On Nh living and commutes..

[Travis Roy]

> The move up there will be driven by the job I find... and it will have 
> to be a job that's as cool as your winters with a solid company.  The 
> problem with those towns to the west of boston is the cost of living...  
> as far as I can tell it's anywhere from 50-80% higher than charlotte.  
> I'm finding that I'll be forced to live pretty far out just to find 
> reasonable housing costs...  and if I can live in NH and enjoy the extra 
> tax benefits that brings.. all the better.

New England does have a higher cost of living then down south or the 
midwest..

You basically have to thing.. do you want to save money by living in NH 
but spend an extra 1-2hours commuting every day, or do you want a short 
commute and more time to yourself (plus less wear and tear on your car)

> I'm fairly sure the company is open to time shifting..  and possibly 10 
> hour 4 day weeks.. so I should be able to avoid peak commute times...  
> but if it's like atlanta.. rush hour can last most of the day and there 
> is really no avoiding it.

The morning commute in seems to be fairly short (I currently go to 
Somerville about once a week but I don't leave here until 9ish and I get 
there in 40mins tops) in the morning, but the afternoon commute seems to 
never end.

> Any thoughts on which is the least busy road for coming in from the 
> north...  3, 93, 95 or perhaps some of the smaller roads...  I like 
> having options.. and will likely pick a location that has access to 
> interstates and smaller roads.. as well as train and bus lines...

3 is going to suck in Mass, and if you live in Salem it makes no sense 
to take it, it would take way to long to get to it.. 93 is gonna suck at 
the border and if you live in Nashua the same applies, doesn't make 
sense to take it. Unless you're in Portsmouth or Exeter then 95 doesn't 
make sense to take at all.

I tried taking backroads to work once when I worked in Burlington, 
MIS-TAKE.. the back roads are WORSE.. and if you're in NH and go to Mass 
for work then busses/trains are just to much of a hassle.