Say nice things about New Jersey

[kphoger]

I don't mind pumping my own gas, but it's also nice to not have to even get out of the car at all.  Actually, I'd really like that in, say, northern Iowa with a north wind in December.

[hotdogPi]

I don't mind pumping my own gas, but it's also nice to not have to even get out of the car at all.  Actually, I'd really like that in, say, northern Iowa with a north wind in December.

Is there full serve where you live? Here in Massachusetts, I would say about 1 in 8 stations are full serve. If a station offers both self serve and full serve, full serve will be more expensive.

[JayhawkCO]

I don't mind pumping my own gas, but it's also nice to not have to even get out of the car at all.  Actually, I'd really like that in, say, northern Iowa with a north wind in December.

Is there full serve where you live? Here in Massachusetts, I would say about 1 in 8 stations are full serve. If a station offers both self serve and full serve, full serve will be more expensive.

I know of one full service station in the Denver metro. The self-serve is already $0.40-$0.50 higher than the average in our area, and the full service adds on from there.

[kphoger]

Is there full serve where you live? Here in Massachusetts, I would say about 1 in 8 stations are full serve. If a station offers both self serve and full serve, full serve will be more expensive.

No, not that I'm aware of.  But yes, I've noticed elsewhere that it's quite a bit more expensive.  It would be a nice luxury, but probably not worth an extra five bucks to me.

[jgb191]

New Jersey has something I envy deeply -- Six Flags Great Adventure.  I'm jealous they get to have that in their own backyard.  And isn't Dorney Park (which is just right next door) only double-digit miles away from there (not triple-digit miles)??

[Mr. Matté]

I always forget to bring cash to tip the attendant.

No one, at least the in-state residents, really does that. Unless you get hrumphed by the attendant when they see your blue license plate.

New Jersey has something I envy deeply -- Six Flags Great Adventure.  I'm jealous they get to have that in their own backyard.  And isn't Dorney Park (which is just right next door) only double-digit miles away from there (not triple-digit miles)??

Dorney isn't as big as SFGAdv so except for the Lehigh Valley locals, they're only getting the more amusement park oriented folks (like my family was). But now that Cedar Fair and Six Flags merged, it'll be interesting to see how the crowds change. Of course another problem is that GA is going further down the crapper now that Kingda Ka was torn down and you have to take out a loan just to park.

Now that the state was covered, here's a bigger challenge for you folks (based on an actual billboard)

[jeffandnicole]

I always forget to bring cash to tip the attendant.

No one, at least the in-state residents, really does that. Unless you get hrumphed by the attendant when they see your blue license plate.

New Jersey has something I envy deeply -- Six Flags Great Adventure.  I'm jealous they get to have that in their own backyard.  And isn't Dorney Park (which is just right next door) only double-digit miles away from there (not triple-digit miles)??

Now that the state was covered, here's a bigger challenge for you folks (based on an actual billboard)

I know where that billboard is located

So...

Donkey's.

The Freedom Center (or whatever name it currently is).

676 ain't a bad ride for thr most part.

[Jim]

For all the times I've been across the river to Philadelphia and to New Jersey overall, I can't recall any time I actually got out of the car in Camden.  I could say the same about Trenton for a long time until I saw a Trenton Thunder game several years ago.

[kphoger]

Back when we were considering a family vacation in the area a few years ago, I had looked at some New Jersey locations such as these:

Old Barracks Museum, Trenton
Thomas Edison National Hist. Park, West Orange
Gateway National Recreation Area, Highlands
Allaire State Park, Wall Twp

[1995hoo]

Camden?

Stanley Roberts, formerly of KRON-4 TV in San Francisco, the guy who did the entertaining "People Behaving Badly" segment, is originally from Camden. I view that as something positive about that city.

[Rothman]

New Jersey has something I envy deeply -- Six Flags Great Adventure.  I'm jealous they get to have that in their own backyard.  And isn't Dorney Park (which is just right next door) only double-digit miles away from there (not triple-digit miles)??

Kingda Ka is no more.

[jgb191]

New Jersey has something I envy deeply -- Six Flags Great Adventure.  I'm jealous they get to have that in their own backyard.  And isn't Dorney Park (which is just right next door) only double-digit miles away from there (not triple-digit miles)??

Kingda Ka is no more.

What are they replacing that with?

First Top Thrill Dragster (@ Cedar Point) ..... now Kingda Ka?  I guess these 400+ feet tall towers are harder to maintain?

[jeffandnicole]

New Jersey has something I envy deeply -- Six Flags Great Adventure.  I'm jealous they get to have that in their own backyard.  And isn't Dorney Park (which is just right next door) only double-digit miles away from there (not triple-digit miles)??

Kingda Ka is no more.

What are they replacing that with?

First Top Thrill Dragster (@ Cedar Point) ..... now Kingda Ka?  I guess these 400+ feet tall towers are harder to maintain?

They're also a few decades old. While some coasters last several decades, many don't. And land is needed for bigger and better!

[Rothman]

New Jersey has something I envy deeply -- Six Flags Great Adventure.  I'm jealous they get to have that in their own backyard.  And isn't Dorney Park (which is just right next door) only double-digit miles away from there (not triple-digit miles)??

Kingda Ka is no more.

What are they replacing that with?

First Top Thrill Dragster (@ Cedar Point) ..... now Kingda Ka?  I guess these 400+ feet tall towers are harder to maintain?

Maybe.  I also wonder if rider reaction had anything to do with it.  Sure, tallest roller coaster in the world...but you're only on it for mere seconds.  Hope for something better.