Lol you just described zoning my guy

Having thought about it some more, and thanks to this information, I believe it is maple trees violently cracking. The edge of the pasture that I spoke of in the post is facing south and elevated above the surroundings, so it is likely that the trees there warmed up more than the ones in the woods. This would explain why I heard the noises only for the first few hours following sunset, since the sap was still readily flowing through the tree as it was freezing rapidly. I have definitely heard many loud cracks on a cold winter night, but this was exceptional.

Cracking sounds coming from your roof could definitely be your rafters moving with the cold. I had that sound too. These loud noises echoed down the whole mountain, it was crazy. Could have been the old dairy barn down the road moving I suppose, but damn it might be coming down with all that noise.

Looking clean in there 👍 you could make ice cream outside tomorrow

Something about rich people owning second and third homes, and the peasants living in barns, feels off-color to me.

Although it is not necessarily applicable for everyone, I think environmentally it makes a lot of sense to focus on using as much natural materials as possible and reduce embodied carbon in building materials even if it's at the expense of performance. Ultimately, this doesn't need to turn into some sort of competition of who can have the least energy input to heat (regardless of energy input to build). If we use wood heat, even if the house is not R100 walls, we are still using a renewable and eco friendly resource, and performance of the walls is less important. What will matter more in this case, is that the house was built from sustainably/locally harvested timber, with minimal imported/highly processed construction materials, whose embodied carbon has a huge impact on the overall environment effect of the house.

This would be great if it could compete with driving in terms of cost and time. Not sure it could do that though, but I'd be pleasantly surprised if it did.

If you're a real Vermonter you'll be done with that before there's any chance of it getting moldy. Bottoms up!

Hi 👋

I know a guy with seriously top notch organ meat . 100% grass fed organic practically biodynamic beef. Worked on the farm before and can confirm the quality of his products.

Where are you located??

Well yes in many respects it began with the proliferation of the circular saw in the early 1800s, and the invention of coal-powered engines, but the effects of the revolution were cumulative and came to a head post civil war in the US. A LOT of this has to do with the completion of railroads in Vermont, which was the biggest factor in enabling the state to "participate" in the industrial revolution on a large scale.

Well to be more specific the lumber industry boom allowed cheap lumber in large quantities to be produced which led to the widespread adoption of "balloon framing" of houses, similar to the typical stud framing of today. This was opposed to the traditional timber framing methods which were much for labor and material intensive, not to mention requiring very skilled craftsmen to properly construct the house.

"Industrial revolution"

"Rep. Mary Howard,

I am writing to you in response to the proposed legislation concerning gun control, namely bills S.31 and H.98. As a resident of Vermont, I am appalled by the attempts these bills make at applying undue restrictions on Vermonters concerning their ability to exercise their constitutional right to defend life and property against potential aggressors. It feels quite inappropriate to introduce these restrictions and expand the legal protections of suspected criminals during a time in which many areas of the state are seeing an increase in violent crime. Although gun violence is a tragic theme that repeats itself much too frequently in our country, taking aim at residents rights to defend themselves, their children, and loved ones is surely of no avail to alleviate the threat of violence against victims. In fact, it seems surely to do the opposite by enabling the perpetrators (who will undoubtedly carry their own firearms, regardless of the law) to have greater confidence in violating the physical safety of others.

Please carefully consider the goal of greater firearms restrictions, that is, to prevent more violence against innocent people from occuring, not to simply attack the weapon itself."

Just sent her an email. Thanks for the contact info

"Fuckin A it's snowing again"

I read it more carefully and I agree that it seems to apply to confrontations outside one's home, but I would argue this also assumes a grossly oversimplified circumstance of home invasion. More detail would be necessary to protect people's rights adjacent to their home, defense against someone brandishing a weapon elsewhere on the premises etc. These situations are never clear cut and simple, and lawmakers should never fall into the trap of assuming that they are.

I recommend everyone use the government's weather database to look at historical snowfall and weather patterns for VT. As someone pointed out in a previous thread, the '60s and '70s saw the most snowfall on record in Vermont, and it has since been declining, but is relatively on par with snowfall amounts almost 100 years ago. That being said, there is of course a clear trend to warmer weather, with more melting and less snow accumulation due to the sheer fact of rising global temperature. But this month is definitely not abnormal for Vermont, the weather here has always been fluctuating season to season, due to our position on the jet stream, and the constant battle between the Atlantic and continental air masses.

Climate change is real, but not every "weird" weather pattern is due to climate change; it's more nuanced than that.

Obviously no sane person wants to shoot a home invader, but the point is that you have no idea what that person is intending to do, or what amount of force they are willing to use. Everyone has the constitutional right to life, and the right to protect themselves and their family. When you have an unknown intruder in your home at 2am in the dark, only an absolute idiot would recommend "running away" (how you would even do that, I have no idea), and this ignores the safety of others in the residence, including children (are they supposed to try to run too?).

This is coming from someone who does not even own a gun, and who favors waiting periods and other restrictions on instant or inappropriate access to weapons.

Honestly WV and VT have a lot in common. I would definitely have a lot in common with hillbillies in WV

If anyone is looking for a builder near southern Rutland county, I am available this summer. Smaller projects only, can't find enough people to work on a Mcmansion.

I did a floating/Alaskan slab. It was about half the price of doing stem walls, maybe even a third of the price (about 10k$). Leveled my gradually sloping site with 7 loads of crushed stone, tamped each layer, the poured a slab on top with tons of rebar.

I happen to be a carpenter so I'm in a somewhat unique situation, but I have found that I am able to build my own house for a fraction of the cost of buying something. I have had to do literally everything myself, which is a lot of work, but it has saved me tens of thousands. I am building my house on a slab that I poured with my friends in my town, and using rough sawn lumber and traditional methods to keep costs low and increase strength/durability of the house. Using trusted practices/materials like rough sawn boards, nails, tar paper, tin roofing, cheap insulation, rustic flooring, wood stove for heat; all these things will save you tons of money in the end and honestly create a very cozy home.

I know the bridge you are talking about, spoke to the director of SHC who said he had to do 70 hours of paperwork to take out that one corner that was in conservation to be able to build the bridge. Used to live at the end of the road in the picture. Best spot I've ever lived for sure.