tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post1975715499074374907..comments2024-03-04T22:40:23.194-08:00Comments on Life with a Cocktail: Vermont Rocks!Kate Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089480767005955018noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post-70118375051127643352009-08-13T08:01:14.247-07:002009-08-13T08:01:14.247-07:00"Yeah, but Vermont's just as pretty."..."Yeah, but Vermont's just as pretty."<br /><br />I remember a conversation I had when I was in the Army years ago... the guy I was talking to said, "I've been all over the world, and I've never seen anything that wasn't already in the US somewhere."<br /><br />Not entirely accurate, but a good point nonetheless.JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post-80901258245649651492009-08-13T07:55:27.341-07:002009-08-13T07:55:27.341-07:00It does look beautiful. Some of it reminds me of ...It does look beautiful. Some of it reminds me of Oregon.Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post-2224788575324182382009-08-12T18:48:29.552-07:002009-08-12T18:48:29.552-07:00very cool pics. love the falls and A&W does ro...very cool pics. love the falls and A&W does rock! though i have never been to VT...i'll have to fix that.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post-32644405206099778222009-08-12T18:19:17.333-07:002009-08-12T18:19:17.333-07:00Don't forget that VT is also the home of Ben &...Don't forget that VT is also the home of Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory. I toured it before it became the corporate conglomerate it is now. They had such quaint (great) ideas of how to run a business including the fact that the highest paid employee could never make more than 7x the lowest paid employee. That sounds like a huge order of magnitude, but think about the typically lowest paid employee in the mail room, janitor staff, etc. What do they make? Maybe $20,000 or a little more/less. Multiply by 7 and you get only $140,000 for the CEO. Now that is a fair salary dispersion. That Vermont sensibility is pretty damn cool.Wenderinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340237940859669413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post-56126062584841587692009-08-12T16:40:47.136-07:002009-08-12T16:40:47.136-07:00I have never been to Vermont, but I will take your...I have never been to Vermont, but I will take your word for its beauty! :) I will also have to check it out online and see some pictures. :)Alexandra MacVeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317852980496492650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post-84074471957647066552009-08-12T15:25:23.960-07:002009-08-12T15:25:23.960-07:00I remember when billboards went away in VT, it was...I remember when billboards went away in VT, it was just after our family moved there (and before Kate was born) so I'm dating myself. I would like to recommend a couple of VT things, mainly movies. I fell in love with the Howard Frank Mosher books and a few of them were made into movies. They are worth searching out. I recall that Rip Torn stars in one of them. Can I suggest that you continue on the VT Theme and perhaps get the names onto your blogs?Jane- 2 of 7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08687675489648006638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468344642596854573.post-18944763683043876142009-08-12T15:21:14.716-07:002009-08-12T15:21:14.716-07:00Howdy Neighbor! Vermont does rock. My husband an...Howdy Neighbor! Vermont does rock. My husband and I love to drive over when we're on a leisurely beautiful outing. One hour north up 302, cut over to 93 North and East to 91 and you're in VT. We originally wanted to live in Burlington when we moved back here but we already had a summer home in the White Mtns so it was more expedient to move here. Burlington rocks too. Only thing w/ VT is taxes. As a native Californian, I've had my fair share of taxes. Virginia was a surprise because, in the eighties, their taxes were almost reasonable. But New Hampshire has no sales tax and no income tax! Property tax is high (they have to get it somehwere) but I can live with that. I love VT because they are so ecologically aware, they've outlawed outdoor signage, they love cows! Mooooo!California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.com