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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 8:46:57 PM EDT
Looking at visiting and possibly moving to Vermont from Texas. I’ve lived here all my life. Anyone have much experience and mind sharing what you like, love, dislike, hate? Thanks in advance!
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Posted: 9/15/2024 8:58:19 PM EDT
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I lived in Vermont for about a year, in 1975 or almost 50 years ago. Small town outside of Bennington called shaftsbury . Very primitive up in there, hard winters and decent people. I was up in the green mountain national forest. I liked it quite a bit.
Now? I've only traveled through a few times and it always reminds me of Austin or Boulder CO……it seems to have become a liberal mecca and tons of LGBTQ shit going on….for whatever that's worth. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:00:24 PM EDT
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They're a bunch of lefties that love pot and sometimes hillbillies that love guns. A weird bunch.
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NH, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:00:28 PM EDT
[#3]
It's turned into a liberal cesspool thanks to Burlington and Montpelier.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:02:34 PM EDT
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Wow! With it’s remoteness and seclusion, I never would have thought it to attract liberals, especially not the LGBT crowd. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:05:23 PM EDT
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The wife does travel nursing and was in Middlebury from February until end of July of this year. I went about once a month to see her on the week's when she wasn't flying home.
Vermont is really nice. Super friendly people. The area she stayed at was really rural. We talked a few times about possibly retiring there. One thing that struck me was all the Marijuana dispensaries. And there were quite a few people we came into contact with that absolutely reeked of weed. Vermont is a beautiful state. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:05:30 PM EDT
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They passed a 10 round mag limit law a couple years ago.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:07:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Edward82: Wow! With it’s remoteness and seclusion, I never would have thought it to attract liberals, especially not the LGBT crowd. Thanks for sharing. Oh yeah. Lots of libs and LGBT flags flying at homes. Saw a number of them flying in front of churches. |
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ME, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:08:35 PM EDT
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gorgeous country. Very liberal. Historically in a "you do you" kind of way but recently has become more "you do as I say" recently passed some gun/mag bans after years of being one of the most gun friendly states
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:10:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By pdm: I lived in Vermont for about a year, in 1975 or almost 50 years ago. Small town outside of Bennington called shaftsbury . Very primitive up in there, hard winters and decent people. I was up in the green mountain national forest. I liked it quite a bit. Now? I've only traveled through a few times and it always reminds me of Austin or Boulder CO……it seems to have become a liberal mecca and tons of LGBTQ shit going on….for whatever that's worth. Where do you see this? I don't see any of that and I live here lol |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:11:49 PM EDT
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Isn’t there a major heroin problem in VT?
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:14:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Blue_Monkey]
[#11]
Bernie Sanders.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:16:33 PM EDT
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This is so disheartening. Watching videos about it, It looks like one of the more underpopulated and secluded areas. Can’t believe what I’m reading in here. Wonder if it’s like most states and depends on where you live to the type of nervous you get?
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NC, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:16:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: INI]
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Edward82: Wow! With it’s remoteness and seclusion, I never would have thought it to attract liberals, especially not the LGBT crowd. Thanks for sharing. They are rarely up on the mountain, unless they are coming from elsewhere doing activities. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:18:03 PM EDT
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It was very high on my list of places to move to when I retire. My brother lives in the state now, and it is gorgeous. Mountains, creeks and streams, lots of things too do outdoors. Burlington used to be a super cool City to visit (until it became overrun with homeless people and other assorted human trash).
I completely lost all respect for Vermont during covid, when they went even more crazy than New York State did. At that point I decided that Vermont was off the list. Right now New Hampshire is at the top of the list, as it is very similar to Vermont but not nearly as far left. I think this photo does a good job of explaining what I mean. This is from the 2016 Trump/Clinton election. You can see that New York is a very red state, but that it is ruled by a few cancerous tumors like New York, Buffalo, Ithaca, etc. But for Vermont is actually a blue state. Almost every election Precinct in the state went for Hillary.  |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:19:13 PM EDT
[#15]
Interesting. Drugs seem to be an issue in a lot of states with small rural towns.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:19:13 PM EDT
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 "SAFEST STATE" ?? COLIN JOST #shorts |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:20:01 PM EDT
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I have lived in VT since 1985. A lot has changed over the years. As far as focus on firearms we have lost some ground...bumpfire stocks are prohibited, mag limits in certain cases (simple is 10 rds rifle and 15 rds pistol, but there are some exceptions with a grandfather), 72 hour waiting period (even if you already own guns), and mandatory background checks for firearms transfers. There area pending court cases for some of these issues.
Once you get past those taxes took a hell of hike this year. We went up about $1800.00 and are now over $10k. Housing and land is not cheap. I have not taken a look outside of the area as I am not in a position to think about moving. Maybe take a look at NH. Unfortunately, many are coming to the area, and they bring change that isn't needed. Otherwise Vermont is a beautiful state and there is a lot here. Mike |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:21:53 PM EDT
[#18]
 With NH right there, why? Unless you have a man bun and like vinegar with your french fries why would you ever want to move to Vermont?
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:21:56 PM EDT
[#19]
It's a beautiful area.
If I were to move back to the NE it would probably be NH. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:22:52 PM EDT
[#20]
Thanks for sharing. I’m definitely going to look into NH also, we can live in either with my wife’s job.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:23:07 PM EDT
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NH is the play. Get involved with Free State Project, talk with Mises Wing
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:24:36 PM EDT
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NH and VT are very different, despite them being upside down neighbors.
There's a real fight in NH. Go to it. We can win it. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:26:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Edward82: Wow! With it’s remoteness and seclusion, I never would have thought it to attract liberals, especially not the LGBT crowd. Thanks for sharing. Vermont is different than most areas it's more of a liberal leaning libertarians. Lots of LGBT but it's more of a everybody do your own thing and nobody cares. Except they went crazy during Covid. It's the only state in the country that has never had a carry permit. They have been constitutional carry from day one. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:27:18 PM EDT
[#24]
Expensive, beautiful and in the rear view.
True story- I once had a guy wearing Raybans ask me for change over there |
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IA, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:27:20 PM EDT
[#25]
Was born there and have lots of family there. Visit several times a year.
COVID ruined the state as tons moved to there to work remotely. All liberal assholes from NY, Massachusetts, Connecticut, etc. Housing market is ridiculous. Way more violent now than I ever remember. Burlington used to be safe but quirky, now there’s tons of violent homeless, hard drugs, break-ins, etc. Perfect example of how Liberals ruin everything. |
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USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:28:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Blue_Monkey: Bernie Sanders. All you need to know. Any state that would repeatedly re-elect an avowed socialist asshole like Sanders is a Leftist shithole regardless of how the politics of its long-ago past might look thru rose-colored glasses today. There’s no Constitutional provision prohibiting once-Free States from going Commie over time. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:32:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By c7aea15: With NH right there, why? Unless you have a man bun and like vinegar with your french fries why would you ever want to move to Vermont?Any suggestions on good places to move in NH? |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:33:11 PM EDT
[#28]
Vermont is a beautiful state with a rich history, outdoor activities that'd fill a lifetime, genuinely kind helpful neighbors and low crime.
However, the politics are left of the left and that isn't going to change. It's the state that had gay marriage before it was cool and there isn't an office they wouldn't elect Bernie Sanders to. If you have fuck you money or a remote job you can buy a nice house in the absolute middle of no where and never interact with anyone outside of the occasional run to a general store while enjoying some of the most beautiful country Earth and never hearing or seeing another soul. Otherwise, just go with NH. It's basically the same but with lower taxes, more freedom and cheaper booze. You can open carry without a seat belt on as you drive through a liquor store helpfully placed at an interstate rest stop. It's like the other 49 states aren't even trying to keep up. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:36:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Local: Vermont is a beautiful state with a rich history, outdoor activities that'd fill a lifetime, genuinely kind helpful neighbors and low crime. However, the politics are left of the left and that isn't going to change. It's the state that had gay marriage before it was cool and there isn't an office they wouldn't elect Bernie Sanders to. If you have fuck you money or a remote job you can buy a nice house in the absolute middle of no where and never interact with anyone outside of the occasional run to a general store while enjoying some of the most beautiful country Earth and never hearing or seeing another soul. Otherwise, just go with NH. It's basically the same but with lower taxes, more freedom and cheaper booze. You can open carry without a seat belt on as you drive through a liquor store helpfully placed at an interstate rest stop. It's like the other 49 states aren't even trying to keep up. Welp, I’m convinced. 
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:37:14 PM EDT
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It's pretty
And lost |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:38:36 PM EDT
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I lived in Vermont from 2003-2014, it isn't what it used to be. Gun laws are crap now, they're trying hard to be worse than California as far as taxes and government. It has always been liberal, but back when liberal was more "libertarian" not commie socialist.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:39:58 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Local: Vermont is a beautiful state with a rich history, outdoor activities that'd fill a lifetime, genuinely kind helpful neighbors and low crime. However, the politics are left of the left and that isn't going to change. It's the state that had gay marriage before it was cool and there isn't an office they wouldn't elect Bernie Sanders to. If you have fuck you money or a remote job you can buy a nice house in the absolute middle of no where and never interact with anyone outside of the occasional run to a general store while enjoying some of the most beautiful country Earth and never hearing or seeing another soul. Otherwise, just go with NH. It's basically the same but with lower taxes, more freedom and cheaper booze. You can open carry without a seat belt on as you drive through a liquor store helpfully placed at an interstate rest stop. It's like the other 49 states aren't even trying to keep up. I’m already talking to my wife with all this information! Lol, I’m definitely looking at NH now, and have put VT out of sight. Thanks to all! |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:43:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Edward82: Any suggestions on good places to move in NH? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Edward82: Originally Posted By c7aea15: With NH right there, why? Unless you have a man bun and like vinegar with your french fries why would you ever want to move to Vermont?Any suggestions on good places to move in NH? Generally speaking, the further north the better. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:43:38 PM EDT
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It was in my list of places to explore for retirement. Was.
1. Mag capacity limits set at 15 for handgun and 10 for rifle. 2. Red flag laws. 3. 72 hour waiting period for all firearms purchases. 4. No private sales. 5. While I’m not into them, I look sideways at bump stock bans… Including Vermont’s ban. 6. It appears they haven’t met a tax they don’t like, especially when it comes to property taxes. 7. They went beyond fill retard during Covid. New Hampshire looks like a better option for me. It’s on the list of the girlfriend ends up working in Boston. |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:49:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Edward82: Any suggestions on good places to move in NH? What're you looking to move here for? If you need to find work then you'll want southern NH (Manchester on south), on account that most of the decent work will be in Massachusetts with some carry over into NH. If you have money then it's hard to beat the Lakes Region or the Seacoast. The whole state is beautiful. Drugs have become a problem as of recent and lots of undesirables from points south moving in. We could use a good influx of conservative, God-fearing types as I am worried that things could be turning for the worse even here. For what it's worth, my wife, a European that has been living in the US for just about two decades, once observed that "NH is the South of the North". I've long said the same thing and am damn proud of it. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:59:38 PM EDT
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The cities are almost completely separate from rural VT. The majority or folks outside of the cities are as laid back as can be and no different than other rural areas. Sure you see a rainbow flag or sticker on a car here and there but they certainly aren't that prevalent atleast in my area (Western VT between Rutland and Bennington. You are just as likely to see a rebel flag as a rainbow flag lol
Same with hippies there is a striking difference between stupid hemp wearing college kids and the couple down the road that we would consider "crunchy" (like granola crunchy) but they farm, hunt, fish, shoot guns and drive pickups. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:00:05 PM EDT
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Vermont country Store is excellent. The rest of the state is cold, inbred leftist. At least that was the status in 2020.
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KY, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:00:42 PM EDT
[#38]
They elected Bernie...
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:01:10 PM EDT
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Born there, lived the first 43 years of my life there, and my family goes back in the state at least 6 generations. Absolutely beautiful state with a rich history but it's turned into a cesspool of liberalism and political correctness. Taxes are though the roof, housing is outrageous due to transplants and vacation homes, and good paying jobs are few and far between. I moved in 2015 and will go back occasionally to visit friends and family, but I'll never live in the state again.
It's due to what I refer to as the Ben & Jerry's Effect. Vermont has always been kind of a "You do you're thing, I'll do my thing and as long as the two don't interfere with each other, everything is good" The problem is that attitude, post 1960's, attracted a bunch of trust fund hippies, like Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield, from New York and Connecticut, who brought their mindsets with them. Keep in mind, Vermont was a solidly red state until Bill Clinton. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:02:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PraesulPresul1: They elected Bernie... Bernie is a prime example of what I talk about in my post. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:02:30 PM EDT
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They're woke puritans. Gender Jihadis and Ku Klux Transmen.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:04:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By zombievt: Born there, lived the first 43 years of my life there, and my family goes back in the state at least 6 generations. Absolutely beautiful state with a rich history but it's turned into a cesspool of liberalism and political correctness. Taxes are though the roof, housing is outrageous due to transplants and vacation homes, and good paying jobs are few and far between. I moved in 2015 and will go back occasionally to visit friends and family, but I'll never live in the state again. It's due to what I refer to as the Ben & Jerry's Effect. Vermont has always been kind of a "You do you're thing, I'll do my thing and as long as the two don't interfere with each other, everything is good" The problem is that attitude, post 1960's, attracted a bunch of trust fund hippies, like Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield, from New York and Connecticut, who brought their mindsets with them. Keep in mind, Vermont was a solidly red state until Bill Clinton. People rarely realize what's lost and often place blame on people who were not responsible for the downside |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:04:29 PM EDT
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I graduated from RHS in VT in 01, and have only been back once to bury my cousin. Damn near everyone I kept in contact with has left. The few that remain tell me all about the ultra left shift the state has taken.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:06:28 PM EDT
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I did survival training for a couple of summers up in the Green Mountains. The native Vermonters were cool as hell.
Picture postcard everywhere you looked. I hear winters are a bitch and a 4X4 is a must. This was >30 years ago. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:06:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MikeJGA: Vermont country Store is excellent. The rest of the state is cold, inbred leftist. At least that was the status in 2020. Vermont County store is a joke and shady as fuck. Just so you know. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:08:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Badlatitude: Vermont County store is a joke and shady as fuck. Just so you know. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Badlatitude: Originally Posted By MikeJGA: Vermont country Store is excellent. The rest of the state is cold, inbred leftist. At least that was the status in 2020. Vermont County store is a joke and shady as fuck. Just so you know. Random trivia: H.P. Lovecraft and the founder of The Vermont Country Store were close friends. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:10:43 PM EDT
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The only time I have ever thought about Vemont is when seeing cheddar, and watching White Christmas.
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ME, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:11:34 PM EDT
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VT used to be great.
As the others said, trust fund hippies and inbred NPC leftists ruined it. NH and ME are still free states, for now. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:18:28 PM EDT
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Too cold and too much snow.
Taxes are very high. Hard left liberals. The old time yankees with the live and let live attitude that made VT so great have all died off. Now the morons elect socialists to national office. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:25:55 PM EDT
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Looking around Manchester area now.
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