Nvm, you have a good one :)

I knew a guy who would get a pair of new workboots and take them to the garage and get them studded just like a tire. He worked in VT doing resort laundry pickup service, so he was out on sheer ice all day. Keep a pair by the door... easy on/off!

Keep a bucket of dirt nearby and apply as needed. Salt melts ice and then it just refreezes- and if you have porcs in your area they will definitely sniff out the salt and start hammering away on your stairs in the middle of the night. Been there.

And the Southwest Kingdom

Installing handrails on both sides of the stairs really helped my grandmother

FY18 passed 9 days before the FY17 budget expired because Scott wouldn’t agree to the House’s demand that school districts “find” savings that would allow the school districts to fund negotiations their health insurance and avoid ACA penalties. Scott asked the House to allow the Governor’s office to do the negotiations which was projected to return 26 million dollars to the state and still allow a single consolidated heath insurance contract. The end result was teachers having health insurance and property taxes being reduced by 13 million.

A massive amount of back and forth occurs during the negotiating. The FY17 impasse was negotiated by Scott and Legislator leaders directly. Did Phil Scott sit and personally write the FY24 budget? Probably not, but since it originated from his office, he bears complete responsibility for it. Then there’s the small bit about the governor’s role in how legislation gets enacted.

Second, this recommendation! I get to sometimes watch, and it looks like they have a blast!

I'm by the battenkill and mettowee rivers and both have many different access points. Emerald lake and lake st Catharine are very beautiful, open lakes that I see kayakers on often. Buttermilk Falls near Killington would be fun, but probably a little rocky.

Put in at the Shelburne Bay Ramp, take a right under the bridge and paddle the LaPlatte. Not super long, but very quiet and in the woods

Pics please

If you are south, Sherman Reservoir is great for wildlife, it is a quiet area and there are bald eagles and beavers, as well as plenty of other birds.

I’m saying you’re giving too much credit for creating and crafting the budget for somebody who doesn’t actually craft the budget.

You can buy a device called an Ooma Telo ($80) and move landline service to it. It'll connect to your Fidium internet and your existing home handset, you can even move the same number over. Then all you have to pay is taxes for the phone line, which are less than $10 per month.

FY18, Scott’s first budget included no new or increased taxes. FY19 saw the legislature overturn two vetos to pass with new taxes and deficit spending. FY20 saw that deficit spending removed. FY21 & FY22 were virtually identical budgets that had influxes of federal money but no deficits.

You obviously have something to say, so get to it and stop with innuendo.

It was historically a red state, for sure. Finding dems then would be like finding the town of Pinetree now

Edit: wording, bad joke, etc

We have the same problems on our front steps as well. It got really dangerous earlier this winter.

I ultimately purchased thick rubber mats that were made from recycled tires. So far they’ve done a nice job giving a good deal of grip on our steps. They’re not maintenance free, as they have to be occasionally taken up and thrown back down just to get the snow and ice out from the tread. But I’m really impressed with them.

I don’t want folks to think I’m pushing some particular product, so I won’t leave a public link. If you’d like a link, PM (not chat) me.

Winter spiked Crocs. That is epic.

Go to Waterbury Resivoir, the day use access area in Stowe is protected and calm, a nice spot to paddle and you can get out on the reservoir for bigger adventures.

Figure out how to strap a kayak to your roof, it will open a lot of doors. Also consider an inflatable SUP they can be lighter and easier to carry than a kayak

It seemed you're confused what I'm asking about now.

In 2016, one of the main cornerstones of Phil Scott's campaign was "[reducing] the operational cost of every agency and department by one cent for every dollar currently spent" in his first year in office.

https://governor.vermont.gov/content/program-improve-vermont-outcomes-together-executive-order-04-17

I'm wondering if you can tell me how well that went?

Phil Scott’s Republican Party is called the Democrat party. It is who has the super-majority in this state already.

OK, so your elderly neighbor friend is stubborn, not necessarily willing to accept help, and is also a cheap-ass. Best bet for them is just a big bag of ice melt. Hell, buy them two bags and feel better. You could even shovel and de-ice the steps for them every now and then. Otherwise, as the saying goes, You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.

I put a pair of those on Crocs and only use that pair of Crocs for outside in the winter They aren't that hard to put on. Easy to slip on and off and after wiping out on ice hidden under a fresh coating of snow in my 40s - as the town sands/salts the center of the road, not the side where pedestrians have to walk - I decided that fall like that would never happen again.

A graduate students dream…

I was going to say this! Favorite paddle in the state because of the view once you reach the lake!

Just watch out for the bugs!