In a message dated 8/4/2002 11:17:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > My impression is that property values in Vermont, even in small rural > villages, are breathtakingly high by Midwest standards, especially given > the lack of many jobs in the vicinity. > > On the other hand, across the state line in northern New York, without > Vermont's fabulous public image, comparable houses and farms are available > for vastly less, cheap even by Michigan standards, in some cases falling > into ruin for lack of anyone to care for them. > > Larry, Does this mean you want to buy Ruth's house, or not? Get off the can, and get on the stick! I'll hold the money in escrow, in the meantime. Ralph