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NevaehW8 t1_jc6w504 wrote

Reply to Walk to work by go2001

Lol such a surprise to wake up to this morning but I’ve just been drinking my tea and watching the snow come down.

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ResponsibleSwan6735 t1_jc5edga wrote

Reply to comment by RandolphCarter15 in Vermonters join growing opposition to Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ by n0noTAGAinnxw4Yn3wp7

Who gives a rats ass if the mayor is black? PersonalIy, I don't see color.

If you think a person's skin color determines the legitimacy of their opinions, you're just as kooky as the radical liberals pushing "standpoint epistemology" and the "progressive stack." I suppose people like you were the target audience when they decided to call the place "The Atlanta Instutute for Social Justice"

If you want to know who supports this social justice institute, follow the money. The list of funders is easily accessible. Norfolk Southern has donated a lot more cash towards this project than your token negro politician.

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ecoboltcutter t1_jc54lkh wrote

Reply to comment by xohannasunx in Need some Vermonter words of affirmation by xohannasunx

Sorry I bounced for a few days! I found a local job. Internet is good in Rutland... But it's definitely something to look into before you buy a place outside of a city. Housing is tough but you can still find places if you look for a while. There are timber frame builders nearby - Ludlow I think? Literally every contractor around us is hiring carpenters, too.

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Rich_Swing_1287 t1_jc52176 wrote

Reply to Possibly moving to VT! by I_Just_LIke_To_Lurk

I moved to SE Vermont in 2020 after spending a little over a year looking for a place.

All I'm going to say about housing is this: Things are tough all over, not just in Vermont. Housing is expensive across the U.S. Decent rentals are hard to find for anyone making less than 6 figures. And forget about buying property within commuting distance of any major city, unless your household income is above a quarter million.

I chose Vermont because I like its beauty, its history, and even the people. Communities here are actually communities, not just places where people come home to sleep & then commute to the city the next morning. I moved in at the beginning of lockdown and my neighbors left & right of me introduced themselves over the fence, asked if we needed anything, even brought over groceries while we were quarantined the first couple of weeks.

Now that everything has opened up again, there's always something going on: art shows, music, plays, community clean-ups. Everything is on a smaller scale compared to Boston, but the adjustment wasn't too painful.

Vermont needs (more) people with energy and ideas and a desire to help their community. You would be welcome!

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