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Generic_Commenter-X t1_ivado5g wrote

I did some carpentry for a recently moved to Vermont North Carolinian. A really nice guy but he got into a real stitch if the mail carrier wasn't punctual (not even a thing in Vermont) and if the mail carrier didn't pick up his mail when his flag was up. He was pacing back and forth and declaring who he was going to call, complain to, demand answers from. City Hall would hear from him. Told him he could do that. He might never see his mail again. Everybody knows everybody else. If he really wanted results, he might consider leaving the mail carrier a nice card, meeting him on the road and being neighborly. As far as I know, he followed my advice. He's still getting mail.

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gcubed680 t1_ivag5kl wrote

I do think this is generally where out of staters go wrong. There isn’t convenience in Vermont, and to expect it and get angry when you are inconvenienced is a sure fire way to make your life worse.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not an easy adjustment, but it’s not something that’s going to change so you need to adjust

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yeahimsadsowut t1_ivb9fjw wrote

I almost ran out of gas in a vermont backwoods at night thinking there’s got to be an open gas station around here, and nope that’s not a thing

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gcubed680 t1_ivb9xap wrote

Most places near me leave the pumps on at night for CC purchases

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tyguyS4 t1_ivd9gb1 wrote

I don't think that's legal? I think someone has to be there to shut the pumps off in case of fire. I could be wrong though.

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VegetableBeneficial t1_ivbvf73 wrote

This reminds me of a couple winters ago -- one of the early transplants was a New York guy and he moved to Montpelier. My mom was there and saw the woman behind the deli chatting with a neighbor who came in. New York guy started getting really antsy, jumping back and forth. And finally he said "God, screw this state. This would never happen in New York" and left.

My mom and all the other Vermonters just laughed. That's not how we do things, my dude.

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TillPsychological351 t1_ivafd1a wrote

Are mail carriers that punctual anywhere?

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WhyImNotDoingWork t1_ivall4y wrote

This was my thought! Sometimes they come at 930 sometimes they are there around noon. Sometimes in between

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MizLucinda t1_ivb87v2 wrote

Eh, we sometimes don’t get mail on Tuesdays. We just kind of roll along with it.

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mountainofclay t1_ivbcoi6 wrote

Mail carrier? I pick up my mail at the post office.

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NonDeterministiK t1_ivcyjvo wrote

I did this for years, going to PO every day and paying for it, and then realized somebody will bring mail right to your house for free! Best bargain in VT. Only need to prop up your mailbox every year after the plow knocks it down

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smokiechick t1_ivfiphc wrote

I have to give Steve credit: when he's the guy on the route, he is always at my house between 3:30 and 3:45.
The town I work in? Yeah, we don't get mail on Tuesdays.

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