well in spring lake i know about this time of year they close beaches because theres not enough guards, so none at all will be nice to surf any beach around with no one giving me any S***
i guard in long branch 12th and our last shift is the i believe. cant wait im so tired of saving bennies
pardon the interruption pardon the interruption... ...and please forgive my ignorance (I'm from MD and have never surfed NJ), but wtf is a bennie? just curious, y'all are always talking about it and i don't have a clue what you mean by it...peace.
benny is the northern/central nj term for a tourist/summer resident. always derogatory. it's an acronym standing for bayone, elizabeth, newark, & new york, which are the communities from which most summer visitors to lbi, seaside, belmar, etc. tend to hail. "shoobie" is the southern nj equivalent. this one stems from the days when tourists used to ride the train from philly & bring their lunches in shoeboxes. this is used brigantine south to cape may. or you could've done a search & saved me the trouble.
word you're assuming common sense with the self-search. after no waves and the ensuing train of orange crushes i've drunk this afternoon...yea... mahalo for taking the time to educate!
LOL!! fair enough...can't say i'd be much more functional in the same place. @poweruser- never heard "tourons" before, but i have heard SUP'ers referred to as "oarons" before. i kinda like that one.
down here we call them the extremely derogatory term of "spongers" named after the large mass of "sponge like substance" they tend to float on when occupying our beaches
on the topic of terms we call ppl who dont respect the beach and the local i just read about a new acronym in nj FOOT i will let you guess what the f stands for but the rest of it is out of towner's.
locals shoobies beenies Respect for the beach, surfing etiquette, etc have nothing to do with whether you live full time near a shore point or you travel from a far off destination. Don't kid yourself. The local governments sold out long ago and brought the problems of overcrowded beaches, high rental properties, traffic issues, noise pollution, beach pollution, etc. The problem has a long history and it started with the greed of "locals" who wanted to sell high price real estate and exploit their beaches to the highest bidder. Now the "shoobies" pay $25,000 to rent one of those s**tholes for the summer. Get involved in local politics if you want a change. Don't get mad get even.
