How did you like PorcFest?

[Kat Kanning]

Care to give me quotables for the newspaper?  Why did you go to PorcFest?  What did you get out of it, if anything?  (Plus, I'd need whatever name you'd like printed, real or otherwise.)

Thanks!

[Lloyd Danforth]

I went to hang with past Porcfest friends and to continue my record of never attending a scheduled event.  I wanted to meet new people, and probably did, but, don't know who they are due to the stupid forum names.
The distance between the Lodge and the Boardwalk was a bit of a pain and I prefer the openness of Rogers, to camping down dirt road alleys.
Rich did a great job.  It should never be done by one person again.
Fastest week on Earth!

[dalebert]

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I felt really apprehensive about this trip. Since I was flying in, I couldn't exactly bring much in the way of camping gear. In fact I forgot to bring a mat and sleeping bag like I'd planned. I considered a hotel nearby, but I couldn't find anyone to share a room and that was just kind of pricey since I'm on on a work break and living on savings.

Didn't matter! Within 15 minutes of my arrival, I had several invitations to stay at people's sites. I picked up an air mattress at Walmart cheap and borrowed a sleeping bag and I was set. I've never been much for camping, but I found this surprisingly trouble-free. The people were fantastic. It was so cool to be meeting people in person that I'd only known from these message boards. If you think Russell is inspiring, just wait 'til you get a chance to chat with him in person. He's truly a visionary. And I got to meet Lauren, my personal hero. It was like meeting Spider-man, only she's real! I will restrain myself from going on for fear of forgetting someone. It's like an Oscar speech.

I knew I wanted to come up there within a day or two of my arrival after meeting people and touring a bit and seeing just how beautiful NH is. Once I realized that renting a room is very viable, there was not much reason to wait. Why not come on up and live there for a while? I'm pretty confident that I'll decide to stay, even after a NH winter. Now I just have to decide where I want to stay at first. I'm leaning toward Keene because I like the people so much. Nashua is appealing for job opportunities and such but I'm not sure if I want to think about a job yet.

Make the move!

[Kat Kanning]

I went to hang with past Porcfest friends and to continue my record of never attending a scheduled event.  I wanted to meet new people, and probably did, but, don't know who they are due to the stupid forum names.
The distance between the Lodge and the Boardwalk was a bit of a pain and I prefer the openness of Rogers, to camping down dirt road alleys.
Rich did a great job.  It should never be done by one person again.
Fastest week on Earth!

You want this in the newspaper??

[Lloyd Danforth]

You could just say that I wished it lasted longer

[JonM]

You could just say that I wished it lasted longer

Hey, when you move to New Hampshire, it's like PorcFest all year long!

[Puke]

I just moved to NH not 6 months ago and this was my first Porcfrest. Unfortunately, I could only attend for one day. But that day was a blast! I met many people, watched a nationally syndicated radio talk show live in person, met many great liberty merchants, spoke to the creator of the Liberty Dollar, listened to some FSP folk music and hung out around a bonfire drinking and smoking until the next morning. I don't know if I could make it a whole week, but next year I'm damn sure going to try.

James S.

[mvpel]

Last year's PorcFest, we were in Russia, and the year before, we couldn't stay at Rogers, and were in a hotel a bit of a drive away.

This year, we rented an RV and stayed the whole week, and it was absolutely splendid.

I just bubbled over with joy to see my son playing with all the other kids and laughing with glee, and the words "to secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity" echoed through my mind many times.  I certainly felt blessed to be among such a vibrant, exciting group of wonderful, kind, friendly people.

We discovered that we had an uncanny amount in common with Mark & Joy Sandoz, and their sons John and Ben, and daughter Dot, were delightful young people, and the cause of many of Jordan's gleeful laughs.  We're privileged to count them as friends, and eagerly await their arrival from Atlanta.

Jordan also had a fine time playing with Abby Nappen.  A photo I took of her about a year and a half ago, hugging our dog Heidi on the lawn as they were arriving from New Jersey and moving in to their new home in Bow, played an important role in our adoption by persuading the Russian judge of Heidi's gentle nature, and I now have another precious picture of her giving a big hug to her new friend Jordan.

We left Gilford almost giddy over what the future holds for liberty in New Hampshire, and for the children of liberty activists who will grow up together in this wonderful, beautiful state.

[Kat Kanning]

You could just say that I wished it lasted longer

...needs the porcfest viagra

[Lloyd Danforth]

No.....don't need a harder Porcfest

[slim]

You could just say that I wished it lasted longer

Maybe next years porcfest will be a month long.

[KBCraig]

So, Lloyd wants it longer, but not harder. 

[guy]

Now I just have to decide where I want to stay at first. I'm leaning toward Keene because I like the people so much. Nashua is appealing for job opportunities and such but I'm not sure if I want to think about a job yet.

If you plan to buy a house, I would recommend the triangle delimited by Concord, Nashua, and Salem.  That keeps you reasonably near the main NH arteries.  If you plan to rent, I'd suggest Manchester or Nashua, and perhaps Portsmouth, as that gives you the best employment opportunities.  However, if you're not worried about working, then the Lakes Region and the White Mountains are among the most beautiful places I've ever been.

[Lloyd Danforth]

So, Lloyd wants it longer, but not harder. 

Just Porcfest