tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post5662152620510101410..comments2023-10-29T10:54:58.681-04:00Comments on Vox Baby: Of Crowds and ColdAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-30230102411933188222007-01-19T08:27:00.000-05:002007-01-19T08:27:00.000-05:00"the fact that we were not in competition made us ..."the fact that we were not in competition made us both better off"<br /><br />This is interesting. Reminds me of electrons in atoms. They tend to arrange themselves so they're the furthest possible from all other electrons in the same atom. I hate crowds too.<br /><br />If you enjoy the cold, you may want to move up to Saskatchewan, Canada. I used to live there, around Regina. It sometimes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-55768721807855552462007-01-18T10:27:00.000-05:002007-01-18T10:27:00.000-05:00Actually, Tim, in Vermont there is a major tax shi...Actually, Tim, in Vermont there is a major tax shift through the persistent rise of property values. The way we're structured, we pay an essentially flat fee per $1000 of valuation, which has doubled in 5 years. Then the state returns the "extra" (after siphoning off a bit) based on INCOME, not property value. So, I'm paying double, but my neighbor whose husband does not work, as seen about a Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472891144832591202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-58456651393735582522007-01-18T10:07:00.000-05:002007-01-18T10:07:00.000-05:00Cold is an issue. So is snow. We bought our house ...Cold is an issue. So is snow. We bought our house in Grantham in August 2001. The woman we bought it from had put it on the market after the area was hit with a ton of snow in March '01. She'd had enough, and packed off to North Carolina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-72288484202712251282007-01-18T08:56:00.000-05:002007-01-18T08:56:00.000-05:00Me too, and thus I wouldn't mind it a little bit ....Me too, and thus I wouldn't mind it a little bit ... colder.<br /><br />But as long as the snowbirds pay their 52 weeks of property taxes for their 2 week stay, I'd say we're making out pretty well.<br /><br />We've made some planning mistakes in the area, particularly in getting people from DHMC to Vermont without going through Hanover. I also thought that we endured a lot of traffic headaches Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-15308905361883197782007-01-17T20:16:00.000-05:002007-01-17T20:16:00.000-05:00But Andrew, the cold-haters have figured out a way...But Andrew, the cold-haters have figured out a way around the weather...buy up a bunch of year-round houses, and only come up for 2 weeks in the summer!<br /><br />I used to say that it would never get crowded up here (Strafford, VT) because it was too cold, but try leaving Centerra at 5:30pm...starting to remind me of Long Island.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472891144832591202noreply@blogger.com