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You haven't been to NJ, have you? So much of that state is stunningly beautiful."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
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Only been to Sewaren, NJ. Uncle and aunt lived there. Always figured there had to be a nicer part of that state, the area around Sewaren sure didn't depict anything like a "Garden State".1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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Try Morristown and Clinton for a chance to understand why it is called that."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
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Even though the Palisades Interstate Parkway, which weaves between NY and NJ is my favorite, I've always had a weakness for the NJ Turnpike, since Grandpa had an egg farm in southern Jersey. The southernmost, rural area is my cup of tea, but farther north on the Turnpike is a nice big refinery:
"Located in Linden and Elizabeth, New Jersey, this refinery is the northernmost on the East Coast. It's owned by Phillips 66 and processes crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, propane, and heating oil."
You can't miss it. The aroma, the eye-watering goodness, the eternal flames burning off waste and all those pipes practically touching the shoulder of the Turnpike really stimulate the appetite. Hmm...sulfur!
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Fun thing to do in Sewaren: make electricity!Originally posted by rphillips View Post
"PSE&G's Sewaren Generating Station is a 538-megawatt facility on 152 acres (62 ha) along the Arthur Kill. The facility had five steam generators and one combustion turbine. Four of the steam units were installed during and just after World War II, from 1942 to 1951.[12] Generator 5, which included a gas/oil-fired boiler and two turbine generators, came down in 2002.[13] Seawaren Unit #7 was installed in 2018, 538 MW, combined cycle combustion turbine, with one combustion turbine, one heat recovery steam generator, HRSG, and one steam turbine."
Just make sure you're grounded!
Some people call it the Garden State. I calls it the Hydrocarbon State.1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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New Jersey is gorgeous in so many places. Well worth visiting. Rob, please don't pollute this thread so that it ends up in the Vortex."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
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N.J......
20170826_085300 by Glen Brenner, on Flickr
We even have vineyards and wineries.
20170826_094537 by Glen Brenner, on Flickr
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Dang Rob, are you an electrical historian? Lot of interesting info. about that stuff. I think I remember uncle taking us to Edison NJ where light bulbs were invented. Main thing I remember is that constant terrible stench.... Nope Glen, I never saw anything like that in NJ, did see the ocean in NJ once, it was nasty with sea weed when we were there, thinking Point Pleasant Beach.Last edited by rphillips; 10-14-2024, 10:36 AM.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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I just love the smell of hydrocarbons in the morning.Originally posted by Rob S. View PostEven though the Palisades Interstate Parkway, which weaves between NY and NJ is my favorite, I've always had a weakness for the NJ Turnpike, since Grandpa had an egg farm in southern Jersey. The southernmost, rural area is my cup of tea, but farther north on the Turnpike is a nice big refinery:
"Located in Linden and Elizabeth, New Jersey, this refinery is the northernmost on the East Coast. It's owned by Phillips 66 and processes crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, propane, and heating oil."
You can't miss it. The aroma, the eye-watering goodness, the eternal flames burning off waste and all those pipes practically touching the shoulder of the Turnpike really stimulate the appetite. Hmm...sulfur!
That's the smell of personal transport freedom.---- Dave
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Maybe we need an 'ugliest' thread? I know the ugliest Suzuki ever, the Madura. Or as I called it, the Manure-a. But I digress.Tom
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