Offshore oil drilling could disrupt chemical weapons off N.J. coast

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Isn't Newark referred to as the cesspool of America?

I haven't heard that, but it would be a well deserved label.

Of course, there's so much more to NJ than Newark. From the toxic chemical factory sites of Elizabeth to the nerve gas tinged waters off Sandy Hook, to the arsenic-laced streams in the Highlands....

I have heard it called the armpit of America, the a$$hole of America, etc.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Isn't Newark referred to as the cesspool of America?

I haven't heard that, but it would be a well deserved label.

Of course, there's so much more to NJ than Newark. From the toxic chemical factory sites of Elizabeth to the nerve gas tinged waters off Sandy Hook, to the arsenic-laced streams in the Highlands....

I have heard it called the armpit of America, the a$$hole of America, etc.

I am aware of the image.

It's all very ironic. Some of the most expensive real estate in the country, some of the highest per capita incomes in the country, all within a 10-mile radius of Newark.

I guess the help can't live too far!

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Isn't Newark referred to as the cesspool of America?

I haven't heard that, but it would be a well deserved label.

Of course, there's so much more to NJ than Newark. From the toxic chemical factory sites of Elizabeth to the nerve gas tinged waters off Sandy Hook, to the arsenic-laced streams in the Highlands....

I have heard it called the armpit of America, the a$$hole of America, etc.

I am aware of the image.

It's all very ironic. Some of the most expensive real estate in the country, some of the highest per capita incomes in the country, all within a 10-mile radius of Newark.

I guess the help can't live too far!

I have always thought that all of it can't be that bad. Every city has it's good points too.

[SpiritAlight 1]

OMG and I ate tons of Atlantic lobster!!!

Aaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The state of the garbage dump, aka the oceans, are truly a sad state if affairs.

What to do....hmmmm....

What would it cost to clean that crapola up? Huh?

Why have done that in the first place.

These are the US's masterminds at work??

Bahaha!

No foresight whatsoever.

The natives make decisions asking how it will affect seven generations from now.

Whitey makes his decision as to how much money he can pocket now.

A slight discrepancy.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Isn't Newark referred to as the cesspool of America?

I haven't heard that, but it would be a well deserved label.

Of course, there's so much more to NJ than Newark. From the toxic chemical factory sites of Elizabeth to the nerve gas tinged waters off Sandy Hook, to the arsenic-laced streams in the Highlands....

Also home to Tom's River - officially the single most polluted place in the country (really).

OMG and I ate tons of Atlantic lobster!!!

Aaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The state of the garbage dump, aka the oceans, are truly a sad state if affairs.

What to do....hmmmm....

What would it cost to clean that crapola up? Huh?

Why have done that in the first place.

These are the US's masterminds at work??

Bahaha!

No foresight whatsoever.

The natives make decisions asking how it will affect seven generations from now.

Whitey makes his decision as to how much money he can pocket now.

A slight discrepancy.

You know that line on the shrimp....

[SpiritAlight 1]

Isn't Newark referred to as the cesspool of America?

I haven't heard that, but it would be a well deserved label.

Of course, there's so much more to NJ than Newark. From the toxic chemical factory sites of Elizabeth to the nerve gas tinged waters off Sandy Hook, to the arsenic-laced streams in the Highlands....

Also home to Tom's River - officially the single most polluted place in the country (really).

OMG and I ate tons of Atlantic lobster!!!

Aaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The state of the garbage dump, aka the oceans, are truly a sad state of affairs.

What to do....hmmmm....

What would it cost to clean that crapola up? Huh?

Why have done that in the first place.

These are the US's masterminds at work??

Bahaha!

No foresight whatsoever.

The natives make decisions asking how it will affect seven generations from now.

Whitey makes his decision as to how much money he can pocket now.

A slight discrepancy.

You know that line on the shrimp....

Uhm....no.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Isn't Newark referred to as the cesspool of America?

I haven't heard that, but it would be a well deserved label.

Of course, there's so much more to NJ than Newark. From the toxic chemical factory sites of Elizabeth to the nerve gas tinged waters off Sandy Hook, to the arsenic-laced streams in the Highlands....

I have heard it called the armpit of America, the a$$hole of America, etc.

I am aware of the image.

It's all very ironic. Some of the most expensive real estate in the country, some of the highest per capita incomes in the country, all within a 10-mile radius of Newark.

I guess the help can't live too far!

I have always thought that all of it can't be that bad. Every city has it's good points too.

Newark does have its ok parts. But they are few. It's mostly still pretty bad.

Personally, I've never been to Newark unless it was for USCIS or to connect trains at the station.

[Teacher Mark 53]

If New Jersey allows drilling for oil and natural gas off its coast, it may dredge up an ugly and dangerous past.

drilling and dredging ... two different technologies

the writer doesn't know much about off shore platforms and exploration ...

(hint: the equipment used on the sea floor is kinda expensive ... think the companies will make sure the floor is clear before placing the equipment there?)

You're right. We all know Oil Companies never make mistakes.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Isn't Newark referred to as the cesspool of America?

I haven't heard that, but it would be a well deserved label.

Of course, there's so much more to NJ than Newark. From the toxic chemical factory sites of Elizabeth to the nerve gas tinged waters off Sandy Hook, to the arsenic-laced streams in the Highlands....

I have heard it called the armpit of America, the a$$hole of America, etc.

I am aware of the image.

It's all very ironic. Some of the most expensive real estate in the country, some of the highest per capita incomes in the country, all within a 10-mile radius of Newark.

I guess the help can't live too far!

I have always thought that all of it can't be that bad. Every city has it's good points too.

Newark does have its ok parts. But they are few. It's mostly still pretty bad.

Personally, I've never been to Newark unless it was for USCIS or to connect trains at the station.

We drove through there the other week - found a downtown area that was OK-looking, but out there its easy to take a wrong turn and end up somewhere really terrible.

[AlHayatZween 2]

i Jersey.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

We drove through there the other week - found a downtown area that was OK-looking, but out there its easy to take a wrong turn and end up somewhere really terrible.

Yup.

That's why I like it where I am, in Middlesex county!

Even the 'ghetto' here is nice compared to Newark/Irvington

i Jersey.

Me too. Well, the nice parts anyway

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

We drove through there the other week - found a downtown area that was OK-looking, but out there its easy to take a wrong turn and end up somewhere really terrible.

Yup.

That's why I like it where I am, in Middlesex county!

Even the 'ghetto' here is nice compared to Newark/Irvington

Even downtown Elizabeth is nicer than Newark.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

We drove through there the other week - found a downtown area that was OK-looking, but out there its easy to take a wrong turn and end up somewhere really terrible.

Yup.

That's why I like it where I am, in Middlesex county!

Even the 'ghetto' here is nice compared to Newark/Irvington

Even downtown Elizabeth is nicer than Newark.

Honestly, I don't know why people hate on Elizabeth so much. I think it's allright.

[AlHayatZween 2]

i Jersey.

Me too. Well, the nice parts anyway

We are in Brooklyn now, but sometimes i take Habib out to Jersey to visit my parents, and he's always like:

"Brooklyn is okay, but New Jersey is better. New Jersey is beautiful." :lol:

(i haven't told him about Jersey's national image yet.)

(He's still new around here, you know...)

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

We drove through there the other week - found a downtown area that was OK-looking, but out there its easy to take a wrong turn and end up somewhere really terrible.

Yup.

That's why I like it where I am, in Middlesex county!

Even the 'ghetto' here is nice compared to Newark/Irvington

Even downtown Elizabeth is nicer than Newark.

Honestly, I don't know why people hate on Elizabeth so much. I think it's allright.

Come on... Its not the most aesthetic place there is. And if you get the train there - you have to hold your nose in the elavator cause some bum has pi$$ed on the floor.

I used to crack up at the local authority TV ads where they extolled the virtues of the Urban Enterprize Zone - and showed carefully shot footage of a couple of the less skanky looking storefronts - like the local Gamestop.