From the Princeton Junction train station you can ride to the Mercer County park. Th closest entrance, north side of the lake, is single track trails eventually reaching the East entrance and a multi-mile paved bike path. Research it, it could be fun. From this station you could also go towards Princeton and cross the D&R canal trail as well. Both are fun.

I have a friend who could give 2 shits about whales and has never recycled a single thing. She attended a save the whales gathering this past week. She's a hardcore republican so after I gave it some thought it makes sense now. These people are psychos. Even Greenpeace doesn't think it's correlated.

rice burners is a pretty racist term.

The problem is all the slow drivers in our left lanes and they match speed with the middle lane so no one can pass and we’re all stuck behind slow people when they should get over and get out of the way.

If you go mid-week, the High Bridge station is very close to the Columbia Trail, and the Mount Olive station is close to the Sussex Branch Trail (which connects with the Paulinskill Valley Trail).

Unfortunately NJ Transit doesn't run service to those stations on weekends... and service during the week in the direction you'd need for a ride is pretty limited.

The Columbia Trail is beautiful: highly recommend.

Columbia Trail through Ken Lockwood gorge begins in High Bridge.

Henry Hudson trail crosses the Shore Line in Matawan.

D&R Canal trail can be accessed from the Dinky line to Princeton from Princeton Junction.

Another commenter mentioned the proximity of the Edgar Felix trail to the Manasquan RR station.

The Raritan River end of the D&R Canal Path is only 1.3 miles from the New Brunswick train station.

If you want to read why sonar probably isn't the culprit, this is a good thread.

If you want to read how this is probably a GOP astroturf operation, this is a good thread.

I don’t find that to be true at all. Certainly much more true of individual drivers from any state.

Like seafood? Oyster Bar in Grand Central terminal is always a nice one, plus she can see one of the most beautiful train stations in the world.

My 2c

My insurance rates did not change at all when I moved and switched registration.

The point of the certification for a lay person is the instructor going, "Yes, you understand it, have demonstrated proper knowledge and technique, and you can be confident that you will be able to do this correctly if necessary"

and if you can't, well you don't get the certificate, and that should tell you something.

With something uncertified, maybe you just get a pat on the back.

Don Cabrera, a signer and mayor of the borough of Wildwood Crest, said he’s opposed to “tampering with our ecosystem and ocean floor and possibly harming marine and other life.”

Yeah, great point, Don. The oil spills have greatly enriched the ecosystem and marine life. Let's just stick with that plan. Wind is much too dangerous. /s

a common example may be trying to perform it on a person with an obstructed airway.

I understand what you are saying, if they are in cardiac arrest an imperfect compression is better than no compression, but an important part of CPR is identifying when to do it. Likewise being able to do it correctly is

Edit: is going to tire you out a lot less quicker than trying to wing it.

Are you sure it was central? Sounds like Sterling Hill in Sparta.

I see them way back starting in the Newark area. They just multiply the closer you to PA.

The CEO is from NJ and she would be making three times that if she stayed at Fidelity or AT&T. Top talented people cost money for a reason.

I think you should raise the issue why the NJ government isnt teaching/financing basic first aid and cpr in classroom to kids and support staff.

Most medical professionals recertify with red cross.

That's what dont understand? Why is OP asking this here?

I'm not suggesting the class should be taught by someone who isn't certified or well-trained. Just that there should be a cheaper option for those who don't need a certification.

Nothing against the Red Cross, they do a lot of good. But CPR should be taught to everyone for super cheap. By charging $35/student for the cert, they jack the price up since the instructor needs to turn a profit as well. At the end of the day, they're a $3 billion company whos top management are all making half a million plus in salary.

Every article I’ve read about this has specifically stated officials don’t believe there is a direct cause of death related to the surveying. That’s great, we all know that sonar doesn’t directly cause whales to die. But if a dozen whales are confused and disoriented by the surveying equipment being used and they proceed to swim into the path of a boat, which is something they don’t typically do, then maybe there may be a correlation there.

Is part of it because we know more kids will lead to higher property taxes, and we already have too many damn people?

I get what you're saying, but you really can't do more harm than good. They're dead. Poor quality CPR is still better than no CPR.

If you mean someone might do CPR on a person who is still alive, well yeah, I don't know if training is going to fix that.

You are covered by good samartian laws regardless. I used to be an AHA CPR instructor. If you're doing CPR on them, they're already dead, so you can't make them more dead. You can sue anyone for anything.

First aid gets a little more dicey since you can really screw shit up, like putting a tourniquet on someone's arm when they have a small cut.

Pretty cool.

If you didnt learn chest compressions in a classroom setting with a certified providers then I guarantee you wouldnt know how to do it in a real situation when it is 100x harder. They train you how to do it according to the latest medical guidelines so that when EMT shows up they can actually have a confidence that you followed instructions and oxygenated blood continued flowing to the brain.

I took the red cross trainings both in UK and US and the training staff I encountered every time has enough experience to answer any question even from medical prodessionals. I did my recertification in December 2022 in central NJ red cross and it was very well run. Red cross ask that you recertify every two years. Btw children and infant CPR is even more tricky.

Red cross does a lot of community support in times of crisis. They arent bad people. We can complain how their blood donation programs work but other than that they are needed in times of crisis.

When I drive in NYC I drive very moronic so I blend in with the other drivers