(Picture courtesy of @its_me_aj on Twitter. This is his new garage…still a work in progress.)
I realize the title of this post sounds like a massive stereotype, but after some conversations on Twitter, this is the conclusion I’ve been forced to arrive at.
I was talking with @Gyandevi, who had written about how it was difficult to get a permit to build a garage up (over?) there.
Eventually it got to this:
Most folks don’t hava garage in Vermon’, ‘cludin’ me. S’pose I could putta tarp up, but they’re kinda hard ta shovel in winter.
I have no idea why Vermont in particular would be without garages – as far as I know, the rest of New England uses them.
Is it some kind of statewide architectural mandate? Also, she noted this when I asked if I could write about this whole thing:
Ayup, but be shor you spell in propah Vermon’ speak. Ya heah?
I’m left to wonder if Vermont isn’t a completely different place than I imagined it to be.
Admittedly, this is maybe the first time I’ve thought about Vermont in ten years or so, but still. If you have any knowledge about this, please let me know.
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