Nancy Young wrote:
>
> dejablues wrote:
> > "Pete C." > wrote in message
> > ter.com...
> >>
> >> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>>
> >>> In article . com>,
> >>> "Pete C." > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> But but, NJ is the "Garden State"... Though I'm not sure where they
> >>>> garden amongst the hazardous waste dumps...
> >>>
> >>> Ever been there? Not all of NJ is Newark. There are beautiful pine
> >>> forests if I remember correctly.
> >>
> >> I'm from CT originally. I've been to NJ a number of times
> >> (Ridgefield Park, Bridgewater, etc.), but I've never found anything
> >> I would call beautiful. I recall one memorable trip driving along
> >> looking at a smokestack emitting yellow smoke...
> >
> > South Jersey, with its sandy soil and flat landscape, is an
> > embarrassment of riches where produce is concerned.
> > Tomatoes, melons, corn, peaches, and more await hungry patrons at the
> > numerous roadside markets. From
> > http://www.state.nj.us/nj/about/garden/ : "New Jersey ranks: 2nd in
> > blueberry production, 3rd in cranberry production, 3rd in spinach,
> > 4th in bell peppers, 4th in peach production and 4th in head lettuce.
> > The state also produces an abundance of tomatoes, corn, apples,
> > strawberries, potatoes, hay, soybeans and nursery stock."
> >
> > I wouldn't call the Pine Barrens beautiful, exactly, but they do have
> > a certain scrubby naturalness about them, and they are home to a lot
> > of wildlife. New Jersey is also home to many historical sites due to
> > its role in the Revolutionary War. Have you ever seen Princeton or
> > Lambertville or Washington's Crossing?
> > I'm tired of people dissing New Jersey, and I don't even live there.
>
> We like it, people think what they see off the turnpike is what
> it's like here and they keep moving, good. There are many very
> beautiful areas here, I happen to love where I live and haven't
> seen anywhere I'd prefer to live. I would miss all the beautiful
> parks close to my house, and the lovely rivers. And that's just
> a start.
>
> I'm positive from Pete's past descriptions that where he lives
> now is my idea of hell, so we're even, no worries.

Those lovely parks near where you live? I own that basically.