I gave birth there almost 2 years ago - so not recent - but the doctor/nursing staff was amazing. Thanks all who work in L&D, and the mom/baby unit, you all were supportive, knowledgeable, and amazing resources to new parents!

We had both our kids at porter and I simply cannot say enough great things about our experience. We could not have been more cared for or more listened to. I’m almost sad we’re stopping at two just because I can’t get to hang out with them anymore!

vermontproperty.com is a good one-usually listings on there are only on there, not also on Vrbo or ABB

The only people that get those are like hardcore fans of the cabins. You need to get them at like 1 minute after 12 on the day they are released

Well said. You brought up some good points, that climate change causes cascading environmental failures and that it’s not a slow march toward the end because climate change is accelerating. We’re already past the point of no return due to atmospheric CO2 levels add the methane being released from melting permafrost is only making things worse. If mankind somehow reduced its CO2 emissions by 95% overnight it would not spare us from climate change although it would spare us from the worst of it.

The sad thing is I’ve talked about this a lot of times and I get a lot of people who are convinced that carbon capture will save us or that fusion will give us unlimited clean power so we can start polluting. Fusion is at least a few decades too late and we’re at least 20 years away from it being useful. Carbon capture only works at ground level, atmospheric carbon capture it simply is not possible even if all the worlds governments put trillions of dollars into it we’d still be polluting like hell building the means to capture carbon. I’ve tried explaining to people that we aren’t in a car racing toward a cliff, we’re in a car that already went over the edge.

You’re right that this is only one example and that’s why a lot of people don’t believe what is happening. It’s because they’re blind to what’s going on around the world. People really don’t have the time, don’t care or are too freaked out to pay attention. I’m one of the lucky ones in a way, I didn’t have kids because my family genetics are a crapshoot. I’m staying in New England and buying more land because I genuinely enjoy homesteading snd can try to prepare for a food insecure future.

Sorry, I was specifically answering your question about laboring with a mask saying it wasn’t required even before vaccines.

Ha thanks!

Looking for those sweet sweet airline miles

The entire hospital everyone is required to wear masks all the time (all my prenatal appts have been there). But thanks for sharing!

This is really helpful and I appreciate you taking the time to share. We had such a great experience our first time around I have been worried it would feel much like the rest of the world - overworked, extremely stressed, production line style. I know there’s babies born every minute but I was hoping to hear that the stuff was still treated well and able to remember that this is an enormous life event for families and encouraged/supported to bring that vibe to work. Thanks again!

Second Porter!!

That’s great! Thanks for replying and congrats! 😄

Thank you! Congrats 😄

Thank you so much for your reply, and congrats!

I always found it neat that -40 Celsius was also -40 Fahrenheit

Ugh food there is so bad

These guys are pricey but worth it! They use Ground penetrating radar and other methods, we’ve used them before on property surveys to find buried utilities, water lines etc, they’ll find it!

Green mountain club has some you can rent.

https://www.greenmountainclub.org/about/gmc-rental-cabins/

EDIT: Adding another

https://vermonthuts.org/

> They are a clear indicator of climate change and some thing that should concern you greatly.

It does, and I may not have been clear. I believe we are living through a slow-motion (for humans... instant in geological time) cataclysm that will cause worldwide death (by war and famine) and disaster by weather events and ecocide. I suspect our course is at this point irreversible without a worldwide "Manhattan project" level of effort in innovation and mindset change. What I read in the comment (but which may not have been intended by its author) was that the pattern foretells tornados or hurricanes or something in the days immediately following the polar vortex.

> The [sic] figure well if it’s hotter, colder, wetter or drier than it should be I can stay inside but that doesn’t do anything to feed us.

True. And as more pollinators die off because they can't stay cool enough or because we think we will increase yields with pesticides, yield will continue to spiral. I suppose I could continue my side rant, but the point is... Yes I'm concerned... panicked even... And when someone suggests a particular weather pattern is alarming, I prick up my ears, because fuck! I'm in a constant state of alarm. Isn't everybody? What makes this particular weather pattern any worse or more alarming than ALL of the other signs telling us that we are on the bullet train to the end of human civilization as we know it?

I didn't get the impression this was a groomed ski trail.

Posts like these make me really glad I don't ski.

Entitled people... Walk outside?

Thank you for responding, but I don't think the comment you quoted is the one I was looking at. Although it seems perfectly clear to me that this is a warm winter with the Arctic blast inserted for fun, and although it seems obvious that steadily warming weather is the trend, and although the trend points to global warming, and although that trend is actually cataclysmic, the comment I responded to made it seem like the pattern signified something more immediate. Like next week or month. I was looking for explication of that sentiment.

While true, those are usually booked as soon as they become available. You need to be waiting when anr open them for reservations to get a cabin.

Look at the deed for the house as well. I owned a place in Moretown for a little bit that got its water from about 1/2 mile away. Lots of underground plastic pipe to bring it in. Once the pipe broke underground and we found the spot by walking the path and looking for the new swampy area.

What part of the state are you looking to visit?