Extra Crispy | 18 Dec 2021 9:46 a.m. PST |
Well, it's official, the wife's new job has us moving to New Jersey next year. We'll be apartment hunting in January and hope to be moved in by March 1, if not sooner. We're looking for a place along the Hudson between Guttenberg and Fort Lee, so I'll be looking to connect with fellow gamers. Even better, I may have a line on a small club house for gaming (fingers crossed) in Fort Lee. Stay tuned! |
whitphoto | 18 Dec 2021 9:49 a.m. PST |
Just in time for me to move farther north:( check out Mythicos Studios. Their Mahwah location is probably 20-30 minutes north of Fort Lee |
Oddball | 18 Dec 2021 10:04 a.m. PST |
I don't know if you give "congratulations" to someone who is moving TOO New Jersey, but I guess it is correct if you are coming from Chicago area. Full disclosure, almost all of my roommates during college and a few years after were from New Jersey. Some very beautiful parts of the state, although I did go to a wedding in Perth Amboy that was how shall we say….eye opening. Bust'n balls about New Jersey reminds me of some very fun years with some very cool guys. Welcome to the East coast. |
Extra Crispy | 18 Dec 2021 11:37 a.m. PST |
I went to HS in Jersey so am somewhat acquanited with it. Beautiful state, but most people only see the industrial stretch along I95…. |
Ed Mohrmann | 18 Dec 2021 11:39 a.m. PST |
Born in South Jersey (about 10-12 miles N of Camden and right across the river from Philadlphia). Was an OK place (very small town) but I much preferred the tiny NC town where my birth mother's parents lived. Still have kin in NJ (sister in Brown's Mills). |
HMS Exeter | 18 Dec 2021 12:17 p.m. PST |
Does this mean we might be possibly looking forward to Scale Creep as an east coast con vendor in the not too distant…? It's been some time since you came east, but I seem to recall you had been doing shows in the Great Lakes area. If you're a WWII naval buff, CV6 Enterprise's stern plate is in River Vale NJ, about a half hour NNW. They scrapped the ship, but kept the sternplate. |
Dye4minis | 18 Dec 2021 1:13 p.m. PST |
Suggest you get in contact with the Harford Area Wargame Society (HAWKS) when you get settled. They are a great historical miniature wargame club (but still play many different games) and put on a magnificent mini-con in Harve de Grace (Literally just off I-95 on the south side.) As you will soon discover, Pennsylvania, Delaware, NJ and NY are a short drive while utilizing the I-95 corridor. My wife and I would drive to Philly to have lunch downtown at the Chinese restraunts then drive home in an afternoon from Aberdeen, MD. Shopping at the big malls in Delaware (where it's sales tax free for many things) was just 30 minutes from our front door. The HAWKS are a great group of fellow gamers and are very welcoming to new members. If nothing else, attend Barrage, Best little gaming Convention going! My old boss at AFRICOM got stationed in NJ and emailed us, "If ever in NJ, ….just keep on going!" HAHA! |
rustymusket | 18 Dec 2021 1:44 p.m. PST |
25 years ago I, once per year, drove the length of New Jersey south to north to visit customers at either end. I thought it was a nice looking state and did not understand why it got such a bad rap. (I thought it was a maybe a disinformation plan by New York.) |
GamesPoet | 18 Dec 2021 3:02 p.m. PST |
Welcome back to the Northeast, and may your move be relatively settling and smooth! |
Editor in Chief Bill | 18 Dec 2021 3:59 p.m. PST |
I went to HS in Jersey so am somewhat acquanited with it. They say the language comes back to you quickly. |
377CSG | 18 Dec 2021 4:11 p.m. PST |
My first assignment in the Air Force was McGuire AFB, New Jersey. It was December and too cold. Me being from Florida, I put in for a World Wide assignment, on a Dream Sheet and very soon after I was station in Vietnam – too hot. Should have stayed in New Jersey – good food (Pizza and Hoagies). |
JAFD26 | 18 Dec 2021 6:06 p.m. PST |
Salutations ! Hope to be seeing you at Maplewood Hobby or the Tipsy Meeple, or at least at NJCon. May you and yours have a happy holiday season, good luck finding a new home, and an easy time moving ! |
HMS Exeter | 18 Dec 2021 8:03 p.m. PST |
@JAFD26 Is NJCON rousing from its slumbers? |
whitejamest | 19 Dec 2021 9:00 a.m. PST |
Welcome to the Promised Land Extra Crispy. I live in Union City (so just a couple miles south of where you guys are looking. And I know some other gamers in Jersey city (just a couple miles below me). Sometimes we get games together in Jersey, often we game at a fantastic and very welcoming club in Brooklyn, called the Metropolitan Wargamers. (https://groups.io/g/MetropolitanWargamers) Not hard to get to thanks to public transportation. I think you will have no trouble finding gaming partners in the area. Hope we see you around. |
Thresher01 | 19 Dec 2021 2:02 p.m. PST |
Wow, that IS a bit of a move, after your last one. I get the whole fleeing California bit (IIRC), so can't blame you for that. I hear they have excellent Italian food back there, and a warm water ocean, so enjoy. Best of luck on your move. |
Bashytubits | 19 Dec 2021 3:32 p.m. PST |
You can make the pilgrimage to OMM. |
JAFD26 | 19 Dec 2021 3:53 p.m. PST |
Salutations, HMS Exeter, When I find out more about NJCon I shall post on TMP ASAP. I know nothing, now, sorry. |
HMS Exeter | 19 Dec 2021 4:10 p.m. PST |
Please do. I never attended. I couldn't get my head around the Friday, Saturday, no Sunday model, and the hotel was a bit far. I got over that BS after several trips to F'Burg. Now I'm just lit up at the prospect of a con. Tho more and more it's just Sally holding a football. Good grief. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 19 Dec 2021 7:10 p.m. PST |
Be sure to stop in for a drink at the Bada Bing! |