No big hoopla planned in his hometown for returning Captain

[cali]

Vt. community awaits return of rescued sea captain
By JOHN CURRAN – 3 hours ago

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — After agonizing days spent waiting for the release of her husband, the wife of rescued sea captain Richard Phillips is now anticipating his return.

The captain's release was cause for celebration in his hometown of Underhill, Vt. His return to the tiny community will likely set off another celebration — Vermont style.

Don't look for a grand party, locals say. Things are done on a much smaller scale in the part bedroom community and part farming area that's home to 3,100 residents.

The Rev. Charles Danielson, pastor of St. Thomas Church where the Phillips family attends services, shrugged off the idea of a big-city party.

"A ticker-tape parade? I don't know about that," Danielson said. "This being Vermont ... there's a real desire to let people be and to respect people's privacy."

Another local suggested a more modest party idea.

"Maybe, being Underhill, we could have a barbecue or a pig roast — when it warms up a little bit," said 53-year-old Wells Corner Market owner Cedric Wells.

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I love this state.

[Captain Hilts]

1. For offering himself in exchange for his crew, he IS a hero. Welcome home, skipper. nt

[cali]

3. yes, he is but I'm glad that the folks of Underhill and Jericho

have respected his and his family's wishes for privacy.

[Captain Hilts]

4. Indeed. Have a party for him six months from now. Or give him free lift tickets for the season. nt

[sarge43]

6. Aye-up. BBQ, soft ball game, a couple of short speeches

and a heartfelt thank you and welcome home. That's all. The Vermont way.

[Captain Hilts]

9. How 'bout a good New England boiled dinner?

Apple pie with a hunk of cheese. Oh, my bad, that's breakfast.

[sarge43]

11. And a bowl of clam chowder.

"If this ain't heaven, Hiram, it's close enough."

[Captain Hilts]

14. I'm a swamp Yankee, do Vermonters eat as much of the seafood stuff? nt

[cali]

16. no, we don't.

the food culture in VT these days is heavily into the localvore thing.

[sarge43]

17. They have a quota system set up with Mainers - cheese in exchange for clams. n/t

[cali]

18. Clame? What about lobsters?

[Captain Hilts]

19. Don't you mean 'quahogs'?

[cali]

13. yuck. boiled dinner.

A big stack of pancakes with some of this year's syrup sounds much better.

[Captain Hilts]

15. Yeah, boiled dinner, whether it's seafood or corned beef and cabbage, IS an aquired taste. nt

[Reterr]

2. I love the sound of Vermont

I'd move there if I could. But I am in TN which is probably about as different from Vt as it gets...

[Captain Hilts]

5. You'd be surprised how similar some parts are. Really. nt

[cali]

7. similar looking for sure

but hell, even where I live, in the Kingdom, is different in most ways- culturally speaking- than the places I've visited in rural TN.

[Captain Hilts]

8. One summer in the hills of VT, I saw stills and heard a lot of country music.

The cities are different, but the more rural areas are a whole different ballgame.

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. Modest Vermonters? REAL reason: black flies. Nobody goes outdoors unless absolutely

have to this time of year. (It's a closely held secret by the tourist board: 'black flies,DADT')
Don't get me wrong, the rest of the year Vermont is a great state.

[sarge43]

12. Mosquitoes the size of B-52s. n/t

[Captain Hilts]

20. Ain't THAT the truth. nt