Nah, he claims he named it after his first car or something like that.

Also, I do notice that you don’t have an 88 in your handle. Nor a 14. I’m not sure about Reddit, but most online spaces avoid these numbers because they are so commonly used by white supremacists.

Now, we can certainly make the argument that folks might not be aware of that. To which I say, now you know, go ahead and change it if you don’t want to be seen as a white supremacist in online spaces. This isn’t new. They’ve been using those numbers since the dawn of the internet. Ignorance isn’t a valid excuse at this point.

It's not all bad, I'm going to pick up an ounce right now for $220, $27.50 a slice ain't bad, back in the day mersh was going for $25 a slice.

You should not need to worry about it. Main roads are cleared relatively quickly. Unless you are driving while the snow is falling, and lots of it is falling, you'll be fine.

I’m seeing the flu. Currently have it and I almost hit a 103 degree fever

A Vermont housing cartel?

Not addressing my point that if more housing existed the price would go down. That's still true

There are a very small number of companies and architectural firms offering 3D-printed houses, but it is possible to currently purchase and move into a 3D-printed house in the United States. Texas-based construction company ICON is one of the largest 3D-printing companies in the United States.

This was July last year. The reason it will work is as the technology develops the cost to build homes will drop precipitously. There is a company in New Hampshire that is printing a partial home next Wednesday in a bid to secure a contract to print around 40 homes with site work starting in the Fall. The same company has partnered with a construction company to create hybrid (partially 3D printed and partially traditional stick-built) homes.

Further, there is a bill proposed in NH right now that wants to give $5 million in funding to NHFFA to mete out for projects that use innovation to create entry-level homes that SPECIFICALLY names 3D printing. To wit:

I. The homeownership innovations fund shall be used by the authority to make grants and loans to eligible applicants for the purpose of fostering innovations in the development and financing of entry-level homes for owner occupancy.

II. The authority shall consider a wide range of alternatives and solutions to affordable entry-level homeownership, including such approaches as 3D printing of homes, low cost and highly sustainable sources of energy and energy efficiency, and other concepts that will provide New Hampshire homeowners with the most advanced and most affordable alternatives available.

Get onboard, bud. The future's here.

Winooski all the time. The sound of freedom is the line we usually get.

Makes a whole lot of sense to me. Also teaches good home repair skills, I’d imagine. Something we all could hopefully use.

One major hurdle I see though is where to build. Towns, counties, states, etc will have to buy the land this happens on I’d imagine. Not too many people are donating land to help others these days.

Though, building tiny homes on trailers might fix this as they can be moved when agreements about the land they are on shifts.

I have definitely been called a spic, both at my own classmates as well as while playing soccer.

Yes there are a few that choose to be homeless for various reasons. but like you said its no where near the majority. I would argue that nearly 60% of Americans are one paycheck away from losing their homes and that's not even touching on those who are forced to be homeless due to discrimination. So no, it's not always a choice nor is it "fair" to those who are put into that situation.

The way to fix it as many others have pointed out in this comment section is to provide affordable housing, decent paying jobs, and strict anti-discrimination laws to help prevent the problem in the first place. Along with providing programs that assist those who are homeless to be able find sustainable housing, work, and substance abuse treatment if needed. Such programs and organizations do exist both in Vt and nationally. but a lot of times they have to run on a shoestring budget, deal with convoluted bureaucracy, and face discrimination by those who are ignorant of the problem or choose to ignore it.

I see them in NH all the time.

I thought that's what I was reading, but kind of hoping I was having a stroke. Carry on.

The resulting tax situation would be either the same or better in terms of revenue because some portion of the second homes would simply foot the bill for higher taxes while others would free up homes for locals. I for one will not be grateful to my rich, vacation home overlords. Fuck that

ahem... I SAID OUR HIGHSCHOOL MASCOT WAS A THINLY VEILED CLANSMAN.

There was another one more recently. I thought they both got a fair amount of coverage, but I don't watch TV news.

" Dagher said the lab is a long way away from producing 3D printed homes at a mass scale. This first prototype will sit outside for several months, and sensors will collect information about the impact of the cold, snow — and eventually heat and humidity — on the house. "

Five years? That's a pipe dream.

What?

Yes it's a problem, what's your suggestion on dealing with it in real time? Mines already on this thread.

Your snark has failed. In five years that's exactly what will be happening everywhere. And there'll be a ton more mediums than concrete. Maine is using wood flour and they're getting started now. This is being done SPECIFCALLY to increase affordable housing supply. The article can be found here: https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/11/23/3d-printed-houses-maine

UMaine unveils first 3D-printed home in a bid to mass-produce affordable housing

Let’s take Waitsfield. The schools are floated almost wholly by second home owners, the businesses as well. What do you tell a town like that? No one is stopping Vermonters from building factories in parts of the state and creating jobs

This isnt the first time, seen multiple schools including City school that received fake bomb threats a couple months back

Saint Albans City school was one of them. They sent an email apparently it's a nationwide thing where police stations are getting hoax calls about school shootings. I hope they find whoever did and arrest them because shootings, especially school shootings are no joke

I am sick of this narrative that "Vermont needs the rich second home owners". It's straight up bullshit. We have cleaning businesses and property management because we are adaptable and resourceful people. If you left tomorrow we'd just shuffle our business model again. We don't need rich people, that's an elitist attitude. I'd love to see the statistic, by the way, on how second homes bring "tens of thousands of jobs to the state."

We have a tiny population. Any federal money we get is divided among a much smaller group of people so we can do more with it.