Comments by "rockethead7" (@rockethead7) on "WPLG Local 10" channel.

  1. Sadly, get ready for this to be the normal. ALL of the auto manufacturers are jacking up prices during this rapid inflation period. I never thought I'd buy a car that costed that much, but, well, I'm in the process of ordering one right now (gasoline powered, not electric, but, same cost).
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  2. Wouldn't that be nice if it was true? But, the fact is that HOAs were legalized before we were even born. It's a mechanism for people who live in that neighborhood to control what their neighbors do. I mean, fundamentally, you need to understand that "property rights" are subject to the rules of the governing bodies anyway. But, most people don't realize that. You're used to the concept that if you own a pair of shoes, then this means its yours, and nobody can mess with it. But, the reality is that the pair of shoes is only yours because the law dictates such. Fundamentally, however, nothing is ever "yours" besides your own body. Things become "yours" when the law says so (sad to think that way, but, it's true). And, in the case of homes and land, the governments can pass laws that restrict the concept of it being "yours," and impose the idea that it's not 100% "yours," but, you're only buying into a community, and that the community needs to agree on what the place looks like. It goes directly against the spirit of everything we are raised to understand, but, sadly, it's the truth. The people in HOAs only "own" the property to the extent that they obey the bylaws. You are buying into a neighborhood, you're not actually buying the property in the same way that you'd buy a pair of shoes.
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  3. Yeah, but, when you buy in an HOA, that's how it goes. You don't have the right to do whatever you want, if you're in an HOA home.
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  4. 5 years.
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  5. Well, I can't tell if you're being serious, or just mocking. But, when you buy a home in an HOA, yeah, that's exactly what it means. You need to make your house/property look the way the HOA agrees upon.
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  6. Huh? I think you fail to understand the issue here. The issue isn't that it's an EV, the issue is that it's a pickup truck. And, that violates the HOA agreement. And, therefore, his beef isn't with the HOA itself, it's with his own neighbors. The correct way to resolve it would be to clear out his garage of whatever junk is preventing him from putting the truck inside it. Move the truck inside. Then, make a motion to the homeowner board to change the rules, and then everyone votes.
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  7. Yes, I agree, and won't live in an HOA community. But, those people chose to do so. Therefore, in spirit, they have yielded their rights to make their own choices about how their house and grounds appear, and waived that right to the HOA. The only real solution is to petition to get the HOA rules changed, and get the members of the community to vote on it.
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  8. No. The point isn't that the medications were used while driving. The point is that she was heavily medicated IN COURT, and unable to function, unable to coherently accept a plea deal, unable to show up on time, unable to interface with judges and attorneys, etc.
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  9.  @regenia8738  She was intoxicated for the crash itself also, yes, but not the same drugs/reason.
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  10. Everything you said... plus... one sentence from a court ruling from a different case in a different jurisdiction doesn't necessarily mean that the entire case was identical. There could be a million other factors not mentioned in that single sentence they're highlighting.
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  11. Well, sort of. But, the best way to solve it is to clear out the junk in the garage that's preventing him from putting the truck inside. Then, he can bring it up at the HOA meetings to vote on changing that particular rule. I mean, his beef isn't actually with the HOA, but, his beef is with the community itself that voted those rules into place from the start.
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  12. Well, I hate to be a hypocrite here, because almost all of my cars have huge V8 engines, and the only one that doesn't, is a supercharged monster V6. But, sorry, you're just plain wrong. I don't know where you're getting the notion that it takes more CO2 to produce a battery than driving a car 180,000 miles, but, that's just plain silliness. I think it's likely that you might be referring to the diesel trucks that mine the lithium, or something like that. But, they're producing enough batteries for hundreds of cars, not just one.
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  13. I am not a geologist, and I'm not in a position to argue such points. But, I reject that claim outright on principle alone. I've never even heard of such an objection in any scientific peer reviewed journal. And, I'd suspect that if your assertion was true, it would be in those journals. It sounds more like an out of context quote from somewhere (which is how lots of media get their talking points). But, again, I don't have the expertise to debate it.
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  14. The type of vehicle is indicated on the title, not the plates. Also, if it has an open bed, it's a pickup truck, no matter what plates you buy.
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  15. But, if they reported honestly without politicizing it, how would they ever get enough hits and ad revenue?
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  16. Well, the short answer is that a pickup truck (open bed) is different than an SUV (that open bed is replaced by an enclosed passenger compartment).
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  17. Well, yes, and no. He's saying the rules should change. That's not asking for an exemption, that's asking for new rules.
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