The gods of the valley are not the gods of the hills.

They're all over the place now and it's great. We have one that rests on the power pole out my window at the office every day. It is responsible for a lot of "lost time".

Vermont does have a limit on the "number of drinks" a bar tender can hand to a single customer in a single transaction. The "number of drinks" is not determined by the number of glasses or bottles but by the number of individual servings of alcohol. Long island ice teas can contain 4-5 servings of alcohol. They might actually be illegal for bars to serve in Vermont. Like with any liquor license/regulation enforcement can vary wildly from area to area. Bars/restaurants that have strikes on their records are far more likely to follow the law to the letter due to higher levels of scrutiny.

Big fan of the peregrine falcon and osprey because of their (so far) successful recovery stories here.

Tip one:. 4 wheel drive is not all wheel drive. It should not be activated at highway speeds. 4 wheel helps you go, it doesn't help you stop. If you can't go that fast without 4wheel you can't stop fast enough in it to be traveling that fast.

Chili, stew or anything that goes on a pot and enjoys a long slow simmer.

My uncle was a state rep at the time and he is the one who brought me to meet the senator. I brought this up last night with him. He cracked up as he informed me that one of the "more important people" was Governor Dean. This just brings my respect level up even higher.

Someone doesn't understand how Senate seniority works and how much of an impact Pat had on Vermont because of it.

To me, Pat will always be the Senator who spent 15 minutes talking batman with me when I was 10 while other, clearly more important people, waited their turn. Can't beat that guy.

What's everybody getting all worked up over? A foot at most? Shits basically a dusting. Let's be Vermonters about this shit.

Ya... My Alexa was unlucky enough to be placed close to the fire escape with a direct shot into the dumpster the morning she started yammering on about shit trying to suggest something after I asked about the temperature outside.

I threw my Alexa out when they started pushing suggestions I don't ask for and generally making the product shittier. "Listen to my command-> execute the task -> shut the fuck up" should be the flow chart for all interactions. I replaced 90% of what Alexa did for me with an egg timer and a radio. They don't talk back or push adds on me.

It's all water under the fridge

So that will discourage them from making the signs to begin with. Malloy getting his ass handed to him despite his mad sign game is all the case study we need to know that they are a massive waste with no practical upside... So fine them enough where it's not worth even making the signs to begin with and we get both of those birds stoned at once.

I didn't say that as a joke.

One minor correction to the wiki. We annexed Cabot in the Cheese Wars of '73.

>Like willoughby foliage

This. The great thing about the Willoughby gap area and especially the steep face of Pisgah is the variety of colors and the changes over time as the reds and oranges of the lower altitude maples give way to the bright yellows of the beech and birch trees at higher elevations mixed with the green of the pines. It's never at any point all orange.

This is absolutely faked/doctored. Source I drive 5b past Willoughby every day and it doesn't ever look like that.

I used it to make fun of the original poster, but you will see the accounts parroting Putin/fox news propaganda using it a lot. It's projection like usual. Convince the rubes spreading your lies that everyone else are the crazy/stupid ones and there is less chance they will realize it's actually them.

No, he's just a useful idiot.

why? Another principle of sales, once you have their money you don't give it back.

Edit: if not getting that 10 bucks back means you don't enter... then the filter is doing it's job. it's not their job to maximize enjoyment for people who don't want to pay, it's to maximize profits from the event for the venue and the vendors.

Also keep in mind that the fall in Vermont is for hunters. Be careful not to disturb a hunt. Or piss off the guy with a gun, what do I care.

In sales I refer to this as a "Buy in" filter. They have a capacity they cannot exceed, they don't want to waste space on lookeylous and bored people just being there to be there. Their vendors want to maximize their exposure to paying customers, not just their exposure. Charging a cover fee stops the "we'll walk around and not buy anything because walking is free" crowd. Means people who are inside wanted to be inside bad enough to spend 10 bucks.

You've got Shire in your username, always had a soft spot for Hobbits.

I'm going to DM you a Google map tonight with a great overlook pinned. Please do not share the location with others. Go there and paint, one of the most beautiful places in Vermont/the world.