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Originally Posted by senior citizen
They actually do. Funny you should ask. During fall foliage season in particular, when there is no longer any room at the inn and every motel in town is full, our chamber of commerce asks locals to open their homes and provide a room or two for visitors........and they do. Scouts honor.
Our merchants also draw up maps for them when they are lost or not sure where to go.......they go the "extra mile" to be hospitable. My husband has even planned their itineraries when they've never been to New England before......and it is their first visit.........they always would ask, "Where should we go? What should we see?" and he'd send them to all of our favorite haunts in Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and upstate New York.
This would be the same exact occurrence when it's graduation weekend for the local colleges and the parents and grandparents can't find a place to stay..........so yes, they do open their homes. We also open our homes to foreign exchange students.......
Everyone has been a visitor, at one time or another, in a foreign land or strange city........so being hospitable to the visitor is always welcomed.
Our daughter worked in a local crafts store/pottery when she was in high school, to save up money for her month long trip to Spain........she would often tell the story of when Susan Lucci and her husband and two kids would "shop" on their way back from skiing and how obnoxious the kids were.......but she and the rest of the sales staff had been taught to be polite and welcoming.......to all.
End of subject. I don't plan to ride a golf cart either to or from Stonecrest.....or to Walmart. That's what cars are for.
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I must admit I am surprised you have entertained so many strangers in your home with Vermont's drug problems, that you mentioned earlier. It is a brave thing to do given the risks it may involve.