Our first mortgage was 10.15%. Prices had dropped about 40% from the high at the time. We put down 5% and then refinanced as rates dropped. That's the best way to do it from my perspective.

Did you wind up going, or was it cancelled? Hope your ok.

Decided to do my run along route 1 Rye Beach/ N Hampton this AM.

Massive layers, good coat, hat, gloves.

Holy COW. I have never seen anything like this.. Made it half way and said "F-CK THIS!!!!!!"

God bless the homeless in these conditions- That is all I could think about.

That’s the trouble isn’t it, house prices drop but interest rates go up.

Do you have good windows, or, how do you keep them leak proof.

I read your above post about your house being 72 degrees which is pretty good during Arctic blast. Upper midwest here, so I do know a thing about cold..😪

Forced hot water? And you rent? Call your landlord immediately.

We have forced hot water heat in part of our home and our furnace guy told us to turn the thermostat up to 73-74 and keep it there when it gets to single digit temps. If a certain zone in the system isn’t calling for heat, in extreme temps there can be small stretches of pipe that are fairly close to exterior siding and if there isn’t constant demand for heat, they can freeze up if the house gets cool like that. Your landlord will know if this is an issue in your house.

That would get you a townhouse or maybe a small house in my town. Prices haven't dropped in my town nor has supply improved much. I know that the national picture is that prices are dropping but I'm not seeing it locally yet.

If the Fed stays on hold for a year as they have indicated, prices should drop but the economy is very strong and they may have to raise rates higher than they thought.

I've not seen any reports of problems with the power companies.

I just checked and we're set at 64 degrees and the temperature inside is 69 degrees (the HVAC gets the temperature above the setting and let's it drop). So I dropped the setting to 63. I feel fine but I'm wearing two pairs of wool socks and long underwear.

Things that could cause this: problem with heating system, inadequate heating capacity, insufficient insulation, leaks.

Same happened at my rental (very old duplex with baseboards) my upstairs stayed over 65, downstairs dropped down to 57 by morning. Just check for drafty windows/doors, we had to throw a towel down in front of one of the doors, we threw a sheet up to block off our stairs so that more heat stayed downstairs as opposed to up, try blocking off areas to try and help heat build up. Our downstairs went up to 62 (and climbing) within a couple minutes and the upstairs has plenty of heat. If that doesn’t work then I would maybe call the landlord and see if he can send somebody over to make sure your system is working properly

Easiest solution is to buy some plastic insulation film for your windows. Also, get a door sweep to plug up any gaps in doors leading outdoors. For people with forced air, check your filters because a dirty filter will cause the furnace to struggle.

But, dropping nearly 10 degrees sounds like something might be wrong with your system. Keep an eye on if it continues to drop.

Username checks out.

There are Patriots still on the road?

I'm always surprised when I see a Patriot, Compass, or Calibur. They...aren't very good cars.

It’s a house we’re renting and it has baseboard heating that’s as much as I could tell you lol

Dropping to 56 overnight is pretty extreme. What kind of a place is this, how is it heated, etc?

Yay us!! . . . Oh, wait. Brrrrrr.

You should call up NH Saves and get your insulation evaluated / blower door test.

I don't understand the influx of the word "y'all" up here recently

Right? Upper Valley resident here and it was so loud!

I think it would be better to have a higher threshold so lower income taxpayers don’t have to pay, but I don’t agree with an outright repeal. So I’d like to see it end somewhere in the middle, maybe leave it at 4% and 50k and reevaluate after a period of time to see how it impacts the state.

My rinnai water heat comes up with an error too. We lost the ability to use it. Threw a few valves and have it from the oil boiler. Yee haw for back ups

There’s an ice climbing festival happening in the Mount Washington Valley this weekend so the cars you saw were likely climbers. As far as I know clinics haven’t been canceled for today… just wild.

Maybe the -52 was with wind chill, it was a long time ago, same in Vermont probably, either way, it was bloody cold.

Woooohoooo!!

Awesome!

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