Ah, yes! I grew up in New Jersey so I instinctively knew how to navigate a traffic circle. They became obsolete over the years as traffic increased well beyond circle efficiency. Then I moved to South Carolina where they reinvented circles. Here on my island there are not many circles - the island is only 12 miles long. But one main circle at the very popular and tourist-concentrated south end of the island is a real bugaboo. I can't tell you how many times the town has reconfigured that circle. Alas, it is still a circle and confounds the unwary. Those of us who are full time residents avoid it at all costs - cutting through parking lots or taking a longer route around. Ah, yes. Good old Jersey. I know the drill - but not everyone does.
That little video at the top with the two tiny cars parking in one spot is amazing. Is that played in real time? I suspect that it has to be speeded up. If not, OMG!!!
The trouble with circles in south Jersey is that some folks had the impression that coming from a major route gives you the right-of-way; wrong! If everyone would just slow down a tad, and keep moving, it works great! But alas, we lost the Marlton circle, and the worst thing is that we lost Olga's Diner as a consequence. They must have had at least 10,000 items on their menu; not a safe space for indecisive people. I also moved to SC; it's a tax thing.
Olga's dinner. I have two recollections: 1. it is where my family would stop on the way to Cape May to fish with my father one day each summer, and 2. I used to have lunch there when S. Jersey was my sales territory. One day a group of high schoolers (obviously cutting class) jumped into the booth behind me. I overhead one of the kids say, "Did you know Paul McCartney was in a group before Wings?" Not sure why I didn't kill that kid.
Just an FYI, to make you feel better. They rebuilt Olga's Diner on the other side of the circle(I went past it last week). What I don't know is if it is under different ownership. I only ate there once, Thanksgiving morning with Harvey and Julie(WMGK) back in the 90's or 80's, a full turkey dinner for breakfast. Hey, you've got to try everything once. The circle is still gone, but they have added others just to keep NJ residents happy.
Oh so true on the roundabouts!
Ah, yes! I grew up in New Jersey so I instinctively knew how to navigate a traffic circle. They became obsolete over the years as traffic increased well beyond circle efficiency. Then I moved to South Carolina where they reinvented circles. Here on my island there are not many circles - the island is only 12 miles long. But one main circle at the very popular and tourist-concentrated south end of the island is a real bugaboo. I can't tell you how many times the town has reconfigured that circle. Alas, it is still a circle and confounds the unwary. Those of us who are full time residents avoid it at all costs - cutting through parking lots or taking a longer route around. Ah, yes. Good old Jersey. I know the drill - but not everyone does.
That little video at the top with the two tiny cars parking in one spot is amazing. Is that played in real time? I suspect that it has to be speeded up. If not, OMG!!!
The trouble with circles in south Jersey is that some folks had the impression that coming from a major route gives you the right-of-way; wrong! If everyone would just slow down a tad, and keep moving, it works great! But alas, we lost the Marlton circle, and the worst thing is that we lost Olga's Diner as a consequence. They must have had at least 10,000 items on their menu; not a safe space for indecisive people. I also moved to SC; it's a tax thing.
Olga's dinner. I have two recollections: 1. it is where my family would stop on the way to Cape May to fish with my father one day each summer, and 2. I used to have lunch there when S. Jersey was my sales territory. One day a group of high schoolers (obviously cutting class) jumped into the booth behind me. I overhead one of the kids say, "Did you know Paul McCartney was in a group before Wings?" Not sure why I didn't kill that kid.
Just an FYI, to make you feel better. They rebuilt Olga's Diner on the other side of the circle(I went past it last week). What I don't know is if it is under different ownership. I only ate there once, Thanksgiving morning with Harvey and Julie(WMGK) back in the 90's or 80's, a full turkey dinner for breakfast. Hey, you've got to try everything once. The circle is still gone, but they have added others just to keep NJ residents happy.
Yeah Olga’s!