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Kv603 t1_iwhannv wrote

Reply to How is it like to live in New Hampshire? by lullababby

> he works in financial/market/investment banking

With the whole "return to the office" movement, he'll almost certainly need to live somewhere closer to the big financial districts, for example Boston or even New York City.

While both are pricier than (already expensive) New Hampshire and nearly as cold (you'll find the climate and culture shock to be painful), that's where the finance jobs are.

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Kv603 t1_iwh25za wrote

Reply to comment by Jesus-Mcnugget in Real ID licenses? by Background-Bee1271

Sorry, what I meant is that when you're already paying for a passport, it makes sense to pay the $30 fee to add the card to your order.

If you have no passport, getting the card costs $65, but yeah, that's cheaper by half compared to the price of a passport.

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Kv603 t1_iwh1j5a wrote

Reply to comment by Certified_Falafel in Real ID licenses? by Background-Bee1271

> I am a frequent domestic traveler and do not have Real ID and do not intend to get Real ID. I always travel with my passport regardless of whether I'm traveling domestically or internationally.

That's why I added a "passport card" when I renewed my passport -- works as Real ID, easier to carry for domestic travel.

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Kv603 t1_iw2tdzg wrote

Reply to Have you guys ever seen rain before by SquashDue502

I will say that last night's peak was among the heaviest rains I've seen since I moved to the Manchester area, and the worst (non-winter) driving conditions I've encountered here -- basically a white out.

> Also pro-tip if it rains hard and you have trouble seeing you do not need to turn on your hazard lights unless something is wrong

Unlike many states, it is allowed, but not encouraged.

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Kv603 t1_iw01xmg wrote

Reply to comment by sirspidermonkey in New Hampshire state government election update by skullpizza

> Ahh yes, freedom and small government types, lets see what bills they support: > >> HB 1495, prohibiting the state from requiring businesses to require vaccination or proof of vaccination or immunity > > So...they want the government to dictate what choices a private business makes. Sounds like small government to me!

The meat of the bill is literally four sentences long, and yet you still didn't bother to read it?

>> The state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions shall not require ...

HB 1495 forbids the government dictating what choices a private business makes

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Kv603 t1_ivkeq0p wrote

Reply to Who got your vote? by uzernaimed

Seeing as OP couldn't be bothered to list all the candidates on the ballot, I can't be bothered to participate in their poll.

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Kv603 t1_iu71jzw wrote

Reply to Is there a connection between NH's restrictive early voting policies and a desire to keep First-in-the-Nation status? by PurpleSubtlePlan

Isn't that the opposite of the issue usually raised?

States with later primaries and very permissive "early voting" have an issue where a voter casts an early ballot in advance of their state primary, comes to regret voting early when their vote is effectively "wasted" after the candidate they voted for drops out of the race before primary day.

E.g. Texas: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/03/811504560/candidates-withdrawals-raise-questions-about-early-voting

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Kv603 t1_itw0ql1 wrote

Reply to comment by vexingsilence in New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold by yo_mama_5000

I've done it when I was running low. I use the same 5 gallon yellow cans as I use to fuel my lawn tractor.

My daily HHO usage varies from about 2 gallons in November to over 5 gallons a day during a frigid nor'easter. Using the woodstove can cut that by half.

On an unrelated note, prices of cordwood and pellets are also climbing beyond last year's high.

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Kv603 t1_itvzuwj wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold by yo_mama_5000

> heating oil dealers do have pumps out front and sell it as "off road diesel",

I assume they sell their ORD at the same price as they'd charge to deliver heating oil, looks like $5.40/gallon in S.NH today.

Sites like Gasbuddy do pretty good at keeping their gasoline prices updated, but are often way off on diesel fuel prices. Actual prices today for fully-taxed road diesel start at $5.39/gallon, though you can do better with memberships (e.g. BJs in Nashua is $5.10 for members) and gas cards.

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Kv603 t1_itsm1ic wrote

Reply to comment by vexingsilence in New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold by yo_mama_5000

> You could use plastic jugs and fill them at the gas station with diesel, but that'd be a fairly grueling exercise for the amount you'd need to heat a home, and it'd likely be more expensive that way since you'd be paying tax on it.

The good news is, there are forms you can fill out to get a full refund of the federal and state "road tax" for road diesel fuel used for non-road purposes -- comes out to 46.5ยข/gallon in rebates in NH.

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Kv603 t1_it9eo4e wrote

Reply to comment by Icy_Brother_1 in Man Charged in Killing of Concord, NH Couple by A-Do-Gooder

> Have you heard about an executive order??

Executive orders don't work that way, if they did Obama would've done it.

All the president can do with EO/EA is to move around budget money and redirect the priorities of agencies in enforcing (or not enforcing) existing laws, or otherwise execute on existing statutory powers.

An executive order cannot make new law.

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Kv603 t1_it9dvme wrote

Reply to Passenger examining car damage from bear strike killed in crash on NH road by rabblebowser

I've been told by law-enforcement that you should drive to a safe area if you can, or at least pull all the way off the road, not just onto the shoulder.

I mean, you're not going cross-country with the 5" of ground clearance offered by a Ford Focus, but the car already had "significant disabling damage" so no harm in pulling into the brush.

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Kv603 t1_isox8ng wrote

Reply to comment by Darwins_Dog in How do you Granite Staters feel about having the first primary in the nation in your state every 4 years? by BoringAccountName78

> If one-on-one time is that important, we should have the first primary in NY or CA that way more people get to be in the same room and see a speech in person.

That'd give a larger total count of people, but a smaller percentage of the voters eligible to vote in that state's primary getting "one-on-one time"

> I find it weird that people in NH put so much stock into meeting the candidates. The majority of US voters don't have this opportunity, yet they still have to decide who to vote for.

A room can only hold so many, and a candidate can only shake a certain number of hands per hour -- volume doesn't add up to more people "meeting" the candidate.

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Kv603 t1_isowojd wrote

Reply to comment by Darwins_Dog in How do you Granite Staters feel about having the first primary in the nation in your state every 4 years? by BoringAccountName78

> That would be true no matter which state was first, and seems to reinforce the idea that NH is a throwaway primary for the serious candidates.

Doing it in a small state with a high ratio of "Undeclared" voters makes a difference -- a candidate without a ton of funding can still have a chance here, and the voters (those who care to do so) can literally meet every candidate in person given the number of events and our small size and small population.

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