Totally cool and normal to refer to human beings living on the other side of an imaginary line, with whom our own state’s history, culture, economy, and society are inextricably intertwined, as cockroaches. Not at all sociopathic.

As others have said it will depend on a few factors but in any given year it is completely normal and expected to not just encounter mud, but overflowing streams, ice, and stubborn snowpack. April and May are generally unpleasant for hiking.

The State House continues to be a big, gold-domed clown car.

Birding is fun! Lots of odd ducks (literally) come down from the arctic during the winter to our coastal waters. It’s also a great activity year-round, obviously.

I’ve yet to stop in, actually. That sounds super interesting though! Thanks for the rec.

Just got back from a long walk in sunny Exeter. Truly springlike! What weather whiplash we’re experiencing.

What’s going on in Moultonborough?

Nah, not really. Mass is right there and its influence is omnipresent. You see their license plates, people, news, etc. everyday.

Florida is far away. It’s a silly place where grandma and grandpa live and where crazy people are.

If you’re truly into the outdoors and want space and have a good remote job, check out Berlin. It has the bones of a once great down but has fallen on hard times. Housing is plentiful and cheap and it sits in the shadow of the Presidential Range. Go help turn things around!

The way I hollered at the TV when I saw this. Great show but it’s like they went out of their way to make this not look like eastern Mass lol

Probably to try to make the community feel slightly better about having their water poisoned over the years.

I swear, if an AI could read this story it would draw up these exact two mugshots.

Hopefully those kids end up in the care of adults who actually love them.

I don’t understand why they are putting so much effort into creating this shakeup. When was the last time NH even picked the eventual nominee? Obama? It’s not like just because we’re first it’s a done deal that whoever wins NH, wins the nomination.

This could bite the DNC in the ass and for what?

I have Verizon but have the same experience. Pease, 33 through Greenland… all very, very spotty.

Lovely home!

Totally possible! This was taken from the bridge on Wiswall.

Our winters also just aren’t that bad. We pale in comparison to the northern plains states.

People definitely overstate how miserable winter is, plus, as you say, it’s absolutely beautiful some days! But hey, to each his own, and more for us.

2011 but my sister was 2014… I shan’t specify any further lol

I never had him but saw him around at MHS back in the day. Terrible for all involved!

Spring is the worst season in New England. April is better but still wet, cold, and gray.

The best time to visit would be early June to late October. Extend that through winter if you do winter sports.

Sugar Hill has a lupine festival in June!

Spend an afternoon in Portsmouth. It’s walkable, has plenty of good shopping and dining, charming neighborhoods and scenic water views.

I second what another poster said about visiting a sugar house! It’s the precise time of year for it and is a unique tradition of this part of the world.

As far as tourism is concerned, New Hampshire is first and foremost an outdoor recreation paradise and March is just about the worst possible time to visit. Hope you have a great trip though!

Sabbaday is so awesome!

I’d like to see what actual poverty outcomes look like. Are NHers overall worse off than Mainers or Vermonters because we have a lower minimum wage? Do citizens in states with higher minimum wages have better financial outcomes overall?

AFAIK, NH has among the lowest or the lowest poverty rates in the nation, and as another poster already commented, almost no one makes minimum wage. My McD’s down the street is offering $15+ to start. I just don’t see the need for the state to do anything about it, but I’m also not married to the idea.