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vermont4runner t1_jbeujk7 wrote

Reply to comment by xohannasunx in Need some Vermonter words of affirmation by xohannasunx

No by all means ask! I lived in NH for 21 years.

Keene is way out there. Not close to anywhere and not anything to really do. Not my cup of tea but is for some.

I’d look more around the southern lakes region. Plymouth and Tilton if you don’t need access to Boston. More outside of concord or Manchester if you do need easier access to Boston. Avoid Rochester and Manchester for housing like the plague.

If you have good remote or healthcare jobs I’d look in or north of the lakes region. Cheaper housing and more rural lifestyles.

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vermont4runner t1_jbbtd8q wrote

Reply to Need some Vermonter words of affirmation by xohannasunx

Vermonter here. Jobs are really fucking scarce, especially ones that pay enough to live here. Bring your job with you or be independently wealthy. I’m really not kidding.

Housing is absolutely insane right now. We’re looking to move in a few months to a different school district and house prices have literally doubled since 2020. I wish I was kidding but ours went from $190k to damn near $400k since we bought in 2019.

Crime is spotty and generally not that bad. We have constitutional carry here so I recommend exercising it and not worrying anymore. Most small towns people don’t lock their doors or cars because everyone has a gun on them or readily accessible in their home.

Schools are not good here in general. We’re talking a mid 40% proficiency rate for math and reading. Some towns are sub 20%…

You will likely have little to no social life for years. This is a very insular state and people. If you’re not “in” the small town club, you’re semi shunned.

If you don’t have roots here, don’t come here. There are far better places in this country to move.

I’m staying here because the in-laws live nearby in VT, we have their only grandkids, and I’m fortunate to have a very well paying job. I’d recommend southern NH if you want that New England fix without most of the problems I mentioned above. I grew up there and it’s amazing the differences in such a small geographical leap.

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vermont4runner t1_jardjbh wrote

Reply to comment by Mokkiki in Driving into killington on Saturday with this storm and thinking about driving (no 4x4 this time). Few options off of 95 and asking locals which roads would be better? A) I87->149->4? B) 7-4? C) I91->103->100->4 by [deleted]

VT doesn’t plow the non arteries until snow stops. It sucks since you have to get to work or the grocery store and the roads will be a mess at 1pm.

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vermont4runner t1_jap4qo0 wrote

Reply to comment by akmjolnir in PSA: Contaminated Gas in Brattleboro by No-Establishment3083

A controlled amount injected into cylinders with the engine tuned properly for it is how water and menthol injection systems work. An engine that can barely run because it’s choking on diluted with water gas is not the same thing at all. Some of that water is still collecting in the cylinder, enough and you can easily get a bent connecting rod. It doesn’t take much.

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