Try Seattle’s needle

Yep. If kids at all, they left after their folks passed. Like almost everywhere, it seems. I’m sure they didn’t sell ‘em for their true value…

Regulate it differently, maybe. Don’t forget that VT’s topography is a challenge. We need our local farms & forests, which keep us healthy, or we don’t have much to pass on to future generations.

About it. Stowe used to be a beautiful village w farms. People generally respected each other

Bravo! Yes!

Big ditto on that!!

That is a gorgeous photo & thanks for sharing it!

Stick season is late Oct until snowfall. Right now for some e it’s mudseason

Could be that Easy’s point is that outsiders have become insiders, so to speak. Happening all over VT as newbies come in, judge VT to be inadequate compared to what they had elsewhere, change things & price out many of the older VTer & even their kids…neither understand nor respect the efforts & culture of those who have lived here before them, & certainly don’t respect the quality of the rural life & environment here, or the natives & long-timers they coexist with. It’s not just VT either, it’s everywhere. Talk to a rural Florida native (a friend of mine who settled here a few years ago) about what happened to her father’s farm and the family’s small town. Or a local in NH (and another, a former student of mine living on disability allowance in a nearby Vt town) just thrown out of their apt. bc the building’s been bought by someone who want to “remodel” & sell/rent to ppl who can pay lots more. Or a dairy farmer in central VT whose income has diminished so quickly that improvements and diversification are unaffordable and the herd must be sold. And many more, all across the nation.

Damn! Would SS rather have a flood? He might be SOS then

Thank you for your grace! Hope you find fun year-round!

No board games for me nowadays. Books & internet to read, views to paint from my windows, friends to call, tons more to do. Go out well clad & tromp around in the snow; when it stops, shovel some. Yrs ago though: chess, checkers, monopoly, and a kid-game I can’t recall…

General said it well. If you can deal with a winter like, well, not MO, and you’re into community for the long haul, great. We really don’t need more second-homers.

Compared to MO, MUCH colder, even in summer, much more ice & snow, & generally more expensive

Have cards, too. Some don’t do FB. Your reputation will bring you work, and if you’re good, tons of it.

Then say, “Need plow service—Will Pay’

I agree 100% plus, the costs to do it are extraordinary. For what—the view? We have Photoshop.

I don’t disagree with your premise at all, just the method. I don’t think it’s wise to advertise to the outer world that you have cash. It’s asking for a rip-off, kinda like posting on your local listserv that you’ll be away for the winter. Maybe it doesn’t happen in your neighborhood, but in mine, there are those who go round offering to do odd jobs, and in the process they’re casing your place. This parent is somewhat vulnerable, tending to someone even more vulnerable, and in need for help to feel safe. My suggestion to ask people in the community who can recommend someone reliable to plow for them seems less likely to bring in someone bent on crime. My neighbor (who lives alone) called on someone who advertised roof-raking (not a local, but from the next state just over the border); at her invitation, he showed up to talk specifics and view her roof. She found his manner inconsistent with his supposed purpose (he barely looked at her roof) and had an uneasy feeling about him when he could not come up with a fee or a reference or say he was insured. After he left, she asked our local law enforcement if they recognized his name and learned that there’s an outstanding warrant for him in his home state which can’t be acted upon unless he commits a crime here. She did not hire him. Best bet for someone to work for you is to ask someone reliable who can recommend someone who is reliable. It’s also a good way to get to know your own community.

I didn’t mean mash. I was saying, Naah.

Mash, it’ll get OP a thug. Suggest calling your town clerk, fire chief, auto mechanic, and others who see/know everyone if they can recommend a reliable plow driver who can come for assured payment. You may need sand, too, unless you have lots of melting the next day. Good luck to you

And the brown cloud bases. When do you ever…?

Plain, unused, or slightly used kitty litter works great. One big ($5-7) bag can last thru several snowfalls. I use it with satisfaction. Try it before you scoff me out

Scary thought. This guy sounds like a liability, not a bf. He doesn’t sound like a real Vermonter either, or he would know.

Hey UV Chipmunk, you’re so right! We’re so lucky to have these dudes

Oh, and did I mention? Somebody just crushed our newspaper tube. My dear ol dh may get it fixed before the newsgroup comes with a new one. They said it’ll be months! Hey, at least we gave big snow coming. Lotsa good exercise (shoveling) & hopefully less drought this year.