We just got back from an extended weekend trip to New Hampshire a couple days ago. I say, “extended” because it’s about 1,000 miles to drive there and that takes a while no matter how you try to get there. We’re going to be moving there at some point this summer. Not quite sure exactly when yet. That all depends on several factors. Having lived in Arizona and the Midwest my whole life, I’ve decided to come up with some pros and cons of moving to the Northeast part of my country.
Pros:
- History and lots of it
- Lots of cool, old places to see
- Atlantic Ocean
- Seafood
- It’s something new
- No more Midwest allergens
- No sales or income tax in NH
- Public transportation
- I saw a hotdog stand in a trolley car in an alley
- Lots of pizza joints
Cons:
- When restaurants offer Coke products that means Coke, Diet-Coke, and Sprite.
- Some people talk in funny accents
- Roundabouts or “traffic circles” as they call them
- Lots of tolls on almost every interstate
- Exits and mile markers on the roads don’t make sense
- Can’t pump your own gas in New Jersey
- Some guy thinks I’m Jay
Yeah….so apparently some guy thinks I’m Jay from work. We ran into each other in downtown Portsmouth. I then saw him the next day on UNH’s campus. Quite an interesting encounter. Even though I couldn’t get a Mr. Pibb, Dr. P, Mellow Yellow or Mt. Dew at an eatery, I can at least still purchase them elsewhere. It’ll probably be a little harder to acquire Ale8 though.
mmm…seafood…