>similar to not using blinkers

Yes, anecdotally I've noticed the blinker issue happening a lot more as well. NO ONE signals out of roundabouts like they should, the usual failure to signal, and I've also seen a lot of false positives where people have a signal on but end up going straight. Like, what the hell is that? It's stressing me out.

Bravecto has also worked for me. And it doesn't kill dogs like Seresto

I was told when I was a kid that 93 was originally supposed to go to Burlington, but that was scrapped when it took them 20 years to complete the 11 miles that are in Vermont. No idea if there’s any truth to that.

Thank you for describing that thing I've noticed every time one of these guys is behind me and I keep thinking I'm getting pulled over.

That's hilarious. Well, they do help if your car has almost opaque lenses. They've got that market cornered.

That does make sense with the lights blinding me on the highway signs. I vividly remember that one half hour drive.

My least favorite road hauling sap 😂 If you live there I’m apologizing in advance for what your road will look like in a couple months.

I’ve been using Bravecto. It’s every 12 weeks and it’s been great.

Yup, it was one model.

Sierra 1500 with 18" winter tires. I actually sit lower than what the truck was intended (I got it used with 22" low pros). I'll look into the headlight adjustment some more, as you're not the only one who brought it up. Thanks

I used to have 'Lassie' Collies. I can feel your tick-check pain.

That said..

a quick way to check for ticks in a thick dog coat is to take doggo outside with a hair dryer and use the forced air to part the hair to check for ticks.

That made my life as a Collie mama a whole lot easier during tick season.

Hope this helps!

Didnt the guy who supposedly lives there say something about taking care of the poor/homeless? Seems a waste to let all those building go un-used for most of the week.

Oh no

Everyone is talking about how bright the lights are and how high the beam is aimed, but I'm not seeing anyone talk about knowing WHERE to look on the road as the driver to avoid being blinded.

I completely agree that the lights are brighter now and high beam dimming is always an issue, but when it comes to driving at night I have found that as long as I am looking at the shoulder line painted on the road or just the outside edge of the road that is sufficient to keep my eyesight from being totally overwhelmed by light. I think people are seeing a bright light coming at them and they look DIRECTLY INTO IT straight down the road. If you instead focus your attention to the dark edge of the road as far ahead of you as your headlights illuminates, I promise you will continue to drive straight and not off the road, and you will hopefully notice that you can still see what's coming after the car has passed.

It takes just a little faith that the other driver isn't going to drive into your oncoming lane for you to realize that you don't NEED to look at the car coming towards you to be able to safely see where you are driving. Look down and to the right at the white shoulder line or the edge of the road, and you will get by them safer.

Well, now I'm not telling you.

Yes, but those taxes are going towards additional services you wouldn’t get if you lived in rural Rockingham, like a full time police department or a water/sewer department. On the other hand, property values are probably higher outside of the villages because the houses are bigger and have more land.

I live nearby - it's kind of a lesser-known snow belt around here.

I would add one thing...if you're coming up to an intersection that you think might be a 3-way or 4-way stop, look for an actual indication of a stop sign (either an actual sign or a line on the road) and if there isn't one, DON'T STOP.

The intersection where 14 South and 15 split in Hardwick is horrible for this. People coming up the hill don't have to stop, but probably one in four cars does anyway. And it creates a traffic nightmare. Partly because if the road is even a tiny bit slippery, it can be impossible to get going again on that hill if you have to stop (I know this because I once had to do a 3-point turn in the middle of the road and go back down the hill because we had an early snowstorm and I didn't have my winter tires on and could not go forward...one of those days when they predicted "flurries" and we ended up with 4").

It's also a huge pain for trucks to get going again on that hill if they have to stop. That said, despite the signs on the two directions that do have to stop telling them that cross traffic doesn't stop, people will pull out in front of cars that are coming up the hill all the time. So you do have to watch when you're coming up the hill, but you definitely don't need to stop...

There are multiple intersections like this in Vermont and they're all nightmares...

Thank you! She’s a tough one to check for ticks with all the fuzz. I’ll ask my vet about the pill! I’m anticipating a worse tick situation this year given the mild winter. Is it OTC or rx?

Lol that's why the weed Rd sign in Jericho is 25' up a pole.

We do a flea/tick pill monthly for our corgo… most ticks we find are dead within her thick coat

Yeah, HIDs in a reflector housing are a complete disaster. At least with the average LED bulb the beam pattern sort of matches what you would get from a halogen bulb (there are some that are really close now but they're super expensive). With HIDs the beam pattern is completely different and so the headlight often ends up throwing more light up, to the sides, and immediately in front of the car than down the road where you actually want it. What ends up happening is not only do you blind everybody but everything else is so bright, and so little light actually makes it down the road, that you're visibility can actually end up being noticeably worse since your night vision is impaired by how bright everything is immediately around you.

I mean... If this quote from the article is true, I feel like asking for a rate hike once every 10 years is actually pretty reasonable:

> Morrisville’s utility, like Stowe, serves more than 4,000 customers and hasn’t raised its rates in over 10 years.

I just use my capital one card when I'm in Canada. No foreign transaction fees, everything is done with the current exchange rate, safer in case my card is stolen (if your debit card is stolen it's a HUGE pain to try to get the funds back, while with a credit card it's usually one 10-minute phone call), and depending on which card I use I can get points for purchases.

I was just talking the other day to someone about how it’s a huge pet peeve of mine when people almost come to a stop to make a turn. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Have friends down the road. Always love seeing this when I’m over there.

In Burlington it's usually a couple of hours and they're fine.