I always enjoy that feeling when someone drives like an asshat and passes me in a huge rush, and then I catch up to them at the next traffic light. Shelburne Rd is great for that sort of karma. I usually give them a little hand wave to say "hi again"

45 mins is chump change for a commute. I don't get why some people get up in arms about anything over 35 minutes.

Thanks! It was very scary, but I was lucky that I managed to survive the head on collision with minimal injuries.

I wonder why..... pandemic on top of social media. Social media makes bullying easier and more relentless. When I was in school, you didn't see anyone pretty much all summer. Now you have people dming you to say how gay you look all year. On top of the added pressure of fitting in, getting likes and views and trying to one up people. I'm sure it's even worse than I imagine. Kid's are assholes and psychopaths.

This is why i no longer want to drive. I used to love and offer to drive everywhere. Now i have to debate with myself to get out of the house

It be weirder if it were an actual coat you could wear and was made of arms.

Although I suppose that would fit the 2nd Amendment sentiment of most Vermonters...

Dash cams! Mine saved me from this exact thing.

Wishing you a speed full recovery! So glad you survived that, how horrific.

How did connecticut catch shade lol

Doubt too defensive is the issue.

Middlebury obviously, where the game of Quidditch was formalized.

Douche Canoe is underrated imo
Being a transplant from Mass, it's refreshing to drive someplace in VT on the highway and not have someone in a vehicle putting my life in danger.

But well said, there are few things in life that are important enough to warrant driving like a complete ass and putting other peoples lives in danger.

89 is lunacy. Tailgating assholes out to kill people. I run about 75-80mph. No matter what speed, no matter what weather, there is always someone up my ass.

Same. Especially in shitty weather

We got one installed maybe 15 months ago. When it works it’s been great, but we’ve had Tesla out twice from the Albany office for repairs and it’s a pain scheduling with them and following up. Even then, having the batteries has made power outages comfortable. GMP can draw power from the batteries during normal operation, but when a storm is coming it goes into storm mode and stays fully charged just in case of an outage. I think they’ve been worth it.

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I’ve been tailgated on 89 while doing 70 in the right lane because I’m not up the ass of the car in front of me doing the same speed. People are getting more unhinged by the day

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The worst part is ESSER funds were cut this year so all the behavior/social emotional specialists/ health teachers are being cut at the worst possible time. You think THIS year is bad, wait till next year.

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I agree that a lot of people follow way too close. 1 car length per 10MPH is a good rule. So giving at least 100ft on the highway is appropriate. But brake checking is different. The assholes who do it pull in front of you and then slam on their brakes. If they do it too aggressively there is literally no time to adjust to an appropriate distance because they merge into your lane and immediately brake. Causing an accident because of brake checking like this is 100% the brake checkers fault.

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I travel 89 from Saint Albans to Burlington every day for work. It’s a total shit show. Especially from Chimney Corners to any of the Burlington exits.

Thanks! I'm doing much better than I was but it is going to be a long recovery.