That hasn't been my experience. Rural America tends to follow on set of hyper partisan politics while urban Erica follows another. Then again, I haven't been everywhere.

Instant cold pack. I know they are quite bulky but aside from basic bandages and antiseptic wipes, that's probably the first aid item I've actually needed/used the most often.

Also, if it were me I would probably reduce the number of different antihistamines and pain killers.

There's no shortage of idiots on the roads here, or anywhere for that matter.

Okay and ty!!

I felt the same about driving to Texas from Vermont to visit family last summer. I started to feel like I could breathe again when I reached upstate New York and the relief was palpable when crossing back into Vermont.

Most people love manufactured hell though, and more power to them. They can do their thing over there, and I’ll have space to do mine over here.

I disagree. That hasn’t been my experience in many rural areas across the country.

It's empty

VT needs to replace an aging workforce. There is little chance it overpopulates here. The severely dark winters are enough to weed out the people who try to relocate here. The population of the state is not too much greater than it was 40 years ago.

Yesssss thank you!

Fishers because everyone I know calls them "murder weasels". Never heard of them until moved here. Have one that prowls the ravine behind our house. Love their ghostly yowls and they definitely do kill everything.

Nope. They are unelected

Maybe they have a hard time because anyone who comes in and has ideas™ is called a flatlander & rejected outright lol

It's a democracy, until someone doesn't want a rehab in town

Edit: im also using take back & the Confederate flags as an example of how "this is what makes Vermont, Vermont" is flawed logic.

It's much better than the one it replaced.

I'd love to know where they are or if they have names lol

(Google actually doesn't help because it shows me things only in Burlington or in NH)

That attitude is going to be hard to find anywhere with our current mega polarized politics across the country.

My kids...for obvious reasons.

There's smart growth, which aims to concentrate growth in city/town centers and preserve the rural characteristics as much as possible.

And then there's zero growth, where for every baby born or out of state relocations, someone will be executed according to a lottery like in that short story, I think it was called PowerBalls or something like that.

The population is right, but we need different demographics. Vermont has the oldest population on average in the whole country. I'm sure lot of the old folks did their part to make Vermont into what it is today, but we really need young families, young workers, and young perspectives to thrive in the future.

People looking to move to Vermont

My wife and I feel the same way when we go back to southern Michigan. It starts getting depressing when we hit metro Toronto or western NY on our way back.

My sister is out in the DFW area. I feel this post in my bones.

Good State flag though

Not sure if the SUNYs give more but I got a scholarship from NY state for being an out of state student at Clarkson.

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No Billboards!