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What is that NOISE!!!!!
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I've searched JCList forums to no avail to gain some insight into this constant humming noise that seems to come from the Newport area (we're in the Harsimus Cove section). It last all night long and it has come to the point that we have to either sleep with earplugs or leave the TV on. This is nonstop higher pitched hum that can be heard for blocks I'm sure. Anyone else losing sleep here?

Posted on: 2013/11/21 23:08
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Re: Beechwood
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Haven't been there in at least 2 years, not one but 2 roaches in my breakfast! Terrible server offered a complimentary coffee....will NEVER return

Posted on: 2013/5/10 19:07
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Re: Skinner's Loft... delish!
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Yes phDog, the track record has been pretty good in the past 2 years (I said "a couple" years), actually it has been great in terms of service especially upstairs. I'm sure I'll be back, probably after the next menu change, I doubt they'll miss my money because they seem to do pretty good every day. That last meal was terrible though......I'm hungry, anybody got a cheddar hush puppy to spare?

Posted on: 2011/6/28 18:17
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SKINNER'S LOFT
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I've been going here once a week for the last couple years and I've, for the most part, been thrilled with the cuisine as well as the service.....until now. I recently decided to sit downstairs for the first time (seating near the bar) and the service was bad, no bread basket, slow on drinks, and I overheard our server tell some patrons that she needed to step out for a few moments to feed someones cat. Ummm, I kinda want to get fed too, I'll even give you money to bring it to me. So that's one issue I've had recently.

The other issue is the menu overhaul that took place in the past few weeks. First and foremost I understand that menu's get changed from time to time but the cheddar hush puppies, pulled pork potato crisps, meatball sharing plate, and the mac n cheese need to be on this pub's menu, the dishes above are fantastic and I miss them already, along with the pear and bacon salad. I had the pork and tomatillo jam on a tostone app and the pork was chewy and the tostone was underdone, I followed with a mixed tomato salad and that was decent but still a far cry from the brussel sprout salad or the pear and bacon salad. And lastly I shared the entree special, "cowboy" rib eye. I never have an issue spending money for good food but Skinner's has no business charging $30 for this piece of meat, being loaded with fat and gristle it made it difficult to navigate to edible portions of the cut and when I finally arrived the meat was so chewy that I could blow a friggin bubble with it. After I pushed this aside I looked for redemption in the side dish and found a small cast iron dish with a lid on it that was described as a gratini, covered with tasteless and annoyingly stringy cheese were a mix of bland veggies that could have easily been a Green Giant frozen veggie mix blended with undercooked chunks of potato.

Long story short, the old menu made this pub a very attractive local spot for grub and brew.....until they put out something that resembles that original fare, I'll stick with the brew.....maybe I'll just do that at home.

Posted on: 2011/6/27 18:45
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Re: 3rd Alarm Fire: Starlight Motel
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A hookers panties caught fire due to a severe case of gonorrhea.........a formal introduction to the new and improved VD's.

Posted on: 2010/4/9 19:10
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Re: FedEx
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I can relate for sure. I just so happen to be employed by UPS, although I work in the air division at EWR, and when I order things online I try to use UPS. I'm not biased, really! I've just had better luck with UPS, hate the FedEx drive-by's!!! UPS normally has the same drivers on the routes so if you have a chance, try to get to know the driver a little bit and if you are expecting a parcel, slap a note on the door...."I'm home Mr.UPS". UPSs' bread and butter is the Ground Service, $4 per LB. can't be beat and even though it says ground is 5-7 biz days, domestic packages average 4-5 days.....OK, maybe I am a little biased, oh well, Happy New Year!!

Posted on: 2009/12/31 17:01
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Re: Car Theft- breaking and entering in broad daylight
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I learned my lesson. Around Xmas time my car was broken into, smashed window, stolen GPS (must have saw the suction ring), ripped out my stereo. When it was all said and done, GPS = $225 and replacement of main wiring harness = a whopping $3000.00, (not to mention my $500 stereo) my insurance covered it but what a headache. From what I've heard, these bastards run in a group of 2 or 3 and have a idling car standing by for a smooth getaway, at least for the thefts from the street, I heard that from one victim that I met at the auto glass repair shop while I was waiting for my glass to be replaced. There were 4 other victims at the glass shop from our area that were hit on the same night as I was.

Posted on: 2009/3/20 16:59
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Re: Pushed Around? JCPD and Manners
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They should completely remove those stupid escalators anyhow...what is it? 10-12 steps. They're broken most of the time anyways. If I'm in a hurry I take the stairs, and I have a problem with people in a hurry trying to run or even making an attempt to step quickly up the escalators, which are far too narrow for that, again-that is why the port authority was so nice enough to grace us with a set of stairs next to the escalator. Like the others said, enjoy the 10 second ride. I can't say what I would do on either sides of that situation, but I was raised to throw down if I've been shoved/pushed etc., no matter how big the bastard is, I'm not saying it's right but you've got to defend yourself. You have to be prepared to fight if you are going to initiate communication or contact, that has to be going through your mind, even if you are "polite" about your problem with a stranger.

Posted on: 2009/2/20 16:23
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Re: My car was broken into on Summit Ave between Journal and McGinley Squares
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What a pain in the ass. It stings just to look at that. When they busted into my car a couple of weeks ago, I went and got my window replaced at Bob's Auto Glass on Communipaw near Kennedy, pretty decent guy from what I can tell, and a fair price.

Stupid kids I suppose, the "professional" jackers use a screwdriver to pry the window from the door pillar so the window just "pops" instead of making a smashing sound. See the things you learn from becoming a victim and talking to cops! hooray! I'd give anything to catch one in the act, it would be worth a night or two in county (maybe). I'd figure that in the winter months crime would be down, don't most shitbags like warmth?

Posted on: 2009/1/8 18:20
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Re: multi car break ins on same night
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Thank you for posting that link, I was going to do it but I couldn't remember how I got to it, forgot it was called compstat. I ALWAYS go for the corner spot first, that goes without saying. I reached out to a neighbor that has a driveway and he told me I am more than welcome to park in front of his driveway just so long as I get up early so his wife can get out, as he understands my dilemma, wouldn't take any money from me after I offered either. See, that's what I'm talkin' about - people helping people, cool. I work for a printing company and I was trying to come up with something to post on tele-poles or something clever to slip under windshield wipers to let punks know that they aren't welcome in our hood and they are being watched, or maybe take a shot at listing the contents that are or aren't in the vehicle to help criminals be a bit more selective on which cars to break into, lol. Does anyone have a vehicle immobilizer device on thier car? I have one, so stealing the car itself is very difficult and I was thinking, "why not just leave the car unlocked....there isn't anything in there anyhow?" anyone ever do that?

Posted on: 2008/12/19 18:03
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Re: multi car break ins on same night
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It's either an illegal corner spot, in someones driveway, or in front of the hydrant - right outside of my front window. I realize that rules are made for a purpose as far as parking is concerned but I work at EWR at night until 1:30 AM and when I get home there is obviously nowhere to park. I know, I know......."should've thought of that before you decided to buy a car" or "you'd better look into an indoor parking facility" .....it's just not fair, I live on my block so I'm parking on my block from now on and that's the end of it, as long as I get up before 8AM to move it I'm fine. It does piss me off when I have to put it in front of the hydrant, I know that's wrong, I care for everyone's safety on my block, but hey...I'm a light sleeper, peoples footsteps on the sidewalk wake me up....I'm sure that one honk from a horn or siren and I'm up and out the house in 15 seconds, bet on that...and not to mention, the hydrant on the block is on the sidewalk in front of a big empty lot, no building, an engine could drive right into the lot and hook up, but still, I wouldn't let that happen, I'd get out and move it.

Posted on: 2008/12/18 20:37
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Re: multi car break ins on same night
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2 grand each time? damn! So far I've spent 150 on the window and I don't even know how much electrical damage has been done but I have no dash lights and my trunk wont pop from the release handle, I assume that will be $. My buddy got one of those alarms that the keyfob goes bezerk when movement is detected inside your vehicle, I could deal with paying for a broken window and it would actually be worth it if I could catch the mutha*&%*#@er in the act, I'd have a special holiday beating, er greeting for his ass, guaranteed...

Posted on: 2008/12/18 19:31
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multi car break ins on same night
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I'm sure this topic has been beaten to death but I'm new on this forum and I need to vent. I woke up on Tuesday morning and went out to move my car @ 8AM and I found my drivers side window and the center console of my car laying on the sidewalk (the window was still mainly together due to the light tinting I had on it) my stereo had been savagely ripped out leaving nothing but wires sticking out of my dash. They used a flathead screwdriver to "pop" the window out which left a nice gash in the window pillar. And yes, my GPS was taken as well but I have a feeling I was targeted because I take down the mounting hardware AND I clean the suction mark that it leaves and I put everything under the rear seat, so they must have seen me before. Yeah, I have customized my car a little bit to make it look nice (not like a hood rat-wanna-be-rapper) but just a bit of class, not chrome. Lesson learned - drive a POS and you'll be fine. I went over to Communipaw and had the glass replaced, no lie, 4 OTHER PEOPLE were there for THE SAME REASON, it all happened on the same night. This happened on 4th and Erie, right on the corner of my block! and it had to have taken place between 2AM and 8AM, I work very late and this hood seems so peaceful, so I never really worried about this sort of thing happening. One guy I spoke to at the glass place said he heard his alarm go off but he couldn't get outside fast enough, all he saw was 2 African-American males jump into a gold colored BMW that was double-parked a few spaces up from his truck on Wayne St., he didn't SEE them break into his vehicle but they sure did leave in a hurry. Anyhow, this infuriates me to no end, I love downtown JC and I'm not going anywhere. I'm gonna fix my car, invest in a state of the art alarm, and park in the space left for the hydrant in front of my house every night from now on and just get up extra early and move it. Check out the stats for car theft and auto vandalism in JC @ the JCPD website, big numbers. The cop told me that it is getting worse and worse in our area. Need to start a neighborhood watch thing.....

Posted on: 2008/12/18 18:48
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