New Hampshire Living (school, income, income tax)

[MtnFlyer]

Excellent points Wanna.


Greg I suppose there are people who like NM, but having driven through it on the way to Colorado many times in the past I can say it's like driving on a treadmill for 8 hours. I always expected to see Wile E. Coyote pass me on an Acme rocket chasing one of the many roadrunners up there. If it's heat you want though I'd agree you could find it there.

[Ken E]

Originally Posted by ladibelle

NH is an exspensive , over taxed cold miserable place to live. The people are unfreindly , there are few jobs and they do not pay well. Housing is exspensive and hard to find. Small business do not last because they are highly taxed and regulated. The roads are poorly maintained and unlit at night. They are down right trecherous in the winter. There are few public restrooms if you travel with children. The schools are old and delapatated and spend all of their money on heating oil and special education. My daughter doesn't even have books, they photocopy a text book. There are few family places to go unless you go in the summer and are willing to drive long distances. The old people are racist. They don't like change . They have almost no religion or faith. christians are poo pooed. lots of liberals here. you think you will ski and snow mobile here ...haa that's for the rich only. the natives cant afford to ski or buy snowmobiles. if you can afford to ski you better have disability insurance in case you mess up your leg or your knee. There is no sunshine and it gets depressing in the winter. The fall is pretty but it's clogged with tourists and you cant get to work, the massachusetts snobs come here for that and rde their bikes in the middle of the road . dangerous. children are abused here and the laws dont protect them welll enough. the abusers go free. there is pollution here now. the air is getting harder the breathe. many people get injured on the ice and they break their hips. the old people all go to florida for the winter.

By the sound of your post,you either ilved in N.h. for an extremly short period of time or probably not at all.

[fishnfool]

There are few family places to go unless you go in the summer and are willing to drive long distances.

HA! I can be in Boston, Portland, the Lakes Region, Manchester/Concord, anywhere in the North Shore or southern coast of Maine in under an hour. I can be in the mountains in about an hour and half, VT, CT, RI, and Cape Cod are around 2 hours. Even Acadia National Park is only 3 hours away...which I don't consider a long drive.

The whole state is family friendly. If you can't find something fun to do with your children in New England you must just not have fun being with your children.

[dyrewolf31]

Originally Posted by ladibelle

They have almost no religion or faith. christians are poo pooed.

To some people, that's a selling point. Not the poo-pooing Christians part, but the firm separation of church and state.

[nanciegord]

Aw, TouretteBoy65, don't bash the place in which you live. I, too, live in Florida. South Florida. Even "more so" than Orlando area. My husband and I are moving to western Mass in June, after living in So. Fla for over 35 years. We have wanted to leave for awhile, but recently had "interventions" push us along. There are many things I don't like about South Florida, but, hey, "bloom where you are planted." There are many things I'll be happy to leave behind, but there are also things that I will miss: the fairly constant sunshine, my friends and family that live close by, the beautiful Royal Poinciannas when they bloom in late spring, the fuscia bouganvilla, which blooms 10 months of the year, the lack of boots, shovels and fire places. However, there are many things to look forward to, living in New England: the fireplaces which will warm us, the shovels that signify that there's a winter wonderland, and the boots, which signify that you're out in the winter wonderland.
There's room for appreciation for every place we live ~ there's pros and cons of every place. Bloom.

[touretteboy65]

Originally Posted by nanciegord

Aw, TouretteBoy65, don't bash the place in which you live. I, too, live in Florida. South Florida. Even "more so" than Orlando area. My husband and I are moving to western Mass in June, after living in So. Fla for over 35 years. We have wanted to leave for awhile, but recently had "interventions" push us along. There are many things I don't like about South Florida, but, hey, "bloom where you are planted." There are many things I'll be happy to leave behind, but there are also things that I will miss: the fairly constant sunshine, my friends and family that live close by, the beautiful Royal Poinciannas when they bloom in late spring, the fuscia bouganvilla, which blooms 10 months of the year, the lack of boots, shovels and fire places. However, there are many things to look forward to, living in New England: the fireplaces which will warm us, the shovels that signify that there's a winter wonderland, and the boots, which signify that you're out in the winter wonderland.
There's room for appreciation for every place we live ~ there's pros and cons of every place. Bloom.

Believe me, I agree with you, but it's hard to bloom once planted because there's a developer right behind me with a backhoe, waiting to install the next strip mall or subdivision. Besides, why stay planted when there's shots being fired (ie, see latest downtown Orlando shooting the other night). Thanks, but no thanks. I've been in this state since 1973; what was once beautiful is now gone. It's a sad state, literally. I would love to stay, but my homeowners insurance is being cancelled for the second time in two years, simply for living in this state. My power bill was just increased 25%, jusy for living in this state. My water bill has increased, again, just for living in this state. Violent and property crime has increased, again, just for living in this state. Schools are continuing to fail, just for living in this state. The state is on the verge of bankruptcy and housing is down the pooper. Sorry, but we have two children who are going to grow up in an area that still believes in working hard, earning a living, a "hand up" attitude instead of a "hand out" belief. Little thugs from big thug families will not interfere with my childrens' desire to do well in school. Besides, I am tired of the thousand degree winters, uh, summers, and the drenching humidity that comes with it. Lastly, I refuse to learn and speak Spanish simply because people here don't have the backbone to tell these immigrants and P Ricans to learn and speak English. Laziness on all accounts. Tired of seeing their needs catered to because they refuse to assimilate into American society. Tired of seeing the Spanish only billboards throughout town. Tired of the low riders, blah, blah, blah. New Hampshire, here we come!!!!!

[BFW]

I was born and raised in Lebanon NH (one of the top 5 little towns to live) and still have brothers living there. It's a great place to live with US 89 & 91 running NES&W you can commute anywhere. The cold is the only downside. The people are great and crime is low. Doubt you will find many spanish speaking folks either. A job may be your only concern depending on your skill set. Good luck

[touretteboy65]

Update on our lovely area called Orlando....4 stabbed last night downtown. What an area. No place is Utopia, and I'm sure New Hampshire has its problems. I'm sure there'll be days in which I'll curse the cold and the snow covered driveways, but it's what I'm willing to tolerate for a better overall life.

[MtnFlyer]

Originally Posted by touretteboy65

Believe me, I agree with you, but it's hard to bloom once planted because there's a developer right behind me with a backhoe, waiting to install the next strip mall or subdivision. Besides, why stay planted when there's shots being fired (ie, see latest downtown Orlando shooting the other night). Thanks, but no thanks. I've been in this state since 1973; what was once beautiful is now gone. It's a sad state, literally. I would love to stay, but my homeowners insurance is being cancelled for the second time in two years, simply for living in this state. My power bill was just increased 25%, jusy for living in this state. My water bill has increased, again, just for living in this state. Violent and property crime has increased, again, just for living in this state. Schools are continuing to fail, just for living in this state. The state is on the verge of bankruptcy and housing is down the pooper. Sorry, but we have two children who are going to grow up in an area that still believes in working hard, earning a living, a "hand up" attitude instead of a "hand out" belief. Little thugs from big thug families will not interfere with my childrens' desire to do well in school. Besides, I am tired of the thousand degree winters, uh, summers, and the drenching humidity that comes with it. Lastly, I refuse to learn and speak Spanish simply because people here don't have the backbone to tell these immigrants and P Ricans to learn and speak English. Laziness on all accounts. Tired of seeing their needs catered to because they refuse to assimilate into American society. Tired of seeing the Spanish only billboards throughout town. Tired of the low riders, blah, blah, blah. New Hampshire, here we come!!!!!

LOL. Boy, this is what happens when you come into a thread late. touretteboy65 when I was reading your post I was asking myself, "Just where in NH does this person live!" As you were talking about dangerous areas and shots fired I was thinking, "wait a minute, NH ranked #1 safest state." When you were talking about having to become fluent in Illegal Alien I was thinking, "But all the areas I've looked at in NH are less than 2% and in many cases less than 1% Hispanic." THEN I got far enough to realize you were fleeing Florida.

I can completely relate. My research started as a need to flee Texas which ranks #2 for the number of illegals. The schools are shot! A young couple I met several months ago had their daughter turned away from a speech class because she wasn't ESL (English as a Second Language) and the school didn't have enough resources to help her. God help you if you need to special order in a fast food restaraunt as even if the help at the cash register can speak English, the cooks in bank can't read it well enough to get the order right. Due to the influx of, "willing to work for $2/hr labor," the job market is shot.

touretteboy65 I completely understand your plight. My research was centered around relocation for the long term. What I mean is that we decided to look for places that offered a chance for future generations. When my daughter grows up and has kids of her own, I don't want her to be dealing with the same relocation issues. Certainly no place is perfect, and we don't know what will change in the next 20 years, but so far NH is one of the two finalists that offer the best quality of living for years to come IMO.

If that's your dream, stay focused and get there.

[touretteboy65]

Originally Posted by MtnFlyer

LOL. Boy, this is what happens when you come into a thread late. touretteboy65 when I was reading your post I was asking myself, "Just where in NH does this person live!" As you were talking about dangerous areas and shots fired I was thinking, "wait a minute, NH ranked #1 safest state." When you were talking about having to become fluent in Illegal Alien I was thinking, "But all the areas I've looked at in NH are less than 2% and in many cases less than 1% Hispanic." THEN I got far enough to realize you were fleeing Florida.

I can completely relate. My research started as a need to flee Texas which ranks #2 for the number of illegals. The schools are shot! A young couple I met several months ago had their daughter turned away from a speech class because she wasn't ESL (English as a Second Language) and the school didn't have enough resources to help her. God help you if you need to special order in a fast food restaraunt as even if the help at the cash register can speak English, the cooks in bank can't read it well enough to get the order right. Due to the influx of, "willing to work for $2/hr labor," the job market is shot.

touretteboy65 I completely understand your plight. My research was centered around relocation for the long term. What I mean is that we decided to look for places that offered a chance for future generations. When my daughter grows up and has kids of her own, I don't want her to be dealing with the same relocation issues. Certainly no place is perfect, and we don't know what will change in the next 20 years, but so far NH is one of the two finalists that offer the best quality of living for years to come IMO.

If that's your dream, stay focused and get there.

Thanks. How about this? The other day, I'm in a convenience store buying a pack of gum. The store is owned and operated by a family from India, a great, courteous, hard working family. They always great you with a smile and are very helpful. A Spanish male came into the store and spoke very little English. They tried to accomodate him as best they could, but no luck. The Spanish fellow was quite rude and upset he wasn't understood. As best they tried and the resulting disrepect they received from the Spanish man, they were still courteous. He left and the older Indian man said, "He speaks Spanish and very little English. It is very difficult. Things are changing for this country. It is sad." I am not judging the entire Spanish people for this one man's behavior, but it is more often than not. A family from India that did not know the English language took the time and effort to learn and are doing well for themselves. They appreciate the opportunity America has to offer. Many of the Spanish people I see are in low riders, blaring their music, speeding through traffic, yelling in Spanish, and hanging out in front of their Section 8 "homes." How is then that one family from one country can do so well, yet another does not? Why is it the prevailing theme from one nationality to another? It is not by accident, it is by purpose. As he said, it is sad.