I've thought about this before, but reading this with my morning coffee reminded me of the huge disconnect between urban Southern NH and the mostly rural rest of the state.
The only way Manchester is "the heart of central New Hampshire" is if you think Concord is the northern extreme of the state.
I know the idea of #NHexit is popular in some circles (NH leaving the USA and becoming it's own nation) but that's not going to happen.
But hear me out.
Our neighbors in Maine have the same issue. So here's my plan. Coos, Carroll and Grafton counties split off from the rest of the state. Maybe toss in the northern halves of Sullivan and Belknap counties too. That's roughly dividing the state in half by area. Sounds pretty fair to me. Northern NH and northern ME merge together and become the new New Hampshire, and Southern NH and southern ME merge to become the new ME.
I'm not married to the names, I am just getting tired of people who chose to live on top of each other trying to change zoning so they can expand into the areas where people just want to be left the fuck alone. Flip em if ya want so @FreeStateNH doesn't have to change their @ name.
@ronrule@NHGOP If Larry bought the land knowing that he couldn't build where/what he wanted, arguably the the zoning isn't bad; Larry's purchasing decision is.
Here in rural *red* NH, I believe the @NHGOP's tone deaf push to override local housing and zoning regulations pissed off voters more than anything DC did.
For 2 years @travis4nh has been asking Republicans in NH whether their proposed zoning deregulation would help make the state more red or blue and they would stare at him like they had never heard such an absurd question and say "they're good zoning changes sir"
A Democrat running for state senate in NH did not meet residency requirements and publicly withdrew 8 weeks before the election.
48% of people still voted for him, even when he literally could not win.
We have to model most voters as knowing quite close to nothing at all.
@C_Farthammer OMG NO! Too peopley!
If I look at this same view and scale for my area, there are a total of 8 people living there, and that includes my household.
@katie_campione Boys are fascinated with being warriors because someone has to be. You exist behind the security barrier of a network of men ready to do violence to ensure you get to sit peacefully in your living room and make the millionth post shitting on them.
@KennethChester@WardNotchman103@LFODCandles I've never driven Dixville in the snow with a trailer, but I have done both Crawford Notch and the Kanc in the snow while trailering. It's uhm "exhilarating", lol.
broad swaths of the democrat party are calling for the expropriation of Elon Musks property as punishment for not sharing their politics.
i donโt want to hear anyone try to argue the democrats arenโt communists.
IDK about the steepest. Certainly one of the steeper "highways" in the state. @WardNotchman103 would probably know better, but I don't remember anything over 10% grade. I think there is a 12-13% grade on 302 thru Crawford Notch, and I remember some pretty steep ones between Center Harbor/Holderness, maybe on 25B? Then there is the infamous Hurricane Mountain Rd, which is pretty much ALL steep, but I think some sections are in the 15-20% range. Which is why it's closed in the winter.