I’ve heard of the book! I’ll have to take a look, thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion!

Oh cool! I’ll have to check it out! Thanks :)

Sweet thanks!!

Oh that sounds awesome! Thanks!

Thank you!!

I’m in Chittenden county, I’m willing to drive up to an hour.

The double yellow line is a suggestion here. Pass as you see fit.

Yeah, wait till retirement to get into weed. Teaching demands a clear head, and given today’s ways of crowding (yes, even here unless you stay quite rural, and even then w weather changes) you’ll do best to NOT indulge in weed except during stable weather on vacation (experience talking here). More: cultural diffs betw VT & MA: it’s NOT all-white here. Ppl dress more for weather, so in winter dress we (rurals) look alike. Of greater importance: you need to know that many older “white” families have Native blood (Abenaki) they may or may not be able to document. For the families who are aware of their lineage, this matters hugely but is not spoken about. But (as in MA, esp SE) there’s a resurgence of Native culture. Be aware, and listen. (Wish I’d known this before starting my teaching career decades ago.) Other cultural matters: Religion is your own personal matter. There are a number of active congregations, but there’s also in many a dislike of proselytization. Freedom from religion is as important to many here as freedom to practice it. For my rural Central VT area, I disagree w Corey, as gun owners are very savvy about laws, the old-time hunters take critters for food (many are Native), and they can be trusted as guns are tools. Southern VT…there may be some differences. Ask around. Another thing, esp in smaller towns & villages: community is huge. The longer you live here, the more you’re aware of this . Most VTers aren’t wealthy, so knowing others is super-important, and helping is even more so. Local business matters a lot, and everyone counts. When you can, join a group—community service, arts, school-related, or a public office. Good places to get to know others in more rural areas: village stores, transfer stations, libraries, local co-ops, town halls, town garages & fire departments. Some towns have local newspapers and/or listservs. Gotta say this: COVID-19 is still here. Yes, it’s hitting unpredictably, even masked/vaxxed ppl (those have milder cases and with fast antiviral help can recover at home usually). Avoid close contact w non-fam ppl, esp indoors. Might be good to wait until late spring summer to hold yr wild parties, and even then, hold them outdoors. The virus is still with us. Where I am now is how I remember MA used to be. As a long-ago MA transplant (gave up dope to have teaching career & family), I’ll say Welcome, and I hope you bring as much good as you get and stay forever. If you are good, we need ye. Stay well & find happiness.

Gotcha. Sounds totally reasonable. If the new neighbors had taken the time to introduce themselves they'd probably have learned the same stuff. Too bad, maybe they'll come around with time. Thanx for the info!

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Well like many phrases, context is key. My point is not to try to force the people who grew up here, to live to your standards. Vermont, or at least my corner of it, is very live and let live.

To be clear, im a masshole myself. Ive been here 15 years, and get along with everyone in my town, regardless of if i agree with everything they do/say. Changing someones opinion is very hard, changing a vermonters opinion is even harder. However, it turns out if you get past politics, and treat eachother like humans, most of us have a lot more in common than not.

If you move somewhere, and dont like the way the locals do things, lead by example. Do YOUR best, and maybe they'll follow. If not i bet they'll still come pull your car out when you get stuck.

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Im assuming they are, yes. Much lower taxes due to being off grid. They purchased their property knowing very well it was unmaintained during winter months, and would be kept passable but not perfect during summer months.

Trying to change things after the fact is poor foresight, and not the towns problem.

Same for 91 through WRJ

Yeah, I'm with Glamour on this. VT has an equal amount of bad drivers. They are just bad for a different reason here.

Do as you choose, I’m not passing judgement. Most gun owners know very little to nothing about gun laws and I’d rather than make an adult decision instead of blundering into a felony.

I mean, they're paying taxes right?

In some ways, this sentiment is fine. Get used to manure. Don't drive like an arse. But this saying gets used in really shit ways to push against socio-political progress as well.

The cheese bread from Ramuntos is great!

Commit that felony.

Do you take Venmo?

To start with it’s legal and it’s my land so that’s enough explanation but you seem cool. we got threats at work during the pandemic and a few people I used to know went full QAnon insane the last few years. Had one threatening to come visit me if you feel me. One of my neighbors also had a vicious pitbull they refused to leash that kept coming on my property, I’m carrying for real reason it’s not just hypotheticals. It’s extremely rare that I open carry because I don’t want to scare people and I’m not doing it to look tough or pretend I’m a cop but it was hot and it’s difficult to conceal a full size pistol under a sleeveless tank top.

I remember seeing a guy who would do this. Everytime, it was no shirt, cutoff jeans and a Glock against his sweaty back. This was in PA. I was always curious about this. I'm not being critical, it is totally your right, but why? Is it a protection thing, advertising you're a gun owning house, or maybe just a preference to carry all the time? None of the above? Thanx and have a good day!

Eh. It has decent pizza, it's certainly not atrocious, but it's not "incredible" by any stretch. Pretty much every other state in NE has better pizza than VT does TBH.

That's not to say the pizza in VT isn't worth eating. It absolutely is, and I enjoy eating it. But that's more because pizza is great and less because VT pizza is great.