All photos by J. Kirk Edwards-courtesy of the Eagle newspaper, Addison County- All rights reserved I thank Mr. Edwards for sending these photos of the Crown Point (Champlain) Bridge to me and graciously allowing their use.
The ominous heavy flapping of gallinaceous wings bodes ill for the remnants of Vermont taxpayers.
Scrawny starved AOT chickens coming to roost are clogging bridges, closing them to traffic. Following them are the heavily wattled, bloated body turkeys of the Legislature crashing into the feeding trough, stealing more tax dollars acutely needed to clear out the roosting, defecating birds.
Successive years of stealing funds from the AOT budget, these turkeys in the Vermont Legislature will find out that Civil Engineering is far more important than Social Engineering.
Oh the pain, the pain of this lesson, since the tax dollars are not extant and the children will truly suffer.
How will the state shell out for the bridge and road repairs? More taxes on fuel should especially appeal to business and the growing number of the unemployed. Tourists, provided they’re able to find a way into the state that won’t destroy their vehicles, ought to be thrilled. Maybe an extra 8% R & M tax to elevate Vermont’s Vermontness! You know, make it “special.”
What will Chummy Shummy and the Progs tell the kids of the families who were laid off in West Addison when the bridge closed. Maybe that great line the liberals use will work, “It’s for the children.” Yeah, that sounds good, “We shut down the businesses just for you!”
So is Vermont open for business? Remember that dunbass slogan?
Companies from below Middlebury to Ferrisburgh have employees from NY State using this bridge; one business, the Dock Doctors manufactures in Ferrisburgh and does major work through their showroom in Lake George.
Vergennes and Middlebury businesses such as Goodrich and Porter Hospital as well as The Bridge Restaurant are feeling the brunt. These are just a few of many. This isn’t the only problem facing this state but it is the biggest as of now. Ask them how they like their tax dollars at work! This will do wonders for them.
Other Vermonters work in Fort Ti at IP. Vermont will be collecting higher fuel taxes plus with the increase in driving. Maybe the Addison County Jackass Party can give them hints on how to conserve on their fuel costs!
Ask Senator Ayer what to do. Since she was elected, she hasn’t done a damn thing except meddle in Nanny state BS and vote to spend more dollars on social engineering instead of civil engineering.
They fix one bridge while another bridge over Rte 2 closes. Bridges over the Winooski River are bad. A bridge over the New Haven River on Rte. 116 south of Bristol is single lane since Silent Cal left office.
Vermont is quite far behind the curve on repairs; that doesn’t cover regular maintenance on the other structures, roadways, culverts and mowing.
The entire eastern side of Vermont avoids the sales tax by shoping in New Hampshire; that will continue until the bridges over the Connecticut River rot and fall into the water.
I suppose we’ll see the Bennington-Hoosick fault shift creating a rift valley with Champlain flowing to Long Island Sound. That will stop westward migration, leaving Massachusetts as a way out.
Why would anyone want to go there?
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