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Even if you're NOT coming in winter - invest in warmer clothes. When I moved from KC to NH i was cold for about 2 months.

Winter tires are a legitimate expense. Do not think you can get away without them. Same thing with winter snow boots with decent tread. Or get some of these thingies!

Where in NH are you moving? I'm sure we can get you much more info based on how far into the mountains you're going to be.

NH is the best - I hope you love it!

Mick Foley is just a fantastic human being.

He was a wrestling hero of mine throughout my early life. However as an adult, seeing what a loving, caring guy he is just makes me respect him that much more. Top notch guy. The world needs more people like Mick Foley.

Check out the documentary of his life and career. It's a tear-jerker.

You might laugh, but I've had great success with Georgio Cerruti suits. Buy one online and then pay to have it tailored to you. http://www.amazon.com/Button-Super-Extra-Black-Dress/dp/B001IB0NCA/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1425427956&sr=8-11&keywords=mens+suit+super+150

If you don't want to bother with flashing your own router with OpenWRT/Lede (cheaper but more tech intensive), go with the IQ router. It's basically a Netgear router with a custom firmware that's sold by a company founded by people who live in another DSL-only part of the country. So they feel our pain, so to speak.

Whichever you choose, you'll hook this router into your Consolidated modem. If you go for a bonded line, Consolidated will try hard to make you rent their ZyXEL modem forever, which like you, I didn't want to do. So I went onto eBay and searched for used ZyXEL modems that would work on Consolidated's network. I got a VMG4825-B10A for around $60.

[edit - Consolidated needs to have the MAC address of your modem in their system. If you buy a used one, and try to get service up and running, you'll hit what they call their "walled garden" in that you can get DSL signal, but won't be able to connect to the internet. So maybe the best way is to have the used modem on hand for the tech when you get your service installed.]

My final setup is something like this:
(2 phone lines) -> (ZyXEL modem) -> (bridging Netgear N600 running OpenWRT) -> (Netgear Nighthawk).

Last I checked, the Nighthawk can't be flashed with OpenWRT, hence why I have a N600 to remove bufferbloat in between it and the ZyXEL.

To be honest this sounds like a terrible reason to give up your cat. If you can't be home much to entertain him make the house cat worthy so he can enjoy it when your not home. Give him some cat shelves plant some cat grass and use some automatic toys to play with when your not home.
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Sleigh shovel - You don't lift it so it's big and can clear driveways well. Low effort for high volume clearing.

Blade shovel - Less versatile than sleigh shovel and best for repeated clearings of flat areas. Good for commercial needs.

Classic shovel - For walkways and doorways. Get a mini one for your vehicle. Ow my back!

PS. homeowners probably also want to get a roof rake.

There were a lot of great bands in the Upper Valley area. Tracks, Gunnison Brook, Atlantis, are a few. One of the members of Tracks wrote a book that covers a lot of the history. Aerosmith was the big success story, they developed a lot of their chops in the Sunapee area. You can also find a lot of these guys on FB. And yes some of them did record.

http://www.amazon.com/Old-Times-Good-Rock-Story/dp/0741466635#reader_0741466635

Definitely recommend people getting their hands on this book. It has tons of aerial photos of lake sunapee and the region. My buddies grandfather did this back in the 40s-50s, and it is one of my favorite books.

If anyone is interested in keeping track of your 4000 footer accomplishments, consider using a NH 4000 Footer InfoMap!

Designed, printed and sold by my friend and I!

Best thing is to join a local offroading club - they tend to jealously guard trail info (I totally understand). The older versions of these

https://www.amazon.com/New-Hampshire-Atlas-Gazetteer-Topographic/dp/0899332420

identify 'jeep roads' not sure about the more recent printings (mine is like 20+ years old).

Well check this book out.

http://www.amazon.com/For-New-Liberty-Murray-Rothbard/dp/1610162641/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375981593&sr=8-1&keywords=for+a+new+liberty

It's available online for free, too. This should fix the last vestiges of statism in your head.

You could likely consume less than you think. When I installed my mechanical interlock and power inlet I also installed a pair of these. They allow me to measure the power being consumed in realtime. When I powered it up the first time I was amazed at how little I actually consumed, so I kept turning on circuits until they were all on. In the winter with all zones heating, the lights all on, and the well pump running I didn't come close to topping out my 7k/9k generator. In the summer with 6 window AC units it gets sketchy if the well pump comes on, but still within the 7k limit. This is a big house. Now COULD it exceed it, sure. If all the ACs were to start their compressors at the same time and the well pump was running and the garage compressor is running I am sure the breaker would pop. It hasn't happened though. I turn off the mains and all circuits, move the interlock, bring on the generator circuit, make sure the voltage and frequency are stabile, then I bring each circuit on line and watch the power levels until they stabilize then add on until they are all running. I assumed I would eventually upgrade, but I doubt I am ever going to.

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I prepared for this though. Find your electrical waste and get rid of it first, it saves you fuel in an emergency and money everytime else. Every bulb has been replaced with high efficiency LED. My heat is oil fired hydronic. All my stoves are LP.

I have this coffee table book, not sure if you can still find it.

https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Goose-Waters-Above-Sunapee/dp/0982506716/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wild+goose+water+from+above&qid=1572649557&s=books&sr=1-1