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druunavt t1_jdw1n7z wrote
Reply to comment by R50cent in Record staffing shortage leads Howard Center to reduce ‘crisis beds’ by RamaSchneider
Parents and self advocates have been pushing for the state to increase wages for these employees. The agency doesn’t get to set them. It’s a Medicaid thing. It absolutely sucks; these should be professional level paid positions.
druunavt t1_jd31km7 wrote
An artesian well high on a mountain, which is what I have. 25 gals per minute.
druunavt t1_jcw6y1r wrote
Reply to comment by scrotismgoiter in Can Anyone Identify This Mountain? by Footie57
Agree, Mansfield, but the trails aren't right.
druunavt t1_jcmlipe wrote
Reply to So. With all of the power outages in VT and New Enland area, hats off to all of the line crew for restoration! But.. what if.... your company instilled a root cause, corrective action plan? Root cause? Um maybe the infustructure can't withthstand the weather presenting trees taking out the system? by 4eververmonter
I live way out on a mountainside. About 10 years ago the power company finally put the poles along the roads --before that they had to backpack into the woods to fix the lines. Now we're only ever out for a few hours. The last time we were out for over a day was that bad Thanksgiving storm in 2018.
I also have a little inverter generator that runs on propane or gas that has a weatherproof tent so I can put it a safe distance from my house, and a bunch of quality extension cords and a little battery backup that can run the router for a few hours (which is all I really ever use). Eventually I'd love to buy solar panels and a battery bank.
It's perfectly dealable and totally not worth burying lines for. I doubt they'd stay stable and be a more sustainable solution anyway. The things that I have had heave in this ground, and the rocks whenever we've dug into it...
druunavt t1_jce2ctk wrote
Reply to comment by cpujockey in Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet
I could relate, though my driveway is fine.
druunavt t1_jccdwvv wrote
Reply to comment by Sea-Election-9168 in Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet
Seconding FPF, I'm disabled and found some folks to come help shovel me out on there.
druunavt t1_jarjnk6 wrote
Reply to comment by Mokkiki in Driving into killington on Saturday with this storm and thinking about driving (no 4x4 this time). Few options off of 95 and asking locals which roads would be better? A) I87->149->4? B) 7-4? C) I91->103->100->4 by [deleted]
It's not starting until around midnight. I'd leave around 9pm tonight or, well, personally, I won't drive in it tomorrow at all. I'm in the northern half of the state so have no insight into those secondary roads but concur that you're unlikely to see them plowed until the snow stops.
druunavt t1_jdw1vlc wrote
Reply to comment by ZhugeTsuki in Record staffing shortage leads Howard Center to reduce ‘crisis beds’ by RamaSchneider
I appreciate your perspective. As a parent and guardian of a young adult in the system (different DA though, not Howard) how can we best advocate for employees’ needs? What would solve the lack of staffing?