New Site – www.VeronaNJ.US
We’ve added to our inventory of business directories by adding www.VeronaNJ.US!
However, unlike our other business directories, for profit; the Verona, NJ directory was established to serve both the community and The Children’s Institute (TCI) and its Parent Staff Organization (PSO). TCI serves the educational and vocational needs of students with learning disabilities – ADHD, Autism, other diagnosis.
www.VeronaNJ.US sells adds and promotes fundraisers that directly support the TCI PSO. The directory sells annual Gold Ads for $300 and Silver Ads for $75, with all proceeds going to the PSO. In addition, the directory promotes the annual Winter Gala, Golf Outing and other annual fundraising efforts.
Finally, the directory provides affiliate product and service links and banners for the shopping needs of students’ parents, staff and supporters, providing commissions income to the PSO for each purchase.
Help support the educational and vocational needs of the students of The Children’s Institute – shop and advertise on www.VeronaNJ.US! Thank you!
Back From The Break
For about a month now, I took a break to see if I was noticing all the shitty driving in and around Morristown just to have something to write about, or if things were really that bed.
My conclusion – many of the drivers in Morristown (not necessarily residents of Morristown, judging from the number of PA and NY plates!) are inconsiderate assholes behind the wheel.
Yesterday was one of the nicest days in several weeks, so people were out and about doing errands, get their vehicles cleaned, and enjoying the outdoors for a change. It also meant more people on the roads.
First let me say, the police were out in force writing tickets and patrolling the best they could with limited resources. However, I saw people running red lights, aggressively driving, cutting others off, speeding (guilty!), illegally parking, or just driving as if they were brainless. Some people were driving as if it were their first time in a car, which only pissed of other drivers and brought out the aggressive, roadraging driver in them.
People!:
- Stop at Red Lights and Stop Signs
- Yield means let the other driver go first
- TURN SIGNAL is to be used for any turn or LANE CHANGE
- TURN SIGNAL is activated BEFORE YOUR BRAKES
- Park in designated parking spots, there is a reason some spots are not for parking!
- Your ‘LE’ license plate or plaques and stickers are ‘not a free pass to drive like an ass’!
- Slow down, the ten-twenty seconds you’re saving are not that important, no matter who you are (exception ambulance drives!)
- YIELD TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES (can’t believe I need to even list that.
- RESPECT THE OTHER DRIVERS!
- And last, but most importantly, GET OFF YOUR DAMN CELL PHONE!!!!!
In conclusion, I watched a lady outside my house, pull up to a stop sign on a narrow one-way road. She sat there for the longest time. Then another driver came up behind her and waited and waited. He beeped, but no reaction. Finally he edged up beside her and rolled down his window to ‘explain the impact of her inconsiderate actions’, and proceeded past her. She continued to sit. Doing what? TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE!!!!!
Please put your phone away and just drive!
FOP
The Fraternal Order!
Just got cut-off by some older woman in a red SUV with FP (Fraternal Order) license plates as she ran the red light well after it had chnaged and my light turned green.
Why is it that many of the worst drivers in NJ display the “I Supported (fill in the police department) in (fill in the year)” stickers or the gold badges. These people think they deserve special treatment for supporting the local law enforcement benevolent organization. This belief leads them to drive like bigger assholes, because there has been a history of them, relatives and friends getting away with speeding and reckless driving, because of their support.
Hell! Why don’t the police just sell “Get Out Of A Ticket” cards and dispense with the bullshit!
Ho, Ho, Honk!!!
With the holiday season and holiday shopping in full blast, people are short on time and patience. They are driving like idiots!
A few of the drivers in town are driving like they are short on politeness and commonsense also!
Stop blocking intersections!
Stop running red lights (especially when making a left turn on the arrow!)
Stop cutting lanes and using turn lanes to cut lines!
GET THE HELL OFF YOUR CELL PHONE!
Merry Christmas!
NJ? NY? PA?
Where do I live?
I thought I lived in Morristown, NJ. NJ!
However, I see more license plates for New York, Pennsylvania and other states, than I do for New Jersey! And, they are just visiting or passing through? No! If they were I wouldn’t see the same cars day after day!
When I came to New Jersey some 15 years ago, you had 30 days to change your registration. Has that changed?
Not that the plates are what’s important. THEY DRIVE LIKE ASSHOLES! These are the ones running lights, cutting off drives, and racing down turning lanes to quick cut into the congested lane.
Please, go back to the states you came from!
Morristown – Hey Police Chief!
DENVILLE – Police ticketed 84 drivers Tuesday in the township’s second cell phone crackdown this year, according to authorities. About a month had passed since the first sting, when 44 drivers were caught chatting on their mobile phones while driving. Tuesday, 13 police officers set up on Route 46 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chief Christopher Wagner said. Police also spread out to the center of town for the afternoon detail. All of the officers worked their regular shifts, Wagner said. Police also made four arrests in the crackdown: two for traffic warrants and two for drug possession. A state law banning the use of cell phones from behind the wheel took effect last year. However, drivers are still allowed to use a hands-free device while driving.
WHY DOESN’T MORRISTOWN TRY THIS? WE HAVE HUNDREDS ON THEIR PHONES!
When Talking To Insurance Companies
“Which happens alot in Morristown!”
Some words are red flags to insurers and using them could mean that your claim might be delayed or even denied.
1. “I Think …”
Never begin a statement regarding a claim with these words. If you aren’t sure, don’t guess. What you say could cause your claim to be delayed or denied, says attorney Vedica Puri. And if you’re wrong — say, you report driving at 30 miles per hour before an accident but police later prove you were going 50 — it could hurt your credibility.
Particularly beware of speculating on blame or causation. For example, if you suggest that a water leak is due to a construction defect, you could give the insurer an out if that’s a policy exclusion.
Stick to the facts. Should the insurance rep ask you a question you can’t answer, simply say, “I don’t know.” If the person is taking a written or recorded statement, ask for a transcript to review for misstatements.
2. “I Got Whiplash”
Fraud costs auto insurers up to $6.8 billion a year, reports the Insurance Research Council. And suing for damages caused by whiplash is a fraudster favorite (“Oh, my neck!”). Merely mentioning the term is likely to get your claim flagged for further investigation, says Amy Danise of Insure.com.
Whiplash is a specific diagnosis. If a doctor says that you have it, then you should report it as such. Other wise, if you feel neck pain, just refer to it that way.
3. “It’s an Experimental Treatment”
Truly experimental or investigational medical procedures are typically not eligible for health insurance coverage. So if a doctor tells you he wants to experiment with a treatment, don’t represent it using those words. “In medical terms it may not actually be experimental or investigational,” explains Danise. “If it’s proven effective, your doctor deems it medically necessary, and it’s not an exclusion, it should be covered.” Verify with your doctor that it meets the above litmus tests before going to the insurer.
4. “My Basement Flooded”
With homeowners insurance, “flood” is a red flag. “The word refers to an act of weather or an overflow from a nearby body of water,” says Danise. “And a standard homeowners policy doesn’t cover it. You’d need flood insurance.”
So don’t use the f-word if your basement is knee-deep in water because of a burst pipe. Damages from such an incident should be covered by a homeowners policy. But calling it a “flood” could muddy the waters, so to speak.
5. “Just Send Me a Check”
When filing a home or auto claim, don’t emphasize that you’re just looking for the cash.
“If you were to say, ‘I don’t care about the roof leak, I just need the money,’ that admission could slow things to a halt,” says Puri. Technically, you’re supposed to use the payout to make the repair for which you filed. While it’s true that most insurance companies aren’t going to check up on you, you’ll certainly raise the fraud unit’s suspicions if you imply that you won’t. And then you might lose out on the money altogether.
Special Treat
WOW!
To think, that the next time a car blocks the intersection of Washington and Attno, it could be the Governor of New Jersey. That next asshole driver from Mendham you encounter could be Governor Christie, a Christie relative or friend – entitled to drive like an ass and get off.
I Can’t Wait!
Turn Signals Optional
Well, if you’re driving through Morristown, NJ, rest your left arm. No need to reach for that sign lever on the stearing column.
Turn signal. No one here seems to know that it is a standard piece of most every car sold today. No one here bothers to use them, if they do!
Here, its SUV beats Cross-Over, Landscaper truck and trailer trumps Ford, and if you’re driving a BMW, Audi, Mercedes or Lexus, you don’t give a shit! You think you own the road!
“Signal, It Only Takes A Second!”
