ORH_wxman Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I thought about being a ski bum for a while in the mountains...I used to ski all the time when younger...skied out in Colorado, Tahoe, and of course many of the NNE mts...but then realized it wasn't practical for me...and I also became a blackjack gambler out of college, lol. But its all about personal preferences...if you don't mind the drawbacks of living in the middle of nowhere, then its certainly worth it. If you do mind them, then its not worth it. No decision is "better" and the elitism that sometimes gets thrown around with each argument is pretty dumb. I could go live up in North Conway NH if I really wanted to, but I have a girlfriend who teaches and have my own stuff here, so its not practical for me. But again, its to each his/her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha5 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Oh hey Scott, Looks horrid. Have a great night!! Too touristy....you really want to live in a place like Vail or Beaver Creek with all the city types polluting the town every long weekend? The girl on the other hand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah440 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Urbanites have no clue as to the joys of living in the hinterlands. If there isn't a mall or Dominoes pizza they panic. Sad really. More open land for us though. I do miss be able to ride from the back door to Otis and beyond. If I even started up a snowmobile in some towns around here they would call the epa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Urbanites have no clue as to the joys of living in the hinterlands. If there isn't a mall or Dominoes pizza they panic. Sad really. More open land for us though. Urbanites and rural dwellers make their choices based in their needs. No one should judge with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Urbanites and rural dwells make their choices based in their needs. No one should judge with one. Yes...my post above was this point. I could choose to live in the boondocks. I have stayed for weeks at my Aunt's place in the Lake Tahoe mountains where we heat by woodstove and the roof has to be steep metal to keep the snow from piling up and risk collapse. But its a choice we make. Elitism has no place in this discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Urbanites have no clue as to the joys of living in the hinterlands. If there isn't a mall or Dominoes pizza they panic. Sad really. More open land for us though. I don't even go to those pizza places. There's some good local joints now that have gourmet pizza. Hey I love snow and winter, but love being near the water during summer. It's nice being near the beach and grabbing something to eat or have some drinks, waterside. I can't live in the woods all summer being mauled by mosquitoes and having nothing to do. At least Boston allows for both. You get snow (just not this year) and have the ocean. I don't have kids so I can enjoy this..lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I wish the temps were falling better ATM....I've noticed some steady temps or going up a degree in the past hour. Any one else seeing that? I'm hoping that we decouple later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Drove up to Great B today in mass, had about 6 on the ground much more over to becket, jealous as hell, and yes this winter has gotten to me. Day 15 without a drop of any booze, 15 more to go snow would make it go by faster, a lot faster LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha5 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Drove up to Great B today in mass, had about 6 on the ground much more over to becket, jealous as hell, and yes this winter has gotten to me. Day 15 without a drop of any booze, 15 more to go snow would make it go by faster, a lot faster LOL I'd move out of fairfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Urbanites and rural dwellers make their choices based in their needs. No one should judge with one. Just busting chops, but yeah this isn't a right or wrong answer. People live where they want to live. Eventually, I'd like to be in NNE..but when or if that happens...I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Yes...my post above was this point. I could choose to live in the boondocks. I have stayed for weeks at my Aunt's place in the Lake Tahoe mountains where we heat by woodstove and the roof has to be steep metal to keep the snow from piling up and risk collapse. But its a choice we make. Elitism has no place in this discussion. It's funny that I posted what I posted and 5 different people either "weenied" me or told me why it was stupid. I never questioned their love of the city...people are vastly different so if I want to disappear into the mountains than no one should question it, just like I support you guys living in smog choked busy wastelands where the homeless eat your leftover MacDonalds. But 99.9% of the time talking to all of you so I'll let it fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 It's funny that I posted what I posted and 5 different people either "weenied" me or told me why it was stupid. I never questioned their love of the city...people are vastly different so if I want to disappear into the mountains than no one should question it, just like I support you guys living in smog choked busy wastelands where the homeless eat your leftover MacDonalds. I weenied you because you talked about getting misty eyed when leaving VT. And I actually live in a pretty heavily wooded area on the north side of ORH...but I choose to live here. Again, elitism has zero place in this discussion...if I wanted to live in Rumford, ME, I could pack up and leave tomorrow, but I would likely be a lot unhappier up there despite my love for snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I weenied you because you talked about getting misty eyed when leaving VT. And I actually live in a pretty heavily wooded area on the north side of ORH...but I choose to live here. Again, elitism has zero place in this discussion...if I wanted to live in Rumford, ME, I could pack up and leave tomorrow, but I would likely be a lot unhappier up there despite my love for snow. LOL, but when you are weenie deep in snow pack..that might change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I've got the solution (for me anyway). Live close to the city (for work, convenience, easily accessible creature comforts, etc.), but get a shack in NNE for weekend getaways. That's my plan anyway...work like a mofo Mon-Fri and then bolt for the weekend. (At least during the rest of my 20s - early 30s) Then the future wife and kid obligations could get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 It's funny that I posted what I posted and 5 different people either "weenied" me or told me why it was stupid. I never questioned their love of the city...people are vastly different so if I want to disappear into the mountains than no one should question it, just like I support you guys living in smog choked busy wastelands where the homeless eat your leftover MacDonalds. But 99.9% of the time talking to all of you so I'll let it fly Chris i hate you.... jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah440 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I've got the solution (for me anyway). Live close to the city (for work, convenience, easily accessible creature comforts, etc.), but get a shack in NNE for weekend getaways. That's my plan anyway...work like a mofo Mon-Fri and then bolt for the weekend. (At least during the rest of my 20s - early 30s) Then the future wife and kid obligations could get in the way. Do it while you're young because they can get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 LOL, but when you are weenie deep in snow pack..that might change. Snow would be a nice reprieve from the othe stuff...but then you have to remember that you live their 7-8 months out of the year with no snow pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Snow would be a nice reprieve from the othe stuff...but then you have to remember that you live their 7-8 months out of the year with no snow pack. Did you update your signature? Aren't you around 23" now after last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Snow would be a nice reprieve from the othe stuff...but then you have to remember that you live their 7-8 months out of the year with no snow pack. A place like that is something from Deliverance. It just depends if the area actually has a year round population. Usually those places will have some sort of activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Did you update your signature? Aren't you around 23" now after last week? No, I forgot...should be 23.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Yes...my post above was this point. I could choose to live in the boondocks. I have stayed for weeks at my Aunt's place in the Lake Tahoe mountains where we heat by woodstove and the roof has to be steep metal to keep the snow from piling up and risk collapse. But its a choice we make. Elitism has no place in this discussion. there is something special about snow in a populated area....i guess everyone has their own take. this is why i miss ottawa in the winter so much, constant snowpack in a major city is a special thing. i could move to a mountain too if i wanted too. the snow could pile up past my head, but it just wouldnt be the same, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 No, I forgot...should be 23.8" Is that about 75 percent of normal to date? Not too bad. Maybe add 1-2" tomorrow night. Maybe another couple by this weekend. With any luck, you should be around 30" heading into FEB. Maybe we get a good 2-3 week stretch and you're at 50-60". That said, I'm not as optimistic here. Still <5" to date...I think it's a struggle to break 25" here. Maybe we finish at like 22-23". One big storm though and its 1996-7 all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 It's funny that I posted what I posted and 5 different people either "weenied" me or told me why it was stupid. I never questioned their love of the city...people are vastly different so if I want to disappear into the mountains than no one should question it, just like I support you guys living in smog choked busy wastelands where the homeless eat your leftover MacDonalds. But 99.9% of the time talking to all of you so I'll let it fly Haven't eaten MacDonald 's in years.......a choice I get to make because I can. You question our smoggy Wasteland in your words. It shows a lot of immaturity frankly. If your choice is to live rural, dont judge mine to be urban. Last I checked, I was paying my own bills and supporting other people to boot. Again, my choice. Now Pete trolls us to death but we've been hanging together for years. But keep in mind that he makes a handsome living working pretty hard and taking risks. Sounds like the same thing a lot of city folks do. And you have to make sure wherever you live you have the fortitude to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Is that about 75 percent of normal to date? Not too bad. Maybe add 1-2" tomorrow night. Maybe another couple by this weekend. With any luck, you should be around 30" heading into FEB. Maybe we get a good 2-3 week stretch and you're at 50-60". That said, I'm not as optimistic here. Still <5" to date...I think it's a struggle to break 25" here. Maybe we finish at like 22-23". One big storm though and its 1996-7 all over again. Keep in mind his elevation...I bet downtown ORH has maybe 15-17" on the year and I have about 12". I'm at about 40% of what I should be at to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 A place like that is something from Deliverance. It just depends if the area actually has a year round population. Usually those places will have some sort of activity. On Sunday's I can be in Boston in 55 minutes (if the po po are not looking), but I rarely go. Beach is a bit farther. The ones I like are 2 hours away. Skiing is less than 20 minutes. 30 minutes from my garage to my work lot. Hospitals here are "meh" but ORH is close (our closest hospital is Heywood in Gardner...12 minutes door to door) Cheap to live here but no good sushi around. You are right about the mosquitos though. They are bad. Not an ideal place to live, but it is my own little slice of reality Anyway.. the temps seem to have slowed a bit in dropping. Only 3.3F/-4F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 bos -16 bdl -14 pvd-13 orh -16 very impressive dailies that might tick down a degree, especially since there is no snow at 3 of the 4 sites.............wonder if this is our coldest day of the season, numerically and relative to average? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Haven't eaten MacDonald 's in years.......a choice I get to make because I can. You question our smoggy Wasteland in your words. It shows a lot of immaturity frankly. If your choice is to live rural, dont judge mine to be urban. Last I checked, I was paying my own bills and supporting other people to boot. Again, my choice. Now Pete trolls us to death but we've been hanging together for years. But keep in mind that he makes a handsome living working pretty hard and taking risks. Sounds like the same thing a lot of city folks do. And you have to make sure wherever you live you have the fortitude to do that. Your hood is pretty sweet. If you ever want to swap houses for a week, let me know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 I found Pete... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 On Sunday's I can be in Boston in 55 minutes (if the po po are not looking), but I rarely go. Beach is a bit farther. The ones I like are 2 hours away. Skiing is less than 20 minutes. 30 minutes from my garage to my work lot. Hospitals here are "meh" but ORH is close (our closest hospital is Heywood in Gardner...12 minutes door to door) Cheap to live here but no good sushi around. You are right about the mosquitos though. They are bad. Not an ideal place to live, but it is my own little slice of reality Anyway.. the temps seem to have slowed a bit in dropping. Only 3.3F/-4F Personally, I could not live here forever. It's great while you're young, but a city is a city. Too many dirtbags around. I'll be in the burbs probably in a few to several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Vim Toot!!! Hobnobbing with the wastrels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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