New York Is Where I'd Rather Stay...

[Teatownclown]

and I'm sure many of you will be thrilled with that. But New York will continue to be great because they are progressive. We live, with some exceptions, in a regressive society. It's hard to attract business into Oklahoma with this situation of going backwards instead of moving forward.


http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120604/new-york-decriminalize-marijuana-cuomo-bloomberg

[Conan71]

You aren't starting to go Davazz on us, are you?

[erfalf]

I like New York just fine. It's just not for me right now.

But New York is not the end all be all, in fact many New Yorkers feel the same way.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuabrown/2011/05/13/the-mass-exodus-from-new-york/2/

[Teatownclown]

You aren't starting to go Davazz on us, are you?

I get allergic smelling hay refineries....

[Conan71]

I get allergic smelling hay refineries....

Ever notice what is on the other side of the river in NJ?

[erfalf]

Ever notice what is on the other side of the river in NJ?

The sludge pit that is New Jersey.

[Townsend]

The sludge pit that is New Jersey.

Ever been?

[erfalf]

Ever been?

Been to some of the nice burbs (Montclair area), very nice, Jersey city, right accross the river is nice, brand new pretty much. But I also took the train to Philly, and got to see some of the "countryside". Not the most pleasant. And yes, there are many, many refineries in the area near NYC.

Added: And to this day, my Grandfather who was a corporate salesman and traveled alot, hated going to Newark. Said it is the most pitiful city he'd ever been in, and that includes many 3rd world countries he had been to as well.

[Teatownclown]

Been to some of the nice burbs (Montclair area), very nice, Jersey city, right accross the river is nice, brand new pretty much. But I also took the train to Philly, and got to see some of the "countryside". Not the most pleasant. And yes, there are many, many refineries in the area near NYC.

Added: And to this day, my Grandfather who was a corporate salesman and traveled alot, hated going to Newark. Said it is the most pitiful city he'd ever been in, and that includes many 3rd world countries he had been to as well.

Not anymore...Newark has Booker.

[erfalf]

There is almost as much refining capacity with 30 miles of NYC as in the entire state of Oklahoma. It is not just perception.

[erfalf]

Not anymore...Newark has Booker.

Yes, things have changed, gentrification has occurred. But NJ doesn't just have a bad rap for nothing. It was earned.

[Townsend]

NJ doesn't just have a bad rap for nothing. It was earned.

Earned how?

[Red Arrow]

Earned how?

Traffic circles.

[Townsend]

Traffic circles.

Those are awesome. 

[dbacks fan]

Not anymore...Newark has Booker.

And Tulsa has you.