[yclapp]

We are moving to St. Johnsbury on April 30th. Well we are leaving Florida on the 30th. It will take us a couple of days to get there. We are so excited. I have gotten in contact with a woman who sent my rental need info out to the local group of landlords. I am hoping to hear from someone soon about a place to rent. I am starting to apply for jobs in the area. Anything from hotel work to office work. So if any employers are out there reading, here I am your next great employee. Mom is also looking for a job. She is getting her resume ready and so am I. I have the application for St. Johnsbury Academy for my high schooler but I have to call them with my questions about how to get her enrolled for the last few weeks of school. Then I have to apply for two of them to go there next school year. Kind of hard without a local address for the town. But I am doing what I can. I also have to call my auto insurance to find out the change in cost for the cars up there as opposed to here. If anyone out there can think of anything else I may need to do in the next few weeks let me know. This is a new experience for me. Making all the decisions on my own and all. I appreciate any help you all give me. Thanks, now it is time to go do my classwork for the night.

[beam me up]

good luck with the move. I hope it all works out well for you.
drive safe.

[unconscious]

tell them bout break up.mud & water.and save enuogh in summer for winter cloths.studded snow tires on all 4.checking coolant freeze points in the fall.you all know its all about getting ready for winter....dont you.come ON ok ill tell u guys.anyone who doesnt know.VERMONT is french.it means now pay attention green mts. ya u live in a bunch of mts.gee i wonder why it snows so much.now lets see ya got the ocean not to far way.avery big lake somewere around there.its one lake i will forever miss. than really not so far off are the great lakes. i cant figure out why the weather is such. and of coarse the nice arctic blast that roll through.man its great..ya come on u guys im sure ive forgotten a lot of neat stuff.and the things that forever change by time. u know like the pot holes.

[arel]

Congratulatons on your upcoming move.

I moved to southern Vermont (Brattleboro)from Brooklyn NY about 5 1/2 months ago and I am now proud and grateful to call Vermont home.

I moved in the fall and am going through my first Vermont winter.

You will have plenty of time to get ready for next winter. All I had to do was get studded snow tires for my car in the late fall. I have a FWD and thought I'd need to get an AWD. But the studded snow tires were all I needed. But then I live in a major town in the southeastern corner of the state, which, I think, has a much milder climate than where you are going.

Since you are moving from Florida, you will probably have to invest in warm winter clothing. If you have some from a previous home in a colder area, then you may not have to. I found I did not have to buy any new clothes or boots because what I had brought from New York was perfectly adequate. I have used the same winter jacket. I did buy some new boots and hats, but I could have stayed perfectly warm with what I already had.

The other necessity is heating fuel, which is a big and absolutely necessary expense. If your rental includes heat and hot water, that is a good thing, but not all do. Hopefully, you'll have your own thermostat and will be able to have some control over how warm your home is.

Streets are well plowed after a snowstorm, but you still have to develop skill and confidence with winter driving. I was most concerned about that before moved up, but with experience and studded snow tires, I've been fine.

Snow tires, warm clothes, heating fuel and winter driving are pretty much all you'll have to adjust to, at least with regard to winter.

Of course, you'll be living in a new locale, with a new people and a new area culture, so you'll also have to adjust to that. Where I live there is plenty going on, plenty of things to do and plenty of places to go, but I don't know much about St. Johnsbury. It is in the Northeast Kingdom, which is supposed to be the most beautiful part of Vermont, and, I have read, the most isolated and conservative.

Please keep us posted about your experiences!

Good luck! And welcome to Vermont!

[yclapp]

I will. We want a place that includes the heat at least to help with that cost. I am waiting til we move to even consider winter clothes. The "winter clothes" they sell here in Florida are lighter than what I think we will need. Thanks for the tire info. We just bought mom new tires, but it is nice to know we are will need the studded ones. Glad to hear your new adventure is going great. People here think I am nuts to want to move there. What can I say, I feel Vermont is where I am supposed to go. I am looking forward to it. I will look into getting a few winter clothes since we are moving in April. Just in case the weather is still snowy and cold. Keep the advice coming. It is nice to hear from someone who has recently made the move. Things are still fresh for you.

[pabear]

Congrats! You're not nuts for moving to Vermont. But I total understand what you are saying. Everyone thinks we are nuts too! If VT is calling to you like it is to us then this is where you belong. Keep us updated and best of luck! Hey, who knows maybe we'll see ya around

Originally Posted by yclapp

I will. We want a place that includes the heat at least to help with that cost. I am waiting til we move to even consider winter clothes. The "winter clothes" they sell here in Florida are lighter than what I think we will need. Thanks for the tire info. We just bought mom new tires, but it is nice to know we are will need the studded ones. Glad to hear your new adventure is going great. People here think I am nuts to want to move there. What can I say, I feel Vermont is where I am supposed to go. I am looking forward to it. I will look into getting a few winter clothes since we are moving in April. Just in case the weather is still snowy and cold. Keep the advice coming. It is nice to hear from someone who has recently made the move. Things are still fresh for you.

[flu189]

Good luck with the move. It's nice to see that even in times like this folks are either moving in or moving out. The economy will depend on this to hopefully break the stagnant funk we are in. The mud season is beginning which by arriving in will make you appreciate the better weather that will follow.

[Ellwood]

We live in upstate NY but spend quite a bit of time in VT with grandchildren. We recently visited Ft. Myers area of FL. It was a nice change in scenery but we were surprised at the amount of traffic congestion and people from other countries living part time. We drove down to the Keys and found that area also terribly congested with a huge amount of Russian people working in the area. Living in VT should be an enjoyable experience for you as it is a bit different from FL. Good luck!

[yclapp]

Yes Florida is crammed with people. Not to mention the never ending strip mall hell. I tell everyone "slap a roof on top of the state and there you have it, one continuous strip mall". Not to say there aren't things about Florida that I won't miss. I love the smell of the ocean in the air. OK maybe that is it. I picked St. Johnsbury because it is a smaller town with 30,000 fewer people than the one I live in now. I wanted a place that has that real community feel. I understand we will be the "new people" and am ready for that. I just hope we don't have a hard time finding jobs because of it. I know people move there and then find they can't take it so employers don't like to hire new comers to the state, but that is not me. I plan to live there for the rest of my life. This is my dream, mixed with a lot of reality. I am excited for the challenges that I will have. Getting used to the weather, and the small town feel. The politics of the place don't really bother me because I am not really that politically minded. I just want to live my life and raise my girls in a place I love.

[unconscious]

Originally Posted by yclapp

I will. We want a place that includes the heat at least to help with that cost. I am waiting til we move to even consider winter clothes. The "winter clothes" they sell here in Florida are lighter than what I think we will need. Thanks for the tire info. We just bought mom new tires, but it is nice to know we are will need the studded ones. Glad to hear your new adventure is going great. People here think I am nuts to want to move there. What can I say, I feel Vermont is where I am supposed to go. I am looking forward to it. I will look into getting a few winter clothes since we are moving in April. Just in case the weather is still snowy and cold. Keep the advice coming. It is nice to hear from someone who has recently made the move. Things are still fresh for you.

what about a frost plug heater.....winter is acommin ya know......