baroquesun

baroquesun t1_jbotv7p wrote

Reply to Commuter question by amr2052

Ive done several commutes.

Dover to Northeastern 2 days a week. Wasn't so bad because I could drive during off hours. Straight down 95 was free and clear til I hit the on-ramp to Storrow.

Kingston to financial district 5 days a week. I'd drive to Haverhill and take the commuter rail into north station then walk the mile to work. This took a real toll. Had to get the earliest train to make it to work on time. I'd be up at 5am and home by 9pm. Horrible.

Exeter to North Station on occasion. This is my current "commute" to Boston and it's so nice. More expensive ride and fewer time options but the train is very nice and the wifi works well enough. I don't really go into the office but I usually go this route for going to the airport or just going to see friends. (Saw you're going to Longwood. This is a tricky one cause you can definitely get the green line from north station down there but it'll take forever. Honestly if you only go a few times maybe see how an uber or taxi is, may or may not save you time? Hard to say...)

All in all, get yourself close to an Amtrak station if you're doing infrequent visits. Or, if you have easy parking, see if you can do some staggered hours to make the traffic easier to manage. Whatever you do, I'd recommend avoiding the drive on 93. Gross. :(

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baroquesun t1_j8yeab9 wrote

Reply to comment by Lumpyyyyy in hello, after living almost 8 years in NH , we are moving to AZ. bittersweet feelings. I am sad to leave our beautiful NH. anyone else moving out of state? do you have the same feelings of missing out on the mountains and the NE summer? by crazycurious7

Seacoast NH has some really excellent food! I lived in Boston for 5 years and honestly missed a lot of the restaurants up in the area here...the quality is generally a lot better especially for what you're paying and it's so much easier to eat gluten free up here

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baroquesun t1_j4twxot wrote

Reply to Where to move…Seacoast NH by Hdale803

Exeter! (Or Stratham, Kensington, East Kingston, South Hampton). Exeter school district is good and the town is super cute. 20 minutes to Portsmouth and theres a train stop right in town to get down to Boston in just over an hour. Not a ton on the market, though. I'm from Kingston which is right nearby and while there are some nice homes and it is nicer than some abutting towns, it might only be something to consider if you want to maximize square footage and acreage. It's kind of rural in the sense that there isn't much of a downtown and the school is very okay.

Durham is nice but UNH kind of rules the town. Newmarket is coming up but very small school. Rye is gorgeous if you can afford it. Greenland is also a great option, right outside of Portsmouth.

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baroquesun t1_j1ik1no wrote

Reply to Post-storm checkin by FTheOldWest

Exeter. Power out around 7pm last night, still out today as of 12:30pm.

Not the cold I'm worried so much as the backup battery on the sump pump lasting another day..

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baroquesun t1_izxssgk wrote

Reply to comment by Naillian603 in What’s everyone’s favorite NH ski slope?! by notFrankConery69

You jest, but Pat's is great for learning! I learned to ski as an adult, first time at 27 and I was up at Gunstock...pure ice and no greens. It was awful.

Luckily I went out to CO and had a better time there, but since my first season getting back into it is mentally challenging each year and Pat's is super unintimading, so it's great for that at least!

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