Homeless?

Vermont skiers tend to be very tribal.

No. I have been trying to get a more recent. Last time Santa was not standing

I love getting to see this house. They decorate for all holidays.

They are like the Westboro Baptist. That's perfect.

Glad you found another sub for your pity parade

A friend of mine trains German Shepards. His dogs are extremely well trained. He hates off leash dogs. It drives him crazy a stranger comes along with an unleashed dog and yells don't worry he is friendly. He immediately replies back "well my dog definitely is not friendly". He uses the "not friendly" vests. Still there are those that cross the street wanting to pet his dog.

He does take his dog on walks in crowded areas to work on the dog ignoring distractions. It's amazing how his dog will just watch him for the next command.

>when I was growing up everyone walked their dogs off leash everywhere unless the dog was agressive

back in the day people bought a dog that was the breed they wanted or got a mutt through someone they knew. Now you got rescues adopting out mainly reactive dogs and telling people that breed doesn't matter. Then there are those rescuing more dogs than they can responsibly take care of but think they are doing a great job.

Back in the day if your dog misbehaved, it was far more likely to be shot.

Then you got those people that if they see a dog walking around, they have to catch it and find it's owner.

It's a new world out there.

I yelled at my friend for letting his kid go up to strangers in restaurants & bars. He thought it was really cute & claimed that people found his child adorable. I found it to be obnoxious and refused to go out in public with him. So in that way they are similar.

The difference is a child will grow up and become part of our society. Some will become police, teachers, healthcare providers. They are the future of our society.

Also, I have never heard about a child attacking a patron or an employee of a restaurant, store or bar.

If it was up to me, kids under the age of 12 would be banned from buffets.

I boycott any store or restaurant where I see the staff feeding a dog. Especially when they do it on a counter.

Trapping is legal in Vermont. If you let your dog off leash you are taking a risk.

I should have also said, I am enjoying this series. I look forward to your next installment.

I like dogs but they don't belong everywhere. I don't feel my self worth is based totally on my dog.

Dogs are like kids. Not everyone wants to interact or deal with other peoples kids/dogs.

I have no patience for people with poorly trained dogs. They tend to be oblivious to how poorly trained their dogs are and feel the need to get everyone to interact with their dogs. Yelling he is friendly only makes me resent them more.

Do you have power yet?

How many 5 gallon buckets of snow are required for a flush? I ask because we were with out power for a short period. Before the power came back on, I was wondering how many buckets would be needed.

Smuggs is definitely a great place to go with young kids.

Normally I am not a fan of people posting pet pictures on this sub but I like this one.

Definitely not picture to share on r/aww

I like dives. Thing is, if they become too popular, they won't be dives anymore.

Did you get to expense your drinks?

https://vtdigger.org/2022/07/20/after-8-day-stay-in-old-north-end-parking-lot-inhabited-school-bus-moves-along/

Johnson Woolen Mills stuff is over priced and low quality.

>Most popular trails are going to be so packed down that snowshoes become pointless unless you hit them right after snowfall. I use micro spikes for like 90% of my winter hiking

Totally agree. Our snowshoes rarely leave our basement. Our micro spikes are far more useful and far more fun. They are also handy for walking on an icy driveway.

I don't care for snowshoeing. It's basically trudging. This is what we have for micro spikes.

I think u/numetalbeatsjazz is talking about the skin track that skiers make while skinning up the mountain. The first skier makes the track. The other skiers will stay in that track because it is the easiest way up. People walking in a ski track (postholers), snowshoers, dogs... ruin a skin track.

Same thing applies on cross country ski tracks.

You gave us no details of where you were going or what you wanted to see. You didn't give any details about your group. Are they athletic? How old are they? Do they like to drink? What are their interest?

I gave you a snarky response that sending you to the 4 corners of VT. People here love to give advice but you need to help us help you.

First I would go to Brattleboro, fun little city. Go to the Etsey Organ Museum.

Then go to Gagne Mapple in Highgate.

Then go to the Bennington War Memorial.

Then go to the Goodrich Memorial Library in Newport.

but the temps have been under 40F.

> This is especially true if you have snow tires, which do very poorly in wet conditions.

never heard this before. Do you have a source?