OT: Annual list of beach tag prices in NJ Deal tops the list at $200

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Always!


LOL! Should have listened.
 

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I remember you talking about it
Yeah, we were too damn conversative, especially with the little one around. As I mentioned above, we were eyeing a house between 107-117th street on the beach side of 2nd Ave. They were going for $2-3m pre-COVID and by the time the pandemic dust settled they were double and now $6-8m.

Might as well buy in Oahu (likely Ko Olina) for $1-2m and just rent for a month or two in SH for the summers (while keeping our current NJ home). Obviously, this is subject to where life takes our little one.
 
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Yeah, we were too damn conversative, especially with the little one around. As I mentioned above, we were eyeing a house between 107-117th street on the beach side of 2nd Ave. They were going for $2-3m pre-COVID and by the time the pandemic dust settled they were double and now $6-8m.

Might as well buy in Oahu (likely Ko Olina) for $1-2m and just rent for a month or two in SH for the summers (while keeping our current NJ home). Obviously, this is subject to where life takes our little one.
having a little one would be the perfect reason to buy, having raised our 2 daughters here made them love it that much more. I don't see them ever moving away and we are lucky enough now to have a grandson who lives down the street. I know if we stayed in South Brunswick there would be nothing keeping them in the area. Maybe consider a different town down here instead of the most expensive one in the county if you are that interested, even in Cape May there are still deals to be had. My daughter just purchased a beautiful 3 BR single family in the gardens section of OC for 2.5MM with bay views.
 

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having a little one would be the perfect reason to buy, having raised our 2 daughters here made them love it that much more. I don't see them ever moving away and we are lucky enough now to have a grandson who lives down the street. I know if we stayed in South Brunswick there would be nothing keeping them in the area. Maybe consider a different town down here instead of the most expensive one in the county if you are that interested, even in Cape May there are still deals to be had. My daughter just purchased a beautiful 3 BR single family in the gardens section of OC for 2.5MM with bay views.
Great post! You hit the nail on the head. We have tried to get out of the very narrow mindset of what we want in SH. We haven't broken through that yet, but you are correct. There are a lot of other wonderful options south of AC on the shoreline. OC is very interesting. Obviously, it rips during the summer season, but it seems to be the only southern shore town large enough that is actually a "real town" year round. Is that true?
 

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having a little one would be the perfect reason to buy, having raised our 2 daughters here made them love it that much more. I don't see them ever moving away and we are lucky enough now to have a grandson who lives down the street. I know if we stayed in South Brunswick there would be nothing keeping them in the area. Maybe consider a different town down here instead of the most expensive one in the county if you are that interested, even in Cape May there are still deals to be had. My daughter just purchased a beautiful 3 BR single family in the gardens section of OC for 2.5MM with bay views.
Buying the house in Lbi when the kids were 8 and 11 was one of the best decisions we ever made. So many great family memories for those few years. We loved it so much we decided we needed it year round and moved to San Diego. We still go back to Lbi for a week every summer and as they get older I consider extending that to a month or two to catch up with family and friends down there
 
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Great post! You hit the nail on the head. We have tried to get out of the very narrow mindset of what we want in SH. We haven't broken through that yet, but you are correct. There are a lot of other wonderful options south of AC on the shoreline. OC is very interesting. Obviously, it rips during the summer season, but it seems to be the only southern shore town large enough that is actually a "real town" year round. Is that true?
its very active year round which was one of the reasons we chose it, HS has about 800 kids and primary and middle schools are very good. its quiet enough in the offseason but still busy enough that you don't feel like you are in a ghost town like some other towns. Different parts of town have more year rounders than others, mostly the north and south ends. My old block on the north end was almost 100% year round, where i live now on 36th is about 40% year round.

Let me know if you need a good realtor, I'll send you my daughters contact info, she has access to a lot of pocket listings and is familiar with other towns nearby.
 
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Not putting down Farmingdale at all. Awesome little "town" with Howell HS. Cool tiny downtown, proximity to 195/Parkway, and a fair amount open space with the Alllaire SP Woods and camping nearby. Some great restaurants too. But that used to be the cheap place to buy a home. No longer!

I remember that. Ocean County (away from the water) prices are the ones I find craziest.
 

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Ar you sure he's one or just someone who feels Palestinians should have rights.
Seems like there are some who feel anyone asking for Palestinians being treated as humans with certain inalienable rights are bad people for wanting that..

Dr Hamay was a US Army combat surgeon who served in Bagdad taking care of wounded American Military personnel during the Iraq War.
The man is a true patriot who served with honor in Military Service to the USA

He is also a RU alum!
 
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Call me crazy but imagine your area will continue to grow in value.

For people who say they love our economic system, they can't wrap their heads around supply and demand.

CA (and NJ) are expensive because people want to live there. Demand. Limited supply, because even if all the NIMBYs went away, you have a lot of mountains that cannot be developed out there. NJ we actually have more space then you think, but a lot of it is far from NYC/Philly/the beach.

Alabama and Mississippi are cheap because few people want to live there. Supply. Lots of land, few cities, few jobs, minimal desire.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
 
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California beaches are pretty 💩
That’s why they’re free
Biggest disappointment of my life

The beach in CA much like the beach in NJ is about vibes.

It is fun. There's cool bars and restaurants. You dip in the water but it's not that blue. People have nostalgia.

In the US, if you want to go to the beach to swim, go to PR or USVI (even over Hawaii IMO).

Or better yet, get a passport, and go to Thailand or Spain or Colombia or DR or Egypt.
 
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The beach in CA much like the beach in NJ is about vibes.

It is fun. There's cool bars and restaurants. You dip in the water but it's not that blue. People have nostalgia.

In the US, if you want to go to the beach to swim, go to PR or USVI (even over Hawaii IMO).

Or better yet, get a passport, and go to Thailand or Spain or Colombia or DR or Egypt.
I was in Maldives 2 years ago. That’s my baseline for great beaches. It’s like being in a dream.

In the U.S., Siesta Key is the best mainland beach I’ve been to. USVI is really nice too.

was in Spain last year, and rented a boat and went around Mallorca. Best experience ever because of no mosquitoes and warm water.

the Pacific Ocean is really cold. That’s something I didn’t realize. You’re right that the vibe is nice, though.
 

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according to AI, 60% of FL coastline is privately owned

Yes, Florida has private beaches. In fact, roughly 60% of Florida’s coastline is privately owned. [1, 2]
How Beach Ownership Works:
  • Public: Under Florida law, all land below the Mean High Water Line (MHWL)—the wet sand where the waves break—belongs to the state and is 100% public.
  • Private: The dry sand above the high-tide line can be privately owned by beachfront homeowners, hotels, or resorts. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Navigating "Private" Sand:
  • Walking: You are generally allowed to walk along the wet sand (below the tide line), but stepping into the dry sand above the high-tide line can be considered trespassing. [1, 2]
    • Customary Use: Some Florida counties have established "customary use" laws, allowing the public to use private dry sand for recreation if it has been a historical, uninterrupted tradition. [1, 2]
The term “private beach” is oxymoronic. The ocean is public. Everyone has access. Just because you put homes in front, don’t have walkways or signs, walls, gates/locks, secret passwords, tolls, beach passes, sand dunes or a private beach club and no public rest rooms doesn’t make it a “private beach.”

From Maine to Florida, Florida to Texas, California to Washington state, no state restricts access to beaches like New Jersey. Don’t get me started on the quality (I.e. high bacteria concentration) of the water.

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The term “private beach” is oxymoronic. The ocean is public. Everyone has access. Just because you put homes in front, don’t have walkways or signs, walls, gates/locks, secret passwords, tolls, beach passes, sand dunes or a private beach club and no public rest rooms doesn’t make it a “private beach.”

From Maine to Florida, Florida to Texas, California to Washington state, no state restricts access to beaches like New Jersey. Don’t get me started on the quality (I.e. high bacteria concentration) of the water.

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So a fee to enter a beach is more restrictive than privately owned beaches? Beaches you have access to for very little fee ( season badge amortized over the entire summer is less than $1/day at most beaches) is more restrictive than no access at all?
 

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So a fee to enter a beach is more restrictive than privately owned beaches? Beaches you have access to for very little fee ( season badge amortized over the entire summer is less than $1/day at most beaches) is more restrictive than no access at all?
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Love the beaches here in south Texas. Free, expansive and uncrowded. Ride your vehicle in, pick your spot and park just past the high tide line. Even in winter the water is mild. Watch gulf storms, or water spouts and amazing sun rises. One of these days I’ll get to Starbase but that’s a bit of a haul.
All beaches should be FREE

I have great memories of our times at South Padre Island.
 
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Looks like Pratt is getting the old late night ballot count squeeze. Raheem catching him from 8 points down to 3. This will be interesting if she actually passes him. Do folks riot?
Gunter she passes him. Everyone out here knows there is cheating going on.
 
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Gunter she passes him. Everyone out here knows there is cheating going on.
I actually tried registering to vote in CA just to see and they don’t require an address to register. I was actually going to put my NJ address in to see if they’d mail me a ballot but it wasn’t worth the possibility of legal issues to hit send
 

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While I too dislike the spirit of charging for the beach, I wonder what would happen if NJ stopped charging for beach access though. Every shore town is MOBBED any nice weather Saturday-Sunday for 3 months straight. It certainly isn't deterring many people from coming. I go to Manasquan - I just can't imagine what would happen to that town if more people tried to come. There's no infrastructure to handle any more people roads and parking wise.
 
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Know what going on in California, if you want to complain about NJ Beach tag prices :cool:
The law in California practically mandates a drawn-out count. Ballots are mailed to every eligible voter — some 23 million of them — and the state has permissive rules for returning them. They will be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive at an election office within seven days.

Only after the polls have closed and most of the country has gone to sleep can local election workers begin the lengthy process of verifying the legitimacy of the late-arriving mail ballots and then start to tabulate them.

If a voters' signature on the ballot envelope doesn't match what's on file, election officials are required to give those voters a chance to come in and prove their identity so the ballot will count, delaying a final tally further.

What this does is just give the whiners something to whine about like they like to do.
I remember the whiners whining about a Democrat being elected President complaining about wide spread cheating going on that made it possible, but not one complaint about Republicans getting elected in the state, local and federal elections that were on the same ballot.
They didn't complain when 4 years later Jeffry Epstein's one time BFF returned to office with under 50% of the votes in his favor :eek:
 
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Know what going on in California, if you want to complain about NJ Beach tag prices :cool:
The law in California practically mandates a drawn-out count. Ballots are mailed to every eligible voter — some 23 million of them — and the state has permissive rules for returning them. They will be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive at an election office within seven days.

Only after the polls have closed and most of the country has gone to sleep can local election workers begin the lengthy process of verifying the legitimacy of the late-arriving mail ballots and then start to tabulate them.

If a voters' signature on the ballot envelope doesn't match what's on file, election officials are required to give those voters a chance to come in and prove their identity so the ballot will count, delaying a final tally further.

What this does is just give the whiners something to whine about like they like to do.
I remember the whiners whining about a Democrat being elected President complaining about wide spread cheating going on that made it possible, but not one complaint about Republicans getting elected in the state, local and federal elections that were on the same ballot.
They didn't complain when 4 years later Jeffry Epstein's one time BFF returned to office with under 50% of the votes in his favor :eek:
The time to count is embarrassing, but putting that aside, the third place candidate now outperforming the first place candidate in a statistically unprecedented way kinda makes you scratch your head, no? Then when you find out her votes are especially outperforming in DTLA/Skid Row, where tens of thousands of homeless votes are for sale, that at least warrants a little questioning regardless of which team you’re rooting for
 
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While I too dislike the spirit of charging for the beach, I wonder what would happen if NJ stopped charging for beach access though. Every shore town is MOBBED any nice weather Saturday-Sunday for 3 months straight. It certainly isn't deterring many people from coming. I go to Manasquan - I just can't imagine what would happen to that town if more people tried to come. There's no infrastructure to handle any more people roads and parking wise.
I was always confused when we first started going to Lbi why everyone on the block parked on the street and not in their driveways. Then I learned it was to keep day trippers from finding parking and crowding the beach. Next level thinking
 
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