IDK man. Ida isn't even that good IMO, especially for the price, and especially for how much of a dipshit the owner is.

Kens and Ida are dogshit (mostly because they're owned by absolute dipshits), so anything other than those two.

My favorite is Pizza 44, but, honestly speaking, there's no spectacular pizza anywhere in Burlington. It ain't NY or CT, the best you'll get is a pretty decent slice.

I moved from VT to MA (sadge) and fuck excise tax.

Thanks, stoked to be a part of it all. Changing plates and state health insurance is on the top of the list! We are definitely leaving Mass, not bringing it with us haha. I like saying hi to people I pass by on hikes. People here is mass don't even look us in the eye it's very annoying.

This is the only answer.

This is very good advice thank you! I was actually planning on looking into switching health insurance soon. We both are on state health insurance (masshealth). I haven't heard much about state health insurance in VT but from what I have heard is it's better than some other state's options.

This is great advice thank you! One of the things I look forward to in VT is actually people being more friendly. Whenever I hike in VT people will say hi and strike up a small conversation. Even when I go on my "highkes" people will notice my eyes are big and laugh along and briefly share a funny story and have a short chat. I dig that! Whenever I hike in MA (like where I currently live 15 minutes from Boston), people don't even look me in the eye and it really bugs me. People are cold. I find it that although VT is a colder state, people seem warmer.

Change your plates ASAP.

Prepare to be called a masshole if you’re being a dick.

Leave your state politics behind, they don’t apply here and you’ll really rub people the wrong way.

VT is a constitutional carry state, you’ll see a lot of guns and many many people own them. It’s a contributing factor to the safety and low crime here.

Don’t try and make VT MASS. It is a microcosm all of its own and those here generally like it that way.

As someone who’s from NH, has tons of family in MASS, and now lives in VT for 6 years raising a young family, you will be welcomed with opened arms by most if you listen to the above.

Welcome, it’s nice here.

This is very insightful and helpful, thank you! Perhaps maybe once cannabis is legalized federally (it's a shame it isn't), it'll become easier. It's not a priority for me, but a long term goal of mine would be to live in a more rual area (currently moving towards downtown Brattleboro), and I would like to have some sort of firearm to defend my (theoretical) livestock from any predators. But again, that's for another day. Thank you for letting me know a little more about how it works in VT!

Just 6% sales tax at purchase or time of registration. That’s it one and done. Afterwards it’s a flat fee to renew registration and it’s cheap.

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Along these lines.... figure out any sort of service person you might need in your life and get to know them/get in their books *before* you need them. If you're buying a place, schedule a plumber/electrician/handyman/landscaper/plow person well in advance to do some small job for you so that they can see you pay on time and then you become a client they'll be willing to see in an emergency. If you're looking for an emergency tradesperson and haven't had someone out to the place before, it can be extremely difficult to find someone to come (or even call you back) in a timely fashion.

Same thing for a primary care doctor/therapist/dentist/etc. Get on their books for as soon as you can so that you get in their system.

Sounds like you'll be fine. My wife and I are very similar, relocated from CT, and loving VT. It pains us to go back there, all the traffic, and the people, and nobody there is very happy. I'm not saying VT is perfect, but people seem much happier here. We've made more "real" friends here in the last year than we ever had in CT.

DM me about the type of work your partner is looking for, I may have a good lead for them.

So some folks from Massachusetts bought a house in my tiny little neighborhood last year. They’ve gone out of their way to not be friendly, i’ve waived them several times and they refuse to reciprocate. They have a terrible habit of slow rolling through the neighborhood and just staring at people instead of rolling down the window and introducing themselves. No big deal right? Well last summer I was on my riding mower open carrying A pistol as it is legal and my right since this is my land. They stopped their car in front of my house and both were gesturing at me and of course I didn’t appreciate that. I hear they’ve called the cops a few times on neighbors that were target shooting legally on their property.

So don’t be like that, you don’t have to be best friends with your neighbors but going out of your way to not even wave hello is some bullshit. Don’t move to a rural area and freak out because you hear occasional gunshots or because you smell cow shit because there’s a tractor in the road. Don’t freak out because you bought some land, chose not to post it and people are hiking, fishing or hunting on it because that’s perfectly legal unless you post it per state regulations.

Cannabis use makes you a federally prohibited person and you have to lie/commit a felony on your 4473 background check to purchase a firearm. I think the federal prohibition of cannabis is bullshit but state law does not circumvent federal law regarding firearms. Not saying you’ll get caught and not telling you what to do but all firearms transactions in Vermont have to go through an FFL including private party sales, since 2018 and you can no longer just buy a gun from a private person without a background check. That said tons of gun owners smoke pot, just wanted you to be able to make an educated choice. The MMJ card complicates things because it documents your marijuana use.

Mine goes up because of idiots that don't slow down in snow/ice, people who "left" you, people that wait at a green light w/o entering the intersection, and red light runners. Getting "lefted" is way less common than it was a few years ago, it's when the car facing you in an intersection and is first in line guns it across the intersection on green, cutting you off. Common at certain intersections. And the green light waiters make it inevitable that you sit for multiple light cycles at an intersection.

Except on I89 through Burlington where it it posted specifically for through traffic to keep left.

Thanks! We're stoked to be a part of it all. Part of the reason we want to move to VT is we feel we will fit in better there as opposed to here in MA (we have friends already settled in VT and my great-grandfather / grandfather were from there so I have been up a good amount). We are laid back and appreciate a more toned down style of life. Very "Joe Pera-core" type folks (even though we're in our late/mid twenties). Every time I go hiking in VT I've noticed people actually will talk to us. We currently live in Middlesex county MA and no one even looks you in the eye on the trails! We're moving to Brattleboro. I have a job lined up in Springfield and my partner is currently applying for social work jobs. We are excited to make some meaningful connections with folks around us.

I grew up in a very touristy part of MA, so this hits home for me. The slow drivers (especially those with out of state plates, mostly CT though) drove me mad. I have done the drive a few times already that will be my commute (~40 or so minutes on 91) and I am really looking forward to the lack of BP increase opposed to my 45 minute commute on Route 2 in MA. If you know, you know.

Hello fellow flatlander, and welcome to Vermont. There are quite a few of us transplants here! As others have said, don't be a dick. Listen, and be willing to learn from your neighbors. Slow the fuck down, and that also pertains to talking, driving, being patient at stores and restaurants, etc. Folks around here like to talk to each other, and sometimes it's slow, but if you choose to slow down and listen... it's meaningful.

If you want to get involved in your community, find out what's really needed, and help out, but hold back on trying to change anything or complain about stuff, you need to spend some time learning first.

Where are you settling?

I hear Bratt has a cool public radio station!

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In VT my BP goes up every time I get behind the wheel because of the people who think it's a scenic drive. You all might be on vacation, retired, or self-employed. Good for you. Enjoy your drive, but please get out of the way. I'm not that fortunate. I have to get to work, or else I get fired.

Same in a lot of MA.

MA drivers are generally worse than VT drivers. Although we have our share of bad drivers here. In VT the commute is more like a scenic drive. In MA your BP goes up every time you get behind the wheel.