PhineasC

I never detected a single hint of bad vibes or an attitude from anyone in New Hampshire, even when I was there with MD plates when lockdowns across the country were still in full swing. Even being in an area that does not get a lot of long-term tourists and mostly seems like locals (Randolph/Gorham/Berlin), it has been fine. To be honest, it seems like the locals have been bending over backwards to be nice because they all want me to spend money on their services and at their shops given the crushed economy up there. Maybe it is different in VT. There is definitely a different feel between the two states; even my tone deaf self can pick it up. But this all feels overwrought to me. If VT guys are like Powderfreak and Phish it seems like a really chill place. LOL

Buy a car and put VT plates on it.

This is not the New Hampshire I was promised in the pamphlet, sir.

LOL yeah. I love J.Spin’s posts but his version of family skiing is clearly far beyond what we are doing. 2 dozen nice downhill days on groomed trails sounds about right for us.

I’ll be doing my part for Cannon, Bretton Woods, and Wildcat.

We are assuming the lodge stuff will be restricted/closed or at least really annoying. So we are planning to go direct from the car to the slopes as much as possible. I'm getting all 4 kids some equipment at the local ski swap place so we don't have to mess with rentals of any sort.

If this reality is a simulation, it needs a reboot and an HDD defrag.

In 2020? Not at all. People would just shrug at this point. Why would aliens even be wasting time here right now?

LOL small NNE world indeed.

It’s just swamp gas or weather balloons. Nothing to see here, fellow humans.

Chutter's is pretty awesome. We always go to Littleton to hit Depot and Lowes rather than North Conway.

We don't go down to Jackson or North Conway very much. Too commercial and touristy feeling to me. I prefer the rugged, blue-collar vibe in Coos.

I am getting a tankless propane water heater installed up in Randolph soon. I love them. I have switched all my water heaters over.

Randolph, NH received 207" out of that putrid look. All snow weenies should head north if they want to escape the misery.

Seems like a reasonably cool August could “save” 2020 in the same way.

Sometimes you can see them. Between two shallower areas and/or a lot of foam trailing out in one spot but nowhere else around are sure signs. You can also look at other people. If there is a big gap in the crowd for seemingly no reason that's another bad sign.

2013 was the closest. How was that summer up there outside July?

So is this just some freakishly hot July or are the averages bogus? It would seem this July is crushing the records up there.

I used to all the time, but then my kid was caught in a rip current and I had to haul him out. Ever since then I am nervous about it, for myself and others. I know how to escape a rip current but that doesn’t remove all concern.

Seems like the next 12 days will bring more “normal” high temps to the area? Looks like mid-70s for Randolph for the period. Some upper 50s for lows in there too. I expected to see more of that honestly. Everywhere I look says the average low is in the 50s here. I guess this is peak warmth time and it has been one of the hottest July’s ever, but still. Sheesh.

I need multiple depraved steamy sex scenes, preferably between different alien species, to consider purchasing your book. Let me know what to expect in that regard. Thanks in advance.

That's a really stupid map. It's also unhelpful and incorrect.

I use the same method as J.Spin. It really only fails when the min at night is high and very humid. Sucking 70 degree moist air into the house can turn it first into a swamp overnight, and then a furnace the next day. I made that mistake a few times before I got the hang of it. A dehumidifier is just as helpful as an AC unit in this scenario. We all know 75 with 50% humidity feels much, much nicer than 75 with 90% humidity. Our log home holds whatever air you feed it really well. If you suck in some "bad" air it takes forever to scour it all out.

Yes, the many little streams on my property all have water in them now. It was really dry for a while there. The vegetation is exploding again.

Yeah, no one else move to Randolph please! Actually, I don't even need to do this as Coos County has not grown in population at all over the past decade, and probably dropped somewhat.