FamousMortimer wrote:
Former long term resident of Ramsey here - the Rt. 17 train station is honestly pretty low traffic most of the time. It never really took off to the degree that was initially projected.

The real competition is for parking passes for the Main Street lots because those are generally more convenient for most residents of the town - it really depends on where in town you want to buy.

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cuse04 wrote:
On a somewhat related note, has anyone else been waiting on new parking permits? I sent in the renewal form at least 3 weeks ago. I called JCPA a week ago and they said they, "have a huge pile of mail here" and are essentially just behind. They told me that they won't be issuing tickets, which they haven't (because my permit expired on 9/30), but I'm wondering what's going on.

Can't speak to the delay in getting permit renewals, but I can say that showing up in person is the absolute best way to go. When I went to the office to get my permit, it took me 10 minutes to get it all done and I walked out with my permit on hand. When I walked in, there was no one there besides the woman in charge of helping customers, and two other employees hanging out. The three of them were just chitchatting, so not much work getting done, but were very friendly and quickly took care of me.

HPYC wrote:
Give Castro Refrigeration a shot. We've used them for washer/dryer issues and had good experiences. Don't have their number handy but a web search yielded (201) 435-0492.

Pebble wrote:
I once performed a wedding in a gazebo in Spring Lake. It was across the street from the reception location. I can't recall the name as it's been a long time.

There is also the possibility of doing the wedding on the beach itself. This would depend upon the number of people going, but I'm sure towns would have no problem providing a permit to use a section of a beach for a wedding and then locating a reception hall nearby.

In terms of different ideas... rent out a large Victorian in a shore town with some property. Use the property to have the wedding. The front door acts as the main stage. A large enough front yard could have some folding chairs (or people stand depending upon how long the wedding service is). Then you use the yard, pool, etc for food and fun.

A dance floor could be easily built from wood. DJs have their own equipment for speakers and such. There are party groups that rent out chairs, tents, etc. Then you get yourself a solid catering company.

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cuse04 wrote:
Anyone else noticing that Torico have gotten really stingy with their cones in the past year or so? I don't mind paying $4 a cone if it's huge like they use to be, but now it's getting a little ridiculous. I still love the place, but it's getting hard to rationalize spending $8 on two cones for me and my girlfriend every time we go.

I have to admit, I still think their cones are pretty big. Just last weekend I was thinking to myself that they are awfully generous. Maybe you got an unlucky scoop?

Definitely a luck of the draw thing. Two visits ago, my daughter was served a ridiculously small scoop, and I am pretty sure we were also charged wrong. Next two visits: good sized cones and slightly lower total price. Our last visit, two weekends ago, we got two cones with plenty of ice cream in each.

BugsyBoy wrote:
I had an ice cream cake from Toricos for my birthday party a few years back. Chocolate peanut butter ice cream, vanilla ice cream, crunch and fudge in the middle. People are still talking about it. I mean like everybody.