tbh i moved here about a year ago and it sucks

cost of living is high, road are pretty bad in some areas (no fault to state gov, there is just a lot of roads to be fixed on their budget), housing is expensive

thinking about moving away to somewhere cheaper

100% depends on your location though. Much of the state is fairly underserved

Ew Also Woodstock is practically a really bad neighborhood of Boston, and it has the same number of MA plates there too

Yeah, and look at that after one year. You want to work a full year without sick time or vacation time? Then you go ahead and take that job

Fix where you are from. We can’t be the utopia destination for all the liberals from the south. We need you all to take back power. If you all come here, then all your states become more red. If you need to leave go somewhere purple where your vote could swing a national election. Wisconsin, New Hampshire are both not Florida and have outsized political importance. Nevada and Arizona also fit that bill.

We’re not all like that :(

You know, I like the index to inflation, but I think we should round it down to the nearest 10 cents. Keeps it from changing too often since a lot of these places are run manually and that would give people time to adjust. Just my 10 cents

You’re a beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing your story! I’m taking in all the comments here, because even the grouchy posts can gleam small tidbits of the kind of folks you’ll find. I’m lowkey waiting for the “we don’t want floridaman here.” We don’t want him either. Hah.

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Moved in 2020 moved back in 2022 was in broward now I’m in Tampa We couldn’t get how ppl love it . It’s got it’s positives But the darkness was just to much plus we were in Rutland county and it was depressing But if you’re into quite life skiing etc it’s paradise Someone one here once described it as a fickle fickle mistress…. I couldn’t agree more

Redemption prices need to go up. It's been a nickel since it's original inception, and that's just not worth it for a lot of people to even sort out their cans. I think it should go up to at least a quarter.

Thank you

The gun violence thing is interesting, especially given how for 230 years we had 0 gun control, then as soon as our brilliant leaders enacted laws violence spiked.

It’s also interesting that if you look at the demographics of those committing the gun violence almost all of them are not from vermont. Our influx of migration is unfortunately bringing an influx of drugs and crime. Much of it is in populations who are underserved (esl, refugee, etc). In Burlington all but one murder this year was committed by a person born outside the state. While our population on a whole is ~95% white every murder in Burlington this year was committed by a POC and almost all the victims were also POC. It’s honestly sad, because it really shows how segregated our interactions are here.

We pretend to be such an open state, and yet we seem to have totally abandoned segments of our communities, which is what allows this crime to occur. As long as we allow young people to fall into life’s of crime due to poverty and educational factors, and as long as we fail to help those with addiction problems, we will see these crimes rise, and we will see the disparity in prison population makeup vs general population makeup.

It’s nice to know that the fiber optics is an option. You’ve got to fight tooth and nail in some parts of the city I live in to get them to even want to lay it down.

I’ll keep that in my memory banks. Tires and not my little Honda fit. The outdoors sounds amazing from the posts on here. Thank you!

Can you explain more? A local business deserves a fair shake imo.

Right. I suspect the store will be the one bearing the cost here by having to toss the product.

How fucking cool!!! Thank you!!

No matter the karma points, I shall always be a curious creature. Stay kind!

No worries! Some parts of northern Florida are like that too! After heavy storms, hurricanes, and the like- you just ain’t safe going down the sandy/muddy roads. It’s good to know about what to expect so one can plan as accordingly as possible. Anytime a hurricane is barreling towards us, you make sure you’ve got batteries, water, non-perishables, and if it’s a real baddie- you leave. It’s Mother Nature and I’m just living in her world.

I am sure you’re joking but tourist do not deserve to be scammed. Remember we are tourists when we travel elsewhere. Rich idiots deserve to be scammed. A lot of crossover, sure, but tourists are people too and the should not be targets of scams.

This depends on where you live. I’m near Putney and it’s only 2 hours to Logan Airport, which I drive to or from every three weeks. I also have fiber channel going right up my dirt road, giving me a gigabyte up and down. Also curious as to the coffee comments, as there are local roasters doing both the more trendy single origin as well as Italian style blends. Rockingham Roasters is made by hand in a small coffee shop and it’s pretty decent.

That’s disgusting.

I don’t mean it in an exaggerated sense either, not trying to scare you off. The road to my house was closed to all traffic outside of homeowners for 4 weeks this past spring. My 4WD truck with mud tires struggled hard to get through every morning and night. Sometimes there is no other way to get places in VT, especially outside of Chittenden Co. Dirt roads cannot be avoided in most parts of the state

It’s Woodstock, what do you expect. That town is exclusively for rich assholes and celebrities visiting a resort