#BTV #VT - A growing number of U.S. communities are organizing their own PorchFest events. How about one for Burlington or other Vermont town? Front Porch Forum can make the organizers’ job that much easier.
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Five more Addison Co. towns join FPF
#VT - Front Porch Forum expansion continues across Vermont with another five Addison County towns recently receiving our community-building service. Welcome to Weybridge, Panton, Lincoln, Ferrisburgh and Monkton. Click to see the full list of towns served by FPF.
Please tell friends and neighbors in these communities that they are welcome to join their new online local conversation space at FrontPorchForum.com.
Enlightening the local electorate…
#VT - The discussion on Front Porch Forum about the upcoming town meeting vote has been enlightening, not only for what’s been said about the issue, but also for the medium in which it’s been said. Being one who likes to think things over, I appreciate having the time to hear and digest different opinions before voting. I also appreciate the fact that more people have spoken up on-line than might have in person.
Submitted by Polly to the New Haven FPF today.
AO Glass Birds
#BTV #VT - Wow! Check out the beautiful glass FPF birds made by the artists at AO Glass. Get yours at AO Glass studio (416 Pine St behind Speeder and Earl’s coffeeshop in Burlington) or at the Burlington Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. Half of the proceeds of each bird purchased goes to support Front Porch Forum‘s community building work.
Bristol dog sitting via Katmandu
#VT - Joan just shared this from the Bristol FPF…
Wow, now I know why people follow their Front Porch Forum requests with, ” jars already gone!”, ” Tires sold in an hour!”
I thank all of you who responded to my dog sitting posting with offers and recommendations of others I might try.
In fact, a friend who lives right down the road called to offer his help. He does not subscribe to FPF, but his wife does and she forwarded my request to him… from her travels in Katmandu!
Help by the truckload…
#VT - Just a quick thank you to all the awesome people I’ve met since moving to Plainfield less then a year ago, amazing to think that each time I ask FPFers for help, I get it by the truckload.
A quick thought as well, I have asked for help with flooring and cleaning, I received so many offers and then I received so many other folks asking if I would share the names/numbers of people who responded so they can call them. I am uncomfortable giving out info without the person’s permission and I don’t have enough time to contact each person to ask. I would say this, if you have a skill and are looking for new clients, POST IT HERE on Front Porch Forum!
Shared by Jill on the Marshfield-Plainfield FPF today.
Neighbors rally for Dave the Mailman
#BTV #VT - Hi neighbors. Many of you may have noticed that Dave the mailman for our neighborhood has been absent. I found out that he had a knee injury, and probably will be retiring.
This simple post by Nancy on a Front Porch Forum for a South Burlington neighborhood has led to 20 more postings in support of doing something to recognize their long-serving postal carrier. And, per usual, each posting leads to more direct conversation among neighbors off FPF. This particular FPF covers a 150-household neighborhood and has 195 members… and they’ve been discussing this issue for about a week now. Lucky Dave… I’m sure he’ll get some lovely and well-deserved expressions of gratitude in the coming days.
New twist on “dog ate my homework”
#VT - Hey neighbors! This is an odd bulletin but I wanted to share with you that after hiking with my dog at the gorge (aka Cady’s Falls swimming hole) yesterday he became ill in the late afternoon. He presented with ataxia (wobbliness), dry nose and then later in the night he lost control of his bladder and was constantly incontinent. I took him to the emergency vet in Burlington only for them to give him a drug test and find he was high as a kite on pot. Thankfully this wasn’t lethal, but after the two hour drive and $150 vet bill it also isn’t as humorous as it may sound. He threw up quite a bit of stems and other debris this morning and he’s still pretty out of it.
The only place he could have come into contact with this was at the gorge and he did indeed do the normal lab thing of digging around, trying to (and I guess successfully) eating things and rolling in who knows what, so I’m supposing he found someone’s lost stash. I’m hoping this is an isolated incident but if you are hiking with your pup out there please keep a very close eye on them.
Shared by Rebecca on her Morristown Front Porch Forum today.