I’m sorry, but what do you call Newark a suburb? Geez, some people. New Brunswick is another one. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Jan 10, 2026, at 2:50 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 1/10/26 13:53, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
*"If you go by pop culture alone, you might think the entire state of New Jersey is just one long turnpike exit—a grey, industrial corridor connecting New York City to... well, anywhere else. It’s the butt of every joke about the state. But if you actually look at the map, and I mean really look at the physical reality of the land, you’ll realize that New Jersey isn’t just a paved-over parking lot. It is actually a geographic marvel that, by all rights, shouldn't exist as a single political entity."* This video talks about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzohouMgODo&t=36s
Interesting :-)
I can name a whole lot of cities in NJ, Wheatland, Wicatunk, Ong's Hat, Friendly, warren Grove,... :-) Okay cities might not be the correct name, they are small places.
I've ridden my bicycle from the Northeastern corner, starting in Port Jervis NY to Cape May NJ (210mi). The terrain is interesting, that ride has almost 3400 ft of climb and 3800 ft of decent (I have 4000 ft of climb between Monroe and Middletown - 20mi). One thing that dominates the scenery is farms. If it's not near NY or Philly it has farms. Heck in SW Jersey they have a famous rodeo (Cowtown). The Pine Barrens (which used to stretch from Rhode Island to the Caralinas is where you get NJ's Cranberries and Blueberries. Of course most folks have heard of the shore. Yes interesting place we have here.
-- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies KD2ZRQ