Aww =(

Remember that State Police Sergeant about 10 years ago, who was fired and charged for defrauding the state for overtime he didn't work? His FY12 income topped $133K. The only people employed by the state who made more than this guy were Commissioners of Departments, like Children and Families, and the Governor. This guy was fraudulently claiming overtime to bulk up his income, particularly during the 2 years prior to his retirement from the VT State Police. The pension pay of retirees was determined by their level of income in the last 2 years of their employment by the State. So this guy was trying to cash in for life.

https://vtdigger.org/2012/07/14/vermont-state-police-trooper-arraigned-for-felony-charges-details-of-fraud-emerge-in-affidavit/

Vehicle inspections in VT have gotten pretty crazy in the last few years. Certainly makes it harder to keep an older, cheaper car on the road. And I'm sure it's by design. But my big question is, if you're driving an $800 car that failed VT inspection, what the hell are you doing moving to Vermont in the first place? This state is not kind to those who don't have means. And to come from Central NY? I am originally from CNY and I know that it costs much less to live there, in general. You're fighting an uphill battle. Unless you're intentionally living below your means, driving this POS, I'm going to assume that you're probably going to take more $$$ in services from the state than you pay in taxes. Maybe that's the point.

Too much BANANA NIMBY in Vermont to expect any major success in development, especially when it concerns "affordable" housing. Everyone agrees it's a good idea, but nobody wants it anywhere near their own house.

It's too easy to stymie development in VT. People and "interested groups" will use any excuse available to delay and increase costs in an attempt to prevent new housing. They'll say the impact of new development on local traffic will be detrimental, that the infrastructure can't sustain the predicted traffic volume, and sue in court. They'll say the new development doesn't adequately address drainage concerns and will damage a fragile, nearby bog ecosystem that nobody previously gave a shit about, and sue in court. And then, and then, and then...

Imagine how much Sergeants and higher ranking troopers must make, especially if they've been in the State Police for 10 years or more.

You're asking this now, on December 28th? You intend to come January 1-6? No lead time at all eh? Hoping for the best with accommodations?

intimated

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adjective - made known indirectly; hinted or implied: It's the intimated aggression that's so offensive in the headline “Shareholders seize control of floundering corporation.” Whether because of my persuasive manner or the intimated suggestion that I regarded him as a progressive, he pounded the table in agreement.

Crosspost from r/shittyhousemods????

Good luck to you then...

Why bother to obscure the license plate?

2 reasons not to run snow tires in the winter in New England.

1. Too poor to buy them and have them mounted and balanced.
2. Too stupid to buy them and have them mounted and balanced

Unless OP is visiting from Florida, they likely already live in the Northeast, and should be smart enough to run snow tires in winter in the first place.

If you're unsure enough to ask, then you already have your answer. Unless you're "visiting" VT from Florida, then you're already in the Northeast. Just get the damn snow tires. I don't think you'll ever find yourself in a position where you'll think: "If only I didn't put snow tires on my vehicle...". Good Lord.

Yeah, definitely cock and balls.

Awww... =(

I mean, how much would an actual gasket cost, compared to the PITA of dicking around with this poverty gasket that will fail in very little time, stranding the guy again, preventing him from apparently using the camper as a "work truck".

In Vermont it's BANANA-NIMBY:

Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything - Not In My Backyard.

That whole bus incident this past summer at Jake's Market in Burlington was not a "breakdown". Those moochers simply ran out of diesel, and parked-up at a place they thought they could inconvenience and take advantage of until some poor sap paid to fill up their tank. It wouldn't look good for Jake's, or any other business, if they had immediately gotten that bus towed. That would have been counter to the image Jake's was trying to cultivate as a community-minded, neighborhood hub and shop and would have portrayed them as heartless and greedy. Of course that's where the bus "broke down".

Most of these folks pissing and moaning about the aesthetics of the motor home, and feeling intimidated, likely have nothing better to do. And they're probably insufferable busybodies who can't mind their own business.

Try to get in with a Chiropractor. They have an entirely different perspective than your primary care physician and may be able to help you very quickly.

Everyone knows that the original "Die Hard" is the best Christmas movie ever.

Boy Scouts selling the property to pay for sex abuse settlements?

A fellow Mazda5 owner. Not too many of us around. My family has had both a 2008 and 2012 (still have the 2012). They have been some of the best, must useful, versatile, and capable cars for a family. Cheap to buy, cheap to own, relatively cheap to run and repair.

Growing up on a farm, and wearing that red & black flannel, is the only real purity test for someone who is a real Vermonter, after all.

I hope you have a blessed day too.