Yea that’s definitely not the same thing, but there’s no point in arguing with only one brain cell 😂

I still have a half meter of snow at my house so we're quite a way from anything green!

Yeah, and when I was 6 years old I needed a note from my mother to buy cigarettes, that was still illegal too

Net shirts (covers your head and arms). Long pants. They suck and their bite is worse than a mosquito. Good Luck! Oh - and watch out and always check yourself for ticks as well.

They may not be too bad when you're visiting since it will be early May. Long sleeves and a head net are pretty standard. they go for the back of your neck/behind your ears, eyes, ankles, etc unguarded soft spots so be sure everything is tucked in well. You may even want gloves. They're mostly just annoying when you're outdoors but the pain and inflammation is the worst once you're home and trying to get to sleep. Depending how you react to their bites you might need antihistamine to keep the swelling and itching down. A menthol/camphor rub is real soothing if you swell up bad.

Someone’s projecting

Also black flies like to go for the eyes. This is important if you have little kids.

Hat with mosquito net

Planet Fitness would be a good starter gym. $10.00 a month and they do have trainers. Once you learn the ropes and if you want to get more into free weights you can look elsewhere.

Deet. I’ve tried every non-chemical repellent but nothing is as effective.

Ticks latch on and can be nasty. If you do find one on you, after getting it off keep and eye out for a bullseye shaped mark, it can mean Lyme’s disease

Thank you ☺️ I have a bullet journal almost full of planning for this trip 😁 the planning is at least half the fun for sure

Considering how badly landlords were screwed due to leftist covid policy, need to move the needle back towards the center

😆 laughed out loud at the pina colada, it’s my favourite cocktail. Coconut oil eh? Is there anything it can’t do? What a hero product. Thanks for the tip, anything’s worth a try 🙂

East coasters go crazy for In-N-Out but it's awful

In-N-Out is garbage. Shake Shack is much better.

This trip sounds so exciting! I love planning fun trips, enjoy your stay 💕 safe travels!

> Call me back when NH gets a Waffle House!!!!

Smothered, covered, scattered, and chunked. But we're on the wrong side of the Mason-Dixon line. Sorry, I don't make the rules.

You seem like you’re a real treat to be around. Do better.

I have been experimenting with coconut oil for Black Fly, Deer Fly, and whatever that new little black triangle SOB is, and have had favorable results. They fly around but will not land. The downside is it is a little greasy and I feel it keeps your body a little warmer than I would like. The other thing is an overwhelming craving for a Pina Colada.

2nd the YMCA 💪

Wow, that’s really interesting, thanks for the tip 🙂 to be honest it can sometimes be the same here, we get flowers and blossoms blooming around now but it can take ages for the trees to join the party. It seems like you just wake up one day and they’re all suddenly green again!

I'm at the Nashua-Merrimack YMCA. They have weights, cardio, spinning, classes, TRX, tennis, racquetball, indoor tracks, basketball, swimming, hockey, pickelball. An adult membership is $50/month. It's definitely not a hardcore gym - lots of people at a very wide variety of levels.

There is a Planet Fitness on 101A and one around exit 6 and one in Merrimack. Bare bones stuff and don't grunt or lift too heavy.

I have a barbell, and a couple of adjustable dumbbells, several fixed dumbbells and a bench at home so I can train at home as well - the weights are all just a lot lower than at the gym.

We're a couple months behind southern England in terms of seasons. If you're here in the beginning of May, most trees in the Meredith area won't be in full leaf yet.

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