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readyreadyvt t1_j4o8h2t wrote

Reply to comment by DubJ13 in Maple Syrup Shipping by DDozar

USPS now wants absorbent material inside the Ziploc — I believe it’s if the container is more than 4oz but I might have the volume wrong. I’ve always used zip bags when sending syrup, but this last time they had me repack to add paper towels in the bag (not just in the box) before they’d accept it.

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FoxRepresentative700 t1_j4o7xiw wrote

Reply to comment by Commercial_Case_7475 in So buying is unaffordable...what about building? by thebaerfetus

this is exactly the reason why i got into the trades after spending/wasting my time at college (although i don’t regret the path i took, it’s brought me here)

i knew i always enjoyed working with my hands and honestly i just needed a job, i wasn’t using my degree and thought learning a trade is a valuable and honorable skill. I never could accept the reality in which i would pay someone to do something that i could do myself (landscaping, automotive, repairs). I had 0 experience in carpentry/building but the idea was that “one day i’ll be able to build my own house”— it’s been 6 years and honestly if i had the land i could do it all myself, minus the electrical and all that (which i’d love to learn)

that being said, it was the best decision i ever made. i love this profession, there’s a never ending wealth of knowledge.

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MontEcola t1_j4o5352 wrote

Reply to comment by BoringAccountName78 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod

I read this a different way. This was the key statement in the article: "Following these events and further interactions with Enosburg administrators and school officials, Enosburg does not seem to have addressed these issues with the robustness that is required."

It states that administrators and school officials did not do enough. It says this happened over a three year period. Enough already. Therefore, I support the players' decision to not play the game. This does need to blow up into a state wide discussion among teams.

Enosburg should be embarrassed, as should all of the school administrators in that entire district.

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Icy_Brother_1 t1_j4o4kfg wrote

Reply to comment by FourteenthCylon in So buying is unaffordable...what about building? by thebaerfetus

Is not the materias. Labor specifically in the east coast is ridiculously expensive. Moved from Texas and a contractor in Texas costs me 1/4 of what costs me in the East Coast plus way better work. I have never seen uglier, poorly constructed houses and overall bad construction work than in the East Coast. You guys need to get your shit together.

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Several-Ad-4911 t1_j4o4dz1 wrote

Reply to So buying is unaffordable...what about building? by thebaerfetus

Not all houses are unrealistic to buy. If you choose somewhere rural it is dirt cheap. We bought a single family move in ready home for $117,000. Some cosmetic updating was needed but it was what we could afford. Feels like people expect beautiful new homes to be cheap when you sometimes have to put in the elbow grease to get it there

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endeavour3d t1_j4o2ax2 wrote

Reply to comment by buried_lede in So buying is unaffordable...what about building? by thebaerfetus

exceptions to the rule aren't representative of group dynamics, especially when one of your examples, Warren, was a conservative during the Reagan years. We have polling that's quite clear on the overall ideological positions between generations, and older ones are clearly more conservative and have been so consistently for decades.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j4o15m8 wrote

Reply to comment by Nutmegdog1959 in Work Exchange Programs? by Berrymorerue

That is “kinda” right. There are *about 600 dairy farm organizations. While the number has decreased it is because the large farms have bought out and consolidated so there are nearly the same number of locations (farms), just owned by fewer people.

There are also over 600 CSFO and closer to 900 is you get rid of the Certified status. *may have been 1200, I didn’t pay attention to that number.

I just saw these numbers last week.

*here’s a modern article which confirms the 1200 migrant number. https://energynews.us/2021/05/03/in-vermont-a-new-model-emerges-to-improve-migrant-farmworker-housing/

** you being naive has nothing to do with number of farms, vs lfo/mfo/sfo and much more to do with your comment that white people can’t handle farm work where over 50% of the farm labor in the state is white people.

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