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Atlantic City, New Jersey - Anyone been there?

  • 23-06-2005 8:46pm
    #1
    Real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭


    We are heading out ther soon. Does anyone know what its like??


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  • #2
    FX Meister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭FX Meister


    It's a horrible place. Please tell me you are not staying there for long. It's just full of casino's. nothing else. Plenty of pawn shops too. I spent one day there doing a bit of gambling and I couldn't wait to leave. Free drinks though if you are playing the games.


  • #3
    Real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Real


    How bad exacly?? Can you give me a bit of detail? Has I any redeeming features?

    Im going on an 18 month work contract there!!!


  • #4
    drunkenfool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 465 ✭✭drunkenfool


    possibly the worst city in the USA


  • #5
    StickyMcGinty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭StickyMcGinty


    i'd mates who were there on a J1 and they loved the place...


  • #6
    drunkenfool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 465 ✭✭drunkenfool


    quite possibly the most disgusting place in the USA, horrible buildings and down right horrible people there, complete down and outs, junkies, whores... the full meal deal.
    anyplace covered in pawn shops just says it all...


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  • #7
    FX Meister
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    Drunken fool has it down to a T. VinnyL must have some weird mates. 18 months, ouch. May I suggest you leave whenever you are not working. It's a short drive to New York from there. That's where we came from.


  • #8
    Real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Real


    Thanks everyone.

    Yeah , we plan to find a place to live in one of the surrounding towns about 10 of 15 miles outside Atlantic City. I heard some of them are quite nice. On our time off we have the choice of having Washington, Philly and New York within a few hours drive.

    Looks like we will work in Atlantic City and play elsewhere!!!

    Anyone got any more advice??


  • #9
    drrnwbb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 421 ✭✭drrnwbb


    i lived there for a few weeks when i was 17, i cant remember anything to recommend. it seemed like a soulless place. there (hopefully) might be some other nice towns/resorts around it.


  • #10
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    We used to work on the coast as students. I think it was a hours or maybe two drive to Atlantic City. Only ever was their very light at night. Just Casino's and cheap food and drink is all I remember (students eh?)


  • #11
    RyanfromNJ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭RyanfromNJ


    Yup... they pretty much said it.... Atlantic City itself is the pits... unless you like to gamble... I don't know if I would agree that it's one of the worst places 'this side of the pond,' but I would definitely not recommend staying there... there ARE nicer places around.... I live about an hour from Atlantic City(right outside of Philadelphia), but am down towards the coast often... I work as a flight nurse on a helicopter and we fly patients all the time into Atlantic City Medical Center(EXCELLENT hospital) plus I go surfing all the time in Ocean City, and actually have rented a house for the first week of september there... so if ya want, I'll show ya's around a bit and we can drink a few pints... here's my home email addy: jordanryan@comcast.net

    some other places to stay not too far from Atlantic City: Brigantine, Longport, Egg Harbor Township, Margate, Ocean City, Galloway Township, Tuckerton..

    STAY AWAY FROM: Pleasantville(there is nothing pleasant AT ALL in P'ville)


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