Recent comments in /f/newjersey

Surfiswhereufindit t1_j6cvglk wrote

You are mostly correct. These companies do run year round and in the fall-winter-spring (pre-MDW) usually bring people to airports, weddings, concerts, Giants-Jets-Yankees-Mets, etc games). The staff doubles from MDW to LDW. But, These “seasonal drivers” have been driving for these companies for years upon years. It’s actually very hard to get this summer job because many of the companies have longtime veteran working staffs. You’ll find a lot of the summer drivers are teachers from the local Jersey Shore school districts simply working a side-hustle to support their own children. These are mature adults who have so much to lose if they were to pull some of the things that some Uber and Lyft drivers do (not saying all Uber and Lyft drivers are bad). Bottom line: when you use a taxi van company you are getting accountability, safety, and local knowledge. And oh yeah… no price gouging or random “surges” the ride share tech Bros pull off.

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jgweiss t1_j6cv2vg wrote

good on you for finding an example from the last 7 days, because yes this is systemic and nationwide.

but the poster you're replying to does not believe you, because he has had nothing but pleasant experiences with his local cops at the deli

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jgweiss t1_j6cuwnt wrote

fwiw, it's clear that we did not protest enough in America after George Floyd's murder, since that scorpion unit was not reviewed and they were allowed and seemingly empowered by their culture to do this to this man. so we must protest more...shut down more highways and tunnels, until the message is heard and actions to prevent this are taken.

people aren't kidding when we say, 'no justice, no peace. if we don't get it, shut it down." cops can be part of the solution or remain the entire problem.

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Sad-Sentence4881 t1_j6cumg7 wrote

I can see where that works in smaller communities most of the year. I assume (and I stress assume) in the shore communities they have to hire temporary seasonal employees that would change year to year just like most industries there. They wouldn't keep the same employee numbers in January that they would in July.

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HavingALittleFit t1_j6cud0u wrote

Compost bags, you can get a package of 80 of them on Amazon for like $25 but I'm sure there's better deals somewhere. another option is when you're at the grocery store, go to the produce section and when no one is looking take one of those giant spools of the produce bags they have for putting your veggies in.

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vc1914 t1_j6csrcw wrote

Craigslist, or even call local photographers and ask once they say they can’t do it for that price if they know anyone. Sometimes they have assistants trying get into it and are willing to do it cheap. Not sure where your located but also go to your local photography store if there is a local one and ask around or check their push pin boards. Go on the Nextdoor app, check Groupon (the wedding photographer I worked for did this when she started and now does 50+ weddings a year at like 10k a wedding).

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