It's never smelled foul when I went there. Food was good. margaritas were good. Apparently the owner is POS

Keep meaning to order that...

But also, ugh -- who cares?!...neighbors can really suck. A lot of people have much more important things to worry about // spend their money on.

I'd probably be described as at least hippie adjacent and probably a yuppie by definition.. If im being honest.... /r/SRTie4k nailed it on the head. Concord's a sweet spot in many ways

I confess I wore birkinstocks & socks on main street in concord just yesterday....

+1 on tick tubes. I'm going to be putting mine out in march. Ticks suck here.

I'm religious about checking myself for ticks and will always call the doctor and hold on to the body of the tick if it embeds itself.

Makes sense --- Texas seems to love it's "McMansion" neighborhoods

Haha yeah, I don't feelbad for them AT ALL either.

Yeah true. Not just wood. Everything. Family owns a construction company. Sure, framing is just a part of the equation. But that's not even all the wood you need (floor joists...etc). That also ignores the fact that Steel, copper and the labor to install it all went up as well. Conservative estimates would put the price increase of materials at least around 25-30% post-pandemic. Service prices are even higher.

I probably singled out wood above because of the FAST and FURIOUS memes people were posting about lumber trucks. But it's only part of the equation.

Assuming an ADU is an acronym for an in law apartment.

(Edit: a few words)

these are not really "luxury homes" (both around 2500SQ Ft) but I totally agree.

One of the lots was subdivided for 2 homes (so it almost seems like the builder/developer might have been trying to maximize profits on the crappy 4Acre lot he overpaid for by cramming two houses onto it), and it definitely seems like they moved into one of them to cut their losses after 2 open houses and no "sale pending" sign.

I just haven't been curious enough to check the records.

Yeah.....kind of what I was thinking.

It was RIGHT during that insane period where material pricing was through the roof (mostly wood). Then we had 2 or 3 rate hikes.

3 new builds on my street (fairly rural) JUST finished and I feel like they were too late. Cheapest is 650K and they've sat on the market for months now. It seems like some developers are getting screwed for trying to cash in on the market.

Whales singing at night off the coast of star island.

They do rescues & training up there all the time.

It's great -- tons of rail, gravel, and MTB trails nearby. Bear Brook just miles away. Green woodlands about an hour. And New England's best bike park just north of concord.

Waterville valley is hardly a big chunk of the ski industry....quite the exaggeration.

Wonder if this is why they're trying to kill the NH primary.

Agreed....

Concord is unique, more central than south.

I always say "south of the hooksett tolls"

Everything south of the hooksett toll booths IMO....

Concord straddles the line.

This was a couple years back -- someone fell into a crevasse created by one of the streams near center gulley (if membory serves). After a 40-50ft fall I'm pretty sure he was washed down into the stream running under the snowpack, where he drowned. Very sad.

I actually haven't been up since.

And yeah, apologies...I wasn't really trying to be needlessly semantic here. Appreciate you clarifying for OP!

>also if you do book a guide, it will help you clarify your needs!

perfectly said!

Ah man, Flume Slide would be fun as hell in winter....bet that's kinda spooky too.

Agreed on all points here.

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I mentioned knowing how to self-arrest as well, and yeah...it's overkill. Only time I've ever had to do it was in Tucks when I slipped and started sliding down the headwall on my belly....but knowing how definitely made me feel more confident and prevented me from panicking.

Mt. Lafayette isn't mountaineering....it's hiking.

That said, I would not recommend Laffy or the Franconia ridge as a first winter hike for beginners. People die all the time up there during whiteouts. You'd want a really good weather forecast, the right gear, and knowledge on how to navigate a whiteout.

Actual Mountaineering would be something like Kings Ravine, Flume Slide, or Tuckerman's. And if you want to do that you should honestly start with an avalanche safety course, a mountaineering course (they host them all the time), and know how to use crampons and an ice axe (ex: know how to self-arrest with an axe).

It's no joke... last time I was up in Tucks someone died the same day.

i'm shocked they have so many five start reviews. must be good service

lol glad I'm not the only one who thinks that. We call it "empty stools"

I agree -- it's great! not "Italian" pizza though. Anyone expecting what they would describe as "real" pizza would be disappointed.

and if you call it "Flatbread" -- it ain't pizza.