There are a lot of out of state license plates still hanging around. Usually, this time of year, we have the place to ourselves. Sure, there are folks that will come up on the weekend, but now they are here all week. A good part of that is that they are new residents.
Housing here in Northern New Hampshire is going fast. It’s common for buyers to offer 30% above the asking price to assure they are going to get it. My neighbor works in the school system and they are dealing with an influx of new students.
This, my friends, is what one version of bugging out looks like. Most of these new people are escaping big cities. They have the ability to work from home and are taking advantage of it. Preppers tend to think of bugging out as someone with a bug out bag. That’s the low end of the spectrum. The high end is a massive yacht with it’s own on board doctor and security. In the middle we have these urban folks moving into modest homes in the hinterland.
There’s a sense of panic in the air. That explains the premium they’ve been putting on quick sales. This is the 11th hour if you are looking to avoid trouble in the big cities. Heck, things look pretty iffy in a lot of the moderate sized cities. A friend of mine lives about a half hour outside of a city of about 70,000 people. He’s upped his security quite a bit with better doors, locks, walls, and security windows -plus other interesting things.
Another popular bug out option is the bug out vehicle. Frankly, when winter sets in most of those are impossible to keep warm. The far north is not a good place for mobile living. That’s why the smart money is establishing themselves in small towns. This influx has been happening at a good pace ever since about March.
While there’s been some growing pains, most of the towns and small cities are handling the increase fairly well. However, space is running out. Time is also running out.
-Sixbears
They may be in for a shock if it's the Lord who shows up, rather that the devil's minions.
ReplyDeleteOkay . . .
DeleteProblem with many of those escapees is that they bring and vote for the very same politics that has doomed the places they left.
ReplyDeletePrepare to see New Hampshire's politics change radically within the next few years.
I'm not a afraid of a little diversity. The state may change them more than they change the state -especially way up north where I live. Frankly, some of my best friends are transplants.
DeleteIf you believe the lies of professional politicians and the con men which they are Beans...
ReplyDeleteMyself, I truly believe we the people are the problem. In our government we are only viewing a reflection of ourselves.
Damn it sure is ugly.
On another note...this week I was lying on the surgeons table waiting for them to put me under.
They assembled the team and asked the final question...to make certain we're all on the same page...what surgery are you here for today ?
My answer: my wife said I'm too ugly. So I'm here today for a face transplant.
They all broke up laughing...
Shit , I still woke up just as ugly !
Good one Spud. I guess you want your doctors in a good mood before they put the knife to you. Be well. Recover soon.
DeleteHome prices in my little neighborhood of of shitty, mostly trashed out, mobile homes on 2 acre lots has doubled since we moved here 4 years ago. And they go under contract about a month after listing.
ReplyDeleteWe are 50 miles west of DFW metropolis.
I believe it's city dwellers getting out of town.
Makes sense to me. Of course, moving out of the city always made sense to me.
DeleteMy folks are moving back to the area. House on the market in AZ, looking like it'll sell fast. They already got a place picked out up here with a deposit on it before it hit the market, thanks to my old man having a friend in the Real Estate biz. A lot of places up here are already under contract.
ReplyDeleteGlad your folks were able to make that happen. Better to be close to friends and family in these interesting times.
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