I used to live in EB, but I'm a bit further south now. ;)

It's a slow Friday. You have a point though, their parking lot really is a fucking disaster.

So you went once when they were closed, and now they're permanently closed? Fucking idiot. Like I said, if you're going to say something with so much certainty, you could save yourself from looking like an idiot by taking literally 10 seconds to look. Something tells me you're more used to looking like an idiot though.

No shit. Try giving yourself 10 seconds to look before just stating something like it's a fact.

I did UWS (82nd St.) to New Brunswick on the train and that was a good 1.5 hours door to door. I can't imagine driving it. If you're doing it twice a week and don't want to leave NYC, you're probably best off taking the train to Trenton and taking an Uber to Ewing, but it's a haul.

Yeah, and they're still posting on IG as of 4 hours ago lol. Yesterday they posted about hiring.

https://www.instagram.com/gustogrilleb/

No they didn't, where'd you hear that?

Destination

Gusto Grill on 18 isn't a terrible date spot. Not much else to do in EB other than bars and restaurants though. New Brunswick has better options like Destination Dogs and Batch Bin Barrel.

Not in NJ, thankfully. Go be assholes somewhere else.

If he was staying out for the night at someone's house, what difference does it make? The whole "to know they're ok" is something you do with children, not adults. He had no excuse for being 3 hours late when he should have been 25 minutes away, that's inconsiderate. Still, if this is something happening as often as it apparently has, you two just aren't on the same wavelength. I'm not sure there's any point in apologizing when you see him next, best to just move on.

Local facebook groups for the towns you're interested in can be a good resource for independent apartments. Also Zillow.

He's 22 and likes to go out partying with his friends. You're at home angry every time he goes out. This was never going to work.

Personally, if I had a girlfriend who wanted me to text constantly every time I went out, and got angry if I went somewhere else while out, I'd break up too. I don't need a mother nagging me. Getting into fights that often is not a sign of a relationship worth being in.

If you ever really lived here, you'd know none of us give a fuck.

Toscano's in Bordentown City is one of my very favorites.

Ah, so it is. I saw a link on raceentry.com with the date above, but the Rutgers Unite facebook page said it's dead. Shame, it was a fun race. Ran it in 2019 and was all set to run it in 2020 until Covid cancelled it.

The Rutgers Half is 4/9/2023. Nothing like running up a hill for the last few hundred meters to the finish line lol.

Based on your username, you should be aware of this.

EDIT: My bad, it's deader than dead.

The hairline of a budding super-villain

The company has been at that site since 1886. It's centrally located between NYC and Philly and has access to the Raritan River and the Delaware-Raritan Canal. Since they actually own the property and don't rent office space like a lot of large companies, moving represents a significant cost.

That aside, the company did consider moving back in the 70's when the area was far worse than it is today. Leadership decided that the company has a responsibility to the community it's located in, so they partnered with the city to invest and make significant infrastructure improvements.

At this point it's obvious that whatever argument I make, you're going to advocate for landlords. We can just agree to disagree. I'm tired of seeing communities turned into all rental neighborhoods by individual landlords and investment groups. I hate that airbnb and other short term rental companies have prevented families from putting down roots in towns that are quickly being priced out of reach. I don't know how to solve the issue without massive government oversight or a guillotine, but I know which method is more satisfying.

I'm just lucky that I was able to buy last year before rates shot way up, in a town I've long loved. There are a lot of small time landlords in my town, renting homes to people for considerably more than what my mortgage costs. It's not great.

I have no issue with apartments that are meant to be apartments. I understand that there will always be a segment of the population that benefits more from renting. The issue I have is when so called average people think that they can hoard property and use it for "passive" income. Those landlords do nothing of benefit for anyone.

It's not like the house would languish on the market unless a landlord came along to buy it and rent it out. Inventory is super low, and sellers are going to naturally take the easiest buyer with the most money, so you get cash buyers unaffected by interest rates. Meanwhile, families who saved for years are losing buying power because of rising interest, thus having to save longer and missing out on a home.

Landlords are not heroes or victims.

Some old lady selling beanie babies out of her house isn't hurting anyone, settle down.

What planet are you on? I already own a home, but saying everyone has the same opportunity to buy if they want is the height of delusion. Cash buyers are pushing financing buyers out of a market that's already dealing with an affordability crisis based on higher rates and low inventory.

Don't be a dickhead.

You already have that landlord mindset of thinking you're providing a service. Ugh.