I was at a Jersey Shore diner this morning eating a pork roll egg and cheese sandwich with a side of Taylor ham, reading an @AsburyParkPress article about the time Bruce Springsteen made a U-turn in the Sea Bright 7/11 parking lot and used his turn signal, proving once again he’s just a regular guy.
As I was digging around in my pockets for cash to tip the waitress so she could avoid the NJ state income tax on tips, I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation in the booth behind me.
The booth consisted of a mom, dad, three kids under 7, and two grandparents.
The grandparents were saying they have to downsize again because their property taxes went up again.
The mom broke the news that NJ is way too expensive for a family of 5 so they are moving to North Carolina before school starts.
This of course sent Grandma into tears.
Even grandpa, who was wearing a Vietnam War veteran hat, and you could tell, hadn’t cried one tear since Kindergarten, looked like he was about to break his streak.
The intensity of this heart wrenching New Jersey scene was only broken when the father of the 3 finally spoke up and said,
“no matter how far away from your grandkids you are, or how much of your service pension is eaten by taxes, tolls, beach badge costs, public parking fees, fishing licenses, concealed carry permit charges, HOA assessments, utility surcharges, insurance premium increases and use fees seemingly assessed at random, just be thankful that NJ elected Democrats, like @AndyKimNJ@FrankPallone and @GovSherrillNJ are doing Gods work as they parade around some place called Delaney Hall, which has something to do with Illegal aliens or something”
I of course nodded in agreement and gave thanks that the Democrats were doing “something”, and that I could still avoid the traffic jam caused by a minivan driven by a Hasidic mom of 12 hitting a landscapers trailer, by turning right.
@Oldglorycries@DawnFantasia_NJ@ActualAlexZ@wakeupnj
talkin yanks can be an informative account if you want catch up on a game u maybe missed but it’s become so mean-spirited and pathetically engagement-baity lately
You guys are the dumbest motherfuckers. It’s embarrassing that the Yankees fund this shit. I would blow my brains out before voluntarily watching Talkin Yanks. Go ahead and try to catch that ball battling the sun.
Boonie, call me, I’ll talk to you weekly.