NJ GAS

State Cracks Down on Gas Stations For Price Discrepancies, Inaccurate Pumps
Friday, June 20, 2008 - Millennium Radio


As gas prices soar, you may not be getting what you pay for, even as you
pay more and more.




State authorities on Thursday announced 350 gas stations were fined out of
1,023 stations that were inspected during a recent three-day operation in
all 21 counties.


The most common violation (62) found by inspection teams was inaccurately
calibrated pumps which dispensed fewer gallons into a driver's tank than
the amount the customer paid for.




Weights and measures inspectors also discovered pricing discrepancies and
inaccurate octane ratings.


Sate Attorney General Anne Milgram calls the investigation "deeply
troubling," but conceded there is no way for a consumer to determine if
he's getting less gas than what his receipt shows.


"What they're going to have to know is that we're out there doing it for
them.

To me, it is critically important the state and the counties play
this role," said Milgram at a press conference at a West Orange gas
station.


She encouraged customers to get out of their cars when they get gas to make
sure they get the octane they requested and to verify if prices are
properly posted.


If you spot something wrong at a gas station, like the prices being changed
more than once per day, you are encouraged to call the state at
732-815-4840.



By: Martin Di Caro

A complete list of the New Jersey gas stations found in violation.




NJ Gas Stations with Violations
Source: N.J.

Division of Consumer Affairs
To report a violation call: (732) 815-4840


(grouped by county)


Atlantic County


Pomona BP
261 W.

White Horse Pike Galloway, NJ 08240 Atlantic

Sunoco
282 White Horse Pike Pomona, NJ 08240 Atlantic

Citgo
212 E.

White Horse Pike Galloway, NJ 08205 Atlantic


Bergen County

Friendly
310-312 Rutherford Ave Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 Bergen


Burlington County

Wawa #382
1814 Salem Rd Burlington, NJ 08016 Burlington

Delta
1077 Rt 206 N Bordentown, NJ 08505 Burlington

Delta
Route 9 New Gretna, NJ 08240 Burlington

Patriot Fuels
227 Pemberton Browns Mills Rd Browns Mills, NJ 08240 Burlington

Wawa #943
2003 Mt.

Holly Road Burlington, NJ 08016 Burlington

Citgo
Westampton, NJ 08060 Burlington

Country Farms
2403 Marne Hwy Hainesport, NJ 08036 Burlington

Cinnaminson South Exxon
409 Rt.

130 S Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 Burlington

GasWay
2048 Rt.

541 N Westampton, NJ 08016 Burlington

Lukoil Kwik Farms
1301 Woodlane Rd Eastampton, NJ 08060 Burlington

Moorestown Citgo
201 Rt 38 W Moorestown, NJ 08057 Burlington

Lenola Shell
597 Rt 38 W Maple Shade, NJ 08057 Burlington

Mt.

Laurel Shell
3530 Rt 38 Mt.

Laurel, NJ 08054 Burlington

Southampton Gasco
2343 Rt 206 Southampton, NJ 08088 Burlington

Pilot Travel Center #382
2008 Rt 206 S Bordentown, NJ 08505 Burlington

Raceway
231 Rt 130 Bordentown, NJ 08505 Burlington

Getty #56322
19 Rt 73 S Palmyra, NJ 08065 Burlington

Browns Mills Shell
Browns Mills, NJ 08015 Burlington

Riggins
538 Lakehurst Rd Browns Mills, NJ 08240 Burlington

Lukoil #57248
Westanotib, NJ 08060 Burlington

Mt.

Klaurel Exxon
Creek Rd & Centerton Rd Mt.

Laurel, NJ 08054 Burlington

Florence Amoco (No Brand)
Rt.

1305 and Cedar Lane Florence, NJ 08016 Burlington

Burlington Getty
58 W. Rt 130 & Wood St.

Burlington, NJ 08060 Burlington

Keim Blvd Citgo
Rt 130 S & Keim Blvd Burlington, NJ 08060 Burlington

Wawa #959
4167 Rt.

130 S Edgewater Park, NJ 08010 Burlington

Sam's Club #8145
2521 Rt 130 S Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 Burlington

Riverside Citgo
341 Fairview St Riverside, NJ 08075 Burlington

Citgo (City Gas)
2006 Mt.

Holly Burlington Rd Burlington, NJ 08016 Burlington

Hess #30319
2201 Mt.

Holly Rd Burlington, NJ 08016 Burlington

US Gas
1930 Rt 541 Westampton, NJ 08060 Burlington

Woodlane Amoco
1866 Rt 541 Westampton, NJ 08060 Burlington

Marlton Liberty
925 W Rt 70 Marlton, NJ 08053 Burlington

Junction Amoco
929 Rt 70 Marlton, NJ 08053 Burlington

7-Eleven #33388
787 Rt 70 E Marlton, NJ 08053 Burlington

Medford Service Center aka Foulke's Service
188 Rt 70 Medford, NJ 08055 Burlington

Wawa #915
257 Rt 70 Medford, NJ 08055 Burlington

Valero
1543 Rt 38 Lumberton, NJ 08048 Burlington

Ark Rd Exxon
3051 Rt 38 W Mt.

Laurel, NJ 08054 Burlington

Mt.

Holly Texaco Gulf
1653 Rt 38 Mt.

Holly, NJ 08060 Burlington

Mighty Joe's
1231 Rt 206 S Shamong, NJ 08088 Burlington

American Gas
1716 Rt 206 N Southampton, NJ 08088 Burlington

Shell
252 Rt 130 S Bordentown, NJ 08505 Burlington

Hilltop Service Center
251 Rt 130 S Bordentown, NJ 08505 Burlington

Bordentown Sunoco
156 Rt 130 S Bordentown, NJ 08505 Burlington

Bordentown Gasway
51 Rt 130 N Trenton, NJ 08620 Burlington

Tri State Yardville
42 Rt 206 S Bordentown, NJ 08505 Burlington

Riggins Gas Station
102 John F.

Kennedy Way Willingboro, NJ 08046 Burlington

Wawa #957
1522 Rt 38 Lumberton, NJ 08048 Burlington

Millside Service Station
16 Haines Mill Rd Delran, NJ 08075 Burlington

Marlton Shell
Rt 73 & Maple Ave Marlton, NJ 08053 Burlington

Astro Gas Station
1105 Rt 73 S Palmyra, NJ 08065 Burlington

Maple Shade Valero
2023 Rt 73 S Maple Shade, NJ 08052 Burlington

Maple Shade
2811 Rt 73 S Maple Shade, NJ 08052 Burlington


Camden County

East Coast Gas
2201 Federal St Camden, NJ 08105 Camden

HESS #30526
RT 130 & Marlton Pike Pennsauken, NJ 08109 Camden

Bajwa Petroleum
6850 N.

Crescent Blvd Pennsauken, NJ 08110 Camden

East Coast
2474 Baird Blvd Camden, NJ 08105 Camden

BP
2314 Rt.

70 West Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Camden

Virgin Oil Trading LTP
101 Warwick Road Stratford, NJ 08084 Camden

Gas Stop
1033 Kaighns Ave Camden, NJ 08103 Camden

819 Evesham Rd.


819 Evesham Rd.

Magnolia, NJ 08049 Camden

US Gas
1400 Brace Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Camden

MAIA Investments
1498 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 Camden

LUKOIL
829 Blackwood-Cuminton Rd Lindenwood, NJ 08021 Camden

LUKOIL
4998 N.

Crescent Blvd Pennsauken, NJ 08110 Camden

Amita Enterprises
1409 Laurel Road Lindenwood, NJ 08021 Camden

Pennsauken Coastal
6711 Crescent Blvd.

Pennsauken, NJ 08110 Camden

Citgo
144 Crosskeys Rd Albion, NJ 08009 Camden

Valero
129 Rt 73 Voorhees, NJ 08043 Camden

Valero
339 Haddon Ave Westmont, NJ 08108 Camden

LUKOIL
3 Berlin Road Voorhees, NJ 08043 Camden

VOORHEES GAS
18 Berlin Road Voorhees, NJ 08043 Camden

BIR Business
298 N.

Kighs Hwy Cherry Hill, NJ 08043 Camden

HESS #30526
1420 Admiral Wilson Ave Camden, NJ 08109 Camden

US Gas Berlin
119 Rt 73 South Berlin, NJ 08091 Camden

EXXON
4915 Rt 130 S.

Pennsauken, NJ 08110 Camden

Westfield Gas Station
7024 Westfield Ave Pennsauken, NJ 08110 Camden

Speed Gas
50 Haddon Ave.

Westmont, NJ 08108 Camden

Exxon
2 W.

Marlton Pike Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Camden

Exxon
1898 Rt. 70 E.

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Camden



Cape May County

Getty
18 Nonie St Ocean City, NJ 08226 Cape May

Cape May Exxon
149 Rt 109 Cape May, NJ 08204 Cape May



Cumberland County

Newfield Truck Stop
3790 North Delsea Drive Vineland, NJ 08344 Cumberland

Pole Tavern Mobil
Rte 40 & 77 Elmer, NJ 08318 Cumberland

Citgo / Maurice River Citgo
3890 Rte.

47 Dorchester, NJ 08316 Cumberland

U.S.

Gas/ Carll's Corner Gas & Food Mart
8 Landis Ave.

Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Cumberland

U.S.

One Gas
901 E. Chestnut Ave.

Vineland, NJ 08360 Cumberland

Delsea Gulf
469 S.

Delsea Drive Vineland, NJ 08360 Cumberland

Millville Amoco
812 North Second St.

Millville, NJ 08332 Cumberland

Second and Main Riggins
2nd & Main Street Millville, NJ 08332 Cumberland

Sunoco
1170 Rte.

40 Woodstown, NJ 08098 Cumberland

Riggins Rt 49 Gas & Go
8 North Burlington Road Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Cumberland

Bridgeton Food & Gas
176 North Pearl St.

Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Cumberland



Essex County

Hess
Central & Oakwood Ave Orange, NJ 07050 Essex

Delta
385 Main St West Orange, NJ 07052 Essex

RPM Gas
960 Chancellor Ave Irvington, NJ 07111 Essex

Downtown Fuel LLC
1 Elizabeth Ave Newark, NJ 07108 Essex

I&J Auto Care Center Inc
250 Central Ave East Orange, NJ 07108 Essex

Gasmart
221 Central Ave East Orange, NJ 07108 Essex

Campus Exxon Inc
644 South Center St Orange, NJ 07050 Essex

Fuel Co
455 Thomas Blvd Orange, NJ 07050 Essex

Fairfield DELTA Inc
37 Clinton Rd.

Fairfield, NJ 07004 Essex

Sam's Service Station
7 Route 46 West Fairfield, NJ 07004 Essex

VALERO
650 Rt 46 East Fairfield, NJ 07004 Essex

Jack's Friendly Sunoco
152 Passaic Ave Fairfield, NJ 07004 Essex

Abdulh Suri
226 Bloomfield Ave Caldwell, NJ 07006 Essex

Exxon
266 South Orange Ave Livingston, NJ 07039 Essex

Bannom Enterprises
2018 Springfield Ave Maplewood, NJ 07040 Essex

Raceway
527 W Mt Pleasant Ave Livingston, NJ 07039 Essex

Spartan Oil Company
3 Central Ave West Orange, NJ 07052 Essex

DELTA
385 Main St West Orange, NJ 07052 Essex

McThifty
600 Pompton Ave Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Essex

DELTA
451 Irvington Ave South Orange, NJ 07079 Essex

GETTY
1060 Stuyvesant Ave Irvington, NJ 07111 Essex

SUNOCO
1459 Springfield Ave Maplewood, NJ 07040 Essex

Gloucester County

Lukoil
642 West Broad St Paulsboro, NJ 08066 Gloucester

Richwood TEXACO (SUNOCO)
705 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ 08028 Gloucester

S. Paul Citgo Inc.


302 Blackhorse Pike Blackwood, NJ 08012 Gloucester

Sunoco
341 N. Delsea Drv.

Glassboro, NJ 08028 Gloucester

Hudson County

CLK Inc.


210 14th Street Jersey City, NJ 07032 Hudson

Sunoco
14th and Grove St.

Jersey City, NJ 07310 Hudson

Jersey Oil
218 Broadway Bayonne, NJ 07002 Hudson

Citgo
1320 Patterson Plk Road Secaucus, NJ 07094 Hudson

Lukoil
1191-99 Kennedy Blvd.

Bayonne, NJ 07002 Hudson

Express Gas
815 Kearny Ave Kearny, NJ 07032 Hudson

Valero
780 Kearny Ave Kearny, NJ 07032 Hudson

Getty
790 Kearny Ave.

Kearny, NJ 07032 Hudson

Valero
700 Kearny Ave.

Kearny, NJ 07032 Hudson

Exxon
202 14th Street Jersey City, NJ 07310 Hudson

Mercer County

Roadrunner Gas
406 Brunswick Ave Trenton, NJ 08638 Mercer

Gulf
1299 Rt.

130 Windsor, NJ 08561 Mercer

Valero
Rt.

130 South Windsor, NJ 08561 Mercer

Gulf
Rt. 130 and Main St.

Windsor, NJ 08561 Mercer

Gulf
1372 Rt.

130 Windsor, NJ 08561 Mercer

Valero
1122 Rt.

130 Robbinsville, NJ 08691 Mercer

Gasco
226 Rt.

31 South Pennington, NJ 08534 Mercer

Valero
401 Princeton Hightstown West Windsor, NJ 08550 Mercer

Gulf
3271 US Hwy 1 North Lawrence Twp.

, NJ 08648 Mercer

Hess
Rt.

33 & Lake Drive Twin Rivers East Windsor, NJ 08520 Mercer

Riggins Gas
33 Calhoun St Trenton, NJ 08618 Mercer

Total Power LLC
102 S.

Olden Ave Trenton, NJ 08609 Mercer


Middlesex County

Shell
1010 Route 18 North East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Middlesex

Enrite
157 Durham Avenue South Plainfield, NJ 07080 Middlesex

Pittstop
332 Route 18 East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Middlesex

GASLAND
28 Main St Helmetta, NJ 08828 Middlesex

Sayreville Tire
350 Main Street Sayreville, NJ 08872 Middlesex

EXCELL
957 Englishtown Rd Old Bridge, NJ 08857 Middlesex

Citgo
2042 Rt.

27 Edison, NJ 08817 Middlesex

IDT Enterprises
1709 Oak Tree Rd.

Edison, NJ 08820 Middlesex

Exxon
2561 Rt.

1 South North Brunswick, NJ 08902 Middlesex

Longhorn Oil Corp.


2600 Rt.

130 North North Brunswick, NJ 08902 Middlesex

HESS/13 (#30269)
19 South Main St and Washington Ave Milltown, NJ 08850 Middlesex


Monmouth County

Branchport Getty
208 Branchport Ave Long Branch, NJ 07740 Monmouth

Magas
882 Route 36 Leonardo, NJ 07734 Monmouth

Dressler's Citgo
65 Leonardville Road Belford, NJ 07718 Monmouth

Circle Gas
5004 Highway 33 & 34 Wall, NJ 07727 Monmouth

Getty #56250
207 Monmouth Road Oakhurst, NJ 07755 Monmouth

Port Monmouth Gulf
412 Route 36 & Wilson Ave Port Monmouth, NJ 07758 Monmouth

Freehold Shell
103 East Main St.

Freehold Borough, NJ 07728 Monmouth

Gasko Allentown Valero
1650 Old York Rd Allentown, NJ 08501 Monmouth

Hazlet Auto Service Center, Inc.


3039 Route 35 Hazlet, NJ 07730 Monmouth

BP
133 Rt 36 & Broadway West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Monmouth

Citgo Gas of Eatontown
24 Rt.

35 South Eatontown, NJ 07724 Monmouth

Raceway
4200 Rt 9 South Freehold, NJ 07728 Monmouth

Morris County

Heritage Services
1360 Sussex Turnpike Randolph, NJ 07869 Morris

Long Valley Delta
69 East Mill Long Valley, NJ 07850 Morris

Golddel of Ledgewood
1174 RT 46 Ledgewood, NJ 07857 Morris

LBS Service Corp.

LENY
1237 RT 46 W Ledgewood, NJ 07857 Morris

T.A. MT.

Lakes Hess
RT 46 East Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 Morris

Mountain Lakes Gulf
326 RT 46 E Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 Morris

T/A Jefferson Exxon
265 RT 15 Wharton, NJ 07885 Morris

Cumberland Farms #2962 Gulf
401 RT 15 Wharton, NJ 07885 Morris

Sparton Randolph Shell
222 Dover Chester Rd.

Randolph, NJ 07869 Morris

Azzurri Enterprises (Lukoil)
729 RT 23 S Pompton Plains, NJ 07440 Morris

Chester Valley Shell
90 RT 206 & Old Chester Rd.

Chester, NJ 07930 Morris

Delta
394 RT 24 Chester, NJ 07930 Morris

NLK Inc.


1551 RT 46 W Ledgewood, NJ 07857 Morris

S.M.A. RazaInc.


1470 RT 46 E Ledgewood, NJ 07857 Morris

Bains Citgo East
65 RT 10 Succasunna, NJ 07876 Morris




Ocean County

HESS #30304
Rt 37 & Berry Ave Toms River, NJ 08753 Ocean

Pinto Coastal Service
282 Rt 72 Barnegat, NJ 08005 Ocean

Costco Wholesale #1025
245 Stafford PK Blvd Manahawkin, NJ 08050 Ocean

Delta Gas
249 Rt 37 West Toms River, NJ 08755 Ocean

HESS #30307
Kennedy Blvd & Rt 9 Bayville, NJ 08721 Ocean

Regent Trading Inc.


1349 Rt 9 Toms River, NJ 08753 Ocean

Coastal Food Market
941 Route 9 Bayville, NJ 08721 Ocean

1505 River Ave
1505 River Ave Lakewood, NJ 08701 Ocean


Passaic County

Gas & Go Inc.


1850 Rt.

23 N West Milford, NJ 07480 Passaic

U.S. Gas & Auto Inc.


339 Valley Rd.

Clifton, NJ 07013 Passaic

B.I.G.

Delta
922 Bloomfield Ave.

Clifton, NJ 07012 Passaic

Delta Gas
1196 Main Ave.

Clifton, NJ 07011 Passaic

Jersey Gas
498 Lakeview Ave.

Clifton, NJ 07011 Passaic

Delta
375 Broad St.

Clifton, NJ 07013 Passaic

Mr.

Thrifty Gas
109 Main Street Bloomingdale, NJ 07403 Passaic

Shell Service Station
Rt 23 and Union Vally Rd.

New Foundland, NJ 07435 Passaic

Gulf Kaspoglu
9 Main St.

Bloomingdale, NJ 07403 Passaic


Exxon
563 Rt.

3W Clifton, NJ 07014 Passaic

Shell
299 Rt.

3E Clifton, NJ 07014 Passaic

Shell
1201 Van Houten Ave.

Clifton, NJ 07013 Passaic

Zvartnots Sunoco
956 Van Houten Ave.

Clifton, NJ 07013 Passaic

Clifton EZ Gas
776 Bloomfield Ave.

Clifton, NJ 07012 Passaic

Costco Gasoline
20 Bridgewell Pl.

Clifton, NJ 07014 Passaic

Enrite
1037 Broad Street Clifton, NJ 07013 Passaic

General Gas
222 Clifton Avenue Clifton, NJ 07011 Passaic

Rehan Enterprise LLC
4 Marshall Hill Rd.

West Milford, NJ 07480 Passaic


Salem County

Pilot #253
600 Pennsvielle Amburn Road Carney's Point, NJ 08069 Salem

Flying J
326 Slopeg Corner Road Carney's Point, NJ 08069 Salem

Pennsville Gas & Go
161 South Broadway Pennsville, NJ 08070 Salem

Pennsville BP
207 North Broadway Pennsville, NJ 08070 Salem

Sunoco A Plus
63 Market Street Salem, NJ 08098 Salem



Somerset County


Watchung Lukoil
1555 RT 22 Watchung, NJ 07069 Somerset

MK Gasoline
925 RT 22 North Plainfield, NJ 07060 Somerset

Raceway
643 RT 22 North Plainfield, NJ 07060 Somerset

RAJ Autocenter Getty
1143 RT 27 Somerset, NJ 08873 Somerset

VALERO
977 Rt 202 North Somerville, NJ 08876 Somerset

Somerset Global, LLC
421-431 Somerset St.

North Plainfield, NJ 07060 Somerset

Getty #561965
345 RT 22 Green Brook, NJ 08812 Somerset

Exxon
289 RT 22 Green Brook, NJ 08812 Somerset

Raceway
2893 RT 27 Franklin Park, NJ 08823 Somerset

Mike Loucopoulos
1004 Rt 202 South Branchburg, NJ 08876 Somerset


Sussex County


Dave's Town Service Inc.


99 Main St.

Ogdensburg, NJ 07439 Sussex

Spartan Oil
186 South Main St.

Ogdensburg, NJ 07439 Sussex

Shell
27 RT 206 S Stanhope, NJ 07874 Sussex


Union County

EXXON of Scotch Plains, Inc.


2360 South Ave Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Union

Spring St CITGO Inc,
608 Spring St Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Union

Spring City
720 Sprint St Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Union

Spring City
1842 E. St.

Georges Ave Linden, NJ 07036 Union

DELTA
139 E.

Westfield Ave Roselle Park, NJ 07204 Union

A&R Gasoline Inc.


437 LeHigh Ave Union, NJ 07083 Union

Cranford Petroleum Inc (CITGO)
120 North Ave Cranford, NJ 07016 Union

WESTFIELD BP
416 South Ave West Westfield, NJ 07090 Union

GAS
45 North Ave.

, East Cranford, NJ 07016 Union

A&A Service Center
345 S.

Michigan Ave Kenilworth, NJ 07033 Union

Kenilworth Shell
1300 Kenilworth Blvd Kenilworth, NJ 07033 Union

CLARK EXXON
162 Central Ave Clark, NJ 07066 Union

WESTFIELD GULF
400 Central Ave Westfield, NJ 07090 Union

Madison Hill Service Center(GULF)
801 Raritan Road Clark, NJ 07066 Union

WESTFIELD EXXON
421 Central/South Ave Westfield, NJ 07090 Union

5 Points BP
1080 Galloping Hill Rd Union, NJ 07083 Union

US GAS
221 Salem Rd Union, NJ 07083 Union






High Gas Prices


To report a violation at a gas station call the following numbers:


Atlantic County, (609) 345-6700, x.

2477
Bergen County (201) 336-6424
Burlington County, (609) 265-5098
Camden County, (856) 374-6001
Cape May County, (609) 463-6475
Cumberland County, (856) 453-2203
Essex County, (973) 395-8363
Gloucester County, (856) 384-6855
Hudson County, (201) 319-3820
Hunterdon County, (908) 788-1249
Mercer County, (609) 989-6579
Middlesex County, (732) 745-3872
Monmouth County, (732) 431-7362
Morris County, (973) 285-2955
Ocean County, (732) 929-2166
Passaic County, (973) 305-5750
Salem County, (856) 935-7510
Somerset County, (908) 231-7125
Sussex County, (973) 948-5464
Union County, (908) 654-9845
Warren County, (908) 453-2828


N.J.

State Office, (732) 815-4840

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starfish

no more drugs son.
no more drama son.
no more drank asses.....SON.


feels good. ill tell ya that one.

tomorrow shall be good i'm excited. making dinner for boy. i think i'm finally giving into myself breaking these walls down.

politics, school, boys.

wooooooooooo its allllll fun.



its funny cause you think you need things to make you happy to get you by, but once you ween yourself from them you realize sunshine makes you happy, where it never did b4 because you had to much bullshit clouding your mind. everything happens for a reason. no homo.


i missed summer. last summer the end of it. i missed my WDs i missed bonfires and pools and the beach and suntans and smiles and margarita ville and my girles and my boys of course even though b.smith is never home anymore. and everything woooooooooo. So happy its starting back up.

haha. as of the moment i dont think i've been this well off, have had this much money, this much love, and this much appreciation for things i took for granted since about high school. and its only making me want the future more and to look forward to growing up and maturing. i just wish others would feel the same. not try to bring others down by making yourself feel better but i guess everyone matures at different ages. and i guess some wont at all they are in their own world but i guess thats how they plan on living life. the future will only be as good as the past if you dont make it better.


and like OMGGGGGGGG i have a nephew now!!! and hes perfect seriously. Jordan Scott Weems. i have pics but not uploaded even though my camera was stolen in punta cana i got them niggas. haha

annnnd a new cell phone texting should be back up within the next 2 weeks.



nightnight. i'ma go sleep and dream.

the truth about youth by JessP

"so the fact is that the middle class late teens and twenty-somethings of america are absolutely obsessed with getting fucked up.

there are some who do it, because it is "fun". they "love" getting fucked up. or so they claim. but on the contrary i think it goes a lot deeper than that.

one must first separate out those who were born addicts, and received the disease of addiction through genetics. naturally if the person never took the first drink or drug, they'd never have a problem, but for arguments sake i'm going to weed these people out into a separate category. I'll talk more about them later.

with that said and separated, i'll classify next category as the "general youth population". For brevity i'll refer to these people as the GYP's.

Lastly, there's the "tortured youth", or the TY's.

In this rant I am going to generalize and stereotype. In my experience I think that most of america's youth falls into one of the above three categories. i'm going to say some things that might piss some people off, but its only my opinion, and i don't expect everyone to subscribe to it, so here goes...

"THE GYP'S" AKA THE GENERAL YOUTH POPULATION:

The GYP's are a diverse group of people. Some are very intelligent, others are really stupid. Some are marching band kids, homecoming queens, frat brothers, hipsters, kids who don't give a fuck, and the list could go on for days. The GYP is the General Youth population that encompasses most kids born from 1983 to 1990. The GYP have all grown up on AOL instant messenger, video games, myspace, mtv, and hollywood. Whether they would like to admit it or not, they grew up in a media-driven "cyber society", a good amount of their contact was electronic. Hollywood, whether it be the indie hipster stars, or the mainstream stars all encouraged the GYP's to grow up fast, in leading by example. When the GYP's were coming-of-age, getting FUCKED UP MANNNNN was the thing to do because that's what was socially acceptable to do, because that's what the people they looked up to did. The loss of inhibitions is something that the GYP's really like about getting fucked up, because from growing up in a cyber society where half of communication is electronic, they are socially inept. However the GYP's would not consider themselves so, because they go to bars and parties all the time! (Parties that are centered around the keg, or the blunts, or the lines, that is.) The GYP's don't like hearing why it really is that they drink. They hate authority so they don't like to think that there is a driving force besides their own will that dictates what they consider to be fun. Go ahead and ask a GYP why it is that they drink, even if its only an occasional habit. i bet you they will tell you that its fun. I personally think that its sad. The GYP's are a generation of people who know how to interact without chemicals, but really hate doing so. Its awkward and "boring" for them. I believe that a few of these people will be in miserable self imposed addictions later in life, because in some cases they will become physically and emotionally dependent. Those who don't will lead "happy" functional lives, but will remain prisoners of a social chemical fog and their own poisoned thinking for the rest of their adult lives- following the heard of other GYP chemically social sheep.

THE TY'S AKA THE TORTURED YOUTHS:

Now the TY's or the "tortured youths" are also a diverse group of people. However i'd say that most of these individuals could be described as "jaded". They may not necessarily be more intelligent than the GYP's but they have a little more insight as to why they do what they do for the most part. The TY's sometimes recognize the plight of our youth. They don't care for the GYP attitude, although they may be friends with some GYP's. They resent society for telling them how to feel and what to do and what is cool. The TY's rebel. They want to be seen as the anti-cool, which they believe makes them sooooo much cooler than everyone else. The TY's may or may not try really hard. They may or may not have other things besides the plight of their society that "torture" them like hard childhoods, broken families, etc. The telltale sign of a TY is most definitly their "FUCK IT!" attitude. TY's are so jaded and bored that they don't know how to feel anything but jaded, depressed, or bored. They hate feeling jaded, depressed, bored, and angry, so they say FUCK IT! and get fucked up. All the time. Allllllllllll the time, or at least a whole lot. They too become numb. Some of them will suffer the same plight of self imposed dependency. They are more inclined than the GYP's to fall into this trap because they generally have a negative outlook, and tend to generally care less about their well-being and responsibilities than GYP's. Others will lead functioning lives when they get a little older and settle down with a fellow TY, but they will never feel completely whole, and they will always be jaded or depressed somewhere on the inside.

Then there are the Junkies. They don't get a clever abbreviation because their name is already short. These young people fell into chemicals for one of the two reasons above, but unlike their counterparts they couldn't stop. In other words, a junkie started out as either a TY or a GYP, but that was over veryyyy fast. They don't just get fucked up a lot, they are always fucked up. A junkie will harm others to get fucked up, and could care less about themselves. Junkies didn't really choose their plight, they have a disease given to them genetically and they live in a society that thrives on things that are poison to them. They are no better or worse people than the TY's or GYP's, they are just more of a danger and more of a pain in society's ass. They either end up in mental institutions, dead, in jail, or they get help. When a junkie gets help they can actually become happy people so long as they don't fall back into the junkie trap. Ironically, if you are a junkie who gets help, you can end up better than all of the other categories if you put your mind to it.

I'm not really sure why i wrote this. When I talk to other young people, these categories really come to life for me. I guess maybe I spend more time than the average person asking myself why I ever started getting fucked up. But I think that most of America's youth is sad, no matter how smart some of them are. A lot of this bleak reality has become apparent to me in the past year or so. It was about this time last year that i tried to stop drinking for the first time, and couldn't do it. Some might say that I'm bitter that I can't get fucked up anymore, but its not that i can't its that i CHOOSE not to. I choose to remain aware of everything rather than numb, I choose to relearn sober socialization skills. Do i miss that feeling sometimes? hell yeah! i'm a friggan junkie, and being fucked up is as natural to me as breathing. If i get fucked up, there are huge consequences like death, homelessness, friendlessness, and terminal illness that hang over my head. but what i guess im saying is that im glad they do. because there are a lot of young people out there with sad realities regardless if they realize it or not.

go ahead, get pissed. i don't care. who knows, maybe i am just jealous that i can't get fucked up. but if this blog does annoy you, ask yourself why. I may have hit a nerve, eh?"



By Jess Palmer.