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-HeroOfCanton- t1_j0dzwd8 wrote

Reply to comment by mainone in LA to Vermont - DMV Do i have to take my written test again by mainone

I grew up there that place is a frozen shithole except for the high school. With no car you are trapped with absolutely nothing to do.

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mainone OP t1_j0e0770 wrote

That's what I'm worried about. I intend to obtain a car as soon as my ID is renewed. I was advised to get a new one rather than a used one due to corrosion and other issues.

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-HeroOfCanton- t1_j0e3ie3 wrote

Lease a new car, best way to deal with it IMO. Otherwise once you finish paying the car off you now own a rusty car. You will also have to get snow tires for Nov-April. You will desperately want that car if you don't have one.

Closest commercial airport from St. J is 1.5 hours away in good weather and expensive. Closest airport with a direct flight to the west coast is 3ish hours (Boston or Montreal). Be prepared to give up most types of food, concerts/shows, sunshine, and pleasant weather. First year we moved to St. J it snowed 12ft over the winter starting in late Nov/December and it never melted until late March/April. Three weeks of below zero in January that year too. Most things close early. There's a farmer's market and some half decent local type things going on but that's about it. It is miserable if you are a single adult with no family. Not the worst place in the world overall and a good place to be a kid because of the awesome high school, but multiple people who visited us from other places said the town has an evil aura. I disagree but I also totally see what they mean. You'll figure it out.

Good luck.

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Loudergood t1_j0gcig5 wrote

I lived and worked in downtown st j for 2 years. I waabke to walk to work, restaurants, and both movie theaters easily. Also a decent grocery store. Plus there were always interesting small events at the academy. Now if you live outside of the village, then yeah it's rough without a car.

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