Forum: General Discussion
03-25-2024, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,713
Get Ready!
What about heated driveways? Is it too expensive to heat a driveway to keep it clear of snow and ice? I don't know much about the logistics of creating a heated driveway, and I am sure the...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-05-2024, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 13,498
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Forum: Outdoor Recreation
02-20-2024, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,791
Frozen hiker
This Post by FLL (including the F & G Report) should be read by EVERYBODY. It is a stark reminder that hiking in the Whites during the winter is a serious event, and ONLY experienced hikers should...
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Forum: Boating
02-04-2024, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,364
New bill regarding wake surfing?
I am sure people will think I've been smokin' too much wacky-tobaccy, but I have a really crazy idea: If boat operators exercised common sense and common courtesy, 99.9% of all these problems would...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-01-2024, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 14,316
2024 Ine-Out Contest
Dear, dear FLL, I understand your observations about the M/V Mount Washington being able to power its way through the current ice conditions in Center Harbor (and probably most of the Lake), but...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-28-2024, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,327
Fortier found guilty
Moving away from the original topic, a new topic "The History of the Lake", limiting itself to shoreline properties only, and discussing what is now where what used to be there. An example would be...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-25-2024, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,528
Another senior hacked
I may have posted this before, but if not, here it is. If you get a phone call and don't recognize the caller, NEVER use the word YES when talking with them. To get you to use the word YES,...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-19-2024, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,306
Loud aircraft last night
Yes, my wife and I heard it about that time. We live on Forest Rd, and it seemed to be coming from (generally) south to north. Very strange.
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Forum: General Discussion
01-11-2024, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,835
Lake related legislation
I haven't analyzed these posts very carefully, but I can say that as "intelligence" increases (i.e., 'bots' and AI), so does the need for IN PERSON VOTING, with VOTER ID CARDS.
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Forum: General Discussion
01-10-2024, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,446
Condo insurance
That is a great story, tummyman, and a story I think many can identify with. When my wife and I settled in Wolfeboro, we had to change most of our insurance coverage, and we decided to "go local"...
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Forum: Marketplace
01-06-2024, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 974
Men's ski wear
Say, Hillcountry, how'd you make out trying to sell some ski wear?
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Forum: Boating
01-06-2024, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,301
Towing a sailboat
Between 1909 and 1975, my family operated Camp Wyanoke for Boys in Winter Harbor. Sailing in Winter Harbor was one of our most popular, and frequent (daily) activities, and weather was always a...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-01-2024, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,641
Happy 2024
Yes, Happy New Year, to all, BUT, let's have a Peaceful New Year (world-wide).
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Forum: Weather
12-18-2023, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,267
Wild weather today
Yes, but also sporadic. Periods of intense rain and wind, then just one or the other, the end result being debris everywhere. The water in Back Bay, Wolfeboro, is slightly lower than it was in...
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Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews
12-17-2023, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,109
Best Beakfast +- One Hour Away
My wife and I have been there many times, we agree with you completely. We were very happy when they opened a "branch" in Wolfeboro, but very sad when they decided to close. However, the successor...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
12-15-2023, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,572
Cabinets
I thought that is why area rugs were invented.
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Forum: General Discussion
12-12-2023, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,624
Hypothetical tax question
An extraordinarily high percentage of the population has, truly, no understanding of the immensely complicated Tax Code, both State and Federal, and yet, an extraordinarily high percentage of these...
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Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews
12-06-2023, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,346
Walter's Basin
Does anyone know what prompted the renovation - change of ownership, damage, updating? Sometimes a big renovation takes place and when they finally re-open it "just isn't the same" and popularity...
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Forum: Boating
12-02-2023, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,301
Towing a sailboat
FlyingScot makes an excellent point about getting to a dock (even someone else's) in event of bad weather. For years and years, I lived on Winter Harbor, and numerous times people pulled into my...
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Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews
12-02-2023, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,535
Downtown Grille
You have hit the nail on the head - almost everyone is asking the same questions and has the same opinion of the Grille as you. There was a flurry of activity, then nothing, then another flurry, and...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-26-2023, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,040
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Forum: General Discussion
11-21-2023, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 33,950
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NH Solar posted Gilford Lowes
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Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2023, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 28,619
Moultonborough taxes
Every year the question of taxes is beat to death on this Forum, and after a while, people finally begin to realize he complexity of calculating the tax rate, and that each Town, for the matter, each...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-02-2023, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 33,950
Cyanobacteria problem
This thread could go on forever, and never solve the problem. Everybody has their idea of a problem, but no one seems to have identified THE problem. I am not a water-issues scientist, nor any...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-31-2023, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 33,950
Cyanobacteria mitigation
Maybe the cost of mitigation should be assessed against the offending landowners. The costs to include the direct expenses to mitigate a bloom, and the lost revenue from tourists who choose not to...
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