maybe with the cost of gas, parking at the shore, beach fees, etc., it's cheaper to stay home

Couldn't tell it was quiet by the crowd at the mini mall in Brick where I get my hair cut and the new Stop & Shop. The Dunkin Donuts on Fischer had at least 15 cars in the lot this morning and that never happens.

The Jersey Shore has brought disgrace to this town ... A town that used to be for families is now known for fist pumping, drinking, fighting and trash. Florida kicked them out, Italy won't let them film there but we did what does that say about us?

That show is disgusting.What has this generation come to??? If parents were smart they would ban TV from their homes altogether because the mainstream media has polluted their minds beyond control. They see it on TV and think .... it's okay. I wouldn't go to seaside if someone paid me to go. It seems the boardwalk has attracted the most disgusting kind of people around. They walk around with everything hanging out.... pierced bodies, tattoos, etc. etc. This generation is so pitiful and quite sad. Parents need to be parents and be involved with their childrens' lives more. Kids come home to empty houses and watch all the garbage on tv.... and have access to who knows what on the computer.

I am bewildered by the acceptance and celebration of the Jersey Shore Show . Its a sad "state" that our world has entered. Even Lady Gaga and the raunchy performance on Americian Idol, when does it stop? My heart breaks for the parents who are trying to raise children with morals and intergrity. Its a constant battle parents have to combat. Bad behavior is celebrated and encouraged in todays society. Its a shame.

Some comments above have absolutely nothing to do with the subject of it being oddly quiet at the Jersey Shore. Complaining about current events & "today's youth" is nothing new however; it's been on-going for many centuries! Check out some of these interesting gripes and take note as to who they are from and when they were said:

"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on
frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond
words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and
respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise
disrespectful and impatient of restraint" (Hesiod, 8th century BC).

"The world is passing through troubled times. The young people of
today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for
parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as
if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is
foolishness with them. As for the girls, they are forward, immodest
and unladylike in speech, behavior and dress." (Peter the Hermit
in A.D. 1274~ 700+ years ago!)

The Greek philosopher Plato complained about the youth of his era in time too: "What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"

I am amazed that people woud pay to use the beach ... or worse yet pay to park..especially in Asbury Park...they should pay you to be there.....no really I am sure, and it could be tested, that if there were no parking and no beach fees the amount of local business sales tax revenue would exceed the limited people paying at the beach or the people who after paying have nothing left to spend in the local economies or refuse to spend cause they think their pockets have been picked enough.

Your beaches are beautiful - so thankful to be here and see the Atlantic Ocean and walk on your boardwalk. You are blessed to have this in your backyard. Praise God from whom this great blessing has come.

No one wants to be here! Especially when they can get better beaches, FREE I might add in Wildwood, Cape May and lots to explore! Why pay?

Thankyou Rebecca. So nice to hear a positive remark. I agree with you totally. We are lucky to have these beaches in our back yard.

Yes, most beaches here in Monmouth & Ocean counties are nice; however, I have also lived in California (San Diego, Redondo Beach, and Santa Cruz) and the beaches out there are quite nice too~ plus~ even better: they are free! It's interesting too, that regardless of the fact that you can legally drink alcoholic beverages, fish, smoke, and barbecue there if you so choose to do so; beaches there for the most part are free of litter & cigarette butts.

I totally agree with you billabong; people shouldn't judge all of New Jersey's beaches based on a visit to just one of them. A good example is Island Beach State Park: it's beautiful, clean and it's always a nice experience for me when I go there. As for Venice Beach in California, well yes~ it is quite strange to say the least!

dont get me wrong, i am not a fan of MTV comimg to Seaside Heights, but come on people, if you lived down here forever like me, you would know that Seaside Heights has been a dump forever(way before snooki was even born). What do you expect when a town has a bar on every corner? Its not a place for a family vacation. I dont know why anyone would choose to stay there. I hope beautiful towns like South Seaside Park arent being confused with The Heights. Pieceful famlily beaches! More costly to stay though, but you get what you pay for! As far as paying to get on the beach, never agian for me. Get a boat go to tices shoal, and walk across to IBSP. Its the best. And I must say for hundreds of boats parking over there every weekend, no trash in the water or on the beach. Amazing!

“It’s oddly quiet,” said Lieutenant David Robbins. Gee now that summer is half over don't you miss the "oddly quiet" of this article? guess we know who put the jinx on us this summer lol