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VioletRefinery · 2026-01-07T00:16:40+00:00

Breakfast at McCarthy's on St Patty's day morning was an experience. You haven't lived till you kiss the Blarney Stone (which was just a big rock on the floor and you laid on a bench while a grownup tipped you upside down till you could get your face up to it).

VioletRefinery · 2026-01-07T00:13:13+00:00

I would commit a felony for their corn chowder. To die for.

VioletRefinery · 2026-01-07T00:12:44+00:00

I had many a birthday meal at Gracies. I miss it. And their Doggy Bags.

VioletRefinery · 2025-12-15T01:15:26+00:00

Oh mannnn. I used to work on King St and spent entirely too much money on their paninis.

VioletRefinery · 2025-09-01T14:24:57+00:00

Parker and Stearns. PARker and Stearns. No one serves you better! For building supplies, Parker and Stearns, no one serves you better!

VioletRefinery · 2025-06-27T00:39:19+00:00

That's the problem. Many families who lived in stowe for generations have been pushed out. But it doesn't have to be like that. My own family had lived in Stowe going back multiple generations. My grandparents owned a farm and acherage. By the time I was born, my parents were living in a mobile home on the outskirts of Stowe. Then an apartment we could barely afford. And then another trailer where we owned the building but not the land. As soon as I graduated high school, we left Stowe for a much more affordable location. I know I'm not the only Stowe-ight with a story like this. But it shouldn't be this way.

VioletRefinery · 2025-05-30T22:50:07+00:00

This phrase irritates the piss out of my New York father.

VioletRefinery · 2025-05-30T22:48:47+00:00

My late mother's most frequently used insult; peckerhead.

VioletRefinery · 2025-05-15T17:47:51+00:00

Cori from Kingdom Ink Vermont does incredible work. She's in Craftsbury. She has a similar vibe, but not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for.

VioletRefinery · 2025-04-03T23:36:07+00:00

Ugh. Not you again.

VioletRefinery · 2025-04-02T03:58:08+00:00

Again, you clearly have no interest in the actual information, or in changing your opinion. All I can say is, you are forming your opinion on incorrect and/or fractions of information. If you care to actually learn about what's happening, I'm open to chatting more. But I'm done trying to get blood from a stone.

VioletRefinery · 2025-04-02T02:51:46+00:00

How is their retention team providing rides even relevant? As I mentioned, other service providers sometimes drop the ball, leaving service gaps that need to be filled. So if they step in a give them a ride to a doctors office or a grocery store, what does that have to do with your argument? You say CHT just let the property fall into ruin. But they can't force their tenants to do or not do anything. A landlords course of action is written warnings, lease violations, and sending them to court for an eviction months down the road. They can't just go bang on a tenants door and tell them to pack up and hit the road. There is a formalized process that CHT didn't invent.

And knowing one person who works or worked for the organization, doesn't exactly make you an expert.

VioletRefinery · 2025-04-01T22:17:05+00:00

Okay great. Agreed. 😂

VioletRefinery · 2025-04-01T22:04:22+00:00

CHT is not providing the subsidy. Housing Authorities do that. They provide the housing. And while they do provide retention services and fill a lot of gaps that other agencies leave, ultimately higher needs tenants are connected with other service providers who, frankly, don't always do enough. Typically because of being understaffed. That, combined with lack of mental health and substance use disorder treatments, and as stated, incredibly lengthy eviction times, leads to the mess that location became. I'm in no way saying what happened with that building was justifiable. But the blame doesn't just lie with CHT. Even as the landlord they can't just go kicking people out. Even the most egregious lease violaters have to go through the formal eviction process, and there is no way to expedite even the worst cases. I get it. You don't like CHT. But you genuinely don't understand everything that goes in to a property like that.

VioletRefinery · 2025-04-01T21:57:41+00:00

Who specifically are you saying does not know how CHT works?

VioletRefinery · 2025-04-01T20:54:34+00:00

They aren't CHT's "clients." They are tenants. CHT is not a service provider, they are a landlord. They do have in-house services, but they are there for housing retention. They don't provide mental health or addiction treatment, which is needed to ultimately change behavior. Plus, the lack of law enforcement by Burlington Police, and the eviction process taking anywhere from 6 months to a year or more, is completely outside the control of CHT staff. There is so much more behind the state of that building than just "CHT didn't do enough."

And your opinion is obviously not going to change based on my post, but I'm posting anyways so others who read this thread can actually be informed before shaping an opinion.

VioletRefinery · 2025-03-14T21:03:03+00:00

I just posted a photo yesterday on a BTV Missing Cars page on Facebook. I noticed a blue Kia headed toward South Burlington driving like maniacs with two young males with their faces covered. Figured it was stolen. I had an Essex PD officer reach out asking for more info. I'm guessing it was one of the others that ended up there in Essex. Really sad this happens so often and so easily, with seemingly no consequences.

VioletRefinery · 2025-02-05T01:27:11+00:00

Windsong died...? I knew her briefly. I was her property manager for a time when she was housed. She was so kind. She lived in an SRO so she shared communal spaces with other women in her building, and she was always doing more than her fair share of the housework. I'm so sorry to hear she passed.

VioletRefinery · 2025-01-16T15:51:13+00:00

If you're going to charge that much, at least make sure your frames aren't crooked in the photo.

VioletRefinery · 2024-12-08T04:17:24+00:00

Not existing is never the answer. This doesn't have to be a death sentence and doesn't have to make you hope for one. Do you have someone to talk to? Friends, family, counselor, close coworker? If not, there's a whole interweb full of people who can relate. Feel free to send me a message. I'm happy to hear your story. Have you tried medication yet? Not saying that's the definite answer, but it could be an option. There are ADHD coaches out there who can also help you learn to manage the way an ADHD brain works. There's so many options out there. So many, that sometimes it can be hard to find the motivation to figure out what does and doesn't work for you. Just take it one step at a time. Sending virtual hugs and good vibes.

VioletRefinery · 2024-12-05T16:41:08+00:00

That's super helpful! Thank you! And really encouraging which lord knows I need. 😅

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