NH has water in abundance this year whereas the west and parts of the south has been in drought for many years. The midwest and south have had tornado and severe storm problems and the Southeast has hurricanes to deal with. New England has cold weather, snow and ice storms sometimes but those are fairly straightforward to deal with.

I certainly remember those days. Rates at 18% eventually killed housing prices setting up nice deals to buy at. You just had to have enough for a down payment and then you could refinance as rates got cut in half.

Watch a few YouTube videos on how to do it. It's a good skill to have. Even if you never need to use it.

I bought a battery charger back in the 1990s when batteries only lasted a couple of years. I've had Toyotas starting in 2000 and haven't needed it since then. I just replace the battery when recommended. I do recall the nuisance of calling AAA when the battery was dead and waiting 2 hours for service because a ton of other people had the same problem. Cars today are just so much more reliable than before.

It's getting up to 43 degrees tomorrow so you could just wait.

It's always good to have a friend with jumper cables if you get stuck.

I have to go to Boston today so I will definitely test things out but I'm going to wait until were in the positive temps.

Our first mortgage was 10.15%. Prices had dropped about 40% from the high at the time. We put down 5% and then refinanced as rates dropped. That's the best way to do it from my perspective.

That would get you a townhouse or maybe a small house in my town. Prices haven't dropped in my town nor has supply improved much. I know that the national picture is that prices are dropping but I'm not seeing it locally yet.

If the Fed stays on hold for a year as they have indicated, prices should drop but the economy is very strong and they may have to raise rates higher than they thought.

I've not seen any reports of problems with the power companies.

I just checked and we're set at 64 degrees and the temperature inside is 69 degrees (the HVAC gets the temperature above the setting and let's it drop). So I dropped the setting to 63. I feel fine but I'm wearing two pairs of wool socks and long underwear.

Things that could cause this: problem with heating system, inadequate heating capacity, insufficient insulation, leaks.

I went on a 1/2 mile walk at 10:15 last night. Wind chill was -33. Felt fine. Air temp was -14 I think. The temperature was colder late 2017/early 2018.

We used to have regular, colder weather in the 1960s - at least that's my recollection. We had more snow too.

I was in DC the first week of 2018 and we had -20 temps and would have expected it to be a bit colder in NH.

Cold weather isn't a problem if you're dressed for it or if you can scoot inside to warm up from time to time.

We had -20 degrees (air temp, not wind chill) in early 2018. I don't even think that we're getting there in my town this tonight or this weekend. I plan to go for a walk tonight when it gets down to -30 windchill.

Yup, we learned that in chemistry class back in the 1970s.

I just got back from walking around outside. 1.75 miles, 29 minutes, wind chill -10. Skin temperature started at 80 degrees and dropped to 60.8 degrees. My toes were starting to get numb but the rest of my body was fine. My core was probably too warm as I was a bit overdressed. I want to go out at -20 and -30 just to see what it feels like. I'll have to use a flashlight as it will be dark when it gets to -30.

My daughter told me that the heat index where she is right now is 99. That's a bit warm for me.

I'm going out for a walk this morning. It might be a short walk. We'll see. I have balaclavas and a ski mask for cold, windy weather.

I generally try to follow the manufacturer's recommendation on tire pressure cold. I assume that they factor in the increased pressure from friction and temperature increases throughout the day.

I bought an electric (120 VAC) pump about 20 years ago because all of the gas stations went to non-free air and most of the pumps didn't work anyways. $20 for an electric pump really works out well instead of putting in a bunch of quarters when the seasons change.

I've heard about the pumps that run off the cigarette lighter and that sounds like a great innovation because you can use it on the road or help someone else out if they just need enough air to get to the next exit.

I have degrees from BC and BU and our kids from UMass Lowell. UMass Lowell was great though I'd recommend talking to the department head to talk about their program as a couple of professors can make a big difference in the quality and rigor of the program. My understanding is that Northeastern is more geared to practice than theory and that's another thing that the prospective student has to decide on.

Just went out for a walk and it was okay. 24 degrees with little wind and sun is fine. I'm going out again, maybe for a run in a bit and it's up to 28 degrees. Thursday and Friday look fine; I just need a couple of hours in the middle of the day. I will give it a shot on Saturday as well but it may be a short walk. If it is, then I'll go to the YMCA and run on the indoor track. Enjoy the weather! Fewer people out walking dogs today.

You could try H-Mart. We go to the one in Burlington which isn't South Shore but maybe there's one down there. The H-Mart in Burlington has a big Kimchi section.

We put state liquor stores on the borders with neighboring states and along or on the highways. We also have low cigarette taxes and I'm sure that they're sold to lots of out-of-state folks.

Yeah, I know. I went to Boston College for undergrad and Boston University for grad school. My sister went to Northeastern and I had to take the Beacon St line from time to time. I just didn't recall any of those going out to Weston.

Aquarium and Science Museum are standbys. The Arnold Arboretum is nice for a long walk. A walk along the Charles River.

If you like colleges, you could walk around Harvard, MIT, BU, Northeastern, BC.

A walk though Boston neighborhoods might be nice. North End, Charlestown, Back Bay, etc.

Something more challenging would be a hike in NH if you are equipped and experienced to do so at this time of year. I do not know of the state of the ski slopes right now - we've had a lot of snow in the past two weeks but it has also been unusually warm.

I grew up in Waban and we still have a place there that's walkable to Woodlands and Waban stations and I tend to think of MBTA as the rapid transit stations. We're up in NH now and sometimes use the Lowell station to get into Boston. So I don't know the commuter rail system that well.

Oh, right. I've been at that station. Forgot all about that line.