I guess you’d need to read a few more comments as I’ve addressed a several things including discounting people’s votes as well as clarity of candidate matchups and voters having a chance to become informed. If you’d like to address those points I’m happy to continue that dialogue in those existing threads.

I’ll also note, it wasn’t just me that didn’t like the guy, almost no one did and that’s why an overwhelming majority of residents decided IRV was not a good system. The VOTERS of Burlington decided it wasn’t a good system, not one single person.

Wish I could help with a full list. There is a handsome one (on the west side of Pleasant Valley Road in Underhill, I think. We see it when we drive south from 15 going to Underhill State Park.

Tuk Tuk Thai in Hanover, NH is amazing. I’ve never had dumplings there but I bet they’re also great. It’s in the ally behind dirt cowboy

Give them a call! Last I wanted to order some they had a message that they'd be closed for a while so that should tell you one way or another. They've had a sign on their door for a long time saying they're taking a break and when I drive by (a lot it's very close to my office) I always check to see if it's still there.

do you use a boiler (hot water) or furnace (hot air)? have propane for a stove?

heat pumps are fantastic if you have adequate power available for them. yes, there are supply chain issues currently for parts, but that's the same across the board right now. don't listen to the nay-sayers - a fair amount of new construction is going 100% heat pump heating here, often without backup heat sources. my Daikin system chuges along fine at -15f

a cheaper solution may be to switch to a propane condensing gas boiler/furnace. your oil unit is is likely around 80-83% efficient. meaning for dollar of oil you burn, 20 cents is going up the chimney instead of into your home. condensing gas appliances, when properly sized/installed are as high as 98% efficient. there's fewer BTU/gallon in propane vs oil, but the efficiency more than makes up for it

oftentimes your fuel supplier will set a propane tank for free/cheap, and a propane boiler/furnace will be cheaper to install than heat pumps.

I mean, they say they have a car, and they don't say they aren't willing to drive it anywhere once they park it at a campground...

Vermont is probably the only place in new england where you CAN do this... OP, there's a shit ton of National Forest camping up and down the state with everything you want to do out the back door.. you can stay at a campsite for up to 3 weeks (maybe 2? I think it's 3 though). Theres enough of them to enjoy one for 5 days at a time, go to town, and go look for another one (on a tuesday morning lol. they fill up...) There's also dispersed camping. There's also the Appalachian Trail, Long Trail, state parks (although reservations might be tough for those). Basecamp all along rt 100 from Waitsfield-Warren-Rochester stretch are probably the little basecamp type towns you're envisioning. Don't expect to chill on the sidewalk for 3 weeks in these towns, but perfect if you're basecamping in the national forest, but a couple times a week you want to go in for a coffee, groceries, a general store sandwhich, a farmers market.

If you're in-the-know with the borderline dirtbag lifestyle, 300$ a week will keep you loving this area for hikes, bikes, chilling and summer vibes.

"probably nowhere" for the rich new yorker who needs Vermont to bow down to them 3 meals a day. Probably everywhere for the crafty outdoors nomad.

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edit: you could even bike into warren/waitsfield from the nice little national forest camping road (#5 maybe) just south of warren by a little bridge and pullout on rt100.

Put in mini-split heat pumps last summer. Haven't needed to fire up the oil burner yet this season, but it hasn't been below 15 degrees yet. This weekend will be a real test. My electric bill has been $320 for the past two months. In October without heat or AC, it was $165. So heat is costing about $155/month right now. I think oil would have been double that.

This summer, I'm considering adding a solar system and possibly a heat pump water heater to replace my electric water heater. House is 2500 sf, but we don't heat the lower level which is mostly below grade and stays around 55 degrees.

The mini-splits are made by Haier. I like them, but the thermistor on two of the three head units are wildly inaccurate, so it's been difficult to regulate the temperature. The contractor has been slow to get the thermistors replaced.

That would be a problem if he wants to bring his mountain bike. One of the long distance bike trails would be a suggestion though

Yeah I was talking about Hongs, strange that the hours would say open if they aren’t! Thanks, I was thinking about driving to get them

Cafe Dim Sum is open, Hongs hasn't been open for a while.

Syrup, when sold in bulk, is sold by weight. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the large sugarmakers are underboiling their syrup just a bit to retain some extra weight. Over a sizeable crop that would result in a much larger payout. Alternatively, and less conspiratorially, they could simply have so much sap to process that quality control falls by the wayside. Regardless, I've always vastly preferred the product of smaller sugarmakers who properly boil the shit out their syrup.

Source: I come from a family that's been sugaring for 4 generations.

The hours say weekends and Friday- I don’t live in the area. Are you saying those hours are wrong?

The real stuff, I mean

No…it’s heavenly ambrosia

Just an FYI, you can run a wood stove when you are not home. Ours used to start in January and go until March. BEST heat ever. Now I let it go out every few days as once it gets above 32 it's just uncomfortable, and that happens more often now.

It’s better

Yeah I suppose if it's under boiled it could be a problem. Or some cheapskate cutting it with corn syrup or something else.

you're not actually saying anything about why it is bad except "guy I dislike got elected using it so it's BAD"

its like arguing first past the post voting is bad because trump won using it. dumb

If you use an electric space heater, get the oil filled radiator ones. I used a regular fan/coil space heater for 3 weeks and only at night. It added $120 to the electric bill so I would caution going that route if you're looking to save money.

The state troopers in Spurbury should know!

"You're welcome, Meow"

Just be prepared for some people to be worried about it if you don't look like a very competent skater. I was with a parent/stroller/kid combo and everything was fine until the kid (who couldn't skate) started using the stroller (with a baby in it) as a learning device to lean on. Everything was fine and the stroller didn't tip over, but it sure looked like it was going to.

Also, many posters on this thread, I’ve already stated that they vote a party ticket without learning the candidates. I could go back and find the post, but it doesn’t seem to be a very controversial position that some people vote for party without getting to know the candidate

No.

You're wrong. Whoever is in last doesn't effect the outcome. They are in last, and are eliminated as if they were never in the race in the first place. Whoever voted for that candidate instead now votes for their #2. This is a good thing: it's a feature, not a bug! The person with the most #1 votes can lose, sure, but that is a positive effect of switching systems.

I think you have a misunderstanding of how ranked choice voting works - check out this short video, it's very helpful and will show why it's a good thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE

Well, this thread alone showed that most people didn’t realize Zuckerman blatantly stole taxpayer funds. As for the sheriff, do you really think people would have voted for a guy that openly abused handcuffed people on camera if they actually knew about it. on top of that, a previous poster on this thread, who is an advocate, has stated that party affiliation is necessary, because people don’t know the candidates name. Do you have any evidence suggesting otherwise?