From NJ1015:
The new ‘up-and-coming’ town in NJ is one you’d never think of
When the pandemic hit, it sent a wave of New Yorkers into New Jersey. People flocked to commuter towns, and it felt like everyone was on the move.
That whole period seems like a lifetime ago, but it definitely changed how people saw certain towns—probably because they didn’t have a choice.
If you’re curious about what New Jersey’s hottest town is right now, I think you’re gonna be pretty surprised. Enter Flemington, Hunterdon County’s cozy, historic, and growing bedroom community.
Flemington is a great mix of small-town charm, including historic buildings and tree-lined streets. Speaking of historic, 65% of their historic buildings are on the national historic register.
It’s a great place for farm-to-table dining, great boutiques and a really strong wellness culture. It’s turning into a hub for festivals and cultural events, all wrapped in that country-town vibe.
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Of course, with all this attention, housing prices are rising. The average home value in Flemington has jumped 11% in the last year, now sitting at $615,405.
First
Second!
Prices and sales have stagnated in my area. No more bidding wars. Prices down $100k from the bidding wars. Back to early 2023 prices already.
Flemington
Has the eastward commuting challenges of a home in Pennsylvania without the lower tax rates for higher income people.
Anyone I’ve known who lived in Flemington who made enough money eventually moved 20 minutes further west for this reason.
Maybe it’s fine for people not paying a lot of income tax.
I know some people working in central NJ not going to NYC much who went further west to Flemington to get more house/land for the money.
Maybe a repeal of the state/local tax non-deductibility will improve the situation.
No One
Update please
That Flemington commute North is getting worse by the day. The 202/206 merger now bunches up by 3:30….never was like that before. It’s also gotten much worse in the morning. Too many people added to the area, no new roads.
Chi,
We’ve been in NJ throughout hurricane season. LBK house still standing. Need to rescreen the pool cage. Whole town needs to re-landscape, and we will need some work there. I probably need to do some reportedly minor roof repair, repainting.
Garage got over 1ft of water from Helene, which probably did the most damage to the town when the storm surge washed over the whole island overnight. Took out all my ground level pool pump and heater, and totaled the car I leave there.
Other than the car I think cost of repairs will come underneath the insurance deductible, which is really for catastrophic damage when it comes to hurricanes.
We have an off-season house watcher who has helped and already we have work scheduled.
So plenty of irritating stuff to work on but seems like structural damage was avoided.
Much of the area looks like a mess, hopefully things will improve by November when I plan to be down.
Flemington is a beautiful area. A little Montclair and Ridgewood feel. Any town in NJ (or the northeast) with Victorian flair is a hot commodity.
Speaking of hot commodities, I went to festival in Easton PA last week. Like most older towns with main streets, they’re turning the area into a village type environment; coffee shops, restaurants, the hemp scene, old vinyl, etc. All hot right now but the hottest thing going is vintage clothing. It used to be a niche’ market but it’s all over now. The Easton festival had some awesome clothing items including old leather Harley jackets and stuff. I couldn’t find one, either really small or XL. All the in-between sizes were gone. But other shirts, sweatshirts, jeans, jackets were awesome. The vintage clothing market is getting flooded but I would love to have an old shop and sell anything vintage or early Americana.
My sister’s house in Lakewood Ranch Fla., about 10 miles inland from Bradenton, had Milton’s eye directly over her home. She was up in Jersey for the storm heading back today. Her neighbors sent pictures and besides 2 trees down and a lanai screen missing there was no damage or flooding. I was surprised to see all the foliage still on the trees. Usually all the trees are stripped bare of their leaves in a hurricane. Our friends on Long Boat Key didn’t fare as well. Helene flooded their gulf front first floor condo going about a foot up the sheetrock. Hopefully their HOA insurance company isn’t a fly by night one and will pay up or they’ll be getting a hefty assessment. Can’t even imagine what homeowners insurance premiums will be now in Florida.
Got a lawyer for the kids car accident.
First place sent me a 10 page contract that waived their 20% fee for collecting on damage to the car. I thought that was sketchy salesmanship. And found lots of reviews that said they’re very quick to take your info and get a contract signed but then they ignore you for small cases.
Next place I called sent over an investigator within 2 hours and a 1 page contract and a medical release. Told us if we have rental car coverage go through our insurance and if not file a claim through the at fault drivers insurance. And if we get the run around from insurance the law firm will deal with the insurance for free. Went with them.
Hold my beer says:
October 14, 2024 at 12:51 pm
“Got a lawyer for the kids car accident.”
Out of curiosity, and with no judgement intended, what’s the primary reason(s) for retaining an attorney? My understanding is that there were no significant injuries other than temporary soreness (thankfully), and that the other driver’s insurance will cover damage to your car and related expenses (car rental). Are you concerned that’s not the case, and you’ll need to go after the other driver/insurance company? Are you planning to sue the other driver for pain and suffering?
How about those Tesla bots being remotely controlled by dopey Tesla staffers, eh? Ain’t that some chit?
Couple of items…
Whatever your opinion of Musk, and recognizing the service of our military personnel, he’s the only person I can think of that’s given this country anything to be ‘collectively’ proud of in the past 25ish years (or longer). The technological prowess demonstrated by SpaceX is amazing, including this latest rocket booster ‘capture’.
Observation on the economy from the front lines…Had dinner w/ friends this past weekend; husband is one of the top kitchen revenue producers for Lowes, and he said that business has plummeted. Interesting that when we last had dinner w/ them in June/July he noted that business was inconsistent, with a drop at the high end. So in 4 months his business has gone from inconsistent to terrible. Take it for what it’s worth.
401k relentlessly going up.
And up, and up and up.
Roaring 20’s are here again
UPDATED MON, OCT 14 20241:41 PM EDT
S&P 500 hits record to start the week, traders look to key earnings: Live updates
Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson report their latest results on Tuesday, while Morgan Stanley and United Airlines are set to release results Wednesday. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Netflix and Procter & Gamble are also scheduled to post earnings this week.
Those reports will come after JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo kicked off the third-quarter earnings season on a high note.
The early signs of a recovery in banking profits helped push the broader market to all-time highs at the end of last week. The S&P 500 closed above 5,800 for the first time on Friday, while the blue-chip Dow also reached an all-time high.
SGC
I suspect both have concussions. Light and sound sensitivity, can’t concentrate, headaches , ringing in ears, balance issues, can’t do basic math. Irritable, sleeping 14 plus hours a day. Forgetfulness, nausea, extreme tiredness, can’t watch tv without getting motion sickness, both get car sick. They pretty much have every concussion symptom. Body shop thinks they were hit around 25 – 30 mph while at a complete stop.
The bull market in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) began two years ago and is showing few signs of slowing.
Backed by the rise of artificial intelligence euphoria and a surprisingly resilient US economy, the S&P 500 has gained more than 60% in the past two years and is hovering near an all-time high.
Wall Street strategists who spoke with Yahoo Finance believe the bull can keep running wild. Barring any unexpected shocks, the path higher appears to be clear, with earnings growth expected to keep accelerating and the economy on seemingly solid footing as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
SGC
Also no medical place in my area that I called that does concussion testing for car accidents would see them without an attorneys letter of protection.
Space X launched a mission to Europa today as well, they also reused side boosters, after those boosters each flew on five previous Falcon Heavy missions. Way more efficient than anyone else operating rockets today.
That Mechazilla rocket catch yesterday, also incredible. Hopefully it’s fully reusable. The raptor motors are expensive. Plan is to reduce the cost from about a million each by mass producing engines down to 250k each would need about $10 million for 39 or 40 engines for the Booster and Starship, making the launches cost efficient as can be.
Elon is the driving force behind the innovation, from using methane fuel to reducing costs by reusability. I don’t see anyone catching up anytime soon.
Elon Musk to Bill Gates and the Steve Jobs’ of the world: “Hold my beer.”
I can’t fathom what else this guy has in the pipeline. He makes Apple and Microsoft look really old now. Tim Cook is wishing he could be like Musk. There’s a difference between being an innovator and a dweeb who’s keeping a seat warm.
401k relentlessly going up.
And up, and up and up.
The street is betting on a Trump win.
Obama is mad at the “Brothers” for not being enthusiastically behind Harris. He scolded them the other day. He says he thinks it’s because they don’t want to vote for a woman.
I think Obama is incredibly arrogant and obnoxious to say that. I also think his use of the term “ Brothers “ is condescending. Perhaps, not being Black I am wrong, but I find it condescending.
2:40 hahahahahahahaha
Harris has agreed to a sit down interview with Fox News on Wednesday. Well, this should be interesting.
3b
Here’s my guess at what she says.
We will rely on reliability, achieve the achievable and persist on persistence.
Hold: And lots of hand gestures! It will be interesting to see how hard First x grills her, and will she crack under the pressure.
Surprised nobody mentioned probably the most important question when it comes to auto. Did you sign up for lawsuit limitation/verbal threshold?
If so, good luck. Your ability to collect anything will be predicated on the insurers generosity during settlement negotiations. Otherwise, they may be very happy to take this to trial.
Your attorney is motivated to keep this in settlement talks for as long as possible, because that’s the only route to payout. This may drag on for years. Expect them to invest nearly zero time or effort when the other side pushes for trial.
3b
I‘m still in Edinburgh and currently watching the film Air Force One on TV. Amazing how competent the Vice President looks in this movie. Amazing how competent the President looks. OK, it is only a movie but I really can‘t imagine how the present administration would react if they were actually in a serious crisis. These people can‘t even get through a fluff interview coherently.
Credit on SpaceX on the latest trick is a bit overrated. It compensated the fake Tesla event with remote robots. Rendezvous two flying spacecraft done for many years (with high speeds) and yet people don’t understand it. A smart electrical engineer knowing a bit control theory would understand this is a overrated event.
Elon is betting on Trump, but underneath it has a very dark and dangerous being there.
Re overrated….
Yes’s landing over 350 rocket boosters and reusing them is something that is done by every other space agency on the planet. They will be dong about three launches a week shortly.
Get a grip of your hatred. The man has done more for the space program than anyone. I was down to see the ULA rocket in 2019, sitting there in the hangar. It took them six years to get one rocket up and it could not return with the astronauts so Elon is going to rescue them.
Get a grip on realtiy, the election will be over in a few weeks
VP Harris must think she is losing by going on Fox News. That must have been some argument with her staff. I wonder who’s idea it was? Wasn’t the hard core haters that is for sure. Is MSNBC’s Maddox gonna stroke out over it?
A smart electrical engineer knowing a bit control theory would understand this is a overrated event.
Let’s see what you got.
Maybe Chris Wallace will interview her. That dude hates Trump’s guts.
njtownhomer says:
October 14, 2024 at 5:10 pm
“Credit on SpaceX on the latest trick is a bit overrated…Elon is betting on Trump, but underneath it has a very dark and dangerous being there.”
Not sure which is the more immediate problem for you, but you should definitely look into having both your TDS and MDS treated. Moronic drivel from a dud that no doubt got his fair share of wedgies over the years.
Tracy Morgan collected $90 million settlement.
In America you have to try to become rich by any means necessary.
Grim says:
October 14, 2024 at 4:50 pm
Your attorney is motivated to keep this in settlement talks for as long as possible, because that’s the only route to payout. This may drag on for years. Expect them to invest nearly zero time or effort when the other side pushes for trial.
12 year old kid died today in town playing in his backyard. Tree limb fell onto him.
Juice: I am shocked she is going on Fox. She will not get off lightly like all of her other interviews this past week or so. Chatter is that Harris advisors think she is fading and are putting her out there and hoping for the best. She will not get kid glove treatment with Fox. Perhaps, she thinks she can charm the Fox interviewer.
BRT: That is so awful. Condolences to his family.
They got rear ended while stopped at a light for at least 10 seconds by a driver who admitted fault to the cops. Seems pretty simple case.
College kid can’t read more than a few minutes or do anything online. If not better in a week or 2 may have to withdraw this semester. Will miss at least 2 weeks of work too.
High schooler is in top 1% of class taking all AP classes and no longer can do simple math like 2x-2 = 0 what is x. Also will miss at least 3 weeks of practice and might not make varsity this year because of accident. Also will probably bomb the PSAT this week and lose easy scholarship money. And grades and class rank will drop too losing more scholarship money.
Not to mention all the hours they have to spend going to physical therapy and brain training.
But did you take the verbal threshold? You probably did, everyone does. The premiums will easily double, or more, if you didn’t.
If the injuries aren’t catastrophic and permanent, I don’t think it goes far.
For example:
https://gardenstatecle.com/pdf/Verbal_Threshold_Case.pdf
Texas doesn’t have verbal threshold. Has modified comparative fault. The award is reduced by the percentage you are at fault. 10k award and 20% at fault award drops to 8k. Stopped at a red light and hit from rear you are at zero fault.
If you are 51% or more at fault in Texas you get nothing.
Ah gotcha
Seems to be some Panic in the air with three weeks to go.
Kamala to do Joe Rogan? Wiill she drink Buffalo Trace Whiskey, smoke a cigar and take a toke as well?
Beer – I am no attorney but if there is no surgery involved any settlement offer could be pretty low. Just set your expectation on that, the driver who hit your children won’t suffer here if the cops did not ticket, insurance company and their lawyers won’t either, so make sure you focus on the recovery part as the legal stuff can take years.
Yeah, the Texas regs seem far more lenient/conducive to suit. The 51% liability rule, the fact that it happened at a controlled intersection, rear-ended a stopped vehicle (obeying said controlled intersection). I’d imagine it’s far easier to extract a settlement in TX.
Juice: Going on Fox for a sit down interview shows desperation. Although, you could argue why bother going on Fox since the assumption is all Fox viewers are MAGA/ Trump supporters.
I think it’s easier to sue in Texas than Jersey for non catastrophic car accident injuries.
There’s actually an official personal injury law firm for the Texas Rangers baseball team.
In Texas the law firm gets 1/3 of settlement including medical bills. Then negotiates lower medical bills with the providers since the medical places won’t get paid when a law firm has issued a letter of protection until client has agreed to the terms.
Anyone have a dash cam recommendation?
I almost got hit today after I dropped off high schooler at school. Stopped at a light in 2nd lane from right. Road is 4 lanes wide, left 2 are left turn lanes and we’re at the base of a big overpass. Light turns green I took foot off the brake and some idiot in a minivan passes me on the right, cuts me off by making a left turn in front of me across all the lanes. Almost t boned them and the car behind me had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting me. And the idiot had no license plates. I suspect it was either stolen or driven by libs law abiding undocumented travelers.
More on that kid that died from the tree in my town yesterday. He was in my son’s school and grade. You can see the tree on nj1015
https://nj1015.com/tragedy-in-lawrence-township-new-jersey/
That tree was obviously dead for years. We just cut down our last two big trees two weeks ago. One was dying. I’d advise anyone to take a look at the trees in their yard. It ain’t worth the risk. You can always plant new things.
Hold, I can check on my model later today. It’s the cheap $60 from Wal-Mart. Does it’s job. I’ve had a dash cam for years for this reason. I actually hit a deer this week and got it on camera. Moreover, I plan to put it in my kids cars for the same reason. But I’ve told everyone this, the benefit to it is that you will actually improve your own driving as well. The fact that you are on camera keeps you in check from taking stupid risks. We’ve all been there.
I guess Joe Rogan is not so much a threat anymore once you want to reach his audience.
Hey, has anyone seen any of the Terrifier movies? I understand the 3rd one is doing well in the box office. This series has been popping up of late so I checked out some scenes from the 1st movie on YouTube. Nice stuff if you like ultra gore movies.
We get our money, then stiff everyone else so you get something:
Hold my beer says:
October 15, 2024 at 9:27 am
In Texas the law firm gets 1/3 of settlement including medical bills. Then negotiates lower medical bills with the providers since the medical places won’t get paid when a law firm has issued a letter of protection until client has agreed to the terms.
Great line, time stamped for your pleasure, just for this occasion, from one of my most favorite bands ever:
https://youtu.be/R2uRRDV63ns?t=74
Other great line:
“I’d like to find your inner child and kick it’s little ass.”
Hehe.
HMB,
Viofo are the ones I use. Working for years now. Reviews are good.
Tons of reviews online. Kind of wish I bought front/back ones but only have front facing.
Still helpful though. Sony Starvis sensors are good, don’t expect miracles but you would be surprised what they can capture. I paid around 60 as well. But go with front/rear, some installation time will be required.
VIOFO A119 V3 1440P 60fps Dash Cam with GPS, Enhanced Super Night Vision with HDR and Starvis Sensor, 140° Wide Angle, 2.0” LCD, Smart Parking Mode
They have newer models now.
I just have the cheap Kenwood. Front/back one is good enough for me.
As the majority of radicalized rightwingers in here, I’m also a so-called “independent”
I haven’t made up my mind about who to vote for. Candidates are so very similar, hard to tell them apart!
This weekend I’ll visit the other America and will officially announce my endorsement next week.
Hope Lewis Hamilton won’t disappoint
Phoenix and BRT
Thanks. Will look into it tonight.
Almost got hit again this afternoon. Driver in left turn only lane went straight and cut me off.
The NJ GOP are not weird.
https://x.com/suealtman/status/1845637645717660084
This is cold from Kamala, although not as cold as those folks that Donnie left stranded at Cochella when he stiffed the bus company on payment.
https://x.com/keithedwards/status/1846162554860511238
Going to return the rental car tomorrow. Something wrong with it. It’s like being an airplane taking off. Incredibly loud when it goes over 40. Kids were getting headaches and car sick from the sound when I was taking them to physical therapy.
The accordion hands are starting to fail him.
Trump Crumbles When Pressed on Economic Policy in Tense Interview
The former president attempted to “weave” his way through an interview with Bloomberg News, but couldn’t escape his own policy black hole.
Donald Trump continued his pre-election economic event tour on Tuesday with a lengthy interview with Bloomberg at the Economic Club of Chicago. It was a total mess.
Bloomberg Editor-In-Chief John Micklethwait did not take it easy on Trump, and it quickly became clear that the former president has no conception of the mechanics of or the potential ramifications of the economic platform he’s running on. Bluntly, the former president was incoherent when pressed with real questions about his policies.
Micklethwait spent most of the interview attempting to break Trump out of what the former president repeatedly referred to as “the weave,” his term for his rambling digressions — with ever-decreasing intelligibility — and general inability to focus on a given topic for more than a few seconds during his rallies and interviews.
Micklethwait didn’t weave along with Trump, however, repeatedly working to bring him back on topic and answer the actual questions. The grilling exposed Trump’s total cluelessness with regard to his own economic policy, and led Trump to attack Micklethwait as biased.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-crumbles-pressed-economic-policy-bloomberg-interview-1235134459/
Right up there with a Ric Flair Mortgage.
Trump announces tonight that you now have an amazing opportunity to lose your life savings on his crypto scam.
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1846341412960485665
Amen, so endeth the lesson.
The Daily Show@TheDailyShow
For a bunch of manly men, Republicans sure can be some catty little bitches.
https://x.com/TheDailyShow/status/1846280216240374048