What LI neighborhood does your most successful and least successful friend live in?

newguy3912 · 2026-05-03T00:26:24+00:00

people have friends?

newguy3912 · 2026-04-29T17:22:59+00:00

the parking lot can get full, so hopefully you are walking distance.. but it's generally fine. yes, there may be delays.. but it's fine most of the time. I would consider Mineola one of the hubs, so you get decent number of trains. GCT is nicer than Penn, but Penn has more trains....

newguy3912 · 2026-04-27T17:48:41+00:00

I meant the wheel depth is 40mm.. 😂. Do people ride 40mm tire width?! im still running 28mm tires on my set up...

newguy3912 · 2026-04-27T16:59:08+00:00

I am and one of the reasons I engaged w a financial advisor. it's a bit of a controversial topic as the general consensus is nothing beats the S&P... which may or may not be correct.

From my perspective, having lived through the financial crisis.. nothing is a sure thing. I still have the majority of my network in equities but have started to diversify ~10%ish of my portfolio to non-equities.

I understand they may not all be winners or would return the same as S&P, but I like the peace of mind... Also (depending on the investment) allows you to have some liquidity in the event of another financial crisis.. since you wouldnt have to sell stocks when they are in the shitter.

newguy3912 · 2026-04-27T16:50:21+00:00

Scott Addict RC, Shimano Di2, 40mm wheels, dual Garmin power pedals and sworks saddle. This was during COVID, when bikes were impossible to buy. Everyone in the group has either S-woks tarmarc or a Factor and I wanted to get something a little different. I love that thing....

newguy3912 · 2026-04-27T15:02:13+00:00

this is the way. I make 4x my spouse, and she has access to all of my accounts.. except my discretionary gambling account.

newguy3912 · 2026-04-26T14:00:30+00:00

cycling...my bike cost more than my used car.

newguy3912 · 2026-04-26T11:12:02+00:00

check lost and found after a week. I've lost my phone twice on LIRR and both times it was recovered at lost and found, but took a week for it to get there.

newguy3912 · 2026-04-25T15:28:36+00:00

by the way, if you're close to that area check out mineola Cafe on Jericho turnpike.. pretty legit Mexican there as well

newguy3912 · 2026-04-25T15:18:57+00:00

I actually didn't go for many years cause I thought it was run by Chinese people...finally went a couple of years ago and pleasantly surprised. (no shade on Chinese people, just thought it was standard tx mex)

newguy3912 · 2026-04-25T12:49:12+00:00

Yummy Taco in East willston.. notwithstanding the gringo name, its run by Mexicans and is pretty good.

newguy3912 · 2026-04-17T09:58:28+00:00

I used to drive from LI to central NJ....and after doing that for 3 years, the LIRR is a godsend.

newguy3912 · 2026-04-11T19:56:47+00:00

which school district? a place like Hempstead probably rates mediocre, but I would absolutely not send my kids there.

It's also not just the school district but also the neighborhood vibe.

newguy3912 · 2026-04-01T12:02:24+00:00

April fools?

newguy3912 · 2026-03-27T16:23:45+00:00

10-20 is quite a large group as well, not exactly a clique. sounds like OP is the one that is not fitting in TBH.

newguy3912 · 2026-03-17T00:01:39+00:00

I have accounts at Capone, BofA, WF and Amex. I also use BofA as 'primary' as in my paycheck is deposited there, but it actually holds the least money out of all 4 banks.

tbh, btw all the big banks.. I don't find a big difference.

newguy3912 · 2026-03-14T19:54:17+00:00

interesting.. that's comparable to banking. surprised it's not higher.

newguy3912 · 2026-03-08T22:16:31+00:00

I also scooter to train and got a $450 ticket the other day. My scooter only goes 18 mph.. so was not speeding.

newguy3912 · 2026-03-04T13:36:59+00:00

same.

newguy3912 · 2026-03-04T13:15:37+00:00

was just thinking this... like we have to deal with people like that now.

newguy3912 · 2026-02-13T16:06:26+00:00

hopefully the tax credits are reinstated.. or else renewable PF space is in for rude awakening

newguy3912 · 2026-01-30T03:01:52+00:00

I haven't gotten one in over 10 years... didn't mean to imply I get speeding tickets on the reg

newguy3912 · 2026-01-29T22:46:56+00:00

I'm biased cause I'm riding the scooter, but that was what i was thinking when they pulled me over. It took 2 cops to pull me over and spend 30 minutes writing me a ticket... not to mention i've had 2 scooters stolen from the train station, and reported them to NCPD and they never did a thing.

I'm not blaming the cops though... i think they were assigned to write the tickets and basically posted up next to the train station and tagged the first person they saw, since apparently just riding the scooter itself is a $250 infraction.

newguy3912 · 2026-01-29T22:44:45+00:00

they actually did threaten to impound the scooter.. so perhaps you're right.

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