Mine was about a week and I used the Caribou RMV.

Hollywood seems to be clamoring for relevance, anymore…hence Marvel movies suddenly being Oscar nominees. Just watch independent and foreign films that are still written by humans, and not a committee utilizing ROI algorithms. Although, Fablemans was excellent!

Got a new one about a month ago and it took a bit over a week

They’ve been fairly quick for me in the past, between 1-2 weeks to arrive. I use the DMV in Bangor if that changes anything (Portland might have longer turnaround? I dunno)

Wow, I love this. Do you do prints? I would hang this in my home.

Thirded.

Gray is not far away. GNG is a decent school.

In this case, it was stupid, but not offensive.

Unless you’re from Massachusetts, but then, fuck you anyway :p

I live in Casco and have a family here. They haven’t started school yet, but from my chats with the staff at songo locks elementary school, they said it was great. I’ve heard things about the high school, but we had those same issues when I went to school in Skowhegan. I guess it just depends on the crowd at the time.

Maybe keep going to fryburg. I’d avoid the lakes region school system

I’d second this.

I'm in my 30s and I'm still in therapy over things that I experienced at LRMS. Maybe things are different now, but if I had kids I personally wouldn't wanna risk it by sending them there.

I live in Windham, a little down the road from where you are thinking about. My oldest is in kindergarten so I have been getting to know the school system a bit.

The schools seem pretty good and as well funded as any, so no complaints there. I was a bit surprised when I found out just how many kindergarten classes there are. There seems to be a lot of families in the area. Kids sports are pretty prevalent as well.

We have a state parks pass so we spend a ton of the summer at the Sebago state park. Definitely worth it. They have a clean beach and a playground so the kids love it.

The variety of restaurants isn’t what you find in Portland of course, but there are still tasty options for when you need a night off of cooking.

There are a ton of trails and lakes for hiking, canoeing, ice skating and fishing.

We haven’t lost power in the winter yet, which is a huge relief having young kids, but the power will go out occasionally during summer thunderstorms.

Overall it’s quiet, the folks are friendly and helpful when you need a hand, and it is a nice pace of life. We love it and are happy our kids will grow up here

This is beautiful - thank you for sharing!

This is so beautiful! I love the softness of it. What I’m dreaming of warmer days ahead too but also trying to think of the things I’ll miss about winter when it’s gone.

You get what you put in out here. Perfect for many, less so for some. Bridgton is up and coming for sure. Lotta people putting in work.

Sometimes the stars align.

Holy shit, your entire reddit life has been leading up to this moment!! 🤣

I lived in the area for 20 years. I like it. Commutes are getting longer as many people are moving this way. Rec programs are decent. Lake Region schools. Elementary schools are good. Middle school is garbage. High school is marginally better.

Yeah, and even if you have thinner inserts replacing them with something chunkier can help in itself.

We should have them in cubicles, factories, or pumping gas by 8th grade. Might as well get them accustomed to it.

Most of the children have been eaten, they will welcome your arrival.

We are using Maine Solar Solutions. They are scheduled to install in August. We have an old farmhouse with drafty windows also. We wanted a system a little bigger than our current needs so we could install heat pumps in the future. The quoted us around 33k before the rebate. We got other similar estimates, but we really liked working with Maine Solar Solutions. Super easy to work with, very responsive, and they just know their stuff. Plus I heard a lot of really good things about them.

I live in Steep Falls. Commuted to Portland for years. Steep Falls has its own elementary school that is very small and has been great. Politics I feel are mixed. Typically I vote red but don’t shove it down peoples throats which you do see around. Plenty of beaches that are great. Give Nasons beach in Sebago a shot. My kids love it there.

Just a nurturing woman. A good role model .