God damn it, did they see my dad stocking up on soda at MB that one time? Guys, he only got 11 bottles, and no, he did not drink them all in one night. Yes, he got weird looks and comments. No, he did not care.

That's not the current Maine flag, but that flag looks a lot better stacked up to the other ones.

The city is icky? No no, you're right. The MB there is icky? God no, you kidding me?

Also, there's the one in Westbrook that may be closer to you.

Good for you. Just don't lose common sense and stay safe, mkay? Maine may be a low-crime state but that doesn't mean we don't have our crazies. Even if they come in the form of "needing a car jumpstarted at 1am but really they're going to abduct you".

Common sense is a good virtue to have. Sadly, not a lot of people have it.

Oh yeah, and a belated welcome to Maine, too!

Seasonal homes and Airbnbs, sure. But not any other kind of housing.

This must be a "shops local businesses" thing because I've never had this issue.

At best, the only thing that comes to mind is animal shelters.

But also...we're in a tripledemic right now. Shit isn't goin' anywhere.

Pros: if you're an outdoorsy type, good for you, Maine's perfect for you. Enjoy nature without people ruining it.

Cons: ...well there's still people...

The manager/owner deserves all the kudos for doing this.

I hate people and yet I've swam in the ocean before. Many a day was spent with me jokingly screaming at it, thinking they had some ulterior motive against me that would ruin my boogie-boarding...

Hell, I'd live by the ocean if the cons didn't outweigh the pros.

long slow whistle

Sit down, we'll be here for a couple hours...no, actually, we'll be here for a day or two.

laughs and then cries in revenge bedtime procrastination

Thanks for the reminder that 95% of this subreddit is full of boomers, OP.

I'll go weep in my zillennial corner.

No line is safe to touch, evah!

There are so many accidents and pileups on the highway caused by idiots who want to get absolutely fucking nowhere fast (and certainly nowhere important). Usually by speeding and doing zoom-zooms in the snow. Snow tires and AWD tires be damned, there are signs that say "slow down in inclement weather" for a reason.

That being said...I see the idiots have come out to play for this r/Maine Top Thread of the Day. Consider that an accomplishment, OP, not a detriment.

Like where, hmm? Anywhere, oh, you know, important? Like the hospital? A nursing home? The police station?

If not, then perhaps you are the projectionist of the "vapid waste of human space" insult. There's no excuse to be ripping 30 over besides the reasons above.

I don't want to live rurally either. Been here for 20+ years, have never lived rurally and I do not want to. I like having all my stuff within reasonable distance.

Layers. Lots of layers. Especially if you're thin as a twig.

Baby steps on the ice, even if you have good boots. This is a rule of thumb that can help prevent slips, falls, and potential concussions.

When buying boots, waterproof them with waterproofing spray before using them. They should be sprayed and then sat outside for 24 hours.

For the love of God, buy a snowblower, if you are able to. Electric, not gas--less hassle and they run better. The EGO brand sells very good and durable snowblowers. If you can't get one this season, buy them near the tail-end of summer, earlier than that if possible. People snatch them up come fall and when they do you will be SOL.

Also, buy shovels. You should have one regular shovel (for yourself; buy more depending on how many people live with you, if any), a pusher shovel, and a sleigh shovel. Snowblower should be used if the snow exceeds 6 inches (4-5 if wet and heavy), but that's my general rule of thumb.

And finally...go sledding. Sledding is very fun on big steep hills. Even more fun with a friend!

Welcome to Maine, enjoy your first winter!

Heyyy, GNS gang over here!

Oh so it is unopened? Your post said "brand new/opened" and I got confused.

Yeah no, I live in Biddeford, we got mail today that was on backlog from Christmas. We've gotten mail almost every day, on time, otherwise.

We know the mailman pretty well too, very nice and easygoing guy.

Maine is the King of Snow. Or at least...it was the King of Snow. Checks out.

We almost never get outages, and when we do they only last for a day at most, so we don't need to worry. It's the glory of living suburban and not rural. We don't even have a generator installed. We get more Internet outages than we do power ones.

(Been here 20+ years BTW)

Oof, you must live on a hell of an unlucky Saco street lol. Glad I could help though! I'm not sure if there are any other fiber providers other than Fidium and GoNetSpeed, but if there are, I'd say check them out and see if your street gets lucky.

GoNetSpeed. We were looking at Fidium but found nothing positive on the Internet about it after some Googling and price comparisons, so we went with GoNetSpeed instead.

Great customer service, guy came within a couple weeks to set everything up. I, for one, regret us not getting fiber sooner. Much faster speeds than Spectrum for a much better price.

I'd suggest calling Spectrum and see what they can do about your Internet being out. They also have an outage thing on their website, I think, where you can report an outage. Do you have power or is that gone along with the Internet?

My final straw with Spectrum broke when the Internet blew out in the house and they refused to fix it despite other people on the street having the same issue.

If you have fiber in your area, get it and get it now. We've only had one single outage since we got it and it was only for a few minutes. Pure bliss.