Underrated town & I prefer it to Brat. Look at the size & ornamentation of the houses on Atkinson St and you can see it was once a wealthy town but then got quite gritty for a few decades. Classic film wednesdays at the Opera House is great. The fish ladder is supposed to be an attraction but I've never seen it open. Check out the funky old train station with antique bathrooms. The Vilas bridge is attractive and would be an asset to the town if they could reopen it (closed since 2009).

Where on Kelly Stand? Going up to parking area near Grout Pond from Stratton town is plowed as some folks go xc skiing around the pond. I'm guessing this gent tried to go further?

Perhaps a meteorologist could explain what's happening but these extreme fluctuations are becoming the norm. And Vermont is sitting right on the line where it happens. It may be related to shifing of the jet stream, or the movement of the magnetic pole eastward.

The Vermonter used to be called the Montrealer. The line is still there, and yet it still ends in St Albans after 2 decades. Why is it taking so long to reopen the last short leg to Montreal? This would greatly increase the ridership on the Vermonter, which is now basically empty once it exits Burlington.

r u sure about that? I thought the first ticket is well over $100 and also requires you to prove you got an inspection within a month.

I thought this also, but in fact ticks can survive very harsh winters by being on mammals

Grafton (pop 650?) has also buried most of its in town power lines

there are people on r/philosophy who are not philosophers

It is sad because who wants to see Vermont become a NO TRESPASSING type of state. Who wants cellular cameras watching them when taking a walk in the woods? And the reasons - social change, lack of courtesy, incomers without knowledge of traditions, but also old-timers who feel they have inherited rights, or perhaps there is just a general degradation of human decency? On my rural street not a single property is posted including many farms with hundreds of acres. A neighbor recently got on gamecam another (fairly new) neighbor cutting a christmas tree on his land. Solved by polite request not to do it again without asking. I'm pretty certain if somebody posted the neighbors would all ask "why did you post?" so it's not the norm where I am.

Is it sudden and new? Source of headaches can originate elsewhere in the body. I'm not in VT at the moment (overseas) but started getting severe migraines for a week and couldn't sleep. Also noticed I had a bite mark near the groin. Turns out I got bitten by a f***ing tick which introduced a pathogen (not lyme) which migrated to my head and eventually can cause encephalitis.

Vermont is not generally a "get off my land" type of place like I've seen elsewhere. Though of course people will not tolerate anyone trashing or abusing their property, I think there is a sense that it is somewhat selfish/uncivil to post one's property. Share the beauty, and others will do likewise.

LIVE FREE AND DIE

I should qualify: mechanic suggested a temporary straight thru pipe rather than a $750 toyota conveter, while I look for a cheaper alternative, rather than having the 2nd cat stolen again. I'm actually grateful to this mechanic

Very efficient summary and saved me a lot of research

my car had cat stolen because it is unattended most of the time. Mechanic said it'd be restolen and just put a straight thru pipe & car now won't pass inspection. I'm told certain aftermarket converters are unattractive to thieves & they won't bother stealing them. Is this correct?

Locals cut down trees too

I did this for years, going to PO every day and paying for it, and then realized somebody will bring mail right to your house for free! Best bargain in VT. Only need to prop up your mailbox every year after the plow knocks it down