https://youtu.be/f_PyTwXPre8

"Administrative costs" come to mind for me

Where are you located? I’m in Fairfax and I tried this. Got the app to help locate the tower and everything. All I could get was some ESPN knockoff that was showing college lacrosse and a single channel playing black and white movies on a loop. Tried it in different spots on the wall and different rooms at different elevations.

I read this and thought "Burn them!" haha.

Jokes aside, your question is central. Archiving texts for later reference is what a library is for after all. If we don't intend to destroy the books, don't you suppose they're better kept in a catalogued library than dispersed to the winds? What a shame it'd be to destroy books because they take up space.

Ripton country store, since you'll be down in the area

Edit: hit it up when you go over the gap.

Seconding Vermont’s Own as an impartial 3 party (except for the fact I lived above the store for a few years)! It has a great variety of Vermont crafted items and food! And while in Midd you could also check out Sweet Cecile (some local items) and Danforth Pewter. The Midd Co-Op also has a nice range of locally produced food as well!

If it's true, then you should have any issue backing it up with verified news stories or legal proceedings that occurred from it rather than just word from some guy on the internet.

Was great up until the 1980’s.

Over the years (we didn’t have a tv when I was little), the standard went from commercials at :00 and :30 of every hour to three times per hour.

This did not reduce with paid cable tv.

Broadcast tv had its day, long ago.

The Vermont country store(s) may be worth a detour.

Sunrun boost its price because they are 100% commission and their culture is all about making as much money as possible off someone. Not what they need or are looking for. I know the people who run the Vermont market and they are all about profits.

Many houses in Vermont are quite old, and were built before insulation existed. This meant that during the winter, the heat from the fire would heat up the roof and consistently encourage the snow to shed. The rafters were at most designed to carry the weight of the slate, but snow was not really considered an issue due to this heating effect and the steep pitched roofs. After insulation and air sealing became widespread in the 1950s, people began to became more concerned with the snow load, since the roof remained cold and the snow did not shed as readily. That is why now many people with old houses have to be careful in the winter to remove excessive amounts of snow from their roofs. Hope this helps!

HUGE bummer too, I loved growing up in VT and the landscape still takes my breath away when I drive home to my parents. Unfortunately I was one of those people who were pushed out. Part of my comment comes from the frustration I feel when talking about VT with friends and family who are still in-state. It feels like they are actively trying to ignore a lot of the major issues VT is experiencing.

"owner of the controversial paramilitary training facility"

No no, it's a domestic terrorist training facility. Let's call it what it is.

I recommend buying local. The folks that do solar in Vermont have to maintain their reputation because we are a small market. Some of the national firms pick up and move to where the incentives are best. As a general rule, these national firms have aggressive sales teams that know more about financing then electricity.

This is all very cute, but please don't downplay this POS's intentions. He's looking to create a domestic terrorist training facility. That is what he is showing us he wants to do. As you said, it doesn't seem like he is going for the media personality thing, so all that leaves is a compound for training domestic terrorists in preparation for the next January 6th.

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I feel bad for seeing the thumbnail and knowing what kind of whacko this guy was at first glance.

Edit: having such an easily recognizable fake-macho strut in a still pic is tough to pull off. This guy really needs you to know how tough he is.

I have to agree with that assessment

Since you're passing through Middlebury, stop and see us on Main St - Vermont's Own Gifts & Goods. www.vtsown.com Say hi! Have a safe trip!

Took over a SunRun lease, would not recommend. Luckily the price is locked in, but most leases increase annually and start to add up after a few years so you pay through the nose for an aging system.

> Confederate flags.. in Vermont.. you really can't fix stupid, can you?

that shit truly pisses me off. folks waving those flags have no idea that we put up a hell of a fight against the south, we were also part of the underground railroad. You'd think that the losers' flag should be a icon of getting your ass kicked - but they wear their loss with some form of white trash pride that I just don't understand.

> Can VTers ever just accept that there is something, anything, wrong with the state without trying to distract from the issue?

Oh I do. Crime is up, more homeless folk than ever, cost of living is fucked, and most natives are moving out and flatlanders are moving in. Shit is real fucked.

the joys of tourism econ

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Maybe not gift store, but keelers bay and harbor side market in the islands are my 2 favorite country stores