Recent comments in /f/vermont

goldenlight18 t1_j23wd4t wrote

Reply to comment by lantonas in Balancing trespassers with being neighborly by c_l_who

That's definitely true & I've lived in other rural parts of vermont where it wasn't an issue. But watching someone snowmobile over our property- its not like I can (or would want to look so crazy) as to run out after them. So for now we'll post it & contact VAST about what to do

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WantDastardlyBack t1_j23wc0q wrote

Reply to UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

It's been several years, but I remember haggling to get more scholarship funds for my kid when she went to Champlain. UVM ended up being more expensive, plus they insisted on making her live on campus, even though it was a half-hour commute. Even Champlain kept trying to push the on-campus life saying she'd miss out if she wasn't living in a dorm, but I fought back. It was absurd. It came down to Portland, Maine, or Champlain having equal tuition rates, and when I pointed out that she could easily leave the state, Champlain came up with extra grants.

Sometimes being willing to haggle pays off. Not that it should be that way, but it's what it takes.

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tadamhicks t1_j23w3px wrote

Reply to comment by whaletacochamp in UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

Since I didn’t say it and you felt I insinuated it then you’re displaying an inability to think critically. If you had read on I said nothing is stopping anyone from learning to think critically.

BTW there’s a difference between needing to and being able to. Plenty of my trades-person friends are the smartest people I know, and boy howdy do I have some dumb friends that made it through college. College is not insurance to greatness by any means. Heck one of the happiest people I know is a guy who has a PhD in biology and started a moving company. He’s fit as hell because he just hauls stuff all day. He’s his own boss so he can take off days whenever he wants. But I will also add that the reason he makes that work for him is the same reason he was capable of achieving a PhD…and just like college cam seem like a scam I think there’s an illusion that everyone skipping it can jump into a 6 figure trade, which also isn’t true.

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MissJudgeGaming OP t1_j23w198 wrote

Reply to comment by SheriffTed in Recommendations for jewelers/appraisers in Vermont? by MissJudgeGaming

That's so beautiful, thank you for sharing!

My mother was exceptionally private about her past, so I have no real clue what I'm working with so far and hearing about past good experiences is so encouraging. Your ring sounds so special, my hope is to do something similar by pulling the stones and giving to the family as they get engaged.

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whaletacochamp t1_j23ve1o wrote

Reply to comment by tadamhicks in UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

I stopped reading when you insinuated that tradespeople don’t need to know how to think critically. I can’t take anything else you say seriously after that my man.

Yes it’s true that a lot of trades cap out, but it’s also true that a lot of people with masters and PhDs never make more than 6 figures. At the end of the day critical thinking is not the deciding factor.

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tadamhicks t1_j23v13b wrote

Reply to comment by whaletacochamp in UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

Right and wrong. I mean, yeah there’s tons of need for tradespeople and a lot of them make really good dough, but they cap out whereas people who know how to think critically end up having much higher total life earnings. They’ve done tons of studies on this.

The catch is that not everyone who goes to college actually learns how to think, and a lot come out no better off for having gone. Similarly, it’s not as though someone who doesn’t go can’t also achieve education. College is just the more straightforward path to ensuring it as a possibility.

The parallel is the tech industry. Lots of coders who just do boot camps and learn coding when young. They jump in and make 6 figures fast, but they cap out. Meanwhile college degree holders in subjects like anthropology or marketing join the same companies and work through the ranks, start off way lower but end up in leadership later in life making more like seven figures as they settle into the C-suite.

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Leeebs_OG t1_j23uljc wrote

Reply to UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

UVM and their endowment is 750 million! And they need more money from out of state? Where's Bernie in this?! Oh wait he's sending money to Ukraine, sounds like UVM giving to out of staters instead of hl their own people

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levdeerfarengin t1_j23tg35 wrote

Reply to Am I the only one here, or are Vermonts road markings disappear when the roads wet? by euro_trash_rescue

I have lived in Vermont for 36 years, and have driven thousands of miles on rainy, snowy dark nights. The lack of white lines on the right edge has forced me to slow down, sometimes to a crawl. Which do you prefer, death by going off the road, or death by being rammed from behind by someone who's driving too fast?

Half of an explanation is that many of the roads are managed by the towns, which skimp on the paint. Could you imagine if there were no state regulations for natural gas pipes? This is the state not regulating what the towns do with painting the road lines. But as asserted above, it's also the state not using better quality paint.

Thank you everyone from outside Vermont for providing perspective.

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