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JimJobbers t1_iun8l8p wrote

If you don’t like driving literally everywhere, I’d recommend moving within the denser parts of Flemington, Lambertville, or Frenchtown. Then you’ll only have to drive like 80% of the time for everything else.

In those towns your kids can reasonably walk around to somewhere and may even have friends close enough to walk to. As they grow up, they will certainly make friends across the ever larger school districts and you will have to drive them everywhere.

I lived off a main county road in Hunterdon when I was younger and before you can drive, it fucking blows. If my parents or friends parents couldn’t drive us somewhere or to each other’s house, well there wasn’t much to do.

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Krisl0417 OP t1_iunejxi wrote

thank you! We live in the woods in CT now so I can't imagine that the driving it worse than it is now...15-20mins everywhere at least.

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WingedDefeat t1_iunv3la wrote

I refer to NJ as a 45 minute state. It takes about 45 minutes to get just about anywhere unless it's right down the road.

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Sheeps t1_iuo66sh wrote

My wife moved here from Ireland and she's amazed that no matter where she asks about, it's 45 minutes away LOL.

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WingedDefeat t1_iuom76s wrote

That must've been quite the culture shock.

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Sheeps t1_iupjunb wrote

In some ways yes, in some ways no. It's been an adventure all the same, hah! She didn't even have a license (or need one in Dublin). A real trooper learning to drive in NJ lol.

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WhichSpirit t1_iuni7ik wrote

laughs in Hunterdon Double that for getting anything around here unless you live on Main Street, Flemington.

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snake--doctor t1_iuofhye wrote

Agreed, having lived in North Jersey the minimum 20 minute round-trip drive for anything here kind of sucks. But it is beautiful.

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