OT: The Thread About Nada Thing Part 202 (Not Much going on these days) Pfffffft

[The Wumpus]

I see more and more folks from NJ and NY, PA, Ill, MIch, and Ohio everyday moving here... My daughters come home from school all the time and say we have a new kid in class. I ask where they are from.... 9 time out of 10, it isn't from a local area...When I meet he parents, its almost always' We had to get out, The taxes are just ridiculous. And the pissed of NY'ers are now happy southerners!! transition is amazing!

One of the most frequent conversations at my office (Hoboken) is where people want to move when they leave NJ. North Carolina seems to be the most popular.

Biggest problem with people moving from NJ is there's very few colleges in the state.

Almost every person goes to school outside the state and some just never want to come back.

I remember reading somewhere that NJ sends out the most college students per capita. Indiana brings in the most, which surprised me at first, but when you think about it almost every city in Indiana is a college town:

South Bend - Notre Dame
Bloomington - IU
Terre Haute - Indiana State
Muncie - Ball State
Lafayette - Perdue
Indianapolis - Butler / IUPUI
Richmond - Earlham
Valparaiso - Valparaiso U
and so on

We're pretty much got Rutgers, Princeton, Stevens Tech, and a bunch of commuter schools.

 

[JRZ DVLS]

One of the most frequent conversations at my office (Hoboken) is where people want to move when they leave NJ. North Carolina seems to be the most popular.



I remember reading somewhere that NJ sends out the most college students per capita. Indiana brings in the most, which surprised me at first, but when you think about it almost every city in Indiana is a college town:

South Bend - Notre Dame
Bloomington - IU
Terre Haute - Indiana State
Muncie - Ball State
Lafayette - Perdue
Indianapolis - Butler / IUPUI
Richmond - Earlham
Valparaiso - Valparaiso U
and so on

We're pretty much got Rutgers, Princeton, Stevens Tech, and a bunch of commuter schools.

Growing up in Sussex, NC is similar to that terrain and all that with the Mountains and Lakes. And I think it is somewhat like NJ in that you are roughly 3 hours from the beaches (NC and SC) 2 hours from the Mountains in Asheville, and have a decent city local. I know we like that we are 4 hours from Savannah and Charleston, and 7 hours from Orlando, and 9 hours from Tampa. So you are within a drive of a lot of places.

 

[BenedictGomez]

You should visit him whenever you can!
Where in Mooresville?

I should have known because I've been there twice. It's not actually Mooresville, he worked there at Lowes' headquarters. I looked it up and his address is in Charlotte, which I didnt realize since he's really far from downtown to the north. Funny how those southern cities (Jacksonville, etc...) you can be 1,000 miles from what you'd call "the city" and still be in "the city" technically.

where people want to move when they leave NJ. North Carolina seems to be the most popular.

Another friend, different from the above, also lives in Charlotte (because like I said, my entire high school class now lives in the south). He sold his VERY modest/average home in New Jersey, bought a HUGE home in North Carolina, put $100,000 in his pocket on the sale/purchase, and pays $7,200 less per year in taxes.

 

[tr83]

Schooling, from preschool all the way through college seems like such a disaster these days.

Eh, chicken little has been falling since the 1950's when students were "required" to complete high school.

Before that, many stopped their schooling after 8th grade. That will get you nowhere in this day and age.

One of the most frequent conversations at my office (Hoboken) is where people want to move when they leave NJ. North Carolina seems to be the most popular.

I remember reading somewhere that NJ sends out the most college students per capita. Indiana brings in the most, which surprised me at first, but when you think about it almost every city in Indiana is a college town:

South Bend - Notre Dame
Bloomington - IU
Terre Haute - Indiana State
Muncie - Ball State
Lafayette - Perdue
Indianapolis - Butler / IUPUI
Richmond - Earlham
Valparaiso - Valparaiso U
and so on

We're pretty much got Rutgers, Princeton, Stevens Tech, and a bunch of commuter schools.

NC is what I hear a lot of too.


You would be surprised how many students pick a school based on their athletic program. The commuter schools in NJ are quite homogenous with so-so academics and no athletic programs making them unappealing. Though, to be fair, they are getting better. Then there's Rutgers, which is a microcosm of NJ. SPRAWL.

IMO, Rutgers tuition is outrageous. When you realize how much money goes to paying for things like the former president making >$500K to be a history professor or the $250M that has been sunk into a floundering football program. The school has a $4.4B operating budget! The state of NJ has a $30B budget. Living arrangements are expensive, too.

Cheaper living arrangements in Indiana make out-of-state tuition more affordable. And many of those schools do have character.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Before that, many stopped their schooling after 8th grade. That will get you nowhere in this day and age.

Neither does college really, given a college degree has been so thoroughly devalued and commoditized in the last 20 years.

Virtually anyone can go to "college" now, because virtually anyone really CAN go to college now. It's ridiculous.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Neither does college really, given a college degree has been so thoroughly devalued and commoditized in the last 20 years.

Virtually anyone can go to "college" now, because virtually anyone really CAN go to college now. It's ridiculous.

Also would you want your kids being "educated" by the modern day professor?

 

[BenedictGomez]

Also would you want your kids being "educated" by the modern day professor?

Most of those bat**** crazy instances I see on TV or read about each day tend to be coming from either the pdeudo colleges I speak of, where they take pretty much anyone with a pocketbook regardless of your SATs and/or high school transcripts, or from large state schools where they're not permitted to terminate the crazy professors.

That said, were I a parent of a 17 year old right now, yes, I'd be concerned, and researching the college staff as much as I'd be researching the college. That didnt used to be an issue.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

 

[BenedictGomez]

So that Irma storm I was mentioning last week is now Cat 5 and is going directly over islands. Just a terrible path. I fear the death toll is going to be large in these islands because you need reinforced structure for buildings to withstand something like this, and lots of people live in humble homes and/or certainly things not reinforced by concrete.

 

[BenedictGomez]

This is really shocking. It's not shocking that he's a shady character or involved in something shady, but it is shocking that it would be something so stupid.

Makes you wonder if whatever the scheme was he lended his name or his partner was doing the illegal stuff without him knowing. Because when you make as much money as he does, to be doing something this stupid? Just doesnt make sense other than the fact that if you listen to him on the radio it's obvious he has a huge desire to be a big-shot.

 

[devilsblood]

I remember reading somewhere that NJ sends out the most college students per capita. Indiana brings in the most, which surprised me at first, but when you think about it almost every city in Indiana is a college town:

South Bend - Notre Dame
Bloomington - IU
Terre Haute - Indiana State
Muncie - Ball State
Lafayette - Perdue
Indianapolis - Butler / IUPUI
Richmond - Earlham
Valparaiso - Valparaiso U
and so on

We're pretty much got Rutgers, Princeton, Stevens Tech, and a bunch of commuter schools.

Seton Hall, Stockton, NJIT, Monmouth, Montclair, FDU, Rider.

 

[Patrik26]

This is really shocking. It's not shocking that he's a shady character or involved in something shady, but it is shocking that it would be something so stupid.

Makes you wonder if whatever the scheme was he lended his name or his partner was doing the illegal stuff without him knowing. Because when you make as much money as he does, to be doing something this stupid? Just doesnt make sense other than the fact that if you listen to him on the radio it's obvious he has a huge desire to be a big-shot.

From the link below:

In a Sept. 7, 2016, email to Meli and another associate, Carton wrote that he was “around $3 M in the whole [sic]” and that he “risked and lost $700 of investor money” — referring to a $700,000 loss — and that he owed [$825,000] ASAP” to the person. He also indicated that he owed “a total of $500 on the 12th” to two casinos, referring to a $500,000 debt, the complaint detailed.

http://nypost.com/2017/09/06/wfan-host-craig-carton-arrested-by-fbi/

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

So that Irma storm I was mentioning last week is now Cat 5 and is going directly over islands. Just a terrible path. I fear the death toll is going to be large in these islands because you need reinforced structure for buildings to withstand something like this, and lots of people live in humble homes and/or certainly things not reinforced by concrete.

I wrote a big check out in donation to Red Cross after Harvey hit Texas. Think I will sadly have to be donating more in hurricane relief this year

 

[Satans Hockey]

That is amazing, I always thought he was a dumb ass but he took this to a whole new level. I hope Boomer gets fired next for something stupid. I don't watch or listen to that show but they can both go **** off.

 

[AfroThunder396]

so that irma storm i was mentioning last week is now cat 5 and is going directly over islands. Just a terrible path. I fear the death toll is going to be large in these islands because you need reinforced structure for buildings to withstand something like this, and lots of people live in humble homes and/or certainly things not reinforced by concrete.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

That is terrible and terrifying.

 

[Scorcho]

I wrote a big check out in donation to Red Cross after Harvey hit Texas. Think I will sadly have to be donating more in hurricane relief this year

Please find a better charity

 

[devilsblood]

I don't believe that 40' storm surge is accurate.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Please find a better charity

Such as?

 

[Devils Dominion]

Such as?

His checking account?

 

[Satans Hockey]

I don't believe that 40' storm surge is accurate.

In that tweet posted in the replies a bunch of people are saying apparently none of that was accurate.

 

[BenedictGomez]

From the link below:

In a Sept. 7, 2016, email to Meli and another associate, Carton wrote that he was “around $3 M in the whole [sic]” and that he “risked and lost $700 of investor money” — referring to a $700,000 loss — and that he owed [$825,000] ASAP” to the person. He also indicated that he owed “a total of $500 on the 12th” to two casinos, referring to a $500,000 debt, the complaint detailed.

If you listen to the program, it's obvious he's a filthy, degenerate, gambler, so this makes sense.

I just had no idea he was THIS filthy or a degenerate gambler. Losing over $1M in gambling (probably sports I bet) is just incredible. I cant even fathom that kind of thing. Very sad.

 

[Henry Killinger]

Such as?

https://secure.americares.org/site/...72.1946876975.1503855566-771809081.1503855566

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/dis...m_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=m_YGHH-N17V_HHNB-LP

Those are two good organizations. The Red Cross has a habit of raising lots of money, providing minimal relief, and refusing to answer where the rest of the money went. The Red Cross gave Hurricane Katrina victims food, shelter and helped them relocate to hotels, and they get reimbursed for it with pre-existing contracts as long as there’s a state or federal disaster declaration. After Hurricane Katrina, victims saw the Red Cross raising a lot of money, yet never actually seeing it used to help. Same with the earthquake in Haiti and 9/11.

 

[Colin226]

If you listen to the program, it's obvious he's a filthy, degenerate, gambler, so this makes sense.

I just had no idea he was THIS filthy or a degenerate gambler. Losing over $1M in gambling (probably sports I bet) is just incredible. I cant even fathom that kind of thing. Very sad.

I recall Criag offering the guys on the show that if they gave him like $5,000 he would go to Borgata and turn it into $25,000 in a night or over a weekend. He then came in with the $25,000 and it makes you wonder if he never actually "won" that money.

But for a guy who loves to judge everyone else and talk about other people's scandals/problems, this sure is ironic!

 

[Billdo]

I'm in the minority but I liked Carton and this morning show will now go up in flames which stinks. WFAN is screwed now with Francesca leaving too.