Like others have said, Fish Mike's and there's also a place in millford that has plants, at least they did the last time I was there.

whereabouts in NH are you? Fish Mike’s in Manchester is awesome, a small-business with knowledgeable and friendly employees (including Mike himself). That’s been my go-to since I found it, other than the occasional run to Petsmart for something small they might not carry

Try Fish Mike Aquatics over in Manchester. I haven't had a setup in years, but that used to be my go to

That’s funny! I think I knew a sociology major. She lived in the Owls nests and I had a crush on her big time. Also had a crush on a gothic girl, think her name was Amanda. She commuted. I had a parking pass and my Jeep was broken into and they stole my GPS. I was a biology major.

So glad he’s safe, hopefully this can be a turning point for him ♥️

I switched majors to Sociology around that time, and I did that knowing it was the only way to graduate on time. Lol. Like I said...all i wanted was to be done. I never even bought a parking pass. I just parked out back at Walmart lol

Keene totally made me loose the college experience. I transferred out to Merrimack College so I could commute. What was your major? I didn’t interact with too many people there but in 08-09 I was in Huntress Dorm and 09 I was in Fiske? I think.

Part of why I transferred to Keene was so I could live at home and commute. I was very much over the college experience by that point.

I was there for a year and half at that same time...but I transferred in.

Yea I lived on campus for that year and a half. Took forever for student services to transfer me to a new dorm room halfway through since my room mate didn’t understand what personal hygiene was.

You've forgotten that under a rule invented by the courts, everything within a hundred miles of an international border or the seacoast is a "border zone." The entire state is in the border zone.

The CBP has used this to set up checkpoints all over the White Mountains and harass people. That's what Sununu is helping to fund, not just patrols in Pittsburg.

John James Rambo?

I guess I'm confused as to what you thought I said wrong or "dinging" the state... I think NH is a great place to live.

I said "not much engineering except for down south or in Mass".

How many total engineering jobs do you think are in the state?

It was great fun if you didn't have to live on campus.

Thank you GI Bill.

True the housing market has gotten ridiculous due to people fleeing larger cities and moving into the state.

I imagine that will resolve itself at some point here. Especially with high interest rates and doesn't seem very sustainable.

I know, such an awful experience to have. Hope OP finds a safer place to settle.

Yep I'm a machinist and shops are dying for help right now. Really hard to fill off shift staff at the moment

NH has a low unemployment rate but I know a lot of young people who are underemployed which I think is what people are saying when they say no employment opportunities. A lot of southern NH is commuter towns for MA and that’s where the big money comes from. Living and working only in NH would severely limit your earning potential and ability to keep up with the cost of living. Someone in this thread said there’s great jobs paying over $20/hour but let’s be real $20/hour doesn’t get you far in NH. You can’t rent an apartment or save money on that wage. A lot of people like to equate help wanted signs with opportunity when most of the help wanted is for menial jobs that would leave you broke. There are jobs but not many that can pay you a livable wage and/or have growth opportunity.

NBC.... does that satisfy your left side?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna69588

I know of some machine shops in the lakes region that are at half staff... Turning down work because they can't find enough people.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/02/24/immigrant-dies-crossing-northern-canada-vermont-border-illegal

You just schooled them better than their school.

I think you're describing the general problem with population in New Hampshire as a whole, the north is very sparsely populated and consequently has much fewer jobs in industry. But there's plenty of jobs down south closer to the sea coast where there's more people. Not really fair to ding the state as a whole for what is a regional problem.

There is a factory in my town that does have a job posted every once in a while. But it is small. There are more factories in more urban areas that I personally would rather not be in (or commute to); so I never really considered it for myself.

My guess is that it is "robust" per capita, but not compared to a real city since the whole state has the population of a city... :)