MFJC07302 wrote:
Starbucks was not set up in 1971 to feet/shelter the homeless and be filthy dirty. There are shelters for that and cleaning services out there to keep the place clean. Come in when it gets renovated for some clean, non-homeless calm :)

drifterx wrote:
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On_The_3rd wrote:

I never said people don't have the freedom to express their opinion back ? they absolutely do ? but keep in mind that fueling a fire does nothing to extinguish it.

And neither does ignoring it, especially if that fire was set for no good reason.

While I appreciate the freedom we all have to say what we feel, I would like to think that lashing out against bigotry is still by far the normal response.

JSleeze wrote:
You/he certainly do have that freedom but to your point: we'd all be better served if the people most eager to utilize that freedom stopped and asked themselves if anyone really cares what they have to say. JCManHate clearly needs attention and will take any outrageous Trump-style position to stir the pot. I get that. He lacks the maturity to understand nuance. But he is close to single-handedly (with at least a nod to Yvonne, Monroe, et al) making this site something to avoid rather than being the useful community resource it could - and occasionally used to - be. That's unfortunate.

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While I don't agree at all with what he is saying, I'm pretty sure the last time I checked ? at least in America ? we have the freedom to express our opinions.

hamhock wrote:
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Doesn't really matter is JCMan is racist or not. It's not illegal to be a racist, just as it's not illegal to hate gays, or jews or whomever. What if he hates cherry cola? What if he hates Toyotas? Expressing your beliefs isn't illegal in itself, but actions that are influenced by them can potentially be.

While I don't agree at all with what he is saying, I'm pretty sure the last time I checked ? at least in America ? we have the freedom to express our opinions.

Should he have kept it to himself?? maybe? but he hasn't broken any laws by expressing his point of view.

And everyone here has the freedom to express their opinion back, and to draw whatever conclusion they desire.

MonmouthMan wrote:
Well this is terrible news. They are so much friendlier and have much better prices and turn around service than that crappy bike store downtown ever could. The jerks in the place downtown always have so much freaking attitude, oh I'm so cool. The folks at James Vincent were always nice you never felt like you were getting ripped off.

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penumbra wrote:
Unrelated, but does any one know what the deal is with the big blue barrier on the sidewalk in front of the church at Jersey and 3rd?

Minor annoyance, but it's been there for weeks with no work happening.

Major annoyance. If a sidewalk must be blocked, then a walkway should be made where the cars park. There's no signage, no walkway and pedestrians have to squeeze between cars and walk in the street to get around that monstrosity. Given how long that church has been half done, I'd say that blue box is going to be there for years. It's horrible having to walk out onto Jersey Ave like that. People get hit on that street all the time.

Please contact Candice about it. http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/citycouncil.aspx?id=1224

coronalime wrote:
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penumbra wrote:
Unrelated, but does any one know what the deal is with the big blue barrier on the sidewalk in front of the church at Jersey and 3rd?

Minor annoyance, but it's been there for weeks with no work happening.

Major annoyance. If a sidewalk must be blocked, then a walkway should be made where the cars park. There's no signage, no walkway and pedestrians have to squeeze between cars and walk in the street to get around that monstrosity. Given how long that church has been half done, I'd say that blue box is going to be there for years. It's horrible having to walk out onto Jersey Ave like that. People get hit on that street all the time.

Please contact Candice about it. http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/citycouncil.aspx?id=1224

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Another crash on Jersey Ave this morning, as I'm sure many of you saw. Probably happened right around 8:00am on the corner of Jersey and First. From what I overheard by a witness, a Jeep Cherokee was "following" another car and took the turn onto First too fast, hit the curb and flipped. I'm not sure if anyone was hurt, hopefully not. This intersection is incredibly dangerous in the morning, I've nearly been hit at least a dozen times. Two way traffic with people speeding to the tunnel, as well as drivers blinded by the sun trying to cross Jersey.

That corner may well be dangerous, but that particular instance sounds more like operator error and/or an issue with that model. Cherokees from model year 2012 and earlier are somewhat prone to flip; and I don't think there is anything about the design of that particular intersection which encourages drivers to speed or drive recklessly.

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On_The_3rd wrote:
By far the longest I've ever been stuck this a.m. due to a sick passenger, was a baby being delivered on the train?

I always thought "sick passenger" was code for "police presence", so as not to make people panic

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On_The_3rd wrote:
By far the longest I've ever been stuck this a.m. due to a sick passenger, was a baby being delivered on the train?

If you were having a medical emergency on a train, would you want to be yanked off and dumped on the platform?

(And yes, I also got stuck this morning.)