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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j26ct3l wrote

Reply to comment by pooticlesparkle in Question about grandfathered large-capacity magazine by AddressNew4656

I personally use historically exempt. I didnt realize it myself until it was pointed out to me. I figure it is no bother to not use it anymore, kinda like preferred pronouns. It causes me zero harm or inconvenience to no longer use it so I switched. Given the downvotes seems Reddit really wants to keep using this one though. Again, no skin off my teeth, I’ll keep using historically exempt and pointing out the origin of the phrase.

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trashmoneyxyz t1_j266zk7 wrote

Reply to comment by jsudarskyvt in What do you think of Vermont population wise? Do you think it’s perfect the way it is? Too crowded? Not enough Cities? Open Discussion by Golfoneway95

Mm the winters aren’t too impressive these past few years, I’m not sure VT winters will be bad enough to root out people for much longer with the shifting climate. I’m banking on people forgetting that this state exists to keep in exclusive hah

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grnmtnboy0 t1_j266qsp wrote

Reply to Your favorite Vermont critter and why by -PineMarten

I had a close encounter with a screech owl once - in broad daylight. I was bird hunting in the NEK and ducked under an apple tree's limbs. When I stood up inside I felt something looking at me. I turned around and there was this grey/white screech owl not 6 feet away, eye-level with me, just looking me over. We stood there for a minute or two, checking each other out. Then he turned around on the branch and flew off without a sound. I've been a fan since

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No-Ganache7168 t1_j262v6c wrote

Reply to comment by Unique-Public-8594 in What do you think of Vermont population wise? Do you think it’s perfect the way it is? Too crowded? Not enough Cities? Open Discussion by Golfoneway95

It depends. My concern is that nearly all of the development has been apartments in the $1600-$1800 range. Only 50 of the new apartments are going to be affordable according to an article in the local newspaper. That leaves a lot of the local workers out given that one developer will own most of the apartments when the current estimated 1,000 units are finished. There will not be enough competition to bring lower rentals into the equation.

On the positive side, the new apartments will draw professional people into the area to fill jobs at Copley hospital, Concept 2, the school, etc.

As far as I’m aware no new homes are being built that will be affordable to first time buyers. Most are custom builds at or above $500,000. Meanwhile, village homes that sold for $200,000 before Covid are selling for $350,000 or more while homes outside of the village are being snapped up by cash buyers and many have been turned into airbnbs. Our town planner is quoted in one article as saying that the percentage of airbnbs is increasing by 10 percent each year.

This doesn’t bode well for my children who will be priced out if they want to return after college.

I feel fortunate to have bought 15 years ago when people turned their noses up at morrisville, but I also feel trapped. There’s no place for me to go. My husband and I have always wanted to restore an older home and planned to do that when our mortgage was paid off. Now those fixer uppers cost more than our energy efficient 20-year old home.

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