[Wingfoot]

I remember VT when there was no TV folks ,way back in the 40's.
Truth is current culture makes all americans ever more isolated and there is little difference between anywhere and anywhere else,other than in peoples imaginations.
An empire of 350 million allows for little individualism.

[BickleTravis]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

Well put. As you said, every region has it's pros and cons. I was walking around my property yesterday and thought that when I move, I'll never again be exposed to this kind of natural beauty. I'll probably have a driveway I don't have to worry about in winter, not to mention I'll certainly have a garage, but I'm going to miss a lot that only Vermont has to offer. It's going to be a real bummer.

The idea that VT is the most beautiful state in the US is laughable to me. I hear it all the time here from people who've never been to the west. I lived in MT for 3 years, and VT has absolutely nothing on Glacier Park, Flathead Lake, the Bitterroot Mountains, etc.
VT ain't special.

[Sherylcatmom]

Originally Posted by BickleTravis

The idea that VT is the most beautiful state in the US is laughable to me. I hear it all the time here from people who've never been to the west. I lived in MT for 3 years, and VT has absolutely nothing on Glacier Park, Flathead Lake, the Bitterroot Mountains, etc.
VT ain't special.

I've been to those places. While they're beautiful and astounding, aesthetics are completely subjective. Vermont is by far the most beautiful to me. It's the only one I want to wake up and look at every day. For me, those other areas are nice but they've got nothing on Vermont. Good thing aesthetics are subjective or we'd all be trying to live in the same spot.

[Wingfoot]

flu189 said it all. The reason I moved to Vermont about 15 years ago was because it was a very affordable place to live. I bought a 4 bedroom home with a three car car garage and 12 acres of land for a little over 110,000. My property taxes were less than $800 per year. We were able to have my wife stay at home with the children while I was the sole worker. That has all changed in a big way. In just over a decade home prices have double or tripled, taxes have done the same as well as heating costs, fuel, services and whatever else you could think of that has gone up. In this time frame incomes have gone up very little. We have gone from an affordable place to live to a place that many are having a tough time trying to survive.[/quote]

Yes ,very good description of the facts.
I've lived in 2 places at the height of their rich young yuppy trust-funder "bubble" expansion.
In Mpls.-St.paul it was noticable allright ,but had not too much effect on ordinary folks life.
In Vermont it turned the state upside down.Just a matter of % of the total population I guess.

[BIOA]

If someone believes that people are going to be rude, that is what they will find. On the other hand, if one believes that they will find friendly, warm welcoming people like themselves, they will also find what they believe.
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