Reply #15: Its kinda sorta PURPLE.......

[VTGold]

We're a very strange mix - you'll meet people you would swear are hardcore Republicans and come election time they'll have Gore or Kerry or Leahy bumper stickers on their cars. Gives you a warm fuzzy feeling...

Then there are those who... well.... no warm fuzzy feeling....

There are very, very liberal communities in and around Brattleboro - also Burlington, Middlebury and even in the state capital Montpelier.

Then there are also a large number of sort of Erzatz hippies - in Brattleboro for example (sorry Brattleboro - maybe Erzatz is unfair - real hippies then...)

What it is mostly is GREEN - the enviorment is very important in Vermont. They are very strict and also very serious about keeping it clean and easy on the eyes - no billboards allowed on the roadways - lovely!

Speaking of 'green' - when we get annoyed with 'flatlanders' (skiers, leap-peepers) we just mumble to eachother - "keeping Vermont green" - ca-ching! ($)

Anyway, its the best-est state in the Union :)