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bond___vagabond t1_j24bzzu wrote

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

I used to live on the Oregon Washington border, back when I was young and had absurdly good vision, I can't remember which one was worse but it was like a switch being flipped, with the road paint being less visible on one side of the border, pretty sure it was Oregon, so it's probably one of those deals where the paint is 3% less toxic and only 75% less visible.

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Eagle_Arm t1_j24bsx9 wrote

Reply to comment by tadamhicks in UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

Haha, ok $500-$1M for middle management.....and what percentage of college grads do you think are actually getting that? 1% of college grads, maybe and that's a pretty big maybe.

And asking for vs. getting are two different outcomes.

Both examples seem like some pulled out of ass numbers.

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tadamhicks t1_j24aoq1 wrote

Reply to comment by Eagle_Arm in UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

Sure, but middle management in large consulting firms also make $500k-$1m. Individual contributors can easily make over $300K and more. Software engineers I interview are asking for $200-300 out of college.

I think college gives you a path to that much easier than that outside of college. The other thing they’ve researched is life outcomes from people of education. Just like thinking isn’t only achieved in college, education can be had outside of college, but how many people pursue education on their own? I applaud those that do, and similarly having it rammed down your throat in college also doesn’t mean you’ll absorb it. At the end of the day, though, educated people make better decisions for themselves about life and have better life outcomes.

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donnad1110 t1_j249tox wrote

Reply to has anyone tried Mint Mobile? by KellyGreen802

I was looking to switch a couple years ago to Mint from Verizon... everything I read indicated that Visible would be better in Vermont. I went with them and have had no problems...good luck.

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utilitarian_wanderer t1_j249n3d wrote

Reply to Balancing trespassers with being neighborly by c_l_who

I have a 150 acre parcel, mostly woods and some fields. I kept it open for many years because most people were mostly respectful. Last couple of years I've had way too many yahoos leaving beer cans all over, dead deer carcass's (probably poached) and even a giant ugly couch. Now my driveway is gated and locked and I've had to put up no trespassing signs. At some point it's just not worth it. Too many people abusing the land.

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whaletacochamp t1_j248jbh wrote

Reply to comment by mr_chip_douglas in UVM too expensive by Constant_Education_4

Totally, but the rhetoric that now a bachelor's is worthless is total bullshit propagated by academia and the finances driving education in our country unfortunately.

But you're right, my dad has been a mechanic all of his life. Unfortunately this is probably the worst paid trade especially for regular consumer vehicles. He makes pretty good money now but he was always useless on the weekends because he would be so sore and tired and he is at the point now where he HAS to change careers because his body can't do it anymore. He has also never had benefits or retirement. That being said, guys he worked with when he was 30 now make 6 figures doing the same thing other places. So again it's way more complex than "you NEED a graduate degree these days"

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