The owner of the OBI (something Matherson)died a couple of months ago, his son works at the same company I do.
bob, & i can probably tell you all the regular bartenders' names too
Yes, we pay high taxes, but....
-The ocean is in our backyards..
-Our schools are great!
- Spending time in traffic on the parkways teaches us patience for the long lines in Disney...
Long Island is home and I could never leave!
Another Massapequa Park family here- whoo hoo!!
~ a short train ride (longer for the east end, of course

) to one of the greast cities in the world, with plays, attractiona, top restaurants, etc
~
love our beaches!!! i've traveled quite a bit, & it amazes me that we have some of the most beautiful

personally, i especially babylon town beaches
~ transportation options ~ a lot of places don't have all we take for granted
the one thing that really keeps me an islander tho (besides family & friends, of course

) is that long islanders are some of the most friendly & (believe it or not

) courteous people in the entire country. total strangers will help one another, you can make friends just by going grocery shopping ~ there's a sense of comradery you don't see in other places.
yes, there is bad (not everyone believes in that "comradery"

), winter

, high taxes, & high housing prices........but there are problems everywhere, many of them worse (btw, i know a number of ppl who moved to Fla from LI ~ sadly, about 80-90% regretted their decision w/i a year

. & we've met many other transplanted LIers near WDW (see, LIers really are a chatty group

).....out of about 50-60 strangers, only about 5 said they were happy they moved....4 of the 5 being CMs

).
yeah, long islanders have a lot to be proud of & thankful for
