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Ha! Good to know. I like an area that has more local retail as opposed to chains, but don't know about my wife and if she could handle that. She might need a mall fix from time to time. For me, I'll be in the Whites getting my fix.
Malls are pretty much limited to the south/eastern portion of the state. The Mall of New Hampshire is in Manchester, and Pheasant Lane Mall is in Nashua. There are many towns with easy access to either, or both and many of these towns have a decidedly rural feel, but just minutes away, you have access to stores-perhaps not in your town, but would you really want that?
While I love the open spaces up north of the lakes, I know that my family requires shopping nearby--not so much the malls, but more the day-to-day grocery and household needs. I have no desire to trek 30 minutes + to get to the grocery store for a gallon of milk. If you chose an area that already has your requirements in place, so much better than moving to a beautiful area and then detesting the very essence of what makes that area special.
Maybe it's just that New England Puritan-style entitlement to suffering that makes me say these things. I was born and raised in Maine/New Hampshire...
So, what do folks do in NH when they go out? Or, is that something that might be a bigger difference for me to think about - that folks in NE do not go out as much as folks do here?
Hike, pick berries, cross country ski, go to fairs, farmers markets, chop wood, yard work, work on the house, go to neighbors pig roast.
But spending money to buy stuff from chain store at a huge paved over place that is congested and artificial isn't something that appeal to most of us here. Actually it's what we want to get away from.
Yup, and that's exactly what I am looking to get away from. Just trying to judge how extreme an adjustment it will be.
Great place for snow skiers, not so much for snow shovelers. But we don't have 40 straight days of 100 degree weather with 90% humidity in July and August. Was 75 today with 51% humidity. Will be low 50's tonight. aaaagh
Actually, I heard it was a great place for snow shovelers!
Seriously, what do people do in NE in the winter, and even spring/fall when its still cold? I know there's winter sports - which I plan on participating in - but what else is there? You've painted a picture where I'm hunkered in my house, waiting for the thaw, unless I want to go ski or ice skate. Do folks go out at nite to restaurants, etc.? What's going on as a community during the winter months. What about weekends? I already do yardwork, work on the house, hike, go to fairs and farmers markets, and have pizza with neighbors. I don't chop wood currently, though.
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