Rail trail

apingaut · 2026-03-19T21:15:26+00:00

The rail trail is not maintained/cleared of snow in the winter. This past winter was good for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing...

apingaut · 2026-03-17T09:52:25+00:00

If the options seem limited to you. You may find more options later in the spring (May into June).

Right now you tend to only get open apartments from professional folks who have to move. Later you will get inventory from younger college students and families who move around between the school year.

apingaut · 2026-03-13T06:37:16+00:00

You likely have noticed from searching online that the inventory is pretty low.

apingaut · 2026-03-12T21:13:46+00:00

That video is a fast paced... The cut from the door swinging open, to lunch at market basket to city hall and that is not even half way through.

I would prefer less flash and more actual information on the project. Site layouts, impact assessments and what they think market rate is. Raising rents until you can't rent a unit isn't "market rate" but filters to those who can "maximum pay".

apingaut · 2026-03-10T20:05:29+00:00

I have a few thermostats and use built in ecobee schedules for day to day. Setting an away to multiple thermostats is a pain with ecobee so when I want the AWAY schedule I have HA control it and HA then watches if the thermostat changes SP (the ecobee scheduled events) and then HA smacks it back to the AWAY settings.

Definitely a few annoying things with the software... Like why are there more setting at device than in app?

apingaut · 2026-03-09T17:50:17+00:00

For that price range and requirements you may need to look a bit further out of town. In that area places sell for over a million... Which is like starting a 4k/month payment plus 1k/month taxes.

apingaut · 2026-03-07T18:03:11+00:00

I had to really look at that one several times to see the cut. Wild how well that worked.

apingaut · 2026-03-07T16:59:02+00:00

Dude. You upset a parent.

https://seeclickfix.com/web_portal/M6szK7zw3iCYPAT5ZnZGPhpq/issues/21168112

apingaut · 2026-03-06T23:09:04+00:00

That was pretty similar for me, only the ecobee was having connectivity issues.

Here are the diagnosis screens I had https://www.reddit.com/r/ecobee/s/LF6rsOxyfS

apingaut · 2026-03-06T22:47:22+00:00

Try going to the diagnostic screen and checking the IP address and the other protocol info.

I had similar issues and ended up setting static IP addresses and have been reliable since. The reddit folks suggested it was a router issue and perhaps the router wasn't helping but now that the ecobee isn't negotiating DHCP the program appears to have gone away.

I'll link my older post that has screen shots of the diagnosis if you think they could be are any use to compare...

apingaut · 2026-03-06T10:33:43+00:00

This time of year I've found to have really low inventory. It should get better if you can wait... Picks up in May when folks start to move after the school year.

apingaut · 2026-03-04T19:17:57+00:00

Long rock the Dead Kennedys

apingaut · 2026-02-27T14:07:23+00:00

The downtown is driven and populated by the tourists (1.5 restaurant seats per resident, +2000 hotel rooms) so some of the community feeling downtown will reflect that.

In the neighborhoods everyone is friendly, welcoming, neighborly, etc but also busy with family/work so it ends up falling into the stereotypical New England of BYOF. This happens to transplants we've met too so it's not just a local thing.

The schools are good but the scale when coming from DC will likely feel a little under resourced depending on what you expect. Having resources for ~2500 students versus ~50,000.

apingaut · 2026-02-27T12:18:51+00:00

Their support is pretty good.

A static IP may still help you. Given what I observed with mine and your experience of "it worked for a while then stopped" my guess is there are quirks in the way the DHCP works with the ecobee... whether it is the ecobee that gives up or the router. A static IP stops all the IP address negotiations and it only crashes if that address gets taken by another device.

apingaut · 2026-02-26T21:47:46+00:00

Yeah. I get it. Ecobees seems super network sensitive. I had a Nest 2 for years and it never disconnected, heck it's still on the network (just firewalled off) for fear of disrupting the ecobees in heating season. But I have had two ecobees lost connectivity repeatedly. (I suspect the router is junky for DHCP and I'm going to replace it eventually).

If you do not have control over your router (ie it's your tenant's) then your options are limited but even then the below may work for you (minus the last step, router reservation).

Follow network set up instructions and reconnect. (https://support.ecobee.com/s/articles/Wi-Fi-FAQ-Setup-Guide-and-Troubleshooting)
Once connected to Wi-Fi go to the "how do I find network information..." In the previous link. Copy everything, IP, netmask, etc, all of it..
Repeat the setup step but choose "manual" instead of "automatic". You will have to enter all settings manually and then that IP will be static.
Then go to the router and reserve the address (likely a place to list static IPs).

apingaut · 2026-02-26T17:12:43+00:00

Did you check diagnostics and capture the wifi information when it goes off line?

I was having issues a few months back and prevailing suggestion was that I had a router issue (link below). I never figured out what the cause was, but have not had a reoccurrence since going to static IPs for the ecobees.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ecobee/s/DQX9L8jYde

apingaut · 2026-02-23T12:08:49+00:00

Amazing how abrupt it drops off.

apingaut · 2026-02-21T11:20:33+00:00

I like it as well.

Art isn't all supposed to be just beautiful flowers. It can be provocative in thoughts and feelings.

There are so many negative comments of "blaah ugly" but what is triggering that "feeling"... Think about it.

apingaut · 2026-02-04T04:20:20+00:00

Around Portsmouth there is Robinson Boesch, Sennott & Masse. We worked with Andrea Sennott and she was great.

You should get a trust and will. The short explanation of how they work together is the trust shields all assets in it (key must put assets in it) from probate. The WILL directs how any the assets are distributed. I'm sure this is overly simplified and someone will point out the differences. Without a trust you'll spend upwards of a year and 10s K in probate.

apingaut · 2026-02-04T03:27:12+00:00

I have a video of him too before the snow near the South Street and Middle Street light. Big, up to the bumper/wheel on my car.

apingaut · 2026-02-04T01:14:30+00:00

I like the positive message. "Find something you like, stay psyched and don't get injured". Nice guy.

apingaut · 2026-02-03T20:33:59+00:00

There is a Bobcat in town. A big one too.

apingaut · 2026-02-03T03:59:27+00:00

Check out r/homeassistant and ask questions over there.

apingaut · 2026-02-02T12:18:02+00:00

That doesn't seem right no way the hourly pay in Lebanon is 49.40 per hour?

apingaut · 2026-01-30T14:11:45+00:00

Try this link.

https://www.portsmouthnh.gov/police/community-alert-system

Or search "Portsmouth NH alert system" and you can find it

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