Recent comments in /f/newhampshire

Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_jaab5lh wrote

Sounds like a nightmare to get properly labeled data… those NWS “trained spotter” reports would only go so far. Taken at different times, at inconsistent locations, tricky to account for drift and aspect.

If you know anything about the shenanigans Killington pulls with their snow stake, the flaws here would be very obvious. They report from a spot on the mountain that is not representative at all — the snow piles up there twice as deep as elsewhere. Their snow stake is a dirty liar.

Also, the best model this winter will probably be very different from the best model in an El Niño year.

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greenglasstree t1_jaa4b9l wrote

Health resources in general are craptastic in New Hampshire. Both mental and physical.

My friend's father shouldn't have to drive to another state just because he has a relatively uncommon disease and the specialists in NH suck.

New Hampshire needs to stand on its own feet and provide health services and jobs for its own people.

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dannychan25 t1_jaa3etw wrote

Luckily, I was able to purchase my first home with my gf at 22. Now… a lot of things had to fall into place ‘perfectly’ for this to happen. And surprisingly they all did.

We each pay 1250 a month for mortgage which is slightly under half months pay (one pay check bi weekly). It is really tough, especially when you couple that with electricity, utilities, plowing, groceries, oil/gas/propane heating, and kids/pets if you have them (I only have 2 dogs and they eat a shit ton).

If you look at it this way, you save a lot of money by renting and don’t have to worry about upkeep and any of the above mentioned things. However, the “fact” that it’s impossible to own a home is simply not true.

A lot of these landlords are paying off their mortgage by renting out apartments. Why pay for their mortgage when you can get your own. All in all, I do have a partner to help split the mortgage with, but at least we are building equity and don’t have to deal with rules/annoying neighbors.

Lastly, I have so many friends who say they can’t afford a mortgage when they are literally paying one to rent an apartment. Wait for rates to go back down before shopping for a home.

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HakaelDRC t1_jaa20he wrote

The surrounding towns are mostly rural and have no downtown areas. Nashua still has a lower crime rate than Manchester and Concord despite its proximity to Lowell and ranks pretty high on the safest places to live in the country. Suggesting that crime is “high” under most measures here just isn’t accurate.

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