Twombls
Twombls t1_jeby5sr wrote
Reply to comment by Climate_Face in 3/30/23 pit progress, Burlington, VT by aschylus
Ngl id live in the elevator shaft bunker
Twombls t1_jeade1d wrote
Reply to comment by thisoneisnotasbad in In Vermont, trucks keep getting stuck in Smugglers’ Notch. Locals are at their wit’s end. by bostonglobe
Thats why the fine should be 100k the truckers wont risk it. There are already like 10 signs starting all the way back on the interstate. There really is no exuse unless they are like actually dumb
Twombls t1_je9yhc9 wrote
Reply to comment by Radi5h in In Vermont, trucks keep getting stuck in Smugglers’ Notch. Locals are at their wit’s end. by bostonglobe
Have like 20 warning signs. Telling them they will go bankrupt if they do this.
As far as I can tell the only people still doing this are idiots who assume the signs are exagerating or something.
Stopping people from only going in once isnt enough. Since there are a ton of idiots.
Twombls t1_je9snxo wrote
Reply to In Vermont, trucks keep getting stuck in Smugglers’ Notch. Locals are at their wit’s end. by bostonglobe
Slap a 100k fine on it.
It needs to be so comically large that its not worth the risk for idiots that think they can make it.
Twombls t1_je9nxbl wrote
Reply to comment by -_Stove_- in Letter to the editor: Is it all hands on deck, or will this planet sink? by RamaSchneider
Yeah like obviously the average consumer will have to do something, but this type of messaging likes to make you feel bad for heating your house. Meanwhile drake gets to fly a 787 15 minutes and generate more carbon than your house will generate in a year.
Twombls t1_je7ww72 wrote
Reply to comment by sixteenpoundblanket in TIL that there is an art installation in Burlington, Vermont that is called the world's tallest filing cabinet. It's name is "File Under So. Co., Waiting for". It was built in 2002 in response to years of delays building the Interstate 189 bypass into downtown Burlington by IAmDavidGurney
Eh its like actually full rolling now. They've cleared out all the land they never cleared out and are working on leveling it and will start paving in june I believe.
Personally im against the project because building a highway downtown is just stupid in 2022.
Twombls t1_je7rllu wrote
Reply to TIL that there is an art installation in Burlington, Vermont that is called the world's tallest filing cabinet. It's name is "File Under So. Co., Waiting for". It was built in 2002 in response to years of delays building the Interstate 189 bypass into downtown Burlington by IAmDavidGurney
And they moved it last year because the highway is now under construction.
Twombls t1_je7rj86 wrote
Reply to comment by sixteenpoundblanket in TIL that there is an art installation in Burlington, Vermont that is called the world's tallest filing cabinet. It's name is "File Under So. Co., Waiting for". It was built in 2002 in response to years of delays building the Interstate 189 bypass into downtown Burlington by IAmDavidGurney
Its under construction rn
Twombls t1_je2ydg6 wrote
Reply to comment by SuperBeastJ in PSA: Starbucks on Shelburne Rd in South Burlington is only unionized Starbucks in VT by willynillyslide
Or ever wanted an espresso drink I guess. Not that Starbucks espresso is particularly good but its probably better than what the average person could make at home. Making espresso at home is more of a hobby than an actual way to get a drink.
Twombls t1_je01h9k wrote
Reply to comment by PuddleCrank in Court grants Slate Ridge owner an extension to demolish school building by RamaSchneider
Didn't he also like try to divert a creek to flood his neighbors house?
Twombls t1_je01ecr wrote
Dollar store ruby ridge
Twombls t1_jdw5ntv wrote
Reply to comment by Arthur_Pendergast in What're the most popular commonly attended Concerts annually in Vermont? (e.g. Any big festivals, events, etc.) by dejmur1
Its just going to be some ticketed concerts within venues this year. No more festival in the circle as far as im aware
Twombls t1_jdti66u wrote
Yeah they do. Once I saw a group of drunk kids knock over a trashcan in burlington while a cop was driving by. Cop gave them the option of either picking it up of fining them.
Twombls t1_jdowdye wrote
Reply to comment by redwolf1430 in Bye Jonny Wanzer by spraypainttarget
Twombls t1_jdocm0x wrote
Reply to Bye Jonny Wanzer by spraypainttarget
Redditors on their way to comment "Who?" On a post instead of doing a 30 second google search.
Usually Thats reserved for any reddit post about a musician that isnt white or kanye. But I guess wanzer is deserving of them today.
Twombls t1_jdjdya1 wrote
Reply to comment by BothCourage9285 in A critique of Brave Little State's segment on Airbnbs by headgasketidiot
Please. I mean the best way to do it would be to raise property tax on non residences so high that it becomes unprofitable
Twombls t1_jdjdsaj wrote
Reply to comment by PhineasSwann in A critique of Brave Little State's segment on Airbnbs by headgasketidiot
Whats funny is under most antiairbnb regulation. The "small guy renting out a room" is largely unaffected. They usually still allow renting out rooms or entire residinces that count as a primary residence.
Twombls t1_jdjdg2d wrote
Reply to comment by Pen_Active in A critique of Brave Little State's segment on Airbnbs by headgasketidiot
I mean a lot of rental housing in those resort areas that would be previously rented out houses that resort employees lived in. You are right that ski condos dont really count as housing though. They tend to be horrific quality substandard buildings. And a lot of the time you aren't even allowed to live in them full time because that would become apparent.
Twombls t1_jdijva3 wrote
Reply to comment by landodk in A critique of Brave Little State's segment on Airbnbs by headgasketidiot
Also how many "wfh yuppies" actually moved here. My anctedoctal experience is a lot of them left after the lockdowns subsided a bit.
Also who is a WFH yuppie. I work from home for a VT based company. I used to commute into the office but gave up when it became a sickfest. Most of my direct coworkers left the state due to housing and affordability. Vt isn't as desirable to everyone as this sub makes it out to be sometimes.
Twombls t1_jdif8p9 wrote
Reply to comment by kier00 in A critique of Brave Little State's segment on Airbnbs by headgasketidiot
>Almost every working class person who I have spoken to on the issue is very afraid of Airbnbs disappearing because of the direct and second and third order effects that economic activity generates. I also find it very curious that the anti-Airbnb crowd has absolutely no proposed ideas for how to replace that economic activity.
Look up studies done on banning airbnb in Europe. It turns out that airbnb users contrubute significantly less to the economy than actual hotel people
Twombls t1_jdi67lt wrote
Reply to comment by headgasketidiot in A critique of Brave Little State's segment on Airbnbs by headgasketidiot
I would be curious to see if whoever was the creative lead on this episode has any relevant investments. It reeks of the stuff that they brought to burlington city council when we banned airbnbs.
Twombls t1_jdi60yp wrote
Reply to comment by amoebashephard in A critique of Brave Little State's segment on Airbnbs by headgasketidiot
All of burlington is substandard
Twombls t1_jdi30mr wrote
Yeahhh the heartstring pulling from airbnb owners is always weird. Its proven that you can pass a law that bans invesors from renting out entire neighborhoods, yet still lets airbnbs function as "intended". Burlington did so. As it turns out though. People just renting out a spare room in their house is in the minority.
Also that survey may have bias. As someone just renting out an airbnb room to live here. Is probably more likely to respond to a survey. Than some property investor.
Twombls t1_jdfke3x wrote
Reply to comment by 1T-Nerd in The 'Airbnbust' proves the Wild West days of online vacation rentals are over by amhais
Hopefully something will change soon law wise and the rest of the state will take after burlington. If not mabye vermonters could practice some good old fashioned civil disobedience and uh. Ensure the airbnbs get horrible reviews
Twombls t1_jeexchp wrote
Reply to Proof that capitalism won’t solve the affordable housing crisis. by No-Ganache7168
That is why we undo the capitalism