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HappilyhiketheHump t1_j76u8sw wrote

Reply to comment by NowIAmThatGuy in I don't think the legislature should be setting the qualifications for Sheriff, that's the job of the voters (and I support elected Sheriffs). We need a way to remove a Sheriff who has shown themselves to the public as unfit for office. That's my opinion. by RamaSchneider

Same can be said about the state auditor. The position should be a CPA, but our current auditor isn’t.

I would be great if our legislative candidates had to take a math test to show they understood percentages and compound interest.

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twerkingpenguin t1_j76qthb wrote

Reply to How is Google Fi in Vermont? by Reasonable-Sock9551

Works fine for me. I've had it for 5+ years and yes, there are dead spots, but all cell coverage has dead spots. My Verizon friends have dead zones, sometimes in the same places and there are times where my coverage is great and Verizon is weak or dead. Likewise, I've had the complete opposite, so it depends where you are and need it the most.

I have no plans on leaving Fi, is cheap and works for my needs in the NEK.

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GrilledSpamSteaks t1_j76q860 wrote

Reply to Frost Quakes by Commercial_Case_7475

When we lived in Altus Oklahoma, we experienced a winter storm that dumped 4” of sleet on everything and dropped temps to -10F for a week. Power went out, people left for civilization as soon as they could, real “time to go camping in our front room” kind of stuff. You could stand on the front porch at night and hear ice sheets cracking as the wind blew. Every so often I’d hear a loud pop followed by a skittering, tinkling sound then silence. In the morning, we’d find trees branches that froze and shattered. The pop was them breaking and the rest of the noise was tree particles and icicles falling and sliding across the area.

Went outside this morning to see the comet (only clear night we’ve had in forever) and heard the same sounds I heard then. Trees… Creepy ass trees. But now I don’t have to cut down any trees for firewood wood, just need to cut up what fell last night.

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_j76oswd wrote

Reply to How is Google Fi in Vermont? by Reasonable-Sock9551

It was great in Burlington but absolute garbage outside of Chittenden County. Dropped it because the coverage was too inconsistent and they nuked my number on the way out for some reason, so now I have a new phone number too.

If you're going to stay around Burlington go for it. If you travel around the state at all I'd avoid it.

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twobitpotter t1_j76od7t wrote

Reply to How is Google Fi in Vermont? by Reasonable-Sock9551

I’ve got google fi in Burlington and don’t have any trouble. Definitely loose it in rural areas and some parts of cholchester but not many. Really nice to be able to go back and forth to Canada and still have data.

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NowIAmThatGuy t1_j76l2od wrote

Reply to comment by Cap1691 in I don't think the legislature should be setting the qualifications for Sheriff, that's the job of the voters (and I support elected Sheriffs). We need a way to remove a Sheriff who has shown themselves to the public as unfit for office. That's my opinion. by RamaSchneider

I think it’s relevant that any elected official meet certain criteria for the role they are running for. I realize we do have minimal qualifications, but age, citizenship, residency are minimum qualifications. It’s a fine line of creating additional minimums that are relevant to the position while not excluding people or controlling who can be elected. For example, a college age man was elected to a towns tax collector position unseeded an incumbent who was an accountant for years prior to becoming the tax collector. The newly elected guy was not an accountant and was not even finished with his degree. Maybe it’ll be fine, but it’s seems reasonable to require the person to be a CPA or at least a degree in accounting. Again, we must balance these requirements with not excluding people from office.

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