I moved here like 2 years ago. I moved for a very specific reason and I will move back out as soon as I can (summer of 2024).

Here’s my opinions and I assume I’ll get downvoted to hell and back.

Good: It’s pretty. Skiing is fun. The state parks are lovely. No traffic and just driving around looking at the views is nice.

Not so good: It’s boring. Very little going on and very little to do. Its cold, like really cold. For a really long time. Businesses are strange with inconsistent hours and constant staff shortages.
There’s not a lot of people outside of chittendon county and most of the towns seem vacant most of the year with Airbnb and second homes. This will lead to potential feelings of isolation. Heating bills are shockingly high. You will need snow tires and your car will rust with salt.

Manchester, the largest city in NH is nearly three times the size as Burlington, the largest city in Vermont.

Also NH was one of the 13 original colonies, Vermont was not. So NH had a head start.

NH also has some coastline and is closer to Boston.

What is it that you miss?

I feel that canceling student loans is not a good play. What happens to kids going to school next year? School isn’t getting cheaper so what happens with their loans? The debt just gets propagated to the next generation. I think making all loans being paid in full at 0% interest is the way to go. This will provide a way forward for future generations and help those currently struggling with their loans. It will put an end to the debt cycle for those people that have paid more than they borrowed but haven’t made a dent on their loans due to interest. This will be unpopular for the far left and the far right, so it’s a reasonable compromise that would most likely pass.

Not all advice on the internet is bad advice!

Relax. It’ll be ok. You survived 4 years of Donald Trump. You’re going to get through this too!

The Vermont country store(s) may be worth a detour.

I here you. I got priced out of my hometown and wound up in Vermont due to the relatively low cost of real estate. Sucks everywhere.

You have to save money somewhere. The library and sports programs seem like two good places to do so. Everything is online anyway.

The absolute value of the temperature is the same. |-44| = 44.

Vermont has nowhere near the population density for any of this.

Is Albany a “large” airport?

I lived there when I was younger and went to college in NJ. I got a job in DC, I moved to VT for various reasons during covid.

I moved to Vermont. In the spring they have a “green up” day. It’s a big deal and nearly everyone does it. They pick up all the litter in the state. It’s remarkable. They should make it nationwide.

https://greenupvermont.org

a person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist.

The giants couldn’t get NY to build them a stadium but conned NJ into doing it.

Seems to fit to me.

Lake Bomoseen KOA has camping cabins. Stayed there before. It’s nice. Camp Plymouth state park has cabins as well, right near echo lake, which is lovely.

Or pay taxes. Or insurance.

I doubt it. Check the DMV website. LA to Vermont sounds like a big move. A bit different here than there. Buy the warmest coat you can find.

Right next to simon pierce is the only tasting room for whistle pig. It’s pricey but you can do a flight and check out the different liquor…mostly rye.

How about Killington to Honolulu.

The market basket in Claremont is the bees knees