Here is the job posting for your route.

Do you like golf, Mr. Kramer?

Native born but haven't always lived there and am currently on the other side of the country.

You are correct that it isn't a totally direct connection. JK is pretty outspoken against the LGBTQ+ community and there is an LGBTQ+ community. A pretty common form of protest against a person and their ideas is to donate money to a charity supporting the idea they're against rather than spending the money on their product. The links provided by OP are to VT specific organizations, which is why it seems relevant here.

The Federal government has struggled with staffing for years, it’s not just the Postal Service. USPS, USCIS, CBP, BOP, BP and TSA all have staffing problems for a variety of reasons, the most common being starting pay and terrible hours. I’m sure there’s more administrations that are hurting these are just the ones that I know about. So it’s common to be forced to do mandatory overtime which most people don’t want to do and this leads to more people quitting which leads to more mandatory overtime.

Most people would prefer a 9-to-5 job even if it pays a little less and don’t want to work weekends or mandatory overtime. Plus the Postal Service is stuck delivering heavy packages now because of the prevalence of Amazon, they’re doing more work for the same pay. I know a few part time mail carriers and they also have to worry about crazy rural people pulling guns on them despite them obviously delivering mail and getting yelled at by people because “they aren’t working hard enough.”

Also the postal jeeps don’t have functional heaters or any AC so it’s a real shit job for 7 months out of the year. So unless you’re willing to work extra hours, give up your Saturday and drive around freezing or sweating through your shorts maybe understand why people don’t want to do this job. I don’t know about you but I don’t feel like driving an ancient, heavy rear wheel drive jeep with all seasons and no functional heater in winter.

Where's my bucket of chicken!!

at the very least nobody can argue you aren't a New Englander to the core

Seriously can you send me that contact

Yeah I think it's a problem in all of VT, NH and perhaps the entire country

First, try to dull the cutting edge of your rage and frustration. Cry, roar, punch your pillow, take a nice hot shower to relax you & ease your emotions. Then, with a low-key, gentle voice, call your local police station, being patient, since they are understaffed, too. Report that you have mailed the form and payment for registration renewal as of X date but not yet received it. If, from now on, you drive with care and attract no attention, you should be okay. You might even get to know your local boys/girls in blue, which can be a huge advantage. Let them know you’ve done all you can to update, but a snag has occurred elsewhere. You might even want to call the DMV and ask if they’d send a substitute, pro-tem paper that would show your legal ownership and updated status. If you can combine errands, make an appt. & drive to the DMV & pick it up. Just .try not to be angry since our whole society is in a rough patch right now.

How kind you are—thank you!

Moretown here we get mail once a week. On a dirt road 6 or so miles outta town.

Fred's Energy 3.29 last week

No, I think the flatlander thing is fucking stupid.

Can I select both?

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I was born in Vermont, but moved to Boston after college. 15 years of Boston, we moved back to Vermont.

That's my favorite part of grocery shopping. Last thing I do before I get in my car and drive home.

Thanks for sharing your experience and what you've picked up on along the way! Peace and happy cake day.

It’s a staffing issue. Not much the Senator’s gonna do. I was in the Essex PO. The clerk told me that the postmaster was out delivering mail. Meanwhile, rude customers come in and cuss out the clerks. Be civil, people. Go to a local store. Stop buying mail order.

Superior plus does a pre buy season coming up in the spring. Last year we locked in at 2.94. Not sure this years lock in will be as good but staying hopeful. Worth giving them a call even though they aren’t a Vermont company they still supply and service here.

Should probably be a 3rd option. A ton of people I know lived in Vt their whole life but were born out of state cause of the hospital. I was moved here when I was three, but my family's got roots here.

Pattersons, $3.10 today, up until today it was $3.01 for 1-2 months. Thankfully we only have it for hot water and heat the house with wood.

I know a lawyer who specializes in this.

Not true I get a script delivered by USPS priority mail. You sound like either someone who has no clue what they are talking about, was fired from the post office, or was not hired when applied.

Edit added: ahh I see now you work for fedex. Got it.

Whoa

Have you unironically called someone a flatlander? That seems like a pretty good litmus test to me.