Buying a plow for your truck can be worth it if you have a long driveway, and/or steep or difficult terrain to deal with

My driveway is 400 feet long with two turnarounds & parking area

The quotes I got were really high, so the cost of a plow will pay for itself over 4-5 years

In many cases when you go for a permit , tell the town you want to build a hunting cabin for "seasonal use"

That way, you maybe able avoid having to deal with getting a perc test, septic plan on file, etc before they give you a building or driveway permit

Some towns still don't have zoning or a planning board, or a building inspector yet, and that's a plus to do what you're planning on

best of luck trying to do this, I know it was a lot easier years ago.

If you haven't already winterized your car/truck coolant, that's got to be done asap or you risk serious engine damage

In NH & Vermont, you want to run a 50/50 coolant -water mix so the fluid tests to about -30 below zero

If you are burning wood in a typical wood stove you should use only hardwood (no pine or hemlock) get your chimney cleaned every year

If it's wood furnace or boiler, some of them can use all kinds of wood, so that's less of an issue

During serious cold snaps, hanging blankets or quilts in front of large windows can help.

You can buy or make window quilts just for this purpose, and they can cut your fuel/wood bills by 30% or more if you have them on every window

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74HDI2MxmrU&ab_channel=LarryDigney

https://patch.com/new-hampshire/nashua/ambulances-firefighters-police-respond-dog-attack-nashua

You're 100% all set for a 2000 vehicle of any kind as far as emissions, check engine light, etc

It still has to pass safety standards, for brakes, tires, lights, suspension, no significant rust, etc

rest easy on that score

Not in the 2022 market in New England

An average 4wd 2009 GMC or Ford pickup with no rust, no accidents, and good maintenance could easily sell for more than that.

Even 20 year old trucks in good shape are still worth 10K in many cases, because a replacement is $45-60K new if you can even find one on a dealer lot

https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/fastest-gigabit-internet-routers

The ones I linked will easily give you 4-500mB, and the mesh I set up is working incredibly well

You do have to have wifi adapters in your computer/phones that use the 802.ax /wifi 6 standards, but even wifi 5 with older adapters in your gear will give you decent speed

do not wait on getting rid of squirrels inside this time of year

Besides destroying insulation, shingles, and quickly gnawing their way into new area of the house, they can burn your house down if they chew through wiring

get this done soon friend

Houses with wire mesh are very rare in New England. except for exterior walls with stucco.

99% of old houses with interior horsehair plaster used wooden lath

Only commercial buildings with plaster walls used wire substrate and most of those were built long ago

My TP link routers are giving me very good wifi bandwidth, even 120 feet down the driveway, and 80 feet away through many walls in my shop

YMMV

I just can't see paying someone to run Cat6 in the average residence, unless you're running a commercial operation of some kind with servers or you need to feed outbuildings, etc

Even if your house is 100 feet long, there's really no need for running Cat6 anymore given the quality of new gig routers and access points using 802.11ax and newish laptops or desktops with good wifi adapters

I recently upgraded to gig fiber, and bought a pair of TP-Link AX5400 units.

Using one as the gateway/router and one located in my shop 80 feet from the house as access point, the range, power, and throughput on these is more than adequate even for serious torrenting or backup to cloud

A pair of those will cost way less than hiring someone to pull cable and install a patch panel

Even if you're running a business with 20 hosts, you could use wifi with good routers, and at least a 500mb ISP connection