sounds like a rather expensive solution, probably one that many could not afford if wanting a quality homeschool education provided by a person that has undergone quite the thorough (and expensive as well) background check. There is no harm in someone asking a simple question of "Hey can we try to do some things differently?" even if the question is born out of personal gain. I have said this on many of the threads of late. Why do people have to be condescending, pious, and insulting when people ask questions on JCList? Every topic seems to become a hotbed of contention loaded with insinuations, misquotes, and insults. I just ask one thing of my fellow JCListers - if you have a differing opinion or thought, can we try to do it in a civil and polite manner? There is enough negativity going around, don't add to it.
Posted on: 2011/1/24 2:57
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Re: Movies I liked on Netflix Instant
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I've been watching Starz's Spartacus on Netflix. I'm about half way thru the first season and I don't hate it, but the Matrix and 300 style fight scenes are growing tiresome. I'd still recommend it.
Posted on: 2011/1/22 17:32
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Re: 24 Hour catholic churches?
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JCList - the only place in the world where simple questions turn into insults and complaints. You could give some JCListers a pot of gold and they would complain that it was too heavy to carry, while others would be insulted for not getting the gold, and others would start a diatribe on the human rights and environmental horrors of gold and diamond mining and animal poaching and how horrible it is to wear jewelry and eat meat. Why diamond mining and animal poaching - because it has nothing to do with the original pot of gold and that is the path that many of the of the discussions take here. And now someone will make a comment about the PATH and roads less traveled because the word path was mentioned in the previous sentence .
Posted on: 2011/1/22 17:23
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Re: From "OX" to "BOX"
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Posted on: 2011/1/21 22:08
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Re: 24 Hour catholic churches?
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I haven't heard of a Catholic church being open for 24 hours at all in my lifetime.
Posted on: 2011/1/21 2:11
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Re: Movies I liked on Netflix Instant
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+1 I caught Restrepo when it aired on cable a few weeks ago and I thought it was very well done.
Posted on: 2011/1/19 19:14
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Re: Movies I liked on Netflix Instant
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Movies & TV I liked on Netflix:
Unthinkable Occupation (both episodes) Alice in Wonderland District 9 The Taking of Pelham 123 Defiance The Bourne Identity Star Trek (the latest release) Iron Man Movies and TV that were so-so: Archangel (3 episodes) 2012 GI Joe Signs Movies I couldn't finish watching: Way of War Sherlock Holmes
Posted on: 2011/1/19 18:05
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Re: Fulop blasts mayor's response to council's vote on retiree benefits
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The last time I checked, the USPS, NEH, NEA, and believe it ir not AMTRAK are subject to FOIA. The USPS answers to the USPS OIG. The members of the OIG are presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate. The NEH chair is also appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. I'm not so sure of the NEA. I know the chair is appointed by the president, but not so sure about the confirmation. I think the JCIA is more akin to the following government chartered and owned corporations (thank you Wikipedia and notice that Amtrak and CPB are among these): Florida Virtual School (Florida) National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Tennessee Valley Authority Corporation for Public Broadcasting Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Millennium Challenge Corporation St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Corporation for National and Community Service (Americorps) Overseas Private Investment Corporation Legal Services Corporation Conrail (former) Resolution Trust Corporation (former) Panama Canal Commission (former) I do agree though that the JC autonomous agencies need to be dissolved and reincorporated into accountable city agencies.
Posted on: 2011/1/19 14:45
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Re: Fulop blasts mayor's response to council's vote on retiree benefits
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Can you explain to me how the USPS, CPB (I assume you mean CBP), NEA, and NEH are semi-autonomous?
Posted on: 2011/1/18 19:23
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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BTW, all local government, including police department, vehicles in NJ start with MG (municipal government).
Posted on: 2011/1/18 3:37
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Re: Ferris High School students are trashing Downtown JC
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Somehow I think that the parents of the kids "joining the gangs and terrorizing the good people of JC", as you put it, aren't the ones reading and posting on JCList. And as for me and my family, we will be moving out of JC before we subject our children to the current excuse for education known as the JC Public School System.
Posted on: 2011/1/18 2:47
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Re: The Demise of South City Grill
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I just called the number on the South City Group website and the number was changed. I called that number and it is Fire and Oak. I told the woman that I was looking to get through to South City Grill and she indicated that Fire and Oak was only two blocks away from where SCG was located. I then asked if South City Grill was closed permanently and she answered yes.
Posted on: 2011/1/15 17:51
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Re: Can you bring food on the path?
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As I posted earlier, the regulation is that no one is allowed allowed to eat or drink while on a PATH train or platform. As some have posted in other threads, good luck somedays even getting your coffee down the stairs at the Grove Street station if there are officers posted at street level. The exception is New Year's Eve when they prohibit ALL alcohol - open AND closed containers. I don't agree with this, but that is what has been done for years.
Posted on: 2011/1/10 17:19
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