Hey all. I've spent most of my two decades so far on Earth living near the Pacific Ocean. If possible, I'd like to move to Portsmouth, which is near the Atlantic (obviously). Based on the level of activity on this forum, would I be correct in assuming that not many of you live in the area? If so, why? What is it like, and how expensive is it? Note: I come from Socal, so if it's less than $800/mo, it's cheap!
I know that there are porcs that live in the Seacost area, but you are right, for NH is the most expensive area to live in. One of the great things about NH is the size. I live in Manchester and am able to get to the beach in less than an hour. NH is small enough that you can enjoy all the state has to offer from just about anywhere.
From my experience, Portsmouth is a lot of fun. It has a sweet downtown area with fun bars and shops. You might enjoy http://www.seacoastonline.com/ (you can find apartment listings etc) I think that you will find that most apartments are $1000+
I'm sure someone from the Seacost will chime in here and provide even more info.
I live in Salisbury, MA. . . rents here, not less than 900 a month, and I've been looking like crazy. . . not that I have that first/last/security saved up yet. . . but I will, and screw MA when I do.
I hear ya, there are quasi-libs around, but the ones I talk to want total freedom, but at the same time they want government to take over the health care industry (again), and want free tolls, and want free this and free that. So they're more like liberals than they are libertarians. . . they vote for liberals because they don't like republicans.
Personally, I could care less what party the pols are from,I want results. LIBERTARIAN results.
I think if there are any porcs in the seacoast area, maybe a get together would be possible? Porcs in Seabrook, Hampton, Rye, Portsmouth, and even down the 101. . .I'd drive to Portsmouth to enjoy some discussions with people. Or maybe in the spring a meeting at Odirone Point (sp?) -- a beautiful place to hike around and check out the old forts.
T
I live in Exeter. There are others who live in Portsmouth and Dover. Seacoast Porcs have had a few summer meetings at Odiorne.
Do y'all still meet at Gateway in Somersworth, Alan? 3rd Saturday of the month?
Quote from: Pat McCotter on December 31, 2006, 09:00 AM NHFT
Do y'all still meet at Gateway in Somersworth, Alan? 3rd Saturday of the month?
I don't go anymore, but I believe that is correct, Pat.
I'd like to clear up a few misconceptions if possible. First the Seacoast is a region, not simply 17 miles of ocean front.
I know of two family who moved to Portsmouth this summer and a dozen or so who call it home. Housing is not appreciable more that what you would pay in
Manchester or Concord. If you are looking for seasonal housing you can live in
Hampton on the cheap in the winter, and many of our other communites have affordable housing, and easy access to the ocean. I might add our road system gives easy access to most of NH, as well as Boston.
It may appear on this forum that few porcs have moved to the Seacoast Region, but in truth that is an incorrect assumption. We simply do not post here on a regular basis. We have chosen a different route, to become good neighbors and work quietly within our neighborhoods, with our neighbors to promote freedom. Isn't freedom about choice?
Yes, we continue to meet every third Saturday at the Gateway, however in December we chose to go caroling at St Anne's, and btw it was really a lot of fun. :)
Quote from: davemincin on December 31, 2006, 09:26 AM NHFT
I'd like to clear up a few misconceptions if possible. First the Seacoast is a region, not simply 17 miles of ocean front.
I know of two family who moved to Portsmouth this summer and a dozen or so who call it home. Housing is not appreciable more that what you would pay in
Manchester or Concord. If you are looking for seasonal housing you can live in
Hampton on the cheap in the winter, and many of our other communites have affordable housing, and easy access to the ocean. I might add our road system gives easy access to most of NH, as well as Boston.
It may appear on this forum that few porcs have moved to the Seacoast Region, but in truth that is an incorrect assumption. We simply do not post here on a regular basis. We have chosen a different route, to become good neighbors and work quietly within our neighborhoods, with our neighbors to promote freedom. Isn't freedom about choice?
Yes, we continue to meet every third Saturday at the Gateway, however in December we chose to go caroling at St Anne's, and btw it was really a lot of fun. :)
is there anyone that thinks if you live at hampton beach you're in the seacoast, but if you live on Route 1. . . you're not?
Personally, I think it's all about perception. I don't think Somersworth is part of the seacoast, nor dover, nor Newmarket. . . . and since there are not physical boundaries I would say it's up to the individual.
When someone says Seacoast to me, it means they are in a town bordering the ocean, or a town that borders a town that borders the ocean. The road systems enable all of us to use the beaches just as easily as one could use 93 or 16 to get to the Mountains. I don't call Hampton part of the Mountains area.
Anyways, you do the meetings where you can find a place. . . I have no gripes about that. In fact, I'm not really griping about anything. ;D
If you take the states word for it
Detailed map of the Seacost region
http://www.visitnh.gov/mapsDisp.html?map=sc
Quote from: castle_chaser on December 31, 2006, 01:14 PM NHFT
If you take the states word for it
Detailed map of the Seacost region
http://www.visitnh.gov/mapsDisp.html?map=sc
Aw, hell. Since when was gubmint ever right? :D
Quote from: castle_chaser on December 31, 2006, 01:14 PM NHFT
If you take the states word for it
Detailed map of the Seacost region
http://www.visitnh.gov/mapsDisp.html?map=sc
Thanks Castle Chaser....Hoping you have a fruitful New Year! :)
Quote from: castle_chaser on December 31, 2006, 01:14 PM NHFT
If you take the states word for it
Detailed map of the Seacost region
http://www.visitnh.gov/mapsDisp.html?map=sc
I'm a little surprised About Plaistow.. It looks as if John John Connell could walk out his back yard in Nashua and enter the Seacoast.......area.
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Quote from: davemincin on December 31, 2006, 05:03 PM NHFT
Quote from: castle_chaser on December 31, 2006, 01:14 PM NHFT
If you take the states word for it
Detailed map of the Seacost region
http://www.visitnh.gov/mapsDisp.html?map=sc
Thanks Castle Chaser....Hoping you have a fruitful New Year! :)
Thanks Dave --I'm sure my year will be fruity if not fruitful ;D I wish I was getting to party with you to celebrate the New Year.... You are so much fun.
I hope to see you soon.
~Kate
Quote from: davemincin on December 31, 2006, 09:26 AM NHFT
We have chosen a different route, to become good neighbors and work quietly within our neighborhoods, with our neighbors to promote freedom.
That statement seems to imply that you can't be a good neighbor AND post.
I love it when Dave uses the word "quietly" to describe himself.
Quote from: Russell Kanning on January 02, 2007, 08:37 PM NHFT
I love it when Dave uses the word "quietly" to describe himself.
LOL
Russell you are in Keene, right? I would be cool with any place w/in 30 min from the ocean, which I guess isn't hard in NH. The entire state is about half the size of my home county in CA ;). I'll be moving there right out of college, so wherever I end up will probably be my first rental and first *real* move on my own I guess you could say. That said, what tips do you veteran movers have? I won't be moving for about 1.5 years, but I figure it's better to start earlier rather than later.
Having no experience and not a lot of money, I don't think the whole "moving on a whim" thing that some have done is good for me. If you're 35-45 and have a solid career, etc. I guess it is doable, but I'm just not in that situation. There will be many other students moving over the next 2-5 years I'd say, so it would be good to flesh these things out before then ;).
Have you signed the First 1000? Oh, wait...
Moving when you're a student just out of school is MUCH easier than moving when you're in your 30s, 40s, have a life, etc. Basically it's pack up the contents of your apartment, minus the empty pizza boxes, into the back of your car, fill 'er up, and go.
Quote from: powerpenguin on January 03, 2007, 12:47 AM NHFT
I would be cool with any place w/in 30 min from the ocean, which I guess isn't hard in NH. The entire state is about half the size of my home county in CA ;).
Just so you know, there's only a tiny sliver of the state that is within 30 minutes of the ocean. NH only has 13 miles of coastline, you know. And everything that's 30 minutes from the beach is fairly expensive.
Me, I'm moving to the west coast of NH. I plan to settle within minutes of the extreme northern inlet of Long Island Sound, otherwise known as the Connecticut River. ;)
Heck, the banks of Israel's River or the Ammonoosuc are practically beaches on the Atlantic, if you look at it just right... ;D
Kevin
Quote from: KBCraig on January 03, 2007, 02:07 AM NHFT
Quote from: powerpenguin on January 03, 2007, 12:47 AM NHFT
I would be cool with any place w/in 30 min from the ocean, which I guess isn't hard in NH. The entire state is about half the size of my home county in CA ;).
Just so you know, there's only a tiny sliver of the state that is within 30 minutes of the ocean. NH only has 13 miles of coastline, you know. And everything that's 30 minutes from the beach is fairly expensive.
Good point. NH is bigger than it looks on the map. Of course, much of that space is mountains, but still... And there are almost no straight roads in the state. To get from point A to point B is a series of long winding roads and turnoffs and rotaries. Wait, I think I remember seeing a straight road in Manchester, but it wasn't all that long... :)
I got my proverbial ass kicked for calling the Route 1 TRAFFIC CIRCLE a rotary the other day. I said but it IS a rotary! You know, those things that EVERYONE has the right of way in. . . coming in or getting out everyone for themselves. At least in MA it is lol.
I personally live near the seacoast in Salisbury (massholechusetts) and rents here are crazy, you can live cheap at Hampton Beach, but personally I'm looking at Newmarket/Exeter/Stratham/Seabrook/Hampton for starters. I love the seacoast, and I can't remember a day I didn't drive down 1A.
anyways, if you need help looking for a place, or if you find one and want pictures or anything let me know I'll gladly go there and do any of that you're looking for. It's gotta be hard trying to do that from California.
T
Quote from: error on January 03, 2007, 02:17 AM NHFT
Wait, I think I remember seeing a straight road in Manchester, but it wasn't all that long... :)
"Elm Street (which is considered the Main Street of Manchester) is actually a dead end in both directions. It is said to be the longest dead end street in the country." ;)
http://www.newhampshire.com/about-nh/magnificent-main-streets.aspx
i'm in the seacoast region now, but still in maine. i actually grew up here. i will soon be crossing the border into the portsmouth/dover/rochester area.
If you could change the meetings to Sundays or weeknights other than Wednesdays, I could come.
QuoteThat said, what tips do you veteran movers have? I won't be moving for about 1.5 years, but I figure it's better to start earlier rather than later.
I was out of school for about 9 months when I came to NH for the Liberty Forum. By a strange series of events, I got a job offer in Manchester while I was here. 1 month later I moved to NH. You never know what will happen. I would suggest getting out here to visit (can you make it to PORCFEST?), see what places you like and where you may be able to find a source of income. There are people who rent out rooms/apts./attics very reasonable and some of us already here can help you find a place. I got help from NH natives and would be happy to assist others looking to move.
You can pay your bills from here just as easily as there. I'm making more money than I was and paying far fewer taxes than I was. The sooner you can get here the better!!!