That is so completely insane. I had an Airbnb that was dirty once and had no sheets or working AC in the summer. and when I wrote to them they said “it’s not our job to provide you sheets”

AirBnB is such a scam. The fact that you have to clean it yourself while also paying massive cleaning fees. Plus, the more troubling fact that they have really killed the housing market. I’ve talked to a lot of Vermonters who say their landlords have declined to renew their leases because Airbnb is more profitable. I’m glad this is happening. I only use hotels and I hope we can finally be rid of Airbnb and VRBO

Oh come on. That’s so not news - my friends parents and my parents all could have been in the same situation thanks to us. Teenagers have parties and drink alcohol. It happens

Ugh. I hate seeing the state I love and grew up in becoming a rich people resort while the rest of us get pushed out

Agreed - lifelong Vermonter here. You’re looking for western MA, OP

Oh man I felt stupid because I got tipsy once and wrote a post kind of like this hahaha

But then I looked at OP's history and.... oh boy.

Have you ever tried passing on that? It’s a quick way to end up in a ditch

Oh.

Justice for stick season

Yea you'll be fine then

If you're taking main roads, you're probably fine. If you want to break off onto dirt roads/backroads, 4WD would be a good idea but you'll likely be okay without it. Basically, if you don't have plans to drive around the backwoods of Vermont, you can skip it.

Have fun! Check out some local beers too, if you can :) Great breweries and great food up in VT

Lmao no

ok i did the normal groan i do every time i read one of these "moving to vermont" titles but this was good

Ugh that’s smart. Some of my friends did that. My mom would just make us wear those bulky snow suits over my costume. I remember being so frustrated about it. 😆

Hell, I remember it snowing on Halloween a few years when I was a kid

Wtf is buddy’s famous burgers. I grew up there. Have I been away too long?

Someone please capture the creepy beauty of stick season

No prob. Just drive around Montpelier and try parking a few times and you’ll be fine. Best of luck!

Ok this was 15 years ago but from what I remember, you start at the DMV (across from the statehouse) and head down state street toward Bailey Road/the 4-way intersection. Make a left there and then a left onto Memorial Drive and basically just a giant loop back to the DMV. And along the way you have to do a parallel park (thought they may have gotten rid of that) and a k-turn. There are a few crosswalks there by the high school, so you have to watch out for those, too.

Again, that was 15 years ago so it could have changed. I only remember it because I failed the first time after basically making a U-turn in that intersection lol

This reminds me of a couple winters ago -- one of the early transplants was a New York guy and he moved to Montpelier. My mom was there and saw the woman behind the deli chatting with a neighbor who came in. New York guy started getting really antsy, jumping back and forth. And finally he said "God, screw this state. This would never happen in New York" and left.

My mom and all the other Vermonters just laughed. That's not how we do things, my dude.

Ab. so. lutely.

There's a lot to be said on this. Vermonters will absolutely help you out in a pinch. We're generally good people who are really about small communities and helping out neighbors. It's a truly wonderful state.

That said, the frustration that you're hearing about online is coming from people being upset about out-of-staters moving to Vermont and rising up the cost of housing and rent. A lot of Vermonters who have lived here for a long time are being priced out of their homes and communities and neighborhoods. For a culture very "about" community, that's really really difficult for many of us.

I know you love vermont and we are happy to have you but just know that this has been hard for people. They won't express it in person, but the general thought is there and it's not about you in particular, it's about the overall shift.

There's another component, too, which is the attitude that some people who move here (not you, necessarily, since this post seems to be pretty kind) have about Vermonters. But for some people there's a little bit of looking down their nose at us. Almost like we're country bumpkins. I see a lot of Tik Toks and instagram posts like "Oooh I just moved to this quaint place! Look how cute all the people are!"

Again, this particular grievance is not about you but it does make a lot of us Vermonters bristle. It's not "quaint and cute" it's a state full of complexities like every other state.

The bottom line: everyone moves here some time. None of us is really native to this area, but those of us who have called it home for a long time have deeply engrained traditions and love for our communities that should be respected. If people can move here without jacking up the price and while respecting our community traditions, I hope this transition period will go alright. And welcome. I hope February isn't too cruel :)