Scott is a throwback to what Republicans (and Dems too) used to be: people more concerned with doing right by the people they represented than playing political games. He's popular because he uses a rational, common-sense approach to governing and avoids the extremism so prevalent elsewhere. We would all be better off it more of our elected officials would follow suit.

Ty. Your words have influenced my thoughts.

Deal forager has them 1/2 price

https://dealforager.com/deals?search=ice%20melt%20mat

No mention of Janita is this article as well.

> The town auditor plays a vital role in preserving the democratic nature of Vermont’s local government by ensuring that local officials are accountable for their expenditures of the taxpayers’ money. It is the auditor’s job to review the accounts of local officials and report the findings directly to the taxpayers for review. Because this report is presented only days before town meeting, the statutory scheme envisions that if the taxpayers do not like what the auditors’ report indicates about how the officials have spent the taxpayers’ money; the officials will be voted out of office.

Sounds like time for a new town clerk. And maybe a call to the State Auditor's office...

The Electric City! - Dwight Schrute - Michael Scott

He was always friendly enough. And yeah, whoever that woman was she wasn’t any of the neighbors.

Try Upstate New York instead.

It’s a chicken and egg thing. Something’s gotta come first this time it’s the fancy shops. The economy will follow because fancy people go where the fancy shops are.

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Icebugs. Cheaper than an ER visit.

I mean if 2/3 republicans are the nuts ones, that leaves 1/3 of them as not. That’s not a large portion or large number. Spend 10 minutes on a pro 2a Vermont Facebook page, or go to a Republican rally. They are fucking insane (as a pro 2a liberal who thought showing support at the state house was a good idea, I can tell you that they are INSANE!!!)

I'm sure you interact with plenty of democrats too lol. One thing I love about Vermont is people really don't follow stereotypes.

It’s not ignorant. Or offensive. Poor white people skew more Republican than others, and they tend to work lower paying or manual labor jobs. EVERY Republican I know works a manual labor job, they take pride in “working hard” and say that people in office jobs are lazy. They do things like construction, carpentry, landworks, granite shops, mechanics, truckers. It’s not ignorant to be honest and say that those jobs skew more low income, low education, and in Vermont white and that those people make up the base of our Republican Party. Basically people in the “trades”

In the summer paint it then but a little sand and paint over or mix the sand with the paint

I work in medicine making referrals to different community health practitioners.

How are we getting by? Not well. In fact, I'd say we're barely getting by at all.

Umm...anywhere?

Canada. Seriously, unless you’re going to rent that house to someone until you’re ready to retire please reconsider. Housing costs are out of control in no small part because of the large number of seasonal and second homes here.

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I don’t need it. I just think it’s really cool that you’re giving it away to someone instead of going the alternatives.

If you work manual labor then you’re closer to poor white republican? I’m not sure you could be anymore offensive or ignorant.

We drive to Boston to see an endocrinologist

Your anecdotal experiences don’t seem to add up to 80+% and you’ve offered nothing else in support. Keep believing I’m the one fooling myself though…

The trick is to get a layer of salt on the steps BEFORE it snows. Then when it does snow the snow will either melt if not too heavy, or peel right off the steps if heavy/packed.

I have natural stone steps that are a NIGHTMARE to shovel/de-ice. A dozen of them with no hand rail makes bringing in a baby, elderly relatives, groceries, etc a chore. But if I’ve pre-treated I can walk up and down them all day packing the snow down and still just peel it off with the shovel. So satisfying.

Would they wear those treads that go on the bottom of your shoes? Effectiveness varies but I've seen some nice ones at REI.

You want the ones with actual "teeth", not the ones that use coiled wire.

Edit: Apparently this has already been suggested.