I’m dyslexic 😫 unfortunately autocorrect didn’t save me on that one

Plus if you’re just a hobbiest - you can just buy weather balloons lol. If you’re willing to drop cash you can get some pretty big ones - I just googled it bc I was curious and looks like you can get ones bigger than a person for like $200.

Awww I’d love to come but I don’t think I’d be out of work in time with the drive 😭😭 I’m not quite a beginner tho (I’ve been crocheting for years but never got good 😂😂😂) so glad at least I wouldn’t be stealing a spot

Following bc NH nightlife is such a flop 🥺

Oh yeah that could def be it. My ex had talked it up so much (I guess he heard from his coworkers how fab it was) that I was just surprised how meh the food was despite the restaurant being packed. The menu and ambiance was just what I liked (elevated and trendy) but it just …. Wasn’t that great.

Guess I need to scrounge up a new date for when it reopens to try again 😂

My HS had a lot of clubs (mid 2010’s) but I found them very high pressure and full of “I need this for my college application” types. Always ended up feeling like another class where there would be some giant, resume worthy high pressure project or competition at the end of the semester to prep for and if you ever missed a meeting you’d get blamed and shamed by other club members for being lazy… or legit get kicked out.

I ended up legit not being in any clubs after freshman year bc I kept getting sick all the time and would get shamed for not being able to go every single week.

Am I the only one that had a kinda disappointing time there? I went on a date there last summer and I can’t remember what I had…. Some meatball thing and the center was cold. My ex liked his food and I liked the ambiance but didn’t think the food was anything special

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10k apartments need to start somewhere 🤷‍♀️ Can’t complain that there are no apartments, and then go on to complain that the one being built is somehow both not enough apartments but also is too big….

Glad at least it’s of decent size and density! Should hopefully help price correct and pull some high earners out of other more affordable apts….

This is a “problem” with NH being so safe… people forget common sense. Really you should be emptying your car every time you leave it - including in your own driveway. But I know plenty of friends who just leave their whole purse in the car if they don’t feel like carrying it in, I try to tell them at least throw a jacket over it or put it obscured from view but I get the “oh it’s fine nothings ever happened to me!!!” (Which is true but it’s a bad habit to get into!)

Also it’s been a few years but If I remember correctly there’s special parking lots for residents at Hampton beach. I never lived there but the ex’s friends did and they would park somewhere right next to the beach for free (was crowded but not as bad as trying to get regular parking at the beach during summer) so that’s a nice lil perk.

Already got one 🤢

🤔🤔🤔 I haven’t been in portsmouth much since I went to college (used to be easy with the UNH busses 😂) that’s a good idea and pretty trendy and without being AS expensive as Boston

Folks are being mad negative about Manchester and Nashua but they're not... bad... just expensive for what you get. Def not as glam as Portsmouth/seacoast region, and also not rural.

in those areas you're looking at a solid $1.8k-$2k for a no frills but not... nasty...apartment. Deals can be found but more for folks in the "know" my cousin pays $1,200 a month for a two bed in Manchester but also can smell his neighbors smoking crack at all hours of the day lol with no private parking. (you ALWAYS need a car in NH) . My ex boyfriend paid $1500 (no utilities included) though for a small one bed that was in a decent safe area though. There are okay restaurants and bars in that area but its not exactly hopping.

Im also a remote worker, a bit younger than you and trying to get the hell out after the holidays. I live slightly outside of Manchester and the lack of young people and activities is killing me. Dating is a nightmare (saw you mentioned it) for me personally, but I'm also a woman of color so diversity is important to me which you are not getting in NH.

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Edit: though if you want to see for yourself.... for a recommendation for something fun to do in Manchester I would go see a show at the SNHU arena OR the opera house, whichever is more interesting to you and then a restaurant on Elm St (the one "good"/trendy st in Manchester) for dinner or drinks afterwards. All in walking distance. Outside of those couple of streets the rest of it is either chain shopping or residential.