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Well bravelittlestate, I'll just share this horror story here:

When I was in my mid 20's I met a tinderella. She was nice, not once did we talk anything about our height and or weight. Everything went fine, met up for a date.

When we got to dinner, I stood up to meet her, she was about 5'2, probably 110 lbs. Well when I stood up, she immediately said - I can't do this. I asked why - she said that she can't date men that are under 6 foot. Then I said - well that's ok, you told me everything I needed to know, and said have a nice day.

for reference I am 5'9 / 5'10 on a good day. People are fucking vapid.

OP I see you're all set, but next time if you have a landline/cell phone, call your local town clerk/neighbor/road crew boss and see i they have any names for you.

I'm glad everything worked out (and I hope my driveway gets plowed next!)

> Dating here ends at about 25.

not entirely true - it only ends if you stop working on yourself. I found a great lady that i've been with for a long while, and I met her in my mid 30's. If a ugly mutt like me can pull it off, you can too!

have to say this is kinda gross.

No I offered a permanent solution which is not reliant on others. It’s Vermont. If you can’t shovel your driveway you shouldn’t live here. End of story. And if your driveway is too long to shovel then you should own a tractor or big snow blower. Imagine if the thing wasn’t snow… they post on here our house cleaner left town without telling us and now our trash is piling up and the sink is filled and flowing over. We would tell them to do the dishes and take out the trash. This is no different. My lawn guy left town and now my lawn is too high we would say go mow the fucking thing. No different. A person should be able to on their own (unless elderly or disabled) maintain the inside of their house and the outside. Specialty things like carpentry or plumbing hire someone, but if it’s a task that a 9 year old neighbor kid does for $10 then it’s a task that any homeowner should be able to do without help.

Also the xenophobia is a little warranted. Vermont is becoming a place everyone wants to move to with not many houses. Creating bidding wars on homes paying 200-300k over appraisal value. Forces reappraisals and eventually raises everyone’s property taxes. It’s kind of just how the world works these days but as a townie Vermonter you can kind of understand where they’re coming from.

Two things - One - Yes find another person to plow - Two - You may want to get out and start to shovel.

Indeed.

It really becomes ingrained in you when you see it 10 months a year.

Well, yeah it’s Vermont. Less diverse 2nd smallest population. What do you expect. Bunch of townies

They wouldn’t help anyways

Totally get it, but on the Long Island sub for instance if someone asked for help like this you'd get one jerk response and mostly helpful. Seems the opposite here.

Also seems like anytime I've asked about places to bring my family on vacation in Vermont or made the mistake of asking about a place to move there I got all nasty responses. Just reeks of xenophobia and small mindedness and to be honest it's disappointing because I always saw Vermont as the friendlier and more open minded version of New Hampshire. Instead you guys come off like a bunch of angry southern rednecks who think you are your own country.

The gray sky was kind of a giveaway too. I'd know that color anywhere.

Or any place with a cold winter climate.

Then do not ever call them when someone steals your shit or tries to violently assault you

S.37 is likely to pass before crossover. As well as restrictions on funds to independent schools that discriminate.

Paid for by tax payers so he can live off govt assistance and troll strangers all day.

There are a number of bills the state is specifically working on to protect trans youth and adults. S.37 currently has the most traction in terms of passing before the deadlines are closed. The education committees are also focused on how to restrict public taxpayer dollars going to independent schools that discriminate.

By itself, it is. All the snark and “my 89 year old grandma with 2 broken legs shovels 3 miles with a kitchen spoon” (slight exaggeration for effect) isn’t helpful.

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Oh 100%, idk how I missed that my bad.

Absolutely, front porch forum is amazing for stuff like this. Just copy paste what you put here and you’ll have people messaging you in no time!

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Every march we get a huge snowstorm. It’s a thing in Vermont. Also a thing in Vermont? Not putting all your eggs in one basket. Be prepared or be prepared to suffer

Sweet! Its a ways away from you, but theres a hole in the wall toyota place in hartland vt. Called Indian spring auto. Owners name is dennis, hes getting old, but the guy has every part imagineable for these older yotas, and is super knowledgeable. Might be worth a call. Hes saved me a lot of time and money keeping my 04 taco goin.

If he doesnt have the heater box for your rig, my 00 4runner is getting scrapped in the spring and youre welcome to come rob whatever you need out of the interior. It smells bad (plow truck/mice), but im sure bleach would take care of any plastic parts.