This year is a bummer but there will be more winters to come, and some will be very cold and snowy. It's just not guaranteed anymore.

Bad for those tourist industries, they'll have to figure out some way to attract summer visitors. Ski area zip lines or something.

Perhaps consider coastal Texas... Florida is getting very full and very expensive.

My great aunt and uncle have a 1920s beach house there on the gulf coast that's worth about $1M now, they paid $80k or so for it in the early 90s. Nice duplex with half they rent out and half they reserve for themselves and their guests (of which I have been one many times). The value is all in the land, if any investor ever buys it they'll demolish it and build condos or something. Kind of sad since it's such a nice house with a decent sized back yard but people want to cram into the beach and there's limited space to live there.

My electric bill is $120 for 1600ish sqft and my oil is about $250 to keep the house at 60. Last year would have been about $60 for electric and the same for oil (it was much colder but lower prices and of course electric rates went way up). Oil delivers based on degree days not monthly but in winter it works out to about once a month. I think that electric heat is screwing you.

Making suppressors easier to get would fix this

US Cellular has the best coverage now since Verizon dropped 3G but USC will too eventually.

> stores aren’t fully staffed or that it takes a longer time to schedule a plumber or electrician to fix an issue in your home.

That's a compromise I am fine with to live in less populated areas. I don't want more housing, I don't want more people. I'm used to having to do a lot by myself or search long and far for a pro.

We need less rental housing, and that which does exist should be constrained to already urbanized town centers, not spread out on rural land.

Those stink bugs were introduced in Pennsylvania in the early 00s and are still spreading. They're just starting to reach my area, I saw them for the first time this year, just a few early colonizers but there will be more and more over time.

They overwinter in houses, in any crevice they can find, in the attic, in the walls... it's impossible to keep them out.

No I'm not superstitious or insane so I never see such things

It's just one of the only things that makes us occasionally nationally relevant. Otherwise we fade into obscurity like that state you never remember exists. You know the one I'm talking about. Or maybe not, that's the point.

>!Rhode Island - I bet that's not even the one you were thinking of.!<

Had a helicopter like 2 weeks ago. I waved to it.

Marry a citizen that's the easy way in.

Gay marriage counts now too.

Instant green card, 3 years to citizenship.

Just bothering to actually search the internet instead of asking or giving up makes you very smart. You can make a lot of money with that skill - it's very uncommon and valuable.

Depends which health insurance you have since that is going to be a limiter on who you can see, and how you get in without huge out of pocket costs. I know I need a referral first for it to be covered, it has to be someone in network... there's a good chance your doctor will just refer you into their hospital network's mental health offices for an appointment and they'll pick whoever has the most availability.

And you have to call and call to badger them about appointments and scheduling... a real joy for anyone with anxiety.

> Peak speeds are actually very good, but are extremely inconsistent

Mine have been very consistent. I test with fast.com and always get 400mbps ± 20. Probably varies by location. I've had Comcast at different addresses and one time it was awful, other time it was great.

Haven't had any problems with it lately

drive really fast until it blows off

You can fly without ID so I think if you don't have RealID the procedure will eventually be the same (pat down, etc).

That's just what happens when you pour out liquids in sub-zero temperatures

They thrive in young forest after wildfires or clearcutting. That's why you don't see them as much, less habitat.

Eventually the forest matures into pine, oak, etc. and the birches diminish.

It's not exactly the middle of nowhere but it is a small town far from any large cities.

There is enough around that you never have to leave the area or will be lacking things to do. But if you're fond of suburban or city life, you will probably not be happy with it. If it's of much importance to you, healthcare in the area is limited, with one hospital and its network of offices in the area. If you don't like that one, you're out of luck or driving far to alternatives.

Pittsfield

Best - has everything you need in town, small independent hardware and grocery stores, pharmacy, car wash, gas station, auto parts... liquor store until recently moved to Epsom. Lots of old houses, very picturesque.

Worst - most people would say it's a poor slummy garbage town but I don't really experience that since I don't live downtown and there's nothing wrong with it when I go in. I'd say the worst part is just high taxes for the schools (all the way through high school supported by one town without a large tax base). That also keeps growth slow which is fine with me, I like all the old buildings and unused land. From looking through the town's history this used to be a much more significant place, kind of a hub town for the area before they rerouted route 28 to bypass downtown, now you can drive through without noticing it. There used to be a train station and bus service to Concord but both ended by the 60s.

When I first moved here the long commute to Manchester was a downside, 50-60 minutes but without much traffic usually. But now I work remote and don't really go to Manchester so it doesn't matter anymore. Concord is 20-30 minutes depending where you're going. Just far enough you can't "run out" to go do one thing. Which is why its nice we have most amenities in town.

I was told it was a trap from the left to turn us into a communist nanny state.

If part of the deal was dissolving eversource and putting a public utility in place that doesn't have investors to please I might just support it.

> Even if it passed, any proposed changes would have to be approved by 60% or more of the New Hampshire voters.

That's why I think it should pass, just to see what comes up. Probably not much if any of that would pass, but it would be interesting.

Went to my parents house for supper and they had wheel of fortune and jeopardy on, every 10 minutes it was nonstop ads for Massachusetts ballot initiatives, every single one with really exaggerated Boston accents. "I'm a fahmah"