Why I hate the Suburbs

[FreshmanBob]

Well, all I can say is..

5 MONTHS TO COLLEGE!!!!

WOOOOOOO!

[BobTheCow]

argh, ya lucky senior... I've got 2 and a half more years of this shiznat!!

[Army]

Ahhhhhh.....You live in the most affluent country in the world, and you have nothing to do.

"I have plenty of friends, but most of them sit around drinking and smoking pot, they don't do anything. I'm not really into that so it gets pointless quick."

I would say; you've needed new friends for a long time. Criminy, I grew up in the 60's. There was no such thing as "the Mall" or skateparks, or paintball, or mountain bikes, or ATV's, or dozens of other things to do. Boy Scouts, 4-H, FFA, Explorers, school clubs, civic organizations, riding bikes for miles and miles for no particular reason.

Camping was always my passion, I would usually go for the weekend by myself. There is a lake close to town, that I had permission to camp and fish at. I would hike over the mountain and down the ridgeline just to make it more interesting, since walking the county road was too dusty.

Why must there be things provided, so you won't be bored? Do it yourself, and live a little.

[fire1811]

pssst...move to the country, buy a bunch of guns, shoot them off the back porch.
more fun then you know what to do with

[shartley]

[fire1811]

boy scouts??? come on army thats just
not "cool" anymore.

i was an eagle scout and did the same as you army.
i would rather just wander around the woods and hike by myself then sit around playin games.
oh well new generation

[Mango]

Originally posted by FreshmanBob


I have plenty of friends, but most of them sit around drinking and smoking pot, they don't do anything. I'm not really into that so it gets pointless quick.

As Army said, you need new friends. Get away from those "friends" immediatly if you care about your future.

Also, I have spent my entire life in South Jersey in the suburbs and overall I have found plenty of constructive things to do while bored in my teenage years. Some were better than others. But they never included alcohol or drugs I can assure you of that.

One of my favorite things to do when I first started college and started to get healthy, was hiking through the forests and woods. It's a great way to get outside and feel connected to nature, plus burn some calories. Just NEVER go alone if you plan to go to trekking deep into the woods. Parks are also a GREAT place to hang out. Frisbee, football, etc. There are limitless things to do just use your head.


Also, those other friends of mine that smoked pot and drank a lot (and guess what, they still do today in college), thier lives are non-the-better for it. In fact, two of my friends, who I rarely talk to anymore but hear about from other friends, are spending extra years in college because of thier addictions. They became dependent on the substances to deal with stress and it only made things worse.

[gimp]

Man, I live in the sticks. We might actaully have more cows than people in my town. We find plenty to do! 7 times out of 10 we end up going swimming in some river on the side of the road. Or we'll spend the whole night building some big jump and then riding stuff off it till someone gets really hurt. You can always start playing an instrument. Jammin with friends is a lot of fun. During the winter we play hockey and go snowboarding all the time. And, well, drinking is also one of our favorite things to do, hehehe. If I can find all that stuff to do, where there are more cows than people, I'm sure you can find something to do in a more populated area.

[BobTheCow]

Originally posted by fire1811
boy scouts??? come on army thats just
not "cool" anymore.

It provides for me what army was talkin about...

[fire1811]

ummm yes of you loook a little farther to the right you will see this
that was a joke
i am an eagle scout and now i help other scouts out as
a leader

[Automaggin2]

Where in jersey do u live? i live in mount laurel, burlington county. yea, everyone in my town just smokes up and drinks. Some kids have turned to coke. I just work or hang out with my girlfriend, since theres nothin better to do.

I have to say NJ is one of the worst states to live in. everything is illegal, its the most densely populated state, and it gets to hot and icky in the summer. The only good thing new jersey has is beaches. best in the country.


New Jersey has the highest car insurance rates in the country. I pay over 2000 dollers a year and I'm driving my sisters 1993 Mercury Sable. Come on. Cut me a break.

I want to go quad or dirt bike riding with some friends, but you can get 2 feet from the house without gettin cops up your butt. Its bad. Real bad. Me and my friends go paintballin deep into the woods, and we still get cops botherin us.


Cops are *POOF*. I got stopped for no reason over 7 times last year. I got illegally searched 3 times by cops in the past year. I got pulled over by a cop for going 42 in a 40 MPH zone.

WATCH THE CUSSING

[Dubstar112]

Originally posted by FreshmanBob


I have plenty of friends, but most of them sit around drinking and smoking pot, they don't do anything. I'm not really into that so it gets pointless quick.

Looking back on it yeah I guess I have a lot to be thankful for, and this is kind of snobbish considering what ghettos are like and what not. I'm just tired of being bored I guess.

Yeah, some of my friends got busted the other night, Im not into that thing either. Oh well, it was thier waste of spring break(being grounded).

[BobTheCow]

Originally posted by fire1811
ummm yes of you loook a little farther to the right you will see this
that was a joke
i am an eagle scout and now i help other scouts out as
a leader

gotcha... sorry bout that.

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by Automaggin2

Cops are *POOFED AGAIN*. I got stopped for no reason over 7 times last year. I got illegally searched 3 times by cops in the past year. I got pulled over by a cop for going 42 in a 40 MPH zone.

I would rethink this if I were you. Cops are all that stands between you and the kind of anarchy we saw in Baghdad last week. Some of my best friends are cops and they are great people. They make diddly squat for the job they do and risks they take!

No cop stops you for no reason. My buddy Jeff always tells me it is easier not to pull anyone over, lot less paperwork.

[HoppysMag]

Originally posted by Automaggin2

Cops are *POOFED HERE, TOO*. I got stopped for no reason over 7 times last year. I got illegally searched 3 times by cops in the past year. I got pulled over by a cop for going 42 in a 40 MPH zone.

dude if the limit is 40 and ur doing 42 they have reason to pull you over, your over the speedlimit. sure most cops wont pull u over tile like +5 over the limit but guesse what they can pull u over for +1 if they want, its the law get used to it.