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WolvoMS t1_j9tkia7 wrote

Budd Lake?

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ForeverMoody OP t1_j9tm351 wrote

You got it!

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KillahHills10304 t1_j9uinwo wrote

Sinclair down the road is always cheaper and has a cool dinosaur to look at, but sometimes one of the Korean dudes give you the wrong change and pretend like they can't understand you when they get called out

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Secret__Conclusion t1_j9ykje7 wrote

Was thinking “I know this Sunoco”. Then I saw the comments, and it is that Sunoco. Beautiful view

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Batumi19 t1_j9tliz9 wrote

If that's Budd Lake, you're about 10 minutes from Czig Meister. Some of the best craft beer in NJ in my opinion!

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ForeverMoody OP t1_j9tlz08 wrote

I love Czig, just was at StoutFest.

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johnny_ringo t1_j9u21s6 wrote

> StoutFest

How do I always hear about these awesome events AFTER they occur?! arg

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dEn_of_asyD t1_j9x0xnl wrote

Because people talk about them and what happened there after they happened, and by the time they roll around again next year you've already forgotten until they happen and people talk about them again.

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EasyGibson t1_j9uvuv2 wrote

You can still go and clean up the leftovers. They've usually got a bunch of tap for a few weeks after.

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BoujeeMomme t1_j9tvlf7 wrote

Went there once on a date and had probably one of my best dates ever 🙂 was definitely a ummm " fun " night ahem ahem!!

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BoujeeMomme t1_j9u9fmp wrote

We did!!!! I kicked my date's ass too though lost a bet where I got suckered into thinking the guy wasn't horrible with it but actually kicked my ass after making the bet 😡!!!!

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Gambrinus t1_j9ugr2p wrote

You got cornhole hustled, eh?

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BoujeeMomme t1_j9ui5oi wrote

Ohhh did I!!! I should had seen it coming but I was honestly getting tipsy by the time I lost!!

I thought I was kicking the guys asses then out of no where one after the other I was done!!! Like WTF just happened 🤣 to this day I still shake my head with that evening. I rarely ever talk about it too so sshhhhh!!

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soundfreely t1_j9u5hdl wrote

“James on Main” is right there too - excellent food. There aren’t many tables, so I’d suggest a reservation.

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inkaudio t1_j9tx42y wrote

Only 5 min from Jersey Girl which also makes a fine beer

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Batumi19 t1_j9tyq8r wrote

I thought Jersey Girl's beer was only okay. But I did really enjoy sitting in their outdoor patio area on their big Adirondacks. That alone made it a nice visit.

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inkaudio t1_j9u0hh7 wrote

Czigmeister and Jersey Girl kinda dance between top two in the area for me. Poor Man Skirt is good but pretty consistently #3 for me.

Edit: JG's King Gambrinus is one of my favorite beers of all time though.

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Batumi19 t1_j9u17j2 wrote

I haven't had the King Gambrinus yet, so I'll definitely try that one next time I go to JG.

I've never been to Man Skirt. I know it's right there, but I've just never made it over. Usually we go straight to Czig and then to Marley's for wings or order pizza from Davila's and then fall into a food coma.

I really think that brewery should change its name to Liquid Haggis or Lion Heart or something like that if they want to keep the Scottish theme.

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ForeverMoody OP t1_j9u4q0y wrote

Marleys is the best, what’s your favorite sauce? It’s hard for me not to order the Bang Bang.

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Batumi19 t1_j9u68sv wrote

Jamaican Me Crazy or the African dry rub. I think the African is one of their newer flavors. Will have to try the Bang Bang!

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I_Am_Skipples t1_j9vbz99 wrote

And the worst trivia host this side of the state. Unrelated to the brewery, which is wonderful.

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Batumi19 t1_ja381h5 wrote

I think I remember seeing that trivia crew once. They took forever between questions, and people would just pick up their phones and Google the answer before turning in a slip of paper. Some of the questions were really dumb too.

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I_Am_Skipples t1_ja388uq wrote

It’s weird because the same group has different hosts all over. The guy who does Sheridans on Wednesdays is amazing, but the crew in Hackettstown kinda blows.

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UnconstrictedEmu t1_j9tq8yu wrote

It’s not hard to do both at the same time.

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[deleted] t1_j9tya4b wrote

Right? In any other state, you'd get out of the car and enjoy the full view without a window in the way.

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Sinsid t1_j9u28dz wrote

Ya but in NJ you get to pull up and enjoy this view for 5 extra minutes while you wait for the attendant to start pumping your gas.

Late for work or some other appointment. Just sit back and enjoy all that NJ has to offer.

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adilakif t1_j9tloj5 wrote

I would like the option to pump my own gas, thank you very much.

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chazzlabs t1_j9tmqa7 wrote

Same. I honestly kind of love pumping my own gas when I'm out of state. At least give me the option here.

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ManInKilt t1_j9tnkc5 wrote

Same, it'll be cheaper and i don't have my gas cap slapping my paint

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adilakif t1_j9tnwha wrote

They drop some gas on the paint when they take out the nozzle.

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Fallen_Mercury t1_j9ui8ft wrote

Why would it be cheaper?

(To clarify: I do think we should be able to pump our own gas. Just don't see how that would be any cheaper.)

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ManInKilt t1_j9vlv51 wrote

Because now the business selling me gas isn't legally required to hire extra positions, so they can forgo that for lower business expenses and cut their prices a bit to be more competitive against other stations thus making for cheaper gas

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Fallen_Mercury t1_j9zdbyg wrote

I see no reason for us to legally ban self-service. Give businesses and consumers that freedom. It's not like cars and stations are exploding across the country. Maybe it made more sense years ago, but stations are generally safe. It's an archaic and unnecessary law. But my position has nothing to do with costs.

The savings you predict only makes sense if the stations are trying to set the lowest possible price. Businesses aim to set the highest price while still maintaining demand. So I can't see these savings happening in any meaningful way.

What you said may happen, but it would only be a short-term fluctuation. The stations would adjust accordingly and then prices would creep back up because they would ultimately adjust according to demand (which ain't going nowhere anytime soon).

So if we do this, okay, station A lowers its prices because it has a sudden surplus. Station B loses some customers (it doesn't lose all of its customers because some people are loyal to brands or maybe they enjoy the shorter line for a few cents more). Maybe Station B gets some of Station's A's customers who want the service. Maybe Station B eventually gives in and lowers prices to be more competitive and everything is close to uniform again. (But none of these details really matter in the grand scheme because both stations know their customers will pay more if they push prices up, so they both gradually creep back to where they would have been all along.)

Demand is the ultimate factor here and all the stations will tinker with their prices to extract the maximum price out of you. So maybe you'll save a bit in the short term, but they'll get you right where they want you while providing fewer local jobs and offering you less service.

In not so many words, I agree with you, but I don't agree for the same reasons gif

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soundfreely t1_j9u2z2q wrote

I wish I could pump my own too. Ironically, there’s a gas station in Budd Lake that I avoid because I don’t want to take on damage from one of the more reckless attendants.

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vferg t1_j9v4izm wrote

Yeah, I am tired of half the time getting someone who looks pissed off that they have to do this.

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Analog_2_Digital t1_j9u4xwm wrote

I live in PA now and prefer pumping my own gas but we also have giant Sheetz/Wawa's on every corner with like a minimum of 12 pumps at each. A lot of the NJ gas stations I remember growing up were smaller 4 pump stations. With the amount of people compared to the size of the stations, I feel like they'd get jammed up pretty fast. Especially with assholes who are done filling up but sit there hogging the pump while they text or go inside to take a dump or something. At least with attendants they can ask people to move and help maintain flow of traffic. I think NJ stations would need to be bigger for it to be practical there.

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Creepy-Ad-5440 t1_j9tnnuc wrote

Option granted. Just not sure what happens once you use this option.

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adilakif t1_j9tnylz wrote

They threatened to call the cops if I did it again.

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BeamerTakesManhattan t1_j9tq7py wrote

NJ born and raised, but moved away when I was 22 and back when I was 38.

Not being able to pump my own gas is the worst. Our gas stations are almost always awful, and it takes you 2-3 times as long to be there. I thought everyone was suckers for pumping their own gas while I sat comfortably in my car, until I had to do it. The time savings alone...

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MamaPajamaMama t1_j9u3g2i wrote

NJ > CO transplant and I couldn't agree more. People who gloat about not having to pump their own gas have no idea how much better it really is to do it yourself.

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iJayZen t1_j9u43p4 wrote

As we transition to EVs you will be doing it yourself at some point... some already!

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BeamerTakesManhattan t1_j9u4lak wrote

The only real issue, at least up north, is I'm not convinced we have the space for the huge gas stations that you see in the midwest.

I don't even mean the Texas Bucky's. Just a regular one, well lit, clean, fully covered, with 6-20 pumps. Most gas stations up here are basically falling apart, with too few pumps, no covering, and not enough land to build something spacious and comfortable.

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MamaPajamaMama t1_j9u4x3g wrote

Not having a covering is an issue, that I agree with. Staying out of the elements makes a big difference when pumping gas. But you don't need more pumps, because it's faster to pump your own. I'm in and out in less than 5 minutes.

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Analog_2_Digital t1_j9ubc68 wrote

For the people who are fast or in a rush it can absolutely be faster, but for people who take their time it can also be a lot slower (old people that stretch everytime they get out of the car, people leaving their car at the pump to go in and get smokes, people hogging the pump while they finish reading/texting something, airheads who have no idea other people are waiting on them etc). It might not be a lot, but it adds up quick. All it takes is a couple slow people and half the station is bottlenecked. I live in PA now and see people do this all the time, but it still tends to be faster than NJ because there's so many pumps you're never waiting on anyone else.

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OxiNotClean t1_j9tuzv4 wrote

Or I can pump my own gas and enjoy the view….

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darkflame927 t1_j9u02lb wrote

Never expected budd lake to be on here damn

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Heavy-Marionberry677 t1_j9u2on3 wrote

If you were from another state you would turn your car off, step outside, and enjoy the view while the gas was filling.

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ShadyLogic t1_j9tshue wrote

I hate that I can't pump my own gas and I keeping hearing people say they just get out and do it themselves and nobody bats an eye. Can I do this? Would anybody really give a shit?

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banders5144 t1_j9thvr7 wrote

Where is this?

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TheBlackUnicorn t1_j9uhbjd wrote

Oh man if you're in that area you should come up to my astronomy club's observatory in Jenny Jump State Forest.

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ForeverMoody OP t1_j9ukucd wrote

That sounds great!

I was super interested in seeing the comet earlier this month and was able to spot it with my binoculars but it was a little underwhelming at only 10x.

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TheBlackUnicorn t1_j9v94rh wrote

Yeah the comet is pretty much gone, down to Magnitude 8.2. That's like doable for us, but it would just be a smudge in the eyepiece. At its brightest (around Magnitude 5) it was super rad. Magnitude is a little counter-intuitive, higher numbers are dimmer. Magnitude 1 is supposed to be around the brightest stars in the sky, Magnitude 6 is roughly the limit of human naked eye vision.

But definitely come up for one of our public nights starting in April, we're open every Saturday night from 8pm and we'll have a talk plus stargazing from multiple really large telescopes. We've got one of these crazy things I'll be running this summer.

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valeofraritan t1_j9tmjzg wrote

Sssshhh! If they see this we'll have to install something to stink up the nearest roadway from NYC as a deterrent like we did on the Turnpike.

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slickmuncher t1_j9u1dyp wrote

a childhood friend drowned in that lake always brings a tear to my eye when i see it.

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akakster t1_j9uo8qy wrote

BUDD LAKE YOOO

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henry_x6 t1_j9waank wrote

Site of the old Wigwam!

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DunebillyDave t1_j9wnp14 wrote

That's a lovely scene. It's great to have some of the lowest gas prices in America and still have someone else get their hands dirty pumping my gas.

It's funny; when we drive around my wife sees the beautiful scenery, I notice all the damned electrical and telephone wires. I'd like to be more like her.

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LordShongum t1_j9xo0fm wrote

My one who got away was from Budd Lake. :’) happy memories.

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d_a_n_g_e_r_z_o_n_e t1_j9tuiku wrote

Or we could enjoy that view while we pump our gas from outside our vehicles :D

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luxury_yacht t1_j9u92v9 wrote

I hate that I can't pump my own gas because every station has one attendant and I have to sit there like an asshole while I wait for them. I GOT PLACES TO BE!

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Fallen_Mercury t1_j9uhmqj wrote

Finally, somebody on the internet understands POV!

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krystopher t1_j9uji6x wrote

Moved out of jersey and didn’t think about this for over 10 years.

Drive from WA to FL and still remember getting yelled at in Oregon not knowing the Jersey rules apply…

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lifefuedjeopardy t1_j9v3v17 wrote

You mean while somebody else breaks my car's gas cap? No thanks.

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iamstrugglin t1_j9z0hgd wrote

You can almost hear the foam bubbling around developer's collective mouths. Luxury housing wet dream.

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Stopher t1_j9wxf6y wrote

I pump my own gas all the time in NJ. 😂 Also if they’re making me wait and I make it look like I’m getting out of my car to pump it the guy will run right over.

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FatherofZeus t1_j9towtz wrote

Is this satire? I don’t see a “view” worth mentioning

Edit: It’s not satire I guess! And I feel supremely sad that so many people consider this a “pretty view.”

Like, what does the rest of your daily landscape look like if this is the highlight?

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earthly_wanderer t1_j9tu2qi wrote

So now we're all elitist on what view is better? Imagine appreciating the smaller things in life.

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FatherofZeus t1_j9uypwv wrote

Imagine this being the best landscape you’ll see during your day.

I’m not making fun of OP, just sad for him

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earthly_wanderer t1_j9vvi5d wrote

My dude, I was going to let this go, but you should know this. You are crapping on someone's joy. Maybe they live in the middle of a busy city and never get to see lakes/woods/natural beauty? If that is the case, then yes, this is a beautiful site that they thought was nice. So much so that they even wanted to share it with others so they can share their appreciation and joy. Did you consider that? Or consider anyone's feelings besides yours?

No matter what view YOU have that YOU are enjoying, what if someone with a much better view said your view is sad, even though you love it? It's all relative my man.

I hate to be the bad guy here in saying something to you, but hell, maybe a random internet stranger should be the one to tell you. Be more considerate and empathetic towards others. Or don't, but then don't wonder why people will have a problem when you say shit like that. Put yourself in their shoes. You can't tell at all that you are degrading someone?

I doubt you'll admit anything, or maybe you're just trolling us, but maybe one day you'll get it. Just be good to people my dude. Have a nice day.

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FatherofZeus t1_j9vyylj wrote

💩

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earthly_wanderer t1_j9w3rm3 wrote

Lol. People like you fascinate me.

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FatherofZeus t1_j9w9zvd wrote

Stahhp! You’re making me blush

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earthly_wanderer t1_ja3c1xd wrote

This message won't make sense for a few years, but I'm going to write it and send it anyway.

If this is truly the person you want to be, once your day is over and you've put away your phone and all social media, and it's just you and your last few thoughts before sleep, you may feel a slight hollowness to your life. You can easily change that. You'll know what you have to do.

This little anonymous interaction is not about me. Your trolling has no effect on me. This is about you. You are clearly missing something meaningful in your life. Find it and you'll be much happier.

Take care, buddy.

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sutisuc t1_j9tql30 wrote

You have to lower the bar for views in NJ which also include views of cities in other states

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ihateaz_dot_com t1_j9trkau wrote

The view looks pretty good to me

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FatherofZeus t1_j9twfm6 wrote

I’m sorry. That’s depressing:(

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ForeverMoody OP t1_j9u4yrn wrote

Where is your preferred gas station view?

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FatherofZeus t1_j9uy54y wrote

It’s just bizarre that you think this is a “view” worthy of not only taking a picture of, but posting to social media.

Maybe growing up in Alaska, Washington and Colorado has skewed my perception of views, cuz this certainly ain’t it

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