I walked down a street in providence a few years ago and was shocked at how many fireball nips I saw. Had no idea that’s a bit of a thing there.

And there’s the rodeo most summer weekends in castleton, too. Not a festival, but if someone’s visiting the area, it’s potential fun to add on to a day! And it’s a bit of a scene.

Creating a nuisance.

Guarantee OP will not listen to that because our podcasts are also probably quaint and outmoded for them. Eye roll.

Every town does this. Some towns do rabies clinics right around April 1 so you can do them both at the same time.

Call a different lawyer.

Hahahaha! This is not a thing.

We were without water for 5-6 days after Irene and it was awful. The town was awesome about making sure there was water available, but it was really tough. And I grew up in a house with a well so whenever there was a power outage we had no water. No thanks - I’m good with municipal water.

I grew up in a house with a well and our water did taste good.

Town water all the way. I’ve known too many people whose wells dried up to ever want to have to deal with that. And, unless you have a generator, you can’t use your water in a power outage since the pump would run on electricity. And if you have a well chances are you’re also somewhere that you need a septic system, which also can have problems. Apparently I’ve given this a lot of thought.

Michigan expat living in vermont. Marquette’s lake is vastly superior.

I moved here about 20 years ago. Visited on a gorgeous sunny bluebird weekend. People were outside. Dogs were happy. Somehow even ice cream tasted better than normal. It was great and I often joke it was false advertising because it is most definitely not like that all the time. The two feet of wet cement snow we got yesterday is a great example.

Don’t visit in the fall if you’re thinking of a move. It’ll be like a first date - lovely and on its best behavior. Instead, visit in March or April when it’s outrageously muddy and maybe your car gets stuck somewhere. Bonus if you can visit during one of the last blizzards of the winter when people are perilously close to losing their minds because the winter will just not end.

Or, um, I mean, just visit in the fall and adventure around and see what you find. That’s often the best way.

Housing will keep you away. We just don’t have it. And in the event you do find housing, you won’t be able to set up a dentist, a PCP, or mental health services (if applicable) because we don’t really have that, either. Or child care. And everything is very expensive.

Other than that, it’s great.

Depends on what kind of work you want to do. Are you a licensed professional of some sort? We probably need that. We have a scarcity of doctors, dentists, MH professionals, lawyers, etc. Where do you want to live? Housing is scarce. Schools are fair to middling. I like it here a lot but it’s not the utopia people think it is.

Adventure Cat!

I have a similar housemate who chooses to sleep through all this snow nonsense.

I’m just here for the inevitable Leunigs joke.

Also, it’s a little farther, but NT Ferro in Woodstock does nice work.

I grew up in Michigan and we could buy hard liquor in the grocery store there. No big thing to get a loaf of bread and a fifth of Bacardi all I’m the same transaction.

Vermont has some strict and seemingly odd liquor laws. You could probably find someone to do a wine/beer/spirits tasting but you’d have to set it up well ahead of time because they might need a separate liquor license. Could be fun!

Hahahahaha! I live in one of those towns. My snark was at the OP.

I’m guessing this poster thinks burlington is the only place that exists in vermont.

Bravo, friend.

Do you have kids? Are schools an issue?

Michigan expatriate living in vermont here, and I’ve done that drive. Which route are you taking? I can suggest some things, depending on how you plan to go.