Alton (NH) Property Tax For 2021 Is Up 11.5%, But Lower Than It Was In 2019!

As soon as I saw the property tax bill today (which was late (by the way)), I knew at once that the rate had gone up. My payment was up close to $500.
So, I checked my past bills. It sure had gone up compared to last year; 13.95% vs 12.51%,
But, I was surprised & humbled to see that it had been 13.99% in 2018. I checked what I had paid that December. It was a tad higher than what I owe next month. Smile. C’est la vie.
So to I, the question is not why did it go up this year — but why did it GO DOWN the year before.
Next year, with COVID, things could be very different. Just a thought.
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Flowers On Father’s Day — I Give You Some Classics, June 21, 2020 (Google Pixel 4).
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Attribution WILL be enforced.
Mainly from Littleton, NH. A few from around that area, up North.
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COVID-19 NH: Testing STILL NOT Available To All In N.H.; Even If You Are In Hospital!
We are over 2-months into THE pandemic & TESTING in New Hampshire is FAR from available to all.
Just to a very limited SUBSET.
So here is the kicker.
I heard from somebody who is IN HOSPITAL — at New Hampshire’s FAMED ‘Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center‘ (DHMC) in Lebanon. A research & teaching hospital no less. They don’t have enough tests. You have to meet the age or employment criteria or have symptoms. IF not, you can’t have it. That is STUPID. That is crazy.
I heard that New York is now doing a MILLION tests a week.
Well, a million tests would just about cover ALL of New Hampshire.
But, we don’t have enough tests!
And NOBODY is mentioning this.
I meet the over-60 criteria. So, I can get one.
I don’t want one. Don’t see the point. Right now, I have no symptoms.
They can tell me I am negative & I could be positive 24-hours later. I could have caught it by going for the test.
Would be SLIGHTLY more interested in the antibody test. But, even that, right now, would be a waste. I really haven’t had any symptoms. So, very UNLIKELY I had it without I realizing it. Given my age & poor heath, I would have KNOWN it even if I had a touch. So, I am not going to deprive a more worthy person from getting a test.
But, thought YOU should know.
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COVID-19 NH: Hardly Any Outdoor Dining In State Capital, Concord (N.H.)
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It was 11:30am, on a Sunny (but a tad mild (@60F)), Tuesday — 2nd day that New Hampshire restaurants were open for outdoor dining.
But, it was ALL empty or NOT set up.
We just saw two folks, a mother & daughter — & I drove up/down North & South Main St. as well as Loudon Road.
‘Red Arrow’ diner had picnic tables outside but was only doing takeout — and they were NOT busy.
I was sure (that my friend) Alex Ray’s “Common Man” would not only be all set-up, BUT BUSY. I was wrong. It was empty. Not set-up for outdoor dining. That makes no sense. They have a huge car park ideal for it.
So …
So?
What gives?
Just time?
This week, from what I see, will be kind in terms of weather. No heavy rain. Doesn’t look good.
Stopped by “Dominick’s“, in Chichester, on the way back. Another joint with a HUGE car park. EMPTY with a sign on the door that said “CLOSED”.
I was amused by her (and yes, it is a ‘her’) message on the sign.
Does SHE realize the coded message that was in THE SONG?
‘Help from my friends‘. HHHmmmm. SMILE.
I am sure. That would definitely help. SMILE.
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Selfies My Way — ‘Farnsworth Art Museum’, Rockland (Maine), October 18, 2019.
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Yes, you are free to steal these pictures.
It is an art museum. It would be churlish not to exploit the large, well lit mirrors they have. So yes, another new location for ‘selfies my way‘. Actually I hadn’t been to the ‘Farnsworth‘ in 12 or 13-years. We went up to Maine, a day early (for the wedding) just so I could visit the ‘Farnsworth’. I like the ‘Farnsworth’. It is small, but has a great collection. Very intimate.
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Selfies My Way — ‘Lakehouse Tavern’, Hopkinton (N.H.), October 10, 2019.
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A new location for ‘selfies my way‘. Went there for dinner last night — somebody’s birthday (but, no, not mine). Nice, big, well lit mirror. Couldn’t resist. Plus, I was wearing a tie. Haven’t taken a selfie with a tie in some time and didn’t want you all to think I had become a slob.
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‘Period Poverty’ Bill, Spearheaded By Schoolgirl, Becomes New Hampshire Law — Something To Be Proud Of.
I am SO impressed, so happy. This is so pro-female, pro-children. It is great. I am so proud of her — Caroline Dillion. I do not know her but wish her all the best and hope she goes far. Maybe a FUTURE president. She will be good.
As a father of three daughters, who still lives in a house with three females I surely can relate to this. SMILE.
That there could be kids in the U.S. that don’t have access to these essential products is criminal.
I am so glad that New Hampshire is putting this right.
I have no idea. But, what will it increase my property tax bill by — $10/year. I, for one, am happy to pay. I will even pay more. SMILE.
Reading about this MADE MY DAY!
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Unsolicited Validation Of ‘Brain Meditation’ By An ER Physician Assistant (Certified).
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From page 61 of my 2016 “Quick Guide to Brain Meditation”. Click on image below for more details on book.
As you may have read, here & here, I busted my knee, well & truly, last Thursday morning, when I fell awkwardly while shoveling snow. There was an almighty crack. Left knee was at a funny angle and there were things pointing out from it. I couldn’t get up. Finally hobbled into the house. Knee was in bad shape. Managed to pull on a knee brace onto it and that made a big difference. I could at least now drag the leg along.
Made it to the ER at ‘Frisbie Memorial Hospital’ in Rochester (NH) by noon — about 90-minutes after I had done the damage. I was in some pain, but I was doing OK. I hadn’t taken any pain medication and declined the first batch that was offered to I.
Once I was horizontal on the ER bed most of the pain, if not all of it, went away. I could just lie there with no pain to talk about. That is par for the course for I. {Sorry!}
They did a X-ray and a contrast CT Scan (which required the insertion of 2 IVs, the 1st apparently not large enough for the contrast dye they wanted to pump into I).
They diagnosed that I had completely ruptured (i.e., seperated) my Quadriceps Tendon.
I needed surgery, to reattach it, within 10-days. (Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow.)
They gave me some acetaminophen (Tylenol) about 2-hours into my stay and a shot of morphine before I left.
But, as I was being discharged the female Physician Assistant (Certified) (PA-C), from Maine, who had taken care of me throughout my 4.25 hour stay came to check up on me.
After going through all the formalities, she said: “So, what is your secret? Mind-over-matter? This is fairly serious injury and you coped with it like it was not too bad“.
BINGO!
I told her about my ‘Brain Meditation’.
If you look at the top picture I had spelled all of that out, as a ‘Reward’, 3-years earlier.
So, here was proof.
Ability to: module pain, coping with lifestyle change and continued serenity.
‘Brain Meditation’, as I spell it out here, has served me well over the first 6-days. I am basically pain-free. Just taking 2 Aleves a day — and that is mainly as a precaution.
The Physician Assistant’s was going to check out my book. As she said, it certainly seemed to be working.
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Got Flu (0.5 Fluzone HD) & Pneumonia Shots, For 2018-2019, At The Alton, N.H., Hannaford Pharmacy.
I resisted getting the flu shot till around 2010. I was willing to roll-the-dice and take my chances. But, as I approached 60 I realized that I better pay heed to what the medical profession was advocating especially since I am very susceptible to infections.
So, far so good.
Over those 8-years, I have got my shot most often at our local, Alton Hannaford Pharmacy.
It does not get any easier or more convenient. And now they tout and honor a ZERO co-pay. So, no cost other than what they bill your insurance.
Very efficient. Very professional. Quite fast. Very little wait time. Today, they were rather buy and it took just over 30-minutes. Still easier than driving to an hospital.
Yes, I know that they don’t even KNOW what this winter’s flu virus is going to be!
Same story as last year and the year before.
The vaccine, quite literally, is a shot in the dark. Best guess, hope for the best, fingers crossed.
But in my old age and with very little blood cells, red or white, I can’t take any chances. This year for the first time I got the 65+ flu vaccine in my left arm, and for the first time ever, a pneumonia shot — the latter in the right arm. That way ‘they’ know which is which; ‘flu’ with an ‘l’ in it in the ‘l’eft arm. Clever.
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