If we have to deal with annual inspections, at least they could check this

I only visit Vermont a few time a year now, and i literally can't drive a few miles without 2 or 3 people high beaming me. Not sure how you're not seeing it more often...

Proper education is needed on high beam usage. You simply cannot see far enough at ~60mph with low beams. It's physically impossible at those speeds to react quick enough.

You have a good point. Most commuters on 116 don’t go 50…the commonly accepted speed limit seems to be more like 60. I don’t think cops will pull anyone over unless over 60.

That’s very pretty.

Generally

Southern VT = more

Northern VT = less

My buddy had bullets fly through his window in VT in the mid-80s driving through Brattleboro.

It’s believable.

This has nothing to do with driving an EV. I drive an EV every day and use regen appropriately for the conditions and people behind me. Part of having an EV is charging it, if you’re creeping around to save some battery and it’s harming the flow of traffic that’s a problem.

You also don’t have to drive in the one pedal mode on the Bolt. If you’re having problems with braking in front of people consider not using it or getting more practice because you shouldn’t be driving any differently than an ICE car as far as flow of traffic is concerned.

I think you native Vermonters are low-riding or something because it's the only place I get flashed and it happens A Lot. The last time I came back from a trip I actually had my dealer check the heights because so many of you gave me the ole-high beam flash. Younger me would have shown you what my actual high beams could do but I'm scared you'll drive off the road. Vermont is fucking awesome though and I really hope I can retire there someday (with extra downward-facing headlights).

Interesting. I guess I never thought about certain areas having more or less. Do you know what areas in general have fewer/more ticks?

Just during the day!

What year is yours? Mine's currently stored in my garage for the winter and needs a bit of work to get roadworthy again (clutch hydraulics). I have all the parts and plan to DIY that in the spring.

My vet recommended Bravecto and it's worked well for us.

Whether you use a chemical t/x or not, the best thing is to be observant; checking for ticks upon coming indoors.

Only a small % of ticks are carriers and they must engorge before they deposit their infectious saliva (to keep wound open). It may take a tick over an hour wandering around before they find a place to bite and it takes more than a few hours to engorge.

I get using chemicals but even w/out there's not too much risk of infection for the overly cautious.

Aim them down. There’s a screw.

Except for when something goes wrong and you have to fix something quickly or the changeover season that takes lots of long hours

50 is most certainly not fast enough for me in many places that are 50 zones. I drive what feels right to me. I don't necessarily oblige by laws because there isn't much science behind why speed limits are set where they are. I'd be more inclined to follow speed limits if I was confident that they were placed in my best interest.

If you have a leveling kit, there's a very high chance the headlight aim is to blame. Many people install kits to level the rake on their truck and don't compensate the headlights.

My owner's manual had a section on headlight aiming. Perhaps yours does as well?

Except my town directs people to this website instead of bogging down the town clerk with records requests. Just because the website is down doesn’t mean the clerks office magically has new staff. Also, the article mentions that because this company is supposed to be handling records requests, they haven’t indexed the physical records as well as they have had to in the past.

We use once a month Andvantix topical liquid drops. In 2 years with our very outdoorsy dog we have not seen one tick on her nor in our house - but we live in Lamoille, an area with fewer ticks.

I’ve used both bravecto in the past and I think most recently mine has been on credelio, which seems to work well and she tolerates it fine. My corgi girl is also a little too furry for the seresto collars to work, and has a lot of skin sensitivity to stuff which makes me hesitant to try them on her. I did find a tick crawling on her last week when it was so warm out, so I guess it’s a good thing that she’s getting the tick stuff year round.

Seresto but only get them from your vet.

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I highly recommend Seresto collars. I was initially skeptical, but they work great. My dogs have been tick and flea free since I have been using them (a few years). Just make sure you purchase from a reputable dealer like Chewy. I have heard of counterfeits from some sellers.

I wear those anti-glare computer glasses for work and mine have a slight amber tint on them meant to help with screen headaches but I wear then when I'm driving at night now too because they help so much with bright lights.

I can't find the chart directly from the Vermont Health Department, but this is a VPR article showing early-March and mid-September as the start of semi-annual peaks for human encounters.

Bravecto is awesome, but watch out because the ticks will leave your dog and go everywhere.

Chewy.com was founded by a Canadian. They can sell you generic antibiotics at a reasonable price.

A Vet or Human Pharmacy might try to price gouge you 5-10x for generic antibiotics, in this epidemic that we're in.