Buckle-Up In Vermont? Huh?

islandAl · 05-22-2005, 07:23 PM

Vermont does not allow billboards, so when Vermont got a grant to aid thier poor seat belt usage, rather than turn it back they spent it. Could not find a billboard close to border so oh well just put not, one but two up.
http://www.theunionleader.com/articl...?article=55084
Who cares, it free federal money.

trfour · 05-24-2005, 05:10 PM

Seems we are close enough to Vermont for them to advertize here!... A cool State as well, being in the northeast....

As a kid, back in the late fifty's I can remember the Great dances at the Northfield VT. High School on friday nights, and also at the Armory every Satuday night... Friends and I won many dance contests there! It was a lot of fun.

Thanks RG.!

Rattlesnake Gal · 05-25-2005, 11:43 AM

Thanks for the link to the story Island Al.
I thought the sign was hilarious, that is until I found out that we paid for the darn thing!

Other options should have been investigated. Will Ms. Johnson lose her job over this?

NH putting a liquor store in Vermont sounds like an interesting idea.

Island-Ho · 05-25-2005, 12:13 PM

Well, it is on my route to Vermont.
It's a good message for anywhere!
Click-It or Ticket

Resident 2B · 05-26-2005, 10:57 PM

How many drivers from outside the area will mistakenly follow the road on the Vermont billboard into the New Hampshire woods?

I believe this is some sort of Vermont inspired trick!

05-22-2005, 07:23 PM	#1
islandAl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mountonboro Posts: 200 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thats your federal tax dollars at work Vermont does not allow billboards, so when Vermont got a grant to aid thier poor seat belt usage, rather than turn it back they spent it. Could not find a billboard close to border so oh well just put not, one but two up. http://www.theunionleader.com/articl...?article=55084 Who cares, it free federal money.

05-24-2005, 05:10 PM	#2
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Cute thread, RG. Seems we are close enough to Vermont for them to advertize here!... A cool State as well, being in the northeast.... As a kid, back in the late fifty's I can remember the Great dances at the Northfield VT. High School on friday nights, and also at the Armory every Satuday night... Friends and I won many dance contests there! It was a lot of fun. Thanks RG.! __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

05-25-2005, 11:43 AM	#3
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Use Of Our Tax Dollars Thanks for the link to the story Island Al. I thought the sign was hilarious, that is until I found out that we paid for the darn thing! Other options should have been investigated. Will Ms. Johnson lose her job over this? NH putting a liquor store in Vermont sounds like an interesting idea.

05-25-2005, 12:13 PM	#4
Island-Ho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 178 Thanks: 20 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Vermont Route Well, it is on my route to Vermont. It's a good message for anywhere! Click-It or Ticket

05-26-2005, 10:57 PM	#5
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,358 Thanks: 996 Thanked 314 Times in 164 Posts	How many drivers from outside the area will mistakenly follow the road on the Vermont billboard into the New Hampshire woods? I believe this is some sort of Vermont inspired trick!