Recent comments in /f/vermont
Effinehright t1_ja85n7f wrote
Reply to Took a trip up north from Massachusetts to Brattleboro to watch my little brother play hockey the other day. by FN32-DXer
so you shared the pic of blowing snow and nothing from/of the Barn?
ccccyyyyyddddd t1_ja85fok wrote
Reply to comment by Strict_Ad_846 in An early map of Vermont, surveyed and engraved in ~1795 by Amos Doolittle by Soupy333
Thanks!
RamaSchneider OP t1_ja84bx7 wrote
Reply to What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
I am going to posit here that this FTX topic is indeed an important Vermont story of ongoing importance, and part of that argument goes to my refrain regarding no magical borders to protect Vermont.
I picked that "no magic borders" up as a concept and phrase through discussions regarding Vermont's sales taxes. It was one of those phrases that I heard from those folks who pointed out how a higher sales tax on one side of the Connecticut River would result in more business for the other side where a sales tax didn't even exist. (Yes, Vermont and New Hampshire)
The massively corrupting influence of big money in ALL of our politics, just like the sales tax, knows no magical borders that will protect us.
You can shut me out all you want. I honestly couldn't care. But don't shut out the corruption of big money in our politics. (And yeah - if you've reached this point - I've won, because you'll remember the big money out of politics thing.)
couldbeyourex t1_ja836l6 wrote
Reply to What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
Not singularly but yes it is now a part of our story
Strict_Ad_846 t1_ja829z6 wrote
Reply to comment by ccccyyyyyddddd in An early map of Vermont, surveyed and engraved in ~1795 by Amos Doolittle by Soupy333
Basically, it was named after a British military officer, so the State changed it to Bristol.
RamaSchneider OP t1_ja827n9 wrote
Reply to comment by HappilyhiketheHump in What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
Rama's take: it is a Vermont story, and it is an important story for Vermont.
I'm happy to interact. In fact that's why I post and comment.
This subreddit was in the top 5% of numbers well before I came along. I didn't make this sub, and I don't mod it. At any time folks can down vote my stuff into a single, pathetic little line that let's one know somebody posted something there. Hell, the mods can boot me out.
This isn't my place.
Just don't expect me or even yourself to respond to comments who's only value is to express dissatisfaction with the poster.
Strict_Ad_846 t1_ja825yq wrote
justreadthearticle t1_ja824so wrote
Reply to comment by HappilyhiketheHump in What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
>FTX represents the largest political campaign fraud in US history
Maybe it's the largest that's been so thoroughly exposed, but I doubt it's the largest. It's almost impossible to tell with campaign finance laws being so weak.
JodaUSA t1_ja80mg3 wrote
Reply to comment by flambeaway in Town Meeting Day is Tuesday, 3/7. What's on your town's agenda and ballots? by deadowl
Thank you!
ratamadiddle t1_ja7xppb wrote
Reply to What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
And…spam.
brdnvmt t1_ja7wlkw wrote
Reply to Colchester Historical Society remembers the 'Buffalo Soldiers' of Fort Ethan Allen by RamaSchneider
Buffalo soldiers were a term given to black soldiers who served in the west. The reference, unfortunately, had to do with the similarities between their hair and the buffalo’s. Before you write, it’s just part of our history.
Dvorak_Smells t1_ja7wce2 wrote
Reply to comment by LanceFree in Bennington 2/25 by thedegreeis
That's what she said.
RZRPRINCESS t1_ja7ulx2 wrote
Reply to comment by hotseltzer in Anyone familiar with the 'Worker Relocation Incentive Program' by Blindsay04
You just stated why it's ironic.
ReasonableLiving5958 t1_ja7u5um wrote
Reply to What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
Stop trying to make fetch happen
RZRPRINCESS t1_ja7syql wrote
Reply to comment by nachodog in Kelley Stand is not plowed! No charging stations either! by SVTer
If the car is dead, dead it won't go into neutral. So let's hope for their sake it still had range.
jsled t1_ja7s1u0 wrote
Reply to What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
Sorry, did you mean to send modmail?
Generally, no, it's not.
HappilyhiketheHump t1_ja7s0os wrote
Reply to What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
I’ll bite, but with a caveat.
FTX represents the largest political campaign fraud in US history with our newly elected House Rep unwittingly being one of the largest benefactors of that fraud.
So, given the currently known facts, yeah it’s a VT story.
But I wanna hear your take Rama. Just pitching a grenade through a window and watching/hoping to see carnage is really boring for the rest of us.
RZRPRINCESS t1_ja7qio2 wrote
Reply to comment by sixteenandseven in Anyone familiar with the 'Worker Relocation Incentive Program' by Blindsay04
It's Ironic because the incentive was to bring young people to Vermont but now we have a lot of "younger" people that have moved here but they are working remote for non-Vermont based companies. Now people are upset because everything is so short-staffed here, but where was the incentive to get the people running the state to stay? Now they can't afford homes, their pay hasn't increased in years and the cost of living is ridiculous, the people that are working for local places are working 2+ jobs, it's just not sustainable.
So ultimately the whole remote incentive plan kind of backfired.
Eagle_Arm t1_ja7ppor wrote
Reply to What do YOU think, r/vermont ... by RamaSchneider
Is it a Vermont story? No.
Are small parts of it a Vermont story? Yes, but not every detail of it is Vermont centric. If want to talk about it, talk about the Vermont bits.
The ski industry is not a Vermont story. Talking about skiing in the Alps or Alaska or Japan is not a Vermont ski story, even though we have skiing. A ski industry story that is based on or talks about Vermont, is a Vermont story.
You keep posting the same garbage and expect different answers. There's a reason people tell you to stop spamming. Stop seeking attention on reddit.
dropkickninja t1_ja7ol7y wrote
Reply to Colchester Historical Society remembers the 'Buffalo Soldiers' of Fort Ethan Allen by RamaSchneider
I had no idea they were stationed at the fort. Cool. I wonder where
sorrycharlie88 t1_ja7lnw6 wrote
Reply to comment by Commercial_Case_7475 in Colchester Historical Society remembers the 'Buffalo Soldiers' of Fort Ethan Allen by RamaSchneider
I doubt a rag tag group of South African/Dutch fighters named their unit after native American tribes though.
Legitimate_Proof OP t1_ja7k104 wrote
Reply to comment by Zane42v2 in A gallon of gasoline has more energy than a month's manual labor! by Legitimate_Proof
Yes this is it. The shit was a visible indication of the problem. Cars didn't solve the problem, they hid it, moved it elsewhere, out of site. Which means we are less likely to solve it.
Loudergood t1_ja7juuq wrote
Reply to comment by o08 in A gallon of gasoline has more energy than a month's manual labor! by Legitimate_Proof
More like Wh.
GammaRaystogo t1_ja85ytl wrote
Reply to Easy kayak paddles with abundant wildlife? by usernameisrando
Dead Creek, Green River Res, extreme south end of Shelburne bay all come immediately to mind.