Burlington, and all around.

symptoms pretty much tell a diagnostician everything they need to know. no one wants to be around that shit. that's why they dont "test" for it.

huh

get your fluids! rest up!

24 hours

it was brutal.

not use public bathrooms, prepare your own meals, and wash your hands after touching ANYTHING.

that's not always the case.

Me and the Mrs were down for 48 hours. She's still suffering a bit. We're not 100%.

This shit is dangerous as it has the potential to really dehydrate a person despite best efforts.

It was about 48 hours of sickness for me. I'm still feeling like I'm lacking a lot of energy after. I'm just glad not to be a garden sprinkler from both ends of my body.

> The risk isn’t worth saving a few seconds on your commute.

try telling that to some of the new vermonters that believe our roads are like Mass or NJ. They care not for anyones' safety. Essentially, you're in their way.

Complaints get expensive and end up pissing off land lords. Ain't no way I can risk that in this housing shortage.

> We are going to ruin the State.

already is.

> We can definitely house folks without compromising VT’s forests so long as we densify and use land that has already been developed upon.

actually there's good lumber in those forests which make incredible guitars, furniture and other products.

Vermont Maple and Walnut is by far the highest quality wood for musical instruments I have ever had the pleasure of working with. We also have other species that folks find ideal for instruments.

I am not saying cut down the forests, but I am saying that it wouldn't hurt to take down a few acres here and there to build up some more rural living areas or even carve out a good plot for infrastructure projects like broad band.

> I agree about the single-family homes

but I hate hearing my neighbors. I like wood working, running CNC machines, and playing my guitar loud. Can't do that in a giant people box.

> single-family homes

i like my single family home though. hopefully those units never go out of style and the those big people boxes can be built where people want them.

which is why if I was a smarter, more educated person, I'd draft a 21 point plan to get vermont into manufacturing! but that's a whole other conversation.

ha it was just a joke but seriously - there's a lot of floridians (typically elderly and white) that own a summer house up this way and complain about property taxes.

I know a lot of rednecks around here that HATE floridians.

there's other states they can flock to. I am certain the climate here in vt is not what they are used to anyways.. plus floridians have enough property bought up here in VT to start a revolution. good riddance.

nah the rules changed. if you can stomach a few winters - you've earned your spot.

I don't call the refugee community flat landers - they are welcome with open arms. They are good folk and always have my support.

typically flatlander vermonters that haven't earned their standing. takes years to become a vermonter.

k.

Well there is a demand for a lot of things. I am sorry I did not draft a business plan or prospectus to submit to you to see how such and investment would play out. I am just a dude with a high school diploma - I am not an economist. I can tell you though that a services based economy is dog shit. Production is the only way.

doesn't have to be. but manufacturing jobs have a lot of personnel required for operations which means more jobs for regular folks.

> If wealth is built faster outside of Vermont than people who stay here will continue to fall behind

which is why we need to embolden production and incentivize manufacturing / craft goods exports. pretty much we just need to make shit and get it out there.