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Subject:Re: OK, OK,New Jersey I apologize
Date:Sat, 16 Mar 2002 16:37:01 EST

I consider this pretty funny.  I have had several customers that have come
through here that moved to NJ from California.  They are usually here for
about six months to a year and then head back.  They just need to be in Cali.

Having grown up and lived in Southern New Jersey for the majority of my life
(I lived in Tennessee for about six years) I can tell you for certain that
there are many places in Southern New Jersey that would surprise most folks.
When you think of NJ you either think of North Jersey (just an extension of
NYC as far as we are concerned) or the Jersey shore (too commercial to be a
good example of what NJ is really like).  Come over to Millville some time.
We'll have some coffee and you can camp out in the Pine Barrens or go
swimming in the lake right across the street from my office.
Anyone who has come here will tell you that New Jersey can be very beautiful
place.

When I went out to California a few years ago, having heard so much about how
great it was, etc. through movies, and TV I felt a little let down.  It
seemed like everyone's lawn needed a good mowing and what was the deal with
all of the Air Conditioners being up on people's roofs?  I realized that I
was experiencing probably the same thing that the California people
experience when they come to NJ, culture shock.  We went on further into Cali
and saw the beautiful sights of the giant redwood forests and San Francisco
at night.  It was a wonderful place.

My point is: give NJ as chance.  We have the highest population density, and
the highest auto insurance rate.  There must be some reason why we live here
:-)

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
Van-Again
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