Like I said, I don’t drink it because it tastes like shit.

We are really at the stage, and unless you are secretly a billionaire, where every cent we spend eventually ends up in the hands of a corporation that does shitty things and sucks.

Starbucks is a chain, Dunkin Donuts is a franchise. Different business model.

> but the social commentary from people that have no idea on what they are talking about is tiring.

Hi, first day in this sub? Welcome. It’s fun here.... don’t take any of it seriously. Most of these people are not even from Vermont.

We skip the Keurig because it is shit coffee. Same result, different reason.

He is not getting special treatment. If you look at any number of zoning violations which have made it as far as court cases and state intervention, extensions and delays are the norm, not the exception. This is mostly because the other option is the state going on private land and doing something. What is the state going to do, send in the demo crew to take down an outbuilding and incur the legal risk of doing so? Not to mention, no matter who the person is the headlines of “state bulldozes private structures as owner tries to raise money to appeal” or some such headline baiting bullshit will cause an outcry.

Septic fixes, out building permits, setback violations, all sorts of shit gets a pass. The state has a loud bark and tiny bite on zoning issue.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Why would you put that video online. NY does not have a legal market yet.

In 2020 Unilever became a fully British company.

https://nltimes.nl/2020/11/29/unilever-officially-longer-dutch-company

No, in 2020 it adopted a fully British.

If you offered a removal service you would be booked out forever. Don't offer to pay for removal at all. Having been battling it for about 35 years I still have not found a good method for total eradication. Shit always comes back.

How can you make any money by paying 50 cents per pound and turning it into pellets when a bag of pellets that weighs 40 lbs costs $8

It has changed a bit in the past few years. It got super strict like fail if the backup camera does not or the tire pressure sensors don't work..Scott has it relaxed to be a bit more reasonable.

That is false. Read the guide. Fail with a standard, tell the owner with an automatic.

https://dmv.vermont.gov/sites/dmv/files/documents/VN-113-Periodic_Inspection_Manual.pdf

On a standard they will fail you. On an automatic they just advise you it is not working.

Unilever is a British company actually.

Grand point north is done. Grace hast done it since covid and she is not doing it again this year. Was fun while it lasted though.

What? Why would I constantly be looking behind my back?

You laugh but it starts with little things. The road to giving up your right to privacy is paved with the phrase, if you have nothing to hide why do you care. Little by little business chips away and one day you look up and realize you have given a private company access into your personal life.

Exactly. Town meeting was designed around a time when the majority of the state was engaged in agriculture. Not a ton doing in the world of farming in the first week of March.

The most truly democratic thing is ballot with universal mail in voting.

It only helps if you work for the state or the reason you can’t attend is school related. For the other large percent of people, taking a random Tuesday off work is not an option. Town meeting under represents economically disadvantaged populations and only allows you a voice if you are privileged enough to miss a day of work.

Look at a broadband map before you move. Much of that part of the state is served by slow internet and as you are working from home it will be a factor. If your work from home gig ends, you will not be able to find high paying professional work in the area.

Our town has gone full Australian ballot and the polls are open 7 to 7.

This is much better then the extremely regressive previous iteration done during normal business hours.

It started as a valid form of local government but I no longer believe it is one.

This is the proper way to slaughter chickens.

The biggest difference is at Costco you agree to let them look at your receipt. At Walmart my common reply after self checkout when asked “can I see your receipt?” is “no thank you” and to keep walking.

We have so few basic civil liberties left there is no fucking chance in hell I will agree to let some giant retail operation infringe of them.

My approach has been, get permit, do work. The town can fuck right off once the permit is issued.

I love the downvotes that come with this but I still post it because I have not yet found a place to turn Reddit internet points into money.

Sometimes, I even toss a couple errors in the post to up the troll level a little.

https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find