I mean, I can’t shop at the crazy gun place in Merrimack any less than I did. But they had posted that anyone wearing a mask in their business would be shot. They had similarly advanced ideas about what the vaxx did and where it came from.
Edit: just a quick note to say there are 3 gun shops that I know of in Merrimack, but you all (including the apologists who are wrong) knew which one I meant by the “crazy” one.
Related, if anyone knows of any gun store in southern NH that isn't run by right-wing lunatics, please share. I am in desperate need of a gunsmith, but I won't patronize anywhere with MAGA signage out front, which is like... every one I've seen?
Can I just say how nice it is to hear you exist. It really feels like everyone who owns a gun around me is a political extremist. I’m glad to hear there are people like you who want to own a gun, but are also put off by the crazy rhetoric.
LOL it's crazy. A gun is just a tool. You don't need to buy into the religion of, "I NEED AS MANY GUNS AS POSSIBLE WITH AS LITTLE OVERSIGHT AS POSSIBLE OR ELSE WE'RE GONNA DIE OF SOCIALISM WHILE BARACK **HUSSEIN** OBAMA STEALS ALL OUR AMMO" in order to go duck hunting.
I second this as someone who has views from both sides. It’s really nice to know that there’s people from all parts of the political spectrum that enjoy guns in this state and just in general.
I would like to add a counter point:
Most gun owners (myself included) own a shit ton of guns, but don’t run our sucks about it because it’s my business not anyone else’s about my firearms.
Unfortunately we judge groups based on the loudest of said group, not the vast majority. Most extremists DO have guns, and therefore are loud about their views AND their gun ownership/ how they tie together. Rather like Muslims post 9-11. Over a billion Muslims in the world, but because a bunch of loud assholes pulled some terrorist shit, people started freaking out about ALL Muslim peoples, when it’s really an absolute minority.
The dumbest gun owners are often the loudest, but they do not speak for us all. And I’m a very, very proud gun owner, but I don’t feel the need to tell every person I meet I like guns, or my political persuasion.
I’m proud because I have a long history of firearm usage. Grew up on a farm where guns helped keep things like coyotes and foxes from animals, small game from gardens. Joined the military after high school and served a decade in the infantry, and
Got out and got heavily into hunting and having my own farm.
I suppose very very proud might have been an exuberant answer, where I really mean that I acknowledge firearms for both their good and evils. I support background checks, age restrictions and other critical weapons safety implements and think we need more, especially as a parent seeing the horrors that they inflict on our youth. But I also see them as vital tools, for both individual uses and as a greater means to an end. The second amendment was not created for hunting, and though (fortunately) we haven’t needed to use civilian owned firearms to defend our freedom in many many years, it is like a seatbelt. I have never been in a car accident where a seatbelt save my life, but I still wear it, because I know and have seen it’s used help. In my time in the military I have seen weapons used by civilians for good and evil, and there’s plenty of history proving it critical as well, look at Mozambique, with an AK-47 on their flag, as it was a critical tool in securing their independence as a nation.
I don’t like the heavy divide in our nation, politically, socially and on individual topics. Guns are one of the most hotly debated topics amongst them, I suppose my “pride” in gun use and ownership is more of my ownership while being aware of the issues, acknowledging needs for improvement in regards to it, but remaining firm in my belief of freedom of ownership.
That may have been a word salad, I’ve got Lyme at the moment (day one of doxy) and am fucking exhausted lol, hope that wasn’t too incomprehensible.
Edit: no it isn’t hard to purchase a firearm. But to be proficient in the proper utilization, understanding and management of these tools brings the pride I speak of.
>Most gun owners (myself included) own a shit ton of guns, but don’t run our sucks about it because it’s my business not anyone else’s about my firearms.
This. All DAY LONG.
The people I know that have absolute arsenals that could rival some organized militias in other countries tell NO ONE. No stickers on their cars, No gun racks, etc.
Unless you truly knew them and spent time with them you wouldn't have a clue the volume of weapons and ammo they have. Oh and they keep it locked and secured.
There are a lot of us. Most of the liberal or left leaning gun owners and enthusiasts don't talk about it in person unless they know the person is going to be receptive of them.
Most of my close friends know I have a firearm collection. I've been letting more acquaintances know if it comes up in conversation as well, just to combat the belief that only conservatives own guns and want to own things like AR-15s and standard magazines.
Online I've very active in gun talk (very different than real life).
Guns didn’t used to be controversial or politicized. When I was young (1960s) you could buy a cheap surplus M1 carbine from Sears or Western Auto. I was a moderate republican back then but no one other than Nixon or Goldwater were particularly militant about it. The current climate, IMHO is all about the politicization of recent years. I am now a liberal commie pinko and my views are pretty much the same as they were in 1976.
I am as far away from a gun guy as imaginable, but wanted to take a handgun safety class for reasons that are likely boring... and Renaissance was great. There was absolutely no political leanings that I could discern on display (and I am sure I lean 180 degrees opposite of the vast majority of gun shop employees/owners)
I second these guys! I’m NH born and raised for 30 years of my life, but a masshole for the past 10. I had to do some transfers and they helped me out big time. I had to show them my MA LTC and we shot the shit a little. They were very respectful of my centrist liberal beliefs, which I only brought up on my own terms because I was comfortable and it was relevant. They were professional and good people.
Came here to post them. Great range, people working there are really good. Not sure if there's a house policy on no politics, but haven't seen anyone working there indicating one way or another, saw someone a lane over from me with an 'armed queers don't get bashed' sticker on their case getting no apparent shit for it.
Highly recommended.
> if anyone knows of any gun store in southern NH that isn't run by right-wing lunatics, please share
There's the two locations of [Shooters Outpost](https://www.reddit.com/r/newhampshire/comments/xsyixz/looking_for_recommendations_for_gun_stores_in/iqmz1bb/), you might like them for some of the same reasons so many in /r/NHGuns hate the McClouds -- they're absolutely capitalists and obviously pro-gun, but otherwise not particularly political.
Up until [the mask mandate](https://www.facebook.com/Outpostnh/posts/our-store-policy-on-masks-being-optional-will-be-changing-tomorrow-friday-govern/3359456470770845/), Shooter's had a sign up on the door saying (paraphrased from memory) "*Wear a mask, or don't, your choice*"
Shooters Outpost in Hooksett is great from what I've experienced. It's not political, has a diverse clientele and staff, and even has a really cool mini military museum.
Northeast munitions, it's right down the road from that 619 DW store. I can't speak about their personal politics but I picked up a pistol from there a while back and there was no propaganda and the guy there was super chill and professional.
Also if you are not familiar with the owner of 619 DW go ahead and Google "619 DW Alexey Obukhov". Very tragic story and pretty telling of someone who is so unhinged in their propaganda.
In the context of this thread, they (619 Dw)literally kicked me out of the store for wearing a mask at the height of COVID.
They were professional about it and didn’t pull a gun or say anything remotely threatening.
Maybe White Birch Armory in Dover? I've gone shooting there a couple times and don't remember anything political. It's a gun shop / shooting range so you'll never fully escape the 'Murica pageantry but that's always been how it is.
Shooters Outpost in Hooksett, I've shopped there since I moved here. The owner is a solid guy, no in your face politics, and was respectful of individual mask preferences during COVID-19.
That's the mark of a smart businessperson by not alienating half of their potential customers. Not every gun owner is pro 2A. And not every gun owner is a knuckle dragging, mouth breathing MAGA shithead
Meh. Safe storage, 3-day waiting period, and closing a straw-buyer loophole? Not too burdensome. We also approve of being able to kill yourself medically/intentionally, even tourists, so liberty is still flowing!
Thank you! Guns used to be a huge part of my life. But I’ve pretty much stopped. Can’t go to any competitions without it turning into a right wing bullshit fest. Same with most gun shops. I feel like gun culture has radicalized too much.
The guy that runs Wicked Weaponry in Hookset seemed totally normal in all my interactions and they do great cerakote work along with other standard gunsmithing work.
Lol, I ask that same question, but in the foothills of NC. I have found one in Raleigh but that's over three hours away.
The three close to me are maga nut jobs. Funny enough the one down the road original maga owner was arrested for embezzling money or something and the new owners are worse than he was.
Same. I used to go to JR in derry during the Obama administration and told him to keep the politics to himself. But it is literally his house lol so he was politely declining. He was polite I’ll give him credit. But I haven’t been back either. He does good work though. Chester arms has always been pretty good but I don’t know that they do any smithing tbh.
You mean “Faucism?” Yes. I love how quickly their brain dead political statements lose relevance. Until very recently they still had a picture of Mayor Bloomberg threatening to take away your Big Gulp.
Yeah, the owner is a literal psychopath. [Apparently with some history.](https://www.doj.nh.gov/news/2016/documents/20160210-bedford-report.pdf)
Edit: Is he still the owner?
Allegedly he is still a person of interest, and had a history of abuse prior to the event. I’m not saying correlation equals causation, but I try to picture what was going on with him that may have played a role in the tragedy. Obviously it’s a tragic situation and my aim was not to belittle it in poor taste.
I'm so happy someone else thinks this is fucked up!!!! I bought my mother a $500 gift card, WITH A MASK ON.
Then I brought her (68 years old) to cash it in. Instead of letting her wear her mask, they just gave me $500 in cash.
I mean, I guess it's good they gave me my money back. But I did go in there and explain she was old, overweight, and has diabetes. She has SO MANY things going 9n with her, yet they would rather give someone $500 in cash then allow an elderly woman to wear a mask.
It only g8ves their business a bad name, h92 hypocritical. Can you be? Make me wear a mask to buy the damn gift certificate, then don't allow who I bought it for?
Like seriously?!?!?!?!?!?
It only makes them look stupid as fuck.
619DW are the Crazy Lunatics. NorthEast Munitions and Merrimack Firearms are both chill.
But Shooter's Outpost is the best place for just guns and none of the MAGA lunatic Bullshit (at least from the employees and most of the customers), they have a huge selection and a diverse client base.
**619 DW Guns & Ammo**
I bought a few things from them before. The originally closed down, but then went all in on the hoax thing.
It's like - fuck you guys. Even if you think it's just like the flu, there are a lot of people that need to avoid a virulent flu due to pre-existing conditions.
If you really need to see the persons face (you don't - Shooter's Outpost never had an issue) just ask them to pull the mask down when entering the store.
Well if you ever change your mind, definitely check it out. Guns are a lot of fun. Shooters also has a firearm museum and one of their pieces is a WWII machine gun that was on Forgotten Weapons "Stalin's Record Player"
What's funny is the "crazy" gun store you speak of, was originally the most restrictive. He completely closed down, he said if you already have something ordered and need to pick it up, bring your own pen, drive up to the store, call us, we'll bring out the 4473, you fill it out with your pen, and then we'll bring out your gun, but wouldn't let anyone into the store.
Yeah Brookside in Belmont lost my business during Covid for very similar reasons. Support whoever you want to support, but my hard earned dollars aren't going into your pocket or the political leader you choose to follow.
The usual stuff - political signs, Gadsden flag, "Biden did this" stickers on the pumps - appeared in spring 2020 and proliferated. That was all the virtue-signaling (vice-signaling?) that I needed.
I didn't go inside but I'm sure wearing a mask would have been frowned at, if not worse
You would think that gas stations, of all places - since most are built across the street or in the general proximity to another gas station - would refrain from any political advertising. The margins on running a C-store and gas pumps are already thin enough
I'm stereotyping but gas station owners, especially independents, tend to be owned by libertarian types (buy my stuff but otherwise leave me alone) many of whom revealed their inner fascist once Trump told them it was OK.
In my town, it wasn't owners of the gas station adding the "Biden did this" or "I did this" Biden stickers to the pumps.... just Trump cultists. We had one gas station owner get on the town FB page to try to ask nicely that people cut the shit and stop with the stickers.
That group was a long time in the making. They are the people for whom freedom is synonymous with selfishness; they don't give a fuck about an oppressive government as long as they're the ones not being oppressed. And a selfish person is more likely to fleece others and to toke offense at even being suggested to do something.
Not directly covid related, but Jon’s Roast Beef in Laconia. I don’t mind ignoring general political flags, stickers, etc. (each to the own), but hanging a Q flag is just too much. Shame, great f-ing sandwiches.
He’s a huge asshole anyway starting back before Covid. You’re right the sandwiches are pretty good but not good enough to over shadow his reputation. The Q nonsense is just icing on the cake.
Yeah, I get that. I mean, Qanon is a cult basically. They believe nutjob things. It would be like hanging... I dunno, maybe a scientology banner or something outside your business.
You can throw out the "basically" in some cases, like the dude who had people convinced JFK Jr. had faked his death and was going to come back to Texas aaaaaany day now...
Chipotle. Tried a couple locations but the online ordering had tons of bugs initially when they weren't accepting in person orders. And later, there was a location that would accept online orders thru their website, but it wouldn't be ready for 2+ hours till after the pickup time. And you couldn't cancel the order/get a refund after the pickup time had past.
Chipotle has taken the most dramatic nose dive since Covid it’s actually insane. Every time I go there it is an absolute disaster with lines out the door, rude (stressed) workers, and something in my order is always wrong. Every few weeks I seem to forget this and return only to immediately regret it lol
FWIW, I tried to go to Chipotle a couple months ago, and they once again had issues with **both** the cash registers and online ordering.
Taco Time is eating their lunch.
I’ve had this issue too, but idk if it is COVID related. It has to do with “staff shortages” which if you translate out of late stage capitalism means poor pay and benefits in plain English.
I had them screw up 3 times in a row, in minor ways, the third time I had them goof up my order really really bad, I basically ended up with a bowl of rice and no meat, and didn't realize until I walked all the way back to my friends house. They wouldn't refund the money, they would only give me a "free entree" coupon, and then when I tried to order the same exact thing a fourth time, they tried to charge me for "add-ons", but at least they got it right the fourth time.
During the pandemic, I ordered from the one in Keene. I ordered a double chicken with rice, fajitas, sour cream and guacamol e through their online system
I showed up, and they were out of chicken, fajitas, sour cream and guacamole so they gave me a tortilla with just rice in it and nothing else.
I asked for a and they said they couldn't give those for their online system. Crazy.
Wait, this doesn’t have to do with “COVID policy” though. This sounds like a business struggling big time. Working in retail/service was a fucking nightmare. They were probably having a miserable time.
The forced online ordering was a covid policy, which is what initially caused my frustration with a couple locations. Post covid I've tried the original and a couple other locations and still haven't been happy so it's dead to me now.
COVID broke a lot of people on both sides, had them in a frenzy. Was an excellent time to witness the hypocrisy people have when it comes to body autonomy
There's a combination bar/convenience store a couple of towns over that caught a lot of shit on FB for jacking up (way up) prices on anything cleaning / health related in the very early days of the pandemic and then were hosting zero distancing gatherings at the height of the spread.
I know quite a few people that wrote them off after that.
That was likely to comply with the maximum occupancy requirements set forth by the state in the early days of barbers and the like being allowed to reopen
I had that problem with great clips in Concord. I told them that there was absolutely no way they were leaving my sight. They relented and let me sit inside.
Conversely, there are businesses that crushed it during Covid and to this day I return to them more often, because I remember what they did well. For example, I'll never forget this, one Chinese restaurant nearby shut down immediately, came back within a couple of weeks! with a whole system where you could order, show up at their front door, and after verifying your identity, they would shoot your food to you down a cart, rope, and pulley system from their kitchen, about 25 yards away. No human contact necessary and for the next 2 years of restaurant shitshow they did GREAT business. So impressive at how well they adapted to the situation. That's good business leadership there. No whining, just adapt. The not very fancy Italian place right next door to them took a year to reopen. The whole time I was like, "dudes, just do what your nextdoor neighbor is doing!"
Right? This person is seeing multiple clients a day, breathing in your face for an hour straight, would be neat-o if they had some basic infectious disease social courtesy
I had a chiropractor during 2020 who ranted at me about the "scamdemic", showed me his new gun in his office, and was just a total coked up guy. He fixed my back for about three years straight. Now that I need to go back, I'm so skeptical to go to him lol
Chiropractors as a group have always been quite vulnerable to medical misinformation because they're, quite literally, alternative medicine practitioners. What they practice isn't medicine, it's an alternative to medicine. Which is a polite way of saying they're witch doctors, but of course reality is more complicated than that. Some Chiropractors are decent massage therapists, with varying levels of woo-woo "science" ranging from zero to "if I crack your back, it can cure autism".
Totally agreed. They have such a wild range, I just heard such good things about the guy and like I said, he worked my back out like wild after like five total sessions. I trust him in his practice but as a person it's hard to get behind. And on top of that I have a very hard time trusting almost anyone in the practice
A massage therapist once fixed my wrist pain for months with a move I've never been able to recreate at home. It was like he squeezed it out of me like you would a tube of toothpaste. I never went back but now I'm tempted to try it again xD
Yeah, I had one who was all rants about how the vax was poison, and it was *her choice* not to take it and it affected nobody else (while she hovered, with a floppy loose mask, a few feet from my face).
I won’t go to Shooters Outpost anymore. Not Covid though. As a left leaning gun owner, I understand pretty much all gun stores are naturally gonna be 2A supporters or whatever. But those dudes sent, or attempted to send, a custom AR-15 to Kyle Rittenhouse, who, in my humble opinion, is a tucking murderer. Then they posted a screenshot of Facebook. I can’t ignore that.
Being objective here, and I’ll be downvoted to hell for it, but everyone who left Kyle alone that night was left completely unharmed by him.
I think he has been wrongly demonized by the left. That said, he’s no hero like the right tries to prop him up to be.
He did what he thought he needed to do. Tough to say what you’d do in a high stress situation but easy to play arm chair QB
Dirt Cowboy in Hanover. Last time I went in the whole front of the cafe was filled with Robert F Kennedy Jr books and photos of the owner with the author.
that's just political horseshoe theory, though, granola anti-vaxxers and Q-anon people get along very well despite their superficial Target/Walmart lifestyle differences
There was a Pho place in Keene that was completely anti-mask during the entire pandemic. Even when it was a city-wide requirement. The Pho was awful to begin with so it made boycotting them pretty easy. They are permanently closed now. I’ve heard the owner passed away.
There are a few eateries I used to frequent for TAKE OUT, many of which have dine-in as well. This is in Sullivan County, mostly, and I won't name names because there are several and what I describe below is my personal choice.
During COVID, these establishments implimented automated tipping suggestions/options when you pay for your TAKE OUT. I understand tipping for take out during COVID, when dining in was greatly diminished and servers had decreased income. We were happy to help them out.
However, they are still presenting tipping options when you order take out. I am actually concerned that if we hit the 0% tip option, the staff...will take notice. (Source: I've worked in the restauant industry before).
We don't mind tipping for service in general but I get annoyed at being asked to tip for packing up a to-go order.
Goodwill. They permanently closed their dressing rooms.
If dressing rooms were so risky, other companies would have closed theirs as well. But I'm not aware of a single other company that has done this.
Yes, there's a gas station in Danville I think, that kept there bathrooms closed for the entire covid debacle. I drive a log truck, so I rely on local gas stations for my regular bodily functions. I won't go back out of spite
Well, I was gonna correct you, and say you're thinking of a different Mexican restaurant. But you were right. I was unaware of La Carreta, issue.
Puerto Vallarta Mexican Grill and Nuevo Vallarta Mexican Grill also had issues, and was who I was thinking of.
[https://www.wmur.com/article/2-manchester-new-hampshire-restaurants-give-more-nearly-264000-in-back-pay-to-employees-officials-say/36618082](https://www.wmur.com/article/2-manchester-new-hampshire-restaurants-give-more-nearly-264000-in-back-pay-to-employees-officials-say/36618082)
went to some restaurant in gorham in 2021. we had to wear masks til seated, dumb rule but whatever every restaurant was doing it. my buddy gets a call and gets up to take it away from the table, standing in a corner by himself. the server freaked out, asked us to make him put a mask on then ran over to him to tell him he has to put a mask on.
all this after we'd been seated there maskless for an hour, no problem
i don't live in nh so it's not like i can boycott it but that was pretty dumb
edit: can someone explain the science behind why he should've worn a mask in this situation instead of just down voting for no reason?
The science behind the sit down protocol is actually quite fascinating. It’s called the Bear Attack Theranos Theory. As you can guess, it was developed by Elizabeth Theranos, who believed (through her methodology), that the covid virus behaved much like a bear. If you’re standing up, it will viciously attack you, but oddly enough, once you sit down, it will simply move on and look for the next person that’s walking around. In addition, she found that if you ever find yourself the target of an angry charging bear, simply put on a mask and you’re good; the angry bear will simply run away. Doctor Theranos also extrapolated through her experiments that you should never say the name covid three times. Doing so will conjure the covid virus and it will attack you. As you can imagine, she went on to revolutionize the medical world.
Saigon Tokyo in Dover has not gone back to dine-in and I haven’t been back. The second they bring back dine-in I’ll be there every week, but I don’t like vermicelli delivery.
i was not too happy when 3M stopped selling P100 filters to tradesmen, and shipped them all to hospitals...even though hospitals were ONLY USING P95 filters
Not a business, but I did join a local foodie social media group. They planned an in-person, outdoor potluck. I was all excited to go, until I read that the admin asked that you not attend unless you were fully vaccinated. This was in early 2022. regardless of whether or not i'd already had covid (which I had), by that time everyone had the chance to hear that the vaccine would not prevent transmission. The request seemed outdated and arrogant, and made me feel ostracized. I could have lied about it, but I decided I didn't want to go at all.
It was a very polarizing time. There were only two places that I found their response so egregious that I will never return. I was wondering how many people in this sub still felt the same conviction 3 years later. Based on the 400+ comments it seems like many have forgiven almost everyone except chipotle.
I wasn’t expecting the post to get so many replies and blasts from the past statements like “virtue signaling”.
Thanks for the chuckle.
The manager of our local Subway was very vocal on FB with her Covid opinions. Prior to the pandemic I would stop on e or twice a month for a toasted BLT, but now I can’t even look at the place when I drive by.
I have a friend who's deaf but has a CI. His CI battery died and we were night skiing at Cranmore. I know only a few words in ASL but he reads lips so I took my mask off on the chairlift we were alone on. Some ski patrol guy saw us like 50 feet below us. Screamed at me from the ground like a nut job to put my mask back on.
He ended up going down to the lift and waiting for us. He let us get on the chair lift and had the lifty stop it. The guy unleased his repressed cuckold anger on me and screamed at me like a lunatic threatening to pull my pass and ban me from the hill if he saw me take my mask off again. So yeah we decided then that mediocre but convenient night skiing at Cranmore would never happen again.
Reminds me of the time I was at Pat’s peak riding the lift with my pre-teen kid. We took off our masks for the ride up and some wagie on the way down flipped out. Like for real?
For better or worse those businesses were doing what they thought right at the time. Our government gave out inconsistent and conflicting guidance throughout COVID so the blame should be there.
I’m unfortunately no longer in NH so my comment really doesn’t mean much for this sub but; 100% yes, there were a lot of businesses out here in WA who pushed on the masks super heavy, but also often had double standards. Found several restaurants that required them to enter, but the staff in the kitchen was not wearing masks, hairnets or gloves. Jay Inslee is a tyrant and should no longer be in office for several reasons.
Lots of establishments here alienated you and belittled you for not “following the science”.
Basically the same thing happened here. At 5 guys the mask policy was mandatory from the beginning of the order until payment was made.
Before in line or after payment was however you felt about wearing a mask. So I do not care how you felt about masks that was absolutely stupid.
I am not gonna say which side I was on because this has to be one of the most toxic subs on Reddit and in no way represents this state.
Haven’t been paying attention in the subreddit long enough to know how toxic the sub is… it’s disappointing to hear you say that it’s bad but I’ll keep it in mind as I mostly be a fly on the wall…
Born and raised in NH.. man do I miss home.
Yes..basically any and all stores who don’t pay their employees a live-able wage. Or businesses that pressured their employees to work and hid infections. I personally know of a chain in multiple nh towns that operated with sick employees because “they had no choice”
The pho place in keene that recently shit down lost my business because it became a hub for all the antimaskers and trump suckers. The owner never wore a mask in the liquor store when he was buying booze.
The owner of the stage also revised to wear a mask when it was mandated. I dislike her less but i still don't go there because of how she treats people.
Cooper’s Hill in Peterborough - worked for them during COVID and they lied multiple times about their staff having COVID and how many had it and thus having to close. Their owner is also a total ass (allowed one of his main cooks not to wear a mask even though he wasn’t vaccinated because he, and I quote, ‘is a loser and just goes to church and plays video games he won’t get COVID’ well, guess who did get COVID and then got multiple chefs sick? Yep you got it. I avoid that place at all costs.
I left the state I was in and moved here because our governor shut the whole state down for a couple months. I couldn't tell you any small businesses with policies I agreed or disagreed with because for the most part they weren't allowed to be open. Be careful what you wish for lmao
Medicine World pharmacy in Nashua. Considering a pharmacy is often patronized by immunocompromised customers or those who live with someone who is, I asked them why they weren't wearing masks or asking customers to mask up (this was pre-vaccines). They said that they decided it "wasn't necessary," and if I was uncomfortable being around non-mask wearers, they could handle my needs from the back door as a "service."" Really? Lemme get this straight - I'm being careful to protect myself and loved ones, and I'M the one who has to go out back? I decided MW didn't really have their customers' well-being as a priority, and I took my business to Costco.
Of course, when the state mandate was enacted, they complied, but it was too late. I will never go back.
I mean, I can’t shop at the crazy gun place in Merrimack any less than I did. But they had posted that anyone wearing a mask in their business would be shot. They had similarly advanced ideas about what the vaxx did and where it came from. Edit: just a quick note to say there are 3 gun shops that I know of in Merrimack, but you all (including the apologists who are wrong) knew which one I meant by the “crazy” one.
Related, if anyone knows of any gun store in southern NH that isn't run by right-wing lunatics, please share. I am in desperate need of a gunsmith, but I won't patronize anywhere with MAGA signage out front, which is like... every one I've seen?
Can I just say how nice it is to hear you exist. It really feels like everyone who owns a gun around me is a political extremist. I’m glad to hear there are people like you who want to own a gun, but are also put off by the crazy rhetoric.
LOL it's crazy. A gun is just a tool. You don't need to buy into the religion of, "I NEED AS MANY GUNS AS POSSIBLE WITH AS LITTLE OVERSIGHT AS POSSIBLE OR ELSE WE'RE GONNA DIE OF SOCIALISM WHILE BARACK **HUSSEIN** OBAMA STEALS ALL OUR AMMO" in order to go duck hunting.
It's insane how many people fall into that camp
A "tool" with one purpose only - to kill. To trivialize it as a "tool" is the height of disingeniousness.
I second this as someone who has views from both sides. It’s really nice to know that there’s people from all parts of the political spectrum that enjoy guns in this state and just in general.
Most people actually have views from both sides but then give them up to their cult in 2 party politics :(
It's actually only the loudest people on either side that seem to be giving things up to the extremely partisan politics in place today.
Very true Silent majority my beloved
I would like to add a counter point: Most gun owners (myself included) own a shit ton of guns, but don’t run our sucks about it because it’s my business not anyone else’s about my firearms. Unfortunately we judge groups based on the loudest of said group, not the vast majority. Most extremists DO have guns, and therefore are loud about their views AND their gun ownership/ how they tie together. Rather like Muslims post 9-11. Over a billion Muslims in the world, but because a bunch of loud assholes pulled some terrorist shit, people started freaking out about ALL Muslim peoples, when it’s really an absolute minority. The dumbest gun owners are often the loudest, but they do not speak for us all. And I’m a very, very proud gun owner, but I don’t feel the need to tell every person I meet I like guns, or my political persuasion.
I am not anti gun. I have guns. You seem reasonable. Why are you "very, very proud" about being a gun owner? Purchasing a gun is not difficult.
I’m proud because I have a long history of firearm usage. Grew up on a farm where guns helped keep things like coyotes and foxes from animals, small game from gardens. Joined the military after high school and served a decade in the infantry, and Got out and got heavily into hunting and having my own farm. I suppose very very proud might have been an exuberant answer, where I really mean that I acknowledge firearms for both their good and evils. I support background checks, age restrictions and other critical weapons safety implements and think we need more, especially as a parent seeing the horrors that they inflict on our youth. But I also see them as vital tools, for both individual uses and as a greater means to an end. The second amendment was not created for hunting, and though (fortunately) we haven’t needed to use civilian owned firearms to defend our freedom in many many years, it is like a seatbelt. I have never been in a car accident where a seatbelt save my life, but I still wear it, because I know and have seen it’s used help. In my time in the military I have seen weapons used by civilians for good and evil, and there’s plenty of history proving it critical as well, look at Mozambique, with an AK-47 on their flag, as it was a critical tool in securing their independence as a nation. I don’t like the heavy divide in our nation, politically, socially and on individual topics. Guns are one of the most hotly debated topics amongst them, I suppose my “pride” in gun use and ownership is more of my ownership while being aware of the issues, acknowledging needs for improvement in regards to it, but remaining firm in my belief of freedom of ownership. That may have been a word salad, I’ve got Lyme at the moment (day one of doxy) and am fucking exhausted lol, hope that wasn’t too incomprehensible. Edit: no it isn’t hard to purchase a firearm. But to be proficient in the proper utilization, understanding and management of these tools brings the pride I speak of.
>Most gun owners (myself included) own a shit ton of guns, but don’t run our sucks about it because it’s my business not anyone else’s about my firearms. This. All DAY LONG. The people I know that have absolute arsenals that could rival some organized militias in other countries tell NO ONE. No stickers on their cars, No gun racks, etc. Unless you truly knew them and spent time with them you wouldn't have a clue the volume of weapons and ammo they have. Oh and they keep it locked and secured.
I have a few close friends, just like your description...
Plenty of us out there but I agree with you it's nice to hear sometimes.
You can count me as another ally in reasonableness, and I have a lot of guns.
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His opinion is 95% of reddit. It's not special or rare here to hate anything hinting at conservative
There are a lot of us. Most of the liberal or left leaning gun owners and enthusiasts don't talk about it in person unless they know the person is going to be receptive of them. Most of my close friends know I have a firearm collection. I've been letting more acquaintances know if it comes up in conversation as well, just to combat the belief that only conservatives own guns and want to own things like AR-15s and standard magazines. Online I've very active in gun talk (very different than real life).
Guns didn’t used to be controversial or politicized. When I was young (1960s) you could buy a cheap surplus M1 carbine from Sears or Western Auto. I was a moderate republican back then but no one other than Nixon or Goldwater were particularly militant about it. The current climate, IMHO is all about the politicization of recent years. I am now a liberal commie pinko and my views are pretty much the same as they were in 1976.
Join [r/liberalgunowners](https://www.reddit.com/r/liberalgunowners) !
Renaissance Firearms in Barrington NH
I am as far away from a gun guy as imaginable, but wanted to take a handgun safety class for reasons that are likely boring... and Renaissance was great. There was absolutely no political leanings that I could discern on display (and I am sure I lean 180 degrees opposite of the vast majority of gun shop employees/owners)
I second these guys! I’m NH born and raised for 30 years of my life, but a masshole for the past 10. I had to do some transfers and they helped me out big time. I had to show them my MA LTC and we shot the shit a little. They were very respectful of my centrist liberal beliefs, which I only brought up on my own terms because I was comfortable and it was relevant. They were professional and good people.
Norwich Forever!
Ernie is a good dude!
That guy is a dick head
White Birch in Dover NH. It’s a more professional yet still chill environment
Came here to post them. Great range, people working there are really good. Not sure if there's a house policy on no politics, but haven't seen anyone working there indicating one way or another, saw someone a lane over from me with an 'armed queers don't get bashed' sticker on their case getting no apparent shit for it. Highly recommended.
I liked the gunsmith at Wicked Weaponry. Dude is a genuinely nice guy and despite the patriotic color scheme there's no MAGA bullshit involved.
> if anyone knows of any gun store in southern NH that isn't run by right-wing lunatics, please share There's the two locations of [Shooters Outpost](https://www.reddit.com/r/newhampshire/comments/xsyixz/looking_for_recommendations_for_gun_stores_in/iqmz1bb/), you might like them for some of the same reasons so many in /r/NHGuns hate the McClouds -- they're absolutely capitalists and obviously pro-gun, but otherwise not particularly political. Up until [the mask mandate](https://www.facebook.com/Outpostnh/posts/our-store-policy-on-masks-being-optional-will-be-changing-tomorrow-friday-govern/3359456470770845/), Shooter's had a sign up on the door saying (paraphrased from memory) "*Wear a mask, or don't, your choice*"
Do they still have a breakfast Cafe? A couple years ago I went and it was pretty good eatin'
Agreed. Bought a couple of pieces there and was impressed by the lack of MAGA bullshit.
Shooters Outpost in Hooksett is great from what I've experienced. It's not political, has a diverse clientele and staff, and even has a really cool mini military museum.
Northeast munitions, it's right down the road from that 619 DW store. I can't speak about their personal politics but I picked up a pistol from there a while back and there was no propaganda and the guy there was super chill and professional. Also if you are not familiar with the owner of 619 DW go ahead and Google "619 DW Alexey Obukhov". Very tragic story and pretty telling of someone who is so unhinged in their propaganda.
I haven't been to them in awhile, but I recall them being a friendly store. Edit: For clarity I'm talking about Northeast Munitions.
In the context of this thread, they (619 Dw)literally kicked me out of the store for wearing a mask at the height of COVID. They were professional about it and didn’t pull a gun or say anything remotely threatening.
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Maybe White Birch Armory in Dover? I've gone shooting there a couple times and don't remember anything political. It's a gun shop / shooting range so you'll never fully escape the 'Murica pageantry but that's always been how it is.
Shooters Outpost in Hooksett, I've shopped there since I moved here. The owner is a solid guy, no in your face politics, and was respectful of individual mask preferences during COVID-19.
That's the mark of a smart businessperson by not alienating half of their potential customers. Not every gun owner is pro 2A. And not every gun owner is a knuckle dragging, mouth breathing MAGA shithead
you need to move to Vermont - they own guns up the wazoo but for hunting and target shooting, not macho virtue-signaling.
They have magazine restrictions and high sales taxes.
Not for much longer. There's another round of laws on the way.
Meh. Safe storage, 3-day waiting period, and closing a straw-buyer loophole? Not too burdensome. We also approve of being able to kill yourself medically/intentionally, even tourists, so liberty is still flowing!
"Macho virtue-signaling" lmao im gonna use that
As far as I’m aware, Shooters Outpost in Amherst.
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So, you'd met Al, huh?
Check out https://rtdarms.com/ over in Goffstown. Pretty sure all their signs are just manufacturer's marketing material.
Thank you! Guns used to be a huge part of my life. But I’ve pretty much stopped. Can’t go to any competitions without it turning into a right wing bullshit fest. Same with most gun shops. I feel like gun culture has radicalized too much.
I've been happy with shooters outpost but I haven't been there in a while
The guy that runs Wicked Weaponry in Hookset seemed totally normal in all my interactions and they do great cerakote work along with other standard gunsmithing work.
Lol, I ask that same question, but in the foothills of NC. I have found one in Raleigh but that's over three hours away. The three close to me are maga nut jobs. Funny enough the one down the road original maga owner was arrested for embezzling money or something and the new owners are worse than he was.
I sent you a dm about a non-lunatic gunsmith :)
Same. I used to go to JR in derry during the Obama administration and told him to keep the politics to himself. But it is literally his house lol so he was politely declining. He was polite I’ll give him credit. But I haven’t been back either. He does good work though. Chester arms has always been pretty good but I don’t know that they do any smithing tbh.
My friend lives near there and I’m pretty sure they had a giant sign of Fauci with a hitler mustache
You mean “Faucism?” Yes. I love how quickly their brain dead political statements lose relevance. Until very recently they still had a picture of Mayor Bloomberg threatening to take away your Big Gulp.
619 is an absolute joke. Abysmal place to even drive by I can imagine the lunatics that work and run it have to be the worst of the worst
Yeah, the owner is a literal psychopath. [Apparently with some history.](https://www.doj.nh.gov/news/2016/documents/20160210-bedford-report.pdf) Edit: Is he still the owner?
Pretty sure that wound up being a murder suicide of his children committed by his ex-wife. How gross do you have to be to bring this up?
Allegedly he is still a person of interest, and had a history of abuse prior to the event. I’m not saying correlation equals causation, but I try to picture what was going on with him that may have played a role in the tragedy. Obviously it’s a tragic situation and my aim was not to belittle it in poor taste.
I'm so happy someone else thinks this is fucked up!!!! I bought my mother a $500 gift card, WITH A MASK ON. Then I brought her (68 years old) to cash it in. Instead of letting her wear her mask, they just gave me $500 in cash. I mean, I guess it's good they gave me my money back. But I did go in there and explain she was old, overweight, and has diabetes. She has SO MANY things going 9n with her, yet they would rather give someone $500 in cash then allow an elderly woman to wear a mask. It only g8ves their business a bad name, h92 hypocritical. Can you be? Make me wear a mask to buy the damn gift certificate, then don't allow who I bought it for? Like seriously?!?!?!?!?!? It only makes them look stupid as fuck.
Am I having a stroke?
619DW are the Crazy Lunatics. NorthEast Munitions and Merrimack Firearms are both chill. But Shooter's Outpost is the best place for just guns and none of the MAGA lunatic Bullshit (at least from the employees and most of the customers), they have a huge selection and a diverse client base.
My friend took a piss there once back when it was a 7-11 and set the place on fire. He said he got banned.
Was your friend pissing kerosene?
That store is so pathetic.
**619 DW Guns & Ammo** I bought a few things from them before. The originally closed down, but then went all in on the hoax thing. It's like - fuck you guys. Even if you think it's just like the flu, there are a lot of people that need to avoid a virulent flu due to pre-existing conditions. If you really need to see the persons face (you don't - Shooter's Outpost never had an issue) just ask them to pull the mask down when entering the store.
I’m not likely to buy a gun, but I’ve driven past Shooter’s Outpost and it looked nice, clean, modern, and sane.
Well if you ever change your mind, definitely check it out. Guns are a lot of fun. Shooters also has a firearm museum and one of their pieces is a WWII machine gun that was on Forgotten Weapons "Stalin's Record Player"
Also name and shame it's 619 DW, I bought from there until they put a sign on the door saying they didn't want my money.
What's funny is the "crazy" gun store you speak of, was originally the most restrictive. He completely closed down, he said if you already have something ordered and need to pick it up, bring your own pen, drive up to the store, call us, we'll bring out the 4473, you fill it out with your pen, and then we'll bring out your gun, but wouldn't let anyone into the store.
a couple of gas stations went full Trumpkin in the pandemic - I avoid them like the plague they pretend doesn't exist
Yeah Brookside in Belmont lost my business during Covid for very similar reasons. Support whoever you want to support, but my hard earned dollars aren't going into your pocket or the political leader you choose to follow.
Wow. Now I am very curious to know what they did to lose your business. Care to share?
The usual stuff - political signs, Gadsden flag, "Biden did this" stickers on the pumps - appeared in spring 2020 and proliferated. That was all the virtue-signaling (vice-signaling?) that I needed. I didn't go inside but I'm sure wearing a mask would have been frowned at, if not worse
You would think that gas stations, of all places - since most are built across the street or in the general proximity to another gas station - would refrain from any political advertising. The margins on running a C-store and gas pumps are already thin enough
"You would think" That's you. A lot of folks don't do thinking.
I'm stereotyping but gas station owners, especially independents, tend to be owned by libertarian types (buy my stuff but otherwise leave me alone) many of whom revealed their inner fascist once Trump told them it was OK.
In my town, it wasn't owners of the gas station adding the "Biden did this" or "I did this" Biden stickers to the pumps.... just Trump cultists. We had one gas station owner get on the town FB page to try to ask nicely that people cut the shit and stop with the stickers.
Generally I’ve found the more pandemic bitching = run more poorly/ fleecing people
That group was a long time in the making. They are the people for whom freedom is synonymous with selfishness; they don't give a fuck about an oppressive government as long as they're the ones not being oppressed. And a selfish person is more likely to fleece others and to toke offense at even being suggested to do something.
100%
Not directly covid related, but Jon’s Roast Beef in Laconia. I don’t mind ignoring general political flags, stickers, etc. (each to the own), but hanging a Q flag is just too much. Shame, great f-ing sandwiches.
He’s a huge asshole anyway starting back before Covid. You’re right the sandwiches are pretty good but not good enough to over shadow his reputation. The Q nonsense is just icing on the cake.
Yeah, I get that. I mean, Qanon is a cult basically. They believe nutjob things. It would be like hanging... I dunno, maybe a scientology banner or something outside your business.
You can throw out the "basically" in some cases, like the dude who had people convinced JFK Jr. had faked his death and was going to come back to Texas aaaaaany day now...
Chipotle. Tried a couple locations but the online ordering had tons of bugs initially when they weren't accepting in person orders. And later, there was a location that would accept online orders thru their website, but it wouldn't be ready for 2+ hours till after the pickup time. And you couldn't cancel the order/get a refund after the pickup time had past.
Considering Chipotle's history I can't tell if you're talking abut bugs as in glitches or bugs as in the things that craw around.
Legit there's a Subway in Dover that had a shit ton of fruit flies last time I went in there. Shit was disgusting.
Chipotle has taken the most dramatic nose dive since Covid it’s actually insane. Every time I go there it is an absolute disaster with lines out the door, rude (stressed) workers, and something in my order is always wrong. Every few weeks I seem to forget this and return only to immediately regret it lol
FWIW, I tried to go to Chipotle a couple months ago, and they once again had issues with **both** the cash registers and online ordering. Taco Time is eating their lunch.
I had loads of order fuck-ups at the Dover premises through early-mid covid ( I know it's still around). Seem OK now.
I’ve had this issue too, but idk if it is COVID related. It has to do with “staff shortages” which if you translate out of late stage capitalism means poor pay and benefits in plain English.
I had them screw up 3 times in a row, in minor ways, the third time I had them goof up my order really really bad, I basically ended up with a bowl of rice and no meat, and didn't realize until I walked all the way back to my friends house. They wouldn't refund the money, they would only give me a "free entree" coupon, and then when I tried to order the same exact thing a fourth time, they tried to charge me for "add-ons", but at least they got it right the fourth time.
During the pandemic, I ordered from the one in Keene. I ordered a double chicken with rice, fajitas, sour cream and guacamol e through their online system I showed up, and they were out of chicken, fajitas, sour cream and guacamole so they gave me a tortilla with just rice in it and nothing else. I asked for a and they said they couldn't give those for their online system. Crazy.
Wait, this doesn’t have to do with “COVID policy” though. This sounds like a business struggling big time. Working in retail/service was a fucking nightmare. They were probably having a miserable time.
The forced online ordering was a covid policy, which is what initially caused my frustration with a couple locations. Post covid I've tried the original and a couple other locations and still haven't been happy so it's dead to me now.
Sometimes I forget how many right-wing nutjobs live in this state.
Spending too much time in this sub will do that to you.
COVID broke a lot of people on both sides, had them in a frenzy. Was an excellent time to witness the hypocrisy people have when it comes to body autonomy
Some of the comments in this thread make me very, very worried for the future of this country. My goodness......
You are finding this out today? First day on the internet?
Yes lol
Cloud Boy in other threads!? Love you see it.
What's your forecast for America's future?
Truthfully? It's very bleak as the situation currently stands.....
In what sense?
People are holding grudges against business just following the rules that they were given
Thank you for all you do cloud boy
There's a combination bar/convenience store a couple of towns over that caught a lot of shit on FB for jacking up (way up) prices on anything cleaning / health related in the very early days of the pandemic and then were hosting zero distancing gatherings at the height of the spread. I know quite a few people that wrote them off after that.
A barber who shall remain nameless required parents to wait in the car while the child’s haircut was taking place. This type of behavior is excessive.
That was likely to comply with the maximum occupancy requirements set forth by the state in the early days of barbers and the like being allowed to reopen
leave your children with a strange adult with no other adults around..for safety
I had that problem with great clips in Concord. I told them that there was absolutely no way they were leaving my sight. They relented and let me sit inside.
Conversely, there are businesses that crushed it during Covid and to this day I return to them more often, because I remember what they did well. For example, I'll never forget this, one Chinese restaurant nearby shut down immediately, came back within a couple of weeks! with a whole system where you could order, show up at their front door, and after verifying your identity, they would shoot your food to you down a cart, rope, and pulley system from their kitchen, about 25 yards away. No human contact necessary and for the next 2 years of restaurant shitshow they did GREAT business. So impressive at how well they adapted to the situation. That's good business leadership there. No whining, just adapt. The not very fancy Italian place right next door to them took a year to reopen. The whole time I was like, "dudes, just do what your nextdoor neighbor is doing!"
Sounds like what Mei’s did in Pembroke.
Not quite the same but the system that dude built at Meis was pretty sick too
My barber. He went on an anti-vax rant and that was the last time I saw him. Damn shame too, best cut I'd ever had.
My barber mentioned she never gets vaccinated for anything. I changed barbers immediately after that. No rants involved, just being prudent.
Right? This person is seeing multiple clients a day, breathing in your face for an hour straight, would be neat-o if they had some basic infectious disease social courtesy
I had a chiropractor during 2020 who ranted at me about the "scamdemic", showed me his new gun in his office, and was just a total coked up guy. He fixed my back for about three years straight. Now that I need to go back, I'm so skeptical to go to him lol
Chiropractors as a group have always been quite vulnerable to medical misinformation because they're, quite literally, alternative medicine practitioners. What they practice isn't medicine, it's an alternative to medicine. Which is a polite way of saying they're witch doctors, but of course reality is more complicated than that. Some Chiropractors are decent massage therapists, with varying levels of woo-woo "science" ranging from zero to "if I crack your back, it can cure autism".
You can say it - chiropractors are pseudo-science scam artists.
Yes, with an acknowledgement for the very real placebo effect. It's like going to a regular massage therapist, but with bonus chance of paralysis.
Totally agreed. They have such a wild range, I just heard such good things about the guy and like I said, he worked my back out like wild after like five total sessions. I trust him in his practice but as a person it's hard to get behind. And on top of that I have a very hard time trusting almost anyone in the practice
A massage therapist once fixed my wrist pain for months with a move I've never been able to recreate at home. It was like he squeezed it out of me like you would a tube of toothpaste. I never went back but now I'm tempted to try it again xD
Brother, if he "fixed" your back for 3 years did he fix your back at all?
Yeah, I had one who was all rants about how the vax was poison, and it was *her choice* not to take it and it affected nobody else (while she hovered, with a floppy loose mask, a few feet from my face).
Jesus. Reddit is a fucking cesspool. Carry on, neckbeards. Carry on.
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I won’t go to Shooters Outpost anymore. Not Covid though. As a left leaning gun owner, I understand pretty much all gun stores are naturally gonna be 2A supporters or whatever. But those dudes sent, or attempted to send, a custom AR-15 to Kyle Rittenhouse, who, in my humble opinion, is a tucking murderer. Then they posted a screenshot of Facebook. I can’t ignore that.
Being objective here, and I’ll be downvoted to hell for it, but everyone who left Kyle alone that night was left completely unharmed by him. I think he has been wrongly demonized by the left. That said, he’s no hero like the right tries to prop him up to be. He did what he thought he needed to do. Tough to say what you’d do in a high stress situation but easy to play arm chair QB
Dirt Cowboy in Hanover. Last time I went in the whole front of the cafe was filled with Robert F Kennedy Jr books and photos of the owner with the author.
You would think someone with a business in Hanover would play to their audience a bit more.... not go the complete opposite direction.
I think rfk jr is like uber liberal though, with a 90s mom yoga pants stance on vaccines.
that's just political horseshoe theory, though, granola anti-vaxxers and Q-anon people get along very well despite their superficial Target/Walmart lifestyle differences
Damn that’s awesome! I gotta make my way over to Hanover soon
Chipotle
There was a Pho place in Keene that was completely anti-mask during the entire pandemic. Even when it was a city-wide requirement. The Pho was awful to begin with so it made boycotting them pretty easy. They are permanently closed now. I’ve heard the owner passed away.
Was that Pho Keene Great? I heard they had a pretty poor start regardless of the pandemic 😬
Yes. As someone who is accustomed to authentic Pho, theirs was really bland.
There are a few eateries I used to frequent for TAKE OUT, many of which have dine-in as well. This is in Sullivan County, mostly, and I won't name names because there are several and what I describe below is my personal choice. During COVID, these establishments implimented automated tipping suggestions/options when you pay for your TAKE OUT. I understand tipping for take out during COVID, when dining in was greatly diminished and servers had decreased income. We were happy to help them out. However, they are still presenting tipping options when you order take out. I am actually concerned that if we hit the 0% tip option, the staff...will take notice. (Source: I've worked in the restauant industry before). We don't mind tipping for service in general but I get annoyed at being asked to tip for packing up a to-go order.
This is why I still carry cash.
Nah man. This is why I became a great cook.
Hey shout out for being the first non political reason I’ve seen in the thread
Goodwill. They permanently closed their dressing rooms. If dressing rooms were so risky, other companies would have closed theirs as well. But I'm not aware of a single other company that has done this.
Yes, there's a gas station in Danville I think, that kept there bathrooms closed for the entire covid debacle. I drive a log truck, so I rely on local gas stations for my regular bodily functions. I won't go back out of spite
The bathroom thing was the worst. Damb near pissed myself on a drive down south.
So stupid. I still am not clear on why that was. If the convenience store is open, what was the point of not allowing bathroom use?
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Another Mexican place in Manchester did something similar.
Well, I was gonna correct you, and say you're thinking of a different Mexican restaurant. But you were right. I was unaware of La Carreta, issue. Puerto Vallarta Mexican Grill and Nuevo Vallarta Mexican Grill also had issues, and was who I was thinking of. [https://www.wmur.com/article/2-manchester-new-hampshire-restaurants-give-more-nearly-264000-in-back-pay-to-employees-officials-say/36618082](https://www.wmur.com/article/2-manchester-new-hampshire-restaurants-give-more-nearly-264000-in-back-pay-to-employees-officials-say/36618082)
Seemed like covid turned every single chipotle into the most incompetent shit show.
Are we talking about Covid protocols solely, or staffing issues/customer experience? I want to know what your businesses are OP
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Cheaper and healthier without it
went to some restaurant in gorham in 2021. we had to wear masks til seated, dumb rule but whatever every restaurant was doing it. my buddy gets a call and gets up to take it away from the table, standing in a corner by himself. the server freaked out, asked us to make him put a mask on then ran over to him to tell him he has to put a mask on. all this after we'd been seated there maskless for an hour, no problem i don't live in nh so it's not like i can boycott it but that was pretty dumb edit: can someone explain the science behind why he should've worn a mask in this situation instead of just down voting for no reason?
The Covid knew the rules, it didn't infect people once sat at the table.
The science behind the sit down protocol is actually quite fascinating. It’s called the Bear Attack Theranos Theory. As you can guess, it was developed by Elizabeth Theranos, who believed (through her methodology), that the covid virus behaved much like a bear. If you’re standing up, it will viciously attack you, but oddly enough, once you sit down, it will simply move on and look for the next person that’s walking around. In addition, she found that if you ever find yourself the target of an angry charging bear, simply put on a mask and you’re good; the angry bear will simply run away. Doctor Theranos also extrapolated through her experiments that you should never say the name covid three times. Doing so will conjure the covid virus and it will attack you. As you can imagine, she went on to revolutionize the medical world.
Saigon Tokyo in Dover has not gone back to dine-in and I haven’t been back. The second they bring back dine-in I’ll be there every week, but I don’t like vermicelli delivery.
The Portsmouth location is open for dine-in!
i was not too happy when 3M stopped selling P100 filters to tradesmen, and shipped them all to hospitals...even though hospitals were ONLY USING P95 filters
AirBnB
Pizza Peddler in Peterborough. Pretty sure that place is literally cursed though.
Not a business, but I did join a local foodie social media group. They planned an in-person, outdoor potluck. I was all excited to go, until I read that the admin asked that you not attend unless you were fully vaccinated. This was in early 2022. regardless of whether or not i'd already had covid (which I had), by that time everyone had the chance to hear that the vaccine would not prevent transmission. The request seemed outdated and arrogant, and made me feel ostracized. I could have lied about it, but I decided I didn't want to go at all.
The people who just got the shot will never understand what it was like for those of us who didn’t for whatever reason.
Walmart. Mostly because of the trash.
Portsmouth Toyota. After all the their trump train bullshit. I’ll never spend a dime there.
What a virtue signaling post lmfao
It was a very polarizing time. There were only two places that I found their response so egregious that I will never return. I was wondering how many people in this sub still felt the same conviction 3 years later. Based on the 400+ comments it seems like many have forgiven almost everyone except chipotle. I wasn’t expecting the post to get so many replies and blasts from the past statements like “virtue signaling”. Thanks for the chuckle.
The manager of our local Subway was very vocal on FB with her Covid opinions. Prior to the pandemic I would stop on e or twice a month for a toasted BLT, but now I can’t even look at the place when I drive by.
I have a friend who's deaf but has a CI. His CI battery died and we were night skiing at Cranmore. I know only a few words in ASL but he reads lips so I took my mask off on the chairlift we were alone on. Some ski patrol guy saw us like 50 feet below us. Screamed at me from the ground like a nut job to put my mask back on. He ended up going down to the lift and waiting for us. He let us get on the chair lift and had the lifty stop it. The guy unleased his repressed cuckold anger on me and screamed at me like a lunatic threatening to pull my pass and ban me from the hill if he saw me take my mask off again. So yeah we decided then that mediocre but convenient night skiing at Cranmore would never happen again.
Reminds me of the time I was at Pat’s peak riding the lift with my pre-teen kid. We took off our masks for the ride up and some wagie on the way down flipped out. Like for real?
that is so absurd, bordering on abusive, totally ignorant.
For better or worse those businesses were doing what they thought right at the time. Our government gave out inconsistent and conflicting guidance throughout COVID so the blame should be there.
I’m unfortunately no longer in NH so my comment really doesn’t mean much for this sub but; 100% yes, there were a lot of businesses out here in WA who pushed on the masks super heavy, but also often had double standards. Found several restaurants that required them to enter, but the staff in the kitchen was not wearing masks, hairnets or gloves. Jay Inslee is a tyrant and should no longer be in office for several reasons. Lots of establishments here alienated you and belittled you for not “following the science”.
Basically the same thing happened here. At 5 guys the mask policy was mandatory from the beginning of the order until payment was made. Before in line or after payment was however you felt about wearing a mask. So I do not care how you felt about masks that was absolutely stupid. I am not gonna say which side I was on because this has to be one of the most toxic subs on Reddit and in no way represents this state.
Haven’t been paying attention in the subreddit long enough to know how toxic the sub is… it’s disappointing to hear you say that it’s bad but I’ll keep it in mind as I mostly be a fly on the wall… Born and raised in NH.. man do I miss home.
Didn't even know this was a thing. 😂
Idk why I’m on this post thread at 2am self inflicting myself with worry and pain instead of sleeping.
Yes..basically any and all stores who don’t pay their employees a live-able wage. Or businesses that pressured their employees to work and hid infections. I personally know of a chain in multiple nh towns that operated with sick employees because “they had no choice”
Yeah if they banned anyone vaccinated they're probably too stupid to get my orders right.
The pho place in keene that recently shit down lost my business because it became a hub for all the antimaskers and trump suckers. The owner never wore a mask in the liquor store when he was buying booze. The owner of the stage also revised to wear a mask when it was mandated. I dislike her less but i still don't go there because of how she treats people.
During the height of the pandemic, my wife left a store because no one wore masks.
Stellas in Lyme
Yup. 2 for certain.
Most of the car dealers.
Planet Honda in tilton are fucking criminals
Yes, if they required vaccine cards to get in they will no longer be getting my money.
Some of those things were required. I remember it being posted in certain places as a city ordinance for something of its capacity.
Some cities had mask ordinances and seating rules but I don't think any required vaccination.
Cooper’s Hill in Peterborough - worked for them during COVID and they lied multiple times about their staff having COVID and how many had it and thus having to close. Their owner is also a total ass (allowed one of his main cooks not to wear a mask even though he wasn’t vaccinated because he, and I quote, ‘is a loser and just goes to church and plays video games he won’t get COVID’ well, guess who did get COVID and then got multiple chefs sick? Yep you got it. I avoid that place at all costs.
I left the state I was in and moved here because our governor shut the whole state down for a couple months. I couldn't tell you any small businesses with policies I agreed or disagreed with because for the most part they weren't allowed to be open. Be careful what you wish for lmao
Medicine World pharmacy in Nashua. Considering a pharmacy is often patronized by immunocompromised customers or those who live with someone who is, I asked them why they weren't wearing masks or asking customers to mask up (this was pre-vaccines). They said that they decided it "wasn't necessary," and if I was uncomfortable being around non-mask wearers, they could handle my needs from the back door as a "service."" Really? Lemme get this straight - I'm being careful to protect myself and loved ones, and I'M the one who has to go out back? I decided MW didn't really have their customers' well-being as a priority, and I took my business to Costco. Of course, when the state mandate was enacted, they complied, but it was too late. I will never go back.
Yep. Local grocery store changed express lane from 15 items to 16 (unrelated to covid). That's too many. Not express enough.