Flying in tommorow

[weird*science]

Hey gang! I could use your help.

My fiance and I found the FSP through Will Buchanan's Walk For Liberty. We are flying into Boston and then driving into Manchester tommorrow. We want to check out Manchester and the surrounding areas for potential places to move. We also wanted to (if possible) walk a part of the WFL with Will. We were hoping to attend Murphy's on Tuesday.

OK, so any tips as far as what to bring with us, do while we are there, places to go/see, whatever and anything is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
-W*S

[PattyLee loves dogs]

OK, so any tips as far as what to bring with us,

Vehicle with studded tires, parka, boots, wool socks... (if you go north of Manchester).

do while we are there, places to go/see,

Depends on whether you like outdoor stuff... lots of great parks around the state if you have the aforementioned parkas, or some nice flooded icy streams if you have drysuits. Or you could just huddle in Manchester and look around at the employment situation, which might be more immediately useful for planning a move.

[weird*science]

Thanks. Our rental vehichle is an SUV so we hope to be fairly mobile. Any tips for driving in ice/snow?

We are fairly outdoorsy so it would be reasonable to do some of that. We are bringing hiking boots/shoes with wool socks, heavy coats and some underlayers. Do we need face protection?

We aren't going to be able to move for a while but we wanted to visit to make sure we (floridians) can take it in NH, and see some cities around Manchester.

We also wanted to see Will finish the WFL.

[Russell Kanning]

how long will you be here?

[David]

Thanks. Our rental vehichle is an SUV so we hope to be fairly mobile. Any tips for driving in ice/snow?

While those in Nh drive better in snow than the southerners, practice makes perfect, this was the first major winter weather of the year, so people are still developing their  winter legs when driving.  Be careful, defensive driving is highly encouraged.  Remember, you have no traction on ice, snow is actually better.  Having said that, till I junked her, I had virtually no problems driving last winter in my car. 
As mentioned already, coats hats, gloves, if you are particularly sensitive to the cold, an extra pair of pants may be a good idea to plan to have. 
Welcome. 

[weird*science]

Staying till the 19th.

[PattyLee loves dogs]

Any tips for driving in ice/snow?

Studded tires. We drive on ice all winter in Grafton... there are people who don't use studs. They park at the bottom of the hills and hike a lot. Manchester clears its streets, you may not actually drive on any snow there.

we wanted to visit to make sure we (floridians) can take it in NH,

Sure, you'll be fine. Just don't camp in June, the insects are much worse than in Florida 

[weird*science]

Sure, you'll be fine. Just don't camp in June, the insects are much worse than in Florida 

Serious? That's insane. Skeeters?

[PattyLee loves dogs]

Serious? That's insane. Skeeters?

This instructional piece is from the Grafton Gazette:

The Flyinator

"That Black Fly is out there.
It can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with.
It doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear,
and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are bit."

Can you stop it?

"I don't know.
With these weapons, I don't know."

(fade in to peaceful green hills of Grafton. Zoom in for closeup of metallic fly mandibles. Music: Beethoven's 6th Symphony, the 'Pastoral'.)

Ah, Springtime in Grafton. The snow melts, turning into gurgling brooks that cascade down the budding hillsides. A few short weeks later, winter's cold is forgotten, as the hordes of hideous black fly larva lurking in the gurgling brooks metamorphose into black clouds of flying terror. It is the Season of the Fly.

Let us consult the Oracle:

"A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. They are related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Thaumaleidae. There are over 1,800 known species of black flies (of which 11 are extinct). They spread several diseases, including river blindness in Africa (Simulium damnosum and S. neavei) and the Americas (Simulium callidum and S. metallicum in Central America, also S. ochraceum in Central and South America).

Never mind what it's called, can you stop it?

"Light shades such as orange, yellow and light green are less attractive to black flies
than dark shades such as blue, purple or red." So, always travel with people who wear dark blue clothing, but don't stand too close to them.

"Black flies are attracted to many perfumes, aftershaves, and other trendy consumer products. Like other bloodsucking monsters, they are somewhat repelled by garlic, whether eaten or externally applied." So, dice up those cloves and dig in... the smell only bothers people who didn't.

"They prefer cloudy days and low winds. They can only fly a few miles per hour;  as long as you don't stop pedaling your bicycle most of them won't catch up." So just don't stop.

"Black flies don't fly at night." So, get out those night vision goggles and rearrange your schedule a little. Problem solved.

Black flies also avoid flying over water, so canoeing works well as long as you never return.

BUT CAN YOU STOP IT?

Yes. A direct hit with a 40mm grenade will inconvenience a T101 black fly. However, we can expect future flies to be more advanced, more adaptable, better integrated with SkyNet. DARPA admits to having insect cybersystems in late-stage development for surveillance and attack.

There's a black fly coming.

(Crescendo, Terminator Theme)

[PattyLee loves dogs]

To put this in perspective, the black fly is the ONLY hazard here, and only until July 4. There are no poisonous snakes to speak of, the bears are afraid of people, there isn't even very much poison ivy (though it exists). If you are wearing good winter gear, NH is far safer than the alligator-water-moccassin-python-infested swamps of Florida.

[firecracker joe]

I dont think driving in snow up here is any worse than driving in a heavy rain storm down south and hydroplaning it all comes down to using caution as for the bugs the palmetto bugs and cockroaches down south are just as annoying as the black flies just use bug spray. welcome to NH.