There would definitely be programs to compensate Farmers for any animals lost to Cougars or Wolves.

Having a handful of Wolf packs running around up and down the State would not be an issue. Especially if the Parents have tracking collars on. Green Mountain National Park would be a great place to reintroduce them to.

Bring back the Catamount AND Wolves.

Good.

Have a chat with VT Legal Aid: https://www.vtlegalaid.org/

Then fucking fine them a LOT.

Make it too expensive to break employment law. Until that happens you're just blowing smoke mother fucker.

Well, shit..I had no idea. And will be sharing that at work tomorrow.

The Vermont land records remain offline. Nearing in on a month now.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ransomware.

Possibly, but it was literally every car that I could make out the plate on for about 10 minutes before I reached the VT border.

Umm. Could it be extended families visiting each other? Kid gets apartment in Bennington, family gets together for Sunday dinner at parents house? There's a lot of that "border blind" living in these parts. Drove me crazy during C19 with travel bans that had no idea how we "border collies" love, work, and live around here. Though I love the shagging thread herein...there is that too!

You may be able to find some helpful info here.

https://accd.vermont.gov/housing/resources-rules/renters-landlords

Sillimanite, they are cracking me up!

Because I was crossing the river, as expected, at around the same time, combined with a history of it being extremely actuate.

Oh hell, that's unfortunate.

What in the freaking world makes you think a gps 'announcement' is accurate? Are you that friggin' reliant on technology?

400 different government systems nationwide got taken out. The entire civil court system in Northumberland County Pennsylvania,. Deed recorders in North Carolina, Louisiana and apparently many other places.

Mice are super tough, blocking access points is a big fixer. When we purchased our home the previous owners had let them really get into the house. Steel wool, foam, and replacing any worn down wood helps. I also found and I know how wild this sounds but we have been looking for solutions that don’t harm other animals mouse birth control which is supposedly very effective. Haven’t tried it yet but have plans to put some out in the spring. https://conntraceptol.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8aOeBhCWARIsANRFrQFo7sFTBIZLdKTfqLlqvzEy0Je21DcIe6P0ws3CjlmAaBJT-vbWfNgaAvFlEALw_wcB

Was going to say, buy a house and try to solve your own mouse problem. We buy snap traps in bulk, reuse them as much as possible, and are still using the jar of peanut butter I bought 3 years ago for bait. Average about one corpse a day.

It has been out nationwide since christmas. Here in PA we can't get any civil court orders or dockets and haven't been able to since then. It's crippling the court system. Now I see why this is the only county in the entire state that uses this system.

Trailers are notoriously hard to keep mice out of. Sorry you’re dealing with this. What reason do you have to believe your lease won’t be renewed?

Explains all of the VT plates before the announcement?

Yeah, that explains it.

Are there other tenants of the same landlord that you can organize with? If so, many of them probably have similar issues. You’ll have a lot more power to make demands of your landlord if you do it collectively.

That water thing sounds awful. The mouse part sounds, unfortunately, relatable. I had mice in my home (that I own, and is relatively 'nice') for YEARS before I was really able to get a handle on it. The issue was only resolved (incidentally) via a total gut renovation of my kitchen/dining/pantry area where there were a handful of inaccessible, mouse-chewed holes through wood. With that all blocked off, I finally stopped seeing evidence of mice in my kitchen (although can still occasionally hear them in the attic). I have a dry-stone foundation and so mice in the basement is going to be a forever situation.

That's all to say, mice are frustrating. It's frustrating for you as the resident and I'm sure its frustrating for your landlord as well. Good luck!

Regarding your comments about “backhanded statements” and “gatekeeping” , VT is in the middle of a severe housing crisis where many locals are paying 30-50% of their income on housing or being forced out of the market altogether. This is causing a lot of fear and anxiety that people vent in their responses to questions like yours which are asked ad nauseam. It’s awesome that you are fortunate enough to own land here and are able to bankroll building a home at a time when so many are hurting. To be completely honest, your post and responses come across as a little tone deaf to what people here are experiencing and you may want to be more cognizant of it as you navigate here

Where in CA?