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Coastal Laker · 07-07-2005, 01:06 PM

Having spent the first 21 years of my life living at the Jersey Shore (Toms River) before moving to NH a number of years ago, I can tell you that the difference is night and day. And from what my family (many who are still there) have to tell me is that not much has changed. Winni is more scenic, not bungalows and water towers, far FAR more tame, and with a microscopic level of issues relative to theirs. To my knowledge, we haven't had many issues on WInni of jet skis ramming bridges and killing themselves (or hitting boats and killing themselves), and I haven't had a repeat occurance here on Winni like I had in NJ of a boat passing in between my boat and our waterskier. We have MPs they have State Troopers. We have the 150' rule, they don't (though not much difference now that I think about it).

One thing that would be nice here though would be the floating gas docks.

Oh, and I miss the salt-water taffy at the boardwalk.

Other than that, Winni has a long, long way to go to morph in that direction. Won't be in my lifetime.

07-07-2005, 01:06 PM	#9
Coastal Laker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the Beautiful Lakes Region of course! Posts: 130 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Not even close to the Jersey Shore Having spent the first 21 years of my life living at the Jersey Shore (Toms River) before moving to NH a number of years ago, I can tell you that the difference is night and day. And from what my family (many who are still there) have to tell me is that not much has changed. Winni is more scenic, not bungalows and water towers, far FAR more tame, and with a microscopic level of issues relative to theirs. To my knowledge, we haven't had many issues on WInni of jet skis ramming bridges and killing themselves (or hitting boats and killing themselves), and I haven't had a repeat occurance here on Winni like I had in NJ of a boat passing in between my boat and our waterskier. We have MPs they have State Troopers. We have the 150' rule, they don't (though not much difference now that I think about it). One thing that would be nice here though would be the floating gas docks. Oh, and I miss the salt-water taffy at the boardwalk. Other than that, Winni has a long, long way to go to morph in that direction. Won't be in my lifetime.