Today I Learned...

[NoHaveMSG]

The city I live has a bunch of dumb rules and permits, they just don't really enforce them. To roof, side, paint, ect. a house you are supposed to get what they call a "level 1" permit which requires you submit what you are doing. They don't inspect or anything and it's free. They just want to know what you are doing for some reason. I have openly broke many of these and haven't received a notice and I am 2 blocks from city hall(knocks on wood). My coworker installed a prefab shed on his lot and he found out city ordinance is that any shed or outbuilding can not be any farther forward then the most rearward part of the house on the lot. It's to hide it, but he lives on a corner lot and he put the shed on the main street side and that is okay They have a nuisance vehicles rule but as long as tags are good they don't care.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

The city I live has a bunch of dumb rules and permits,

One of the best permit ones I ever saw was San Jose and water heaters. You go on line and pay for your permit. No inspections, nothing, just pay. Then it says, if you replaced a water heater in the past and didn't pay, you can pay now. Right.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

One of the best permit ones I ever saw was San Jose and water heaters. You go on line and pay for your permit. No inspections, nothing, just pay. Then it says, if you replaced a water heater in the past and didn't pay, you can pay now. Right.

My dad is so strait laced he would probably pay for past installs that he didn't get a permit for before

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Let me see if I understand this...
You can get fined if your trash cans are not where someone thinks they should be outside of a specific time period. You can get fined if your car/boat/RV is not moved every couple of days. Plus, you can get in deep dodo if you do not pay those fines in a timely manner.
BUT... the homeless can take over a city park and turn it into a dump. All the time thumbing their noses at the authorities knowing a group of lawyers and advocates will defend their rights to do so. We're screwed!

The homeless are a special interest group that gets special privileges.
Just like blacks, indiginous peoples, LGBQT, old people, poor people etc.

Pretty much everyone except white people...and middle class citizens. Rich people dont count cuz the rules dont affect them in any way (even though they whine about it)
Because empathy.....

[JD001]

Today I learned that I can't be bothered with the stupid gadgets that I have in my new car.. I have a trillion options for the interior mood lighting, I can switch the dash to display a mind boggling array of information.. All I want is a simple Speedo, rev counter and a fucking trip counter that I can get to easily without going through the owner's manual..

[JD001]

Oh, today I learned that Brazil can't play football..

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

Today I learned that I can't be bothered with the stupid gadgets that I have in my new car.. I have a trillion options for the interior mood lighting, I can switch the dash to display a mind boggling array of information.. All I want is a simple Speedo, rev counter and a fucking trip counter that I can get to easily without going through the owner's manual..

What is it?

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by JD001

Oh, today I learned that Brazil can't play football..

More specifically, don't know how to prepare for a penalty shootout.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by JD001

< snip > All I want is a simple Speedo, rev counter and a fucking trip counter that I can get to easily without going through the owner's manual..

Here you go.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

What is it?

My guess is an Audi of some kind, their digital dash is basically a smartphone itself with amount of crap you can customize and display on it.......and thats on top of having the infotainment system that is also like a smartphone.

So 2 smartphones in your car!

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

What is it?

Well, it also has a stupidly long name. So a deep breath, and here we go. A Mercedes A250e AMG Line Executive, the saloon version.

I was originally thinking about going full electric but bottled it.. I then ordered my car, it took an age to arrive due to the worldwide chip shortage. In that time I was kicking myself for not going full electric..

I'm kinda enjoying the electric mode but the range is circa 40miles which is not long enough..

[DarkPira7e]

Today I learned that I can take an entire work week of back to back calls before I start laughing crazily and making strange noises at the phone before I answer it so my freakout doesn't leak into my support.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

Today I learned that I can't be bothered with the stupid gadgets that I have in my new car.. I have a trillion options for the interior mood lighting, I can switch the dash to display a mind boggling array of information.. All I want is a simple Speedo, rev counter and a fucking trip counter that I can get to easily without going through the owner's manual..

Go back to an Exige.

[weederr33]

TIL how good it feels to work the system in using PTO strategically. I requested 4 days off and ended up getting 8 simply because I request at the right time due to a DONSA and the connecting holidays.