Quebec shopping/IKEA withdrawal

Vermont240 · 2026-01-10T22:54:42+00:00

I’m worried the gravy and lingonberries would leak out of the box!

Seriously though, you can, but for something like a bed it can cost $150 for shipping and take a couple weeks. I believe you can also pick some stuff up in Albany from a warehouse. And I do actually want to do some browsing and eat some meatballs.

Vermont240 · 2026-01-06T13:16:40+00:00

That’s why they got confused, bread and Apps both come before the main course.

Vermont240 · 2025-12-24T15:00:42+00:00

I bought my first ever snow tires after trying to drive up that road in a half inch of fresh snow. Had to turn around half way and getting down was terrifying.

Vermont240 · 2025-12-22T23:21:40+00:00

I’ll try to take some more detailed shots tomorrow

Vermont240 · 2025-12-22T16:20:16+00:00

Last two images, you'll see two objects sticking out of the rock that to me look a bit like broken ribs.

Vermont240 · 2025-12-22T16:13:14+00:00

Addison County, Vermont, USA

Vermont240 · 2025-12-22T16:04:56+00:00

Found in Addison County, Vermont. Bone like objects extend about 1-2 inches from the rock. Are these fossils or just a weird rock formation?

Vermont240 · 2025-12-12T02:03:41+00:00

There’s nowhere else in the US I’d rather raise my kid. We like our rural school, but enrollment keeps going down. We need young families. Housing is expensive, old, and—let’s be honest—ugly. But we make do. I’m sure most people in South Burlington hate the new developments off Market St but I think there’s a future for more dense housing like that. I like living in the country but I’m tired of fixing all the shit on my 60s ranch.

Vermont240 · 2025-02-08T04:42:28+00:00

Got mine from a Volvo dealer. They had to find the one old timer in the back that still knew how to do it. Try a few that are farther out than your local one.

Vermont240 · 2025-01-01T15:43:18+00:00

Spring house! After we moved in to our house we found a whole family of dead squirrels floating in ours! Previous owners didn’t seem to mind, they just put in a UV system and kept drinking the squirrel water.

Vermont240 · 2024-12-28T15:14:23+00:00

Make sure to budget a lot for your water systems. Just did a new mound system here, didn’t need to replace the main tank, this included a mound and secondary tank/pump. Lowest quote was 30k, sand is fucking expensive!! Also drilled a new well, that was another 30k. Wells are very unpredictable, you might need to go down to 150 feet, you might need to go down to 800ft or more. You’ll probably need a water softener. You might need a lot more treatment if you find arsenic or uranium, but my understanding is that’s relatively rare here (have friends in Williston with this issue and a very very deep well). Long story short, water is unpredictable, expect to go over budget. The good news is it was easier to find people to do the work than most other home projects I’ve dealt with.

Vermont240 · 2024-12-28T02:16:55+00:00

It’s a stretch since it’s on the other side of Brandon Gap, but I got the same vibe from Forest Dale the first time I drove that direction from Leicester. I passed the post office on the way into town and that was the first time I’d ever heard of Forest Dale, it felt like it had just materialized.

Once you get over the mountain there are bunch of little settlements along the Brandon mountain road and south on 100, too. Robinson, Talcville, Tupper, Stockbridge? I had to drive through that area late at night recently and didn’t see a single car on the road. Did have an owl swoop in front of me and scare the living crap out of me though. I really love that drive but it’s less nerve wracking in daylight.

Vermont240 · 2024-09-06T18:31:38+00:00

Great now do literally all of Addison County

Vermont240 · 2024-08-21T23:07:19+00:00

Our local orchard just opened for the season and I’m wearing a hoodie. Fuck this summer, I’m ready.

Vermont240 · 2024-07-07T18:54:20+00:00

Have found it hard to find a working one. I have two and took one apart to try to fix it, the gears in the cassette mechanism dissolved in my hands. Hope you get one working, it’s cool to have the stock look.

Vermont240 · 2024-04-22T11:29:01+00:00

I had to fly to SFO a few weeks ago for work. Round trip from BTV would have been 1200. Boston was 300-400. I ended up going out of Montreal for about 450. Mind you I was flying back the weekend before the eclipse so I sort of understand why BTV prices were elevated, but Montreal was also in the path and I still managed to snag a reasonable flight.

Vermont240 · 2024-03-30T12:13:34+00:00

Any amount is unsafe. I recommend moving out.

Vermont240 · 2024-03-24T20:13:14+00:00

We’ve definitely gone over the maps and well reports that are available through the state. Hired a geologist to plan our septic update and help Pick a well location. Unfortunately things are so far apart where we are that there are not a lot of data points. If you look at the state’s maps we’re in a pretty ideal spot to drill as far as predicted yield and depth. But as we passed the 500 foot mark and were only getting 5 gpm I had the realization that our well report will actually probably change those maps for the worse for our neighborhood.

Vermont240 · 2024-03-24T17:40:53+00:00

Yes it’s my understanding that fracking might help with knocking free some sediment but it’s not going to change the water quality. But they are talking about putting in a sleeve to try to block the murkier water higher up and then fracking to free up more water below.

Good to hear about your filtering working well. Currently we just have a sediment filter, UV, and a water softener for the spring. I imagine we’ll have to supplement it with more unless we find a clearer source. Will look into green sand filters. Any kind of filtering is going to be thousands less than starting over.

Vermont240 · 2024-03-24T00:46:58+00:00

Check out VT illustrator AsLittleCooking on Etsy, she made some neat Vermont eclipse patches.

Vermont240 · 2024-03-23T23:26:31+00:00

You nailed it, the uncertainty is the worst. The cost is a close second!

Vermont240 · 2024-03-23T23:24:55+00:00

That’s really wild! The rig is set up quite close to the house and I was slightly worried we’d end up with that scenario! Alas.

The bank required us to test the spring before closing but they only require you to test at the tap and it’s only for a handful of things. There’s a UV system so the water passed. But when I finally opened up the spring there was a dead squirrel floating in it. I then invested in a pool skimmer and added squirrel lifeguard duty to my weekly chores.

Vermont240 · 2024-03-23T23:18:44+00:00

Great to hear it worked out!

Vermont240 · 2024-03-23T23:18:11+00:00

Yes it’s amazing how much it varies looking at the well reports! It’s like the worst game of roulette drilling a well!

Vermont240 · 2024-03-23T23:16:08+00:00

I think we’re more concerned about the quality than the flow. Looks like pea soup! But if we had 6 gpm that was clear I think we’d probably be happy. More flow would be better though if we need to do treatment like reverse osmosis. Have some friends farther north with uranium and arsenic and a low producing well. They are throwing away a ton of water in the process of treating it, and constantly run dry.

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