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Live Free And .....

by: susanthe

Thu Apr 19, 2012 at 18:19:46 PM EDT
NH has a new slogan, aimed at attracting tourists to our state. The slogan is "Live Free and ____." You can fill that in with your activity of choice, apparently. "Live Free and Ski" or "Live Free and Hike" - you get the idea. This was the topic this morning on the Exchange, and was later discussed on the Attitude with Arnie.

Tourism is NH's second biggest industry. Yet we fund our state parks by user fees. We are the only state in the nation that does this. As a result of this unique funding mechanism, many of our state parks are poorly maintained. Vermont has great highway rest stops where you can go in and grab coffee, use the rest room, stretch and be on your way.

NH celebrates our tourists with closed and/or seasonal rest areas. I heard mention of closed rest areas this morning on the Exchange, as I drove to Concord. Being a middle aged woman who had been drinking coffee, I elected to stop at the Sanbornton rest area on 93 South, as is my custom.

It was closed. It's now only open on weekends:

100_0976 front of building rest area
susanthe :: Live Free And .....
Welcome to NH! Live free and PORTAPOTTY!!!

100_0977 bank of porta potties

We want them to come and spend their money here, but we aren't willing to fund our tourist infrastructure. Spend, spend, spend - and use our dirty, smelly  porta potties! We value you, honest!

100_0981 trash by porta potties

NH is the seventh wealthiest state in the nation. NH has 27,000+ millionaires.

NH is not a poor state. NH is a cheap state.  
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LIVE FREE AND... (4.00 / 7)
...SORRY - NO BUDGET TO COMPLETE SLOGAN
Porta pots (4.00 / 1)

The first time I saw the rows of porta-pottys at a State Rest-stop I was surprised ( only mildly given the Rethugs out and out cheapness)

What a horrible message to send to both tourists and those of us who work in a tourist industry.

I spend a lot of time on the interstate during the ski season and stops that used to be there when I needed them are no longer dependable.

And please!!! Could we replace the welcome to NH sign at the Massachusetts border. It is Brown, lifeless and has a two dimensional "town" that any third grader could paint.

The sign is God Awful!

the porta-potties (4.00 / 2)
are especially ironic when one considers that tourism is our #2 business.  
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Excellent, susan! (4.00 / 1)
And there is a local pumper truck that I see occasionally with a sign on the side proclaiming it
#1 in the #2 business.

Seems an apt comment here.  For so many reasons.

Here is a fact that should help you to fight a little longer.
Things that don't actually kill you outright make you stronger.

Piet Hein, Grooks

[ Parent ]
that's Blau Brothers! n/t (0.00 / 0)

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It is not only middle aged women who have a problem (0.00 / 0)
Middle aged men have a similar problem - for different reasons!
Perhaps, like the long-haul truckers serving the West coast ports, our conservative (0.00 / 0)
masters should be encouraged to take along an empty jug and practice peeing into a cup.

Free pee cup -- don't leave home without it.

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Goppers only need to pee (0.00 / 0)
On weekends because they are peeing all over the average citizen when they are in session during the week!

The NH advantage    "a great state to live in if you are rich"

Porta-Potties (4.00 / 1)
Aren't free.  Who profits from this situation?  Surely somebody is profiting by maintaining them; follow the money.
According to the photo (0.00 / 0)
It's Dave's, owned by CityFuel of Manchester. Don't know who the principals are in that business, but it should be easy to find out, maybe some of our resident Manchurians would know.

What's the per diem on those potties? Even at the bulk/gov rate, is it less than opening the real potty (including a human for purposes of information, etc.)?

Must be, otherwise they wouldn't do it, right????

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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