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05.25.08, 18:54 PM General Topics
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don't like long island [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 06:54 PM Flag
 

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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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where do you go on long island. oyster bay? jones beach? montauk? sands point? bar beach? clarke garden? sandy beach? eisenhower park? the long island childrens museum (has water table) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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the li tourism board's on tonight [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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no. just feelin' defensive [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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I live here and hate every inch of it. I can go nowhere without encountering rude self absorbed people who have no degree of civility. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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A water table. Oooooh. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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me neither [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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what I own, what I'm buying next, what you have vs. what I have, suburban boredom, horrible women. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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what else is there? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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Many nice places to visit, but would never want to live there. I used to work there, and it was horrible. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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who asked you. we didn't want you anyway. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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specifics [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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bratty kids, indulgent parents, more of the same [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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i'm proud to spoil my kid. get lost [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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see? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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what the hell is wrong with wanting to spoil your child? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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there are so many things wrong with this question not sure where to start. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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try me [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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it will go over your long island hairdo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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i don't even dye my hair. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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you're just envious bc my dc goes to school for free in a great school and breaths fresh air [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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but my kid knows the diff between breaths and breathes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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how old is your kid? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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My kid can go to one of these "great" schools. On paper they're great but the other kids there are awful and not the kinds of people I want my dc's to have to deal with. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 08:26 PM Flag
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They grow up, you know. When they get older it isnt' so cute. And the point of child raising (FYI) is to make healthy adults. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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what's not cute about learning how to read and going to college [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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what on earth are you talking about? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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if i sent my dc to a nyc public school.... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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you have no clue, do you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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i actually taught school for the board of ed in nyc. you think you know about everything don't you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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oh please. I am by no means a NYC public school crusader, but there tons of successful NYC public school graduates out there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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not if you can't afford to live in one of the two good school districts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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Now, see, you have just personified a key problem with LI. You are NOT the center of the universe. It just isn't that great there. Your schools are highly ranked and no doubt very good, but that and a quarter gets you a phone call. You'll never believe it, but thousands of people who never even set foot on LI read well and even went to four-year colleges like Harvard! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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A friend from NJ said the difference between people in NJ and people on LI is that the people in NJ know that where they live sucks. It's hilarious to me that you LI people think it's so great out there. It really, really is not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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lol. score for nj [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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we still work hard for what we've got and don't like you stuck up NY NYers to tell us we're trash [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:16 PM Flag
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li people work harder than everyone else too. omg, can't STAND them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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Hey... I live on LI and I KNOW it sucks. I grew up here and it was nice when I was a kid but now it's another story. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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i'm sorry but not all of us can afford to own their apartment in the ues AND send their dcs to private school AND be stay at home moms. thank you very much [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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this answer i respect [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:16 PM Flag
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thank you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:22 PM Flag
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li woman is so often this weird mix of braggart and complainer wrapped in one [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:16 PM Flag
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where do you live? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:18 PM Flag
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oh for God's sake. You are way too defensive about your choice of where you live. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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Uh, that is not the only other option. I live in Brooklyn, send my children to a top public school, and work PT. Have you NO imagination whatsoever? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:29 PM Flag
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do you really believe that LI is the only place that kids can get a decent education? you are proving the stereotype of the typical small minded, shallow LI woman [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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i'm not about to uproot my children and take them away from their family. where do you think we're supposed to live. nj? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:21 PM Flag
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they always say they're "proud" too. weird. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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we work hard for this life style [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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lifestyle? you mean being tacky and cheesy? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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no. i mean being able to afford to spend time with my dcs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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i live in manhattan and i spend tons of time with my dcs. and dh is home by six every day. no 45 minute commute home. works for us [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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must be nice to have a dh that makes a lot of money [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:21 PM Flag
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np: I thought you said you were working hard? but you have a lot of time with your dc? which is it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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both [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:23 PM Flag
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lifestyle. lol. vba [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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you ain't working that hard [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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word [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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OR here (that was not me above): it just seemed so dead and sterile. Miles and miles of uninteresting suburban houses and dull shopping. Boring food. No there there. The beaches around the Hamptons and Montauk are beautiful, though. And Oyster Bay Arboretum is definitely worth a visit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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i got married there at the arboretum in oyster bay. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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Lucky you! So gorgeous. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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i know. it was wonderful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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I didn't think I would like it, but I found a great place to live. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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where, coy poster? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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Rockville Centre. Decemt commute. Great schools and activities for dcs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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lirr! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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Another assinine UB thread, most of which could be summed up as "my life is better than yours" reply: No it's not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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Grew up in LI. Live and am raising a child in NYC. There are upsides and downsides to both, nice people and jerks in both places, and--get this people--hundreds, nay thousands of other places to live that also have upsides and downsides. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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ok. I moved here and I love it, but you don't have to. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.26.08, 05:22 AM Flag
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