Comments by "GH1618" (@GH-oi2jf) on "Steve Lehto" channel.

  1. The association’s rights are specified in the CC&Rs, which are a contract. You should not be able to buy property subject to an association without being given the CC&Rs and signing something agreeing to them.
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  2.  @mage1439  — People have a Constitutional right to assemble, which includes forming associations for any legal purpose.
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  3. The reorganization of the Post Office to become the USPS was supposed to make it independent of politics. Somehow that didn’t work. I think deJoy should be prosecuted and the entire board should be removed. Just packing the board isn’t enough. It has to be easier to get rid of a rogue Postmaster General.
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  4. That’s a good law except it doesn’t work when there is a shared building containing apartments. There must be an association to maintain the building.
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  5.  @angrydragonslayer — I’m sure you are mistaken. Some associations might be corrupt enough to try to infringe voting rights, though.
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  6. There’s a term for that. Once I was reviewing lighting fixtures in a catalog with a contractor and I noticed the term “contractor friendly.” I told him we didn’t want those.
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  7.  @RiverRat-2112 -- I would say the original award shows the contempt people have for due process.
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  8.  @LetsTakeWalk — He should get a lifetime loss of his pilot’s license.
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  9. The heavy duty trucks are taller because they have a suspension designed to carry more weight.
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  10. The rule has nothing to do with where the car is made.
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  11. It isn’t about the money, it’s about harassment.
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  12. Just keep your truck on its wheels and you should be fine.
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  13. Companies can be put out of business if they are criminal operations. In a civil case, if a company is put into bankruptcy by a jury verdict which is based not on the actual damages, but by the feeling that the company is evil and should be put out of business, or by the notion that since the company has huge financial assets they should pay a huge amount in penalties far beyond actual damages, there are two things wrong. First, it is a violation of due process; second, it is an infringement of the right to an impartial jury. I am a supporter of tort reform.
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  14. Chevrolet is part of GM.
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  15. It isn’t the union employees I have a problem with. It’s deJoy.
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  16. Yes, that is the joke.
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  17. As far as the meaning of "lite" goes, food products today have a nutrition label which gives, among other things, Calories and added sugars. That is the official representation.
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  18. It is not easy to increase production. Maybe they are operating at near capacity. Maybe some suppliers have limited capacity.
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  19. Not really. They mark “max” rolls like that. They are a larger diameter, so have more length than a normal “double” roll. There should be twice as many squares, but I’m not going to count them. Aren’t there more important things to worry about?
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  20. Not likely. The authorities were on to him fairly quickly.
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  21. The 10-speed is the joint venture.
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  22. It is similar to “serving” on a food package. It’s a stupid thing to sue over, in my opinion. I have a small washer, so it might be accurate for me. Some washers sold these days are twice the size of mine, or more.
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  23. “serve,” not “sell.”
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  24. As Chief Executive he has the power to direct federal agencies. If the FTC writes regulations which you think go beyond their legal powers, you can challenge them in court.
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  25. If there is no HOA, why would there be anything in the sale contract about HOAs, other than a statement that there is none.
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  26. There is a process for writing regulations. You can’t just suspend the process.
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  27. This story has been around for awhile. The “psychic” is a nutcase.
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  28. I’ve eaten them. I can do without them, but I give the Chinese credit for not wasting anything edible.
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  29. The bailiff might, without a judicial order on the court record.
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  30. It's easy to find, but hard to spell. It's in Alabama.
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  31. Regulation has to start with state legislatures. My state strengthened the right of access to documentation several years ago, but more needs to be done. The most useful change that could be made would be to license the companies that provide financial services to owners’ associations, and make them directly responsible for infringing the rights of individual owners. Too often, these companies are complicit in helping the boards infringe the rights of owners, but you can’t sue them. You have to sue the association, while they indemnify the management companies.
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  32. Real trucks have removable beds, so they can adapted to many uses.
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  33. Yours, in my opinion.
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  34. That’s different. Everybody knows that nominal sizes are not actual sizes. I learned that at an early age.
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  35. No, that would be harassment. They should act like civilized adults.
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  36. What he has in his pocket should not be taken as inability to pay.
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  37. You would still be free to choose another store. Nothing will change in that regard.
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  38. I had a Ford with a bad automatic transmission. I had it overhauled and it shortly started acting up again. Fortunately, it soon blew a head gasket, so I wasn’t tempted to try to have it repaired again. Any carmaker has their lemons.
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  39. Don’t overlook the risk of starting a fire, and the risk of injuring someone on the ground.
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  40. No, it is just about who owns the property.
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  41. The felony would be identity theft. Listen carefully.
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  42. If they do, I expect the companies will relocate to Nevada and Arizona.
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  43. Security, generally, is an afterthought these days. We are all under constant attack by scammers.
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  44. If you pay cash, you own the car, don’t you?
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  45. Most self-check stations read the price codes.
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  46. I don’t like self-checkout and rarely use it. I would rather have more checkers, but I will wait rather than do a checker’s job. A mandated discount is a good idea.
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  47. I just noticed you have the long version OED. I’m impressed.
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  48. How about recording devices in your own home. A burglar breaks in while the homeowner is away. Must the burglar give consent to be recorded?
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  49. I was in a jury pool for one of these cases. I don't mind doing jury duty, but I did not want to be on that jury. I didn't like the plaintiff's attorney and I gave him some trouble during voir dire. I was the first juror dismissed, to my relief.
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  50. "Teflon"? Be serious.
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  51. baloney. Boomers, as a class, are not the problem.
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  52. They aren’t necessarily motivated by religion, although some may be.
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  53. I have two engineering degrees. Engineering is a separate thing from workmanship. As applied to transmissions, “workmanship” means assembling the thing properly, in a clean environment, tightening bolts to the correct torque. Things like that. Of course the design engineer also has a concept of workmanship, but that isn’t what is meant here. When a device breaks, or doesn’t work properly, failure analysis comes down to design, materials, or workmanship.
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  54. Not recommended! This would not turn out well for anybody that tries this.
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  55. Every seller has a duty of disclosure.
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  56. I thought the temporary injuction did not imply that the judge agreed, but merely that he wanted to preserve the status quo for enough time to consider the question.
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  57. You mean Fiat? Not a chance.
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  58. no
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  59. Vanillin, a particular component of the vanilla bean is the same whether naturally extracted or synthesuzed, but natural vanilla contains about 20 flavor components. Synthetic vanilla lacks the flavor complexity of natural vanilla.
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  60. I don’t think the wings were delivered to school district property.
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  61. I’m ok with a jail term, but that many days seems excessive.
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  62. Seems like her penalty is pretty light. Is that the end of it?
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  63. I often drive with the radio off, even (especially!) on longer trips. What's wrong with just paying attention to the scenery in peace and quiet? My 2016 pickup has just the right amount of technology features in it. I'm expecting it to be the last vehicle I ever buy. I hate what they are doing to newer vehicles now.
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  64. The problem is Oregon, as in many states, is that there are too many people who belong in jail. The system is swamped.
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  65. It is normal for some charges to be dropped in a plea bargain.
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  66. The 8-speed is also, when flushed and filled with the proper fluid. The bad ones were filled with the wrong fluid. Sometimes the torque converter must be replaced as well.
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  67. I agree. I played Little League many years ago and I don’t remember any such behavior. Even in professional major league games, abuse of the umpires is not that common. When it does happen, it makes the news and gets remembered.
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  68. Mild complaints about the umpiring are part of the game, though. I was at one major league game at which the crowd didn’t like the ball/strike calls. When there was a break in the action, the plate umpire took the opportunity to sweep the plate with his whisk broom. The crowd applauded. That’s in the spirit of baseball.
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  69. If I did eat mac & cheese, I would make it. It isn't that hard.
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  70. Not likely. No law school would want a disbarred attorney on the faculty.
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  71. I don’t think GM said it was a “bad design.”
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  72. Not when when one explicitly lists “design, materials, and workmanship” as possible sources of defects. I have an engineering degree. It is normal to make this separation in failure analysis.
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  73. If there are CC&Rs, there is an association.
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  74. The answer about the plane ticket sounds right to me. The witness was just being truthful, which is what is required.
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  75. Why is his driver’s license in Massachusetts?
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  76. It was 11,000 cases.
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  77. That would be an extreme remedy, not called for in this case. It would not be worth the cost of the proceeding, which would probably fail.
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  78. Are there standards? If their design meets standards should there be liability? On the whole, vehicles are far safer today than they were a few decades ago. I’m wondering how these trucks got rolled over. It is better to keep your vehicle, whatever it is, upright.
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  79. They are a thing because some people choose them. You don’t have to.
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  80. My opinion is that suits like this trivialize the First Amendment. There is already a USSC opinion that allows government to regulate noise, traffic, and safety with regard to demonstrations, but not the content. I don’t have the case number handy.
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  81. I’ve had more problem with online fraud than with lost mail.
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  82. Reports say that other food items were ordered. Of course she would have needed a lot of Frank’s RedHot sauce.
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  83. Does anyone think unqualified immunity would be better?
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  84. This wasn’t over just a few months. Probably a couple of years. Edit: It was about a year and a half.
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  85. You don’t think the court knows the law in its own state? Let’s see you make a federal case out of it.
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  86. Possibly the height of the chimney.
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  87. HOAs are commonly like this.
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  88. This was not in Chicago.
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  89. They deserve prison. As for eBay though, I have had good esults as a buyer on eBay.
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  90.  @dalef3583 — Not true. I visit Oregon often.
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  91. I do.
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  92. The difference is that religion is protected under the First Amendment.
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  93. Wouldn’t a required recall be for a safety-related defect?
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  94. This suit is based on the claims made by Kraft on its label.
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  95. I’m not sympathetic to someone who wants to get close to a police officer to record. When I see a police officer performing his or her duties, I want to steer clear. I don’t see any reason to take video unless it’s a Rodney King incident. People who just want to harass the cops are out of line, in my opinion.
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  96. The idea is to discourage such actions before someone is killed, not after.
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  97. Was it used by others before the trademark? If so, as reported, then it should be in the public domain.
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  98. Advice for living: don’t be a jerk.
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  99. That's a ridiculous award. This is why we need tort reform.
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  100. Just shooting a rifle into the air could be a violation also, but a state misdemeanor.
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  101. I want anchovies on my pizzas. Aren’t there backyard barbecues in that city? Same thing.
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  102. Often, there are too many idiots in the association.
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  103. He is old enough to know better. He should also lose his pilot’s license permanently.
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  104. We have two Chevys, both good vehicles. In my long life (I’m retired) I have had the best luck with my General Motors products and my GM dealers.
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  105. No, you aren’t. You are just trying to make a political statement.
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  106. HOA boards are almost always terrible, but just as bad are the professional management companies that work for them. As professionals, they should be held to a high standard, but when they infringe your rights you have to sue the association, not the management company. The solution, in my opinion, is to require that any company which manages the books and records of an HOA be licensed, and that be at risk of losing their license if they refuse to provide documents to owners.
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  107. Why? Weren’t they taken to their destination?
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  108. It isn’t that simple. The rear doors of an extended cab add strength to the cab when they are closed. You are not likely to get into a rollover situation with the doors open.
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  109. They get a warrant when they need one, just as they would for a stationary camera.
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  110. If you are measuring time to a precision of 5/1000 of a second, it raises the question of how the timing is done. How did the kicker receive the notice that the timer had started? How was the time the ball was struck measured? The whole timing system must be precise in order for that ending time to be significant.
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  111. Everybody who is anybody prefers Target over WalMart.
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  112. My wife somehow got enrolled in Prime, not understanding how, and had a difficult time getting out of it. Eventually she did, somehow. There are scammers everywhere these days, even in otherwise legitimate businesses.
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  113. A district truck was caught on video making pickups at the supplier.
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  114. I don’t want those high-tech features anyway. I’ll never buy another car. The one I have will do.
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  115. The fire suppression system kills the engine by cutting off the fuel. The perp walked to the back, escorted by a flight attendant. He wasn’t restrained until he was in the back.
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  116. Isn’t it normal that many things near an airport cost more?
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  117. no
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  118. Doesn’t that only apply as precedent in the 6th Circuit?
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  119. Bitcoin is not considered money, it is a commodity. It’s like tulip bulbs.
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  120. They probably went to several end users.
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  121. This is screwy. I don’t see how you can take away someone’s access to public roads.
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  122. “Emotional abuse” seems vague to me.
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  123. wrong
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  124. I don’t see how the doctrine was waived. It is “qualified” immunity, not “unqualified” immunity. That means there are exceptions for which officers do not have immunity. This is one of them.
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  125. This is not surprising. Petty chiseling is common in HOA associations. It is a short step to embezzlement.
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  126. Nevada is a three strikes state. Will that come into play? The prison system has facilities for mental health treatment.
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  127. I thought we had finally arrived at the perfect balance with a short alert when starting the car without seatbelts fastened. The worst idea was that contraption that was built into the frame above the door to move a permanently connected seatbelt into the proper position. The scheme commonly used today doesn’t need improvement. I’m glad my current vehicle is my last car (actually, a pickup). I was ahead of my time in the early 1960s when I not only installed seatbelts in my ‘54 Ford but rigged it so the driver’s belt needed to be fastened to start the car. Bad idea. I couldn’t make a connection that would hold up under normal use. When the wire broke loose, I could get it going quickly but nobody else could.
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  128. Not out of her home. Who has enough refrigeration for several cases of wings at a time?
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  129. Could have been a wholesaler who sells to many individual bars.
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  130. “Conehoods”. Are they from France?
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  131. The right way to do that today is turbine-electric.
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  132. A financial officer should be looking at every invoice that comes in.
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  133. I have had one Toyota. It had a serious stability defect in slippery conditions. I don’t know if it was a design defect or something caused by damage, because I bought it used, but it turned me off to Toyota and to used cars.
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  134.  @rtta51  — I don’t remember if it even had that. It was a 1978 RWD model with a limited slip differential.
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  135. My Chevy pickup is the best vehicle I have ever owned, and probably the safest.
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  136. It is not reasonable to expect that Canada and Mexico will look to the USA for advice on writing their laws.
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  137. He did not mean “private” in that sense. I’m sure he knows what a publicly traded company is.
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  138. This is only a nightmare for people foolish enough to buy a crypto “currency.”
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  139. That’s only a little over $100 per case. That’s about right. I pay about $50 for a 10 pound box of turkey sausage at a restaurant supply store, so it would not have to be a huge case. Wings used to be cheap until somebody in Buffalo figured out how to turn them into bar snacks.
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  140. They would be too much work for the kitchen crew.
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  141. The GM EV1 wasn’t repossessed. Those cars were leased. They belonged to GM. It was an experimental program.
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  142. You can say what you like, but perjury and obstruction of justice are serious crimes.
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  143. Disbarment is clearly appropriate. Professions generally ought to enforce standards against their members. Some professions are not as diligent as the legal profession in doing so.
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  144. I think you should write to the airline’s customer service with questions rather than argue with the staff at the airport or on the plane. I do that occasionally. I often fly in the “premium” section, just to get more legroom and a free drink.
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  145. I would think the store would ban a customer who was a troublemaker. People who go around trying to create confrontation deserve a little pushback. I lived in Michigan for a few years. I remember Meijer Thrifty Acres.
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  146. We need to fire deJoy.
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  147. Of course they will file multiple charges! If prosecutors charged only the one highest charge, and he were acquitted, they would have to have another trial for a lesser charge. That would be inefficient. Another reason is that multiple charges allows some to be dropped in a plea deal.
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  148. Where was the original doctor in all this? She should have been taken to a hospital where her doctor had privileges.
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  149. Subway denies it. Some people claiming to have worked at Subway deny it. I doubt it, myself.
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  150. This is a stupid lawsuit. It should be summarily dismissed.
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  151. The financial industry attaches legal boilerplate to their products to explain the risk. This is a highly regulated industry.
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  152. May we have nonelectric silly signs? Burma-Shave ads?
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  153.  @BasicName02 — You cannot bar people from making associations. It is a Constitutional right.
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  154. The US Postal Service is the most secure way to receive small packages, since we upgraded our mailboxes to the new standard.
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  155. In some jurisdictions, a trial may continue with fewer than the normal number of jurors if both sides agree.
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  156. Why would anyone buy something that disclaims any warranty?
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  157. Designers naturally would think of the diligence which they bring to their jobs as “workmanship,” but it seems to me that when one states “design, materials, or workmanship” explicitly as possible causes of failure, then the intent is to separate the three aspects of manufacturing a product.
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  158. Isn’t your title misleading? Ford says an Explorer police car does not come under the lemon law.
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  159. Several states have rules about how cars are sold. Tesla wants to make the rules, but they can’t do that. So what? They can sell them elsewhere.
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  160. Russia was a part of the Soviet Union and the part that bordered Finland.
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  161. Freedom of association is a Constitutional right.
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  162. They are just bar snacks, not a meal.
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  163. I can’t find a code to that effect. It does say “… no horn shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound.” Seems a bit vague.
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  164. So why didn’t the attornies who write the fine print anticipate this circumstance and do a better job of defining eligibility?
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  165. It depands. If you are seeing a doctor who has hospital privileges, and you go into a hospital where he (or she) has privileges, then there shouldn’t be a problem. But the hospital has its own doctors who will come to see you, and you don’t have any choice about them. I’ve had a lot of turnover in doctors, because they retire for one reason or another. There are many reasons why you might lose a doctor, most of them beyond your control.
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  166. With many witnesses in the courtroom, why would they call his attorney?
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  167. Not to an engineer. Design, materials, and workmanship are separable sources of defects. It isn’t about language, it’s about finding the source of the defect.
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  168. Condominiums were not invented in the United States.
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  169. Police have been routinely collecting video from stationary cameras for a long time. This isn't much different.
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  170. I don’t see one restaurant selling that many wings in two or three years.
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  171. Was she Mirandized before admitting to striking a mailbox?
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  172. error
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  173. All pilots are vetted before they can become commercial pilots, and they undergo annual checkups. Still, they are human. No system can predict that a person will or will not flip out with complete accuracy.
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  174. I’m from Oregon. When I visit Oregon, which is often, having an attendant pump the gas is one of the things I like.
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  175. It seems to me that falsification of the report should be cause to throw out the entire thing. A missing mirror is a stupid reason for an impound. A fix-it ticket is appropriate.
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  176. I like my dealer. I liked them when I bought new, and I like their service and parts dept.
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  177. They pump your gas, but it is not “full service.” I’m old enough to remember full service, when the attendant checked the oil and washed the windshield.
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  178. The chef did screw up by offering to accommodate a vegan, then not following through, however. He should have either made a firm offer of a particular dish at a specified price, for a particular night, then assigned it to someone. Or he should have opted out at the start. I don’t blame the vegan customer for being annoyed. I’m ok with banning vegans, though. There are place that choose to accommodate vegans.
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  179. Was it dismissed with or without prejudice? I’m with the judge, but think the plaintiff should be able to come back with another attorney.
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  180. It was over a period of many months.
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  181. I am am a subscriber to TNYT online. I’m ok with this lawsuit. I pay for access to content that is behind the paywall.
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  182. A contract can impose any terms that both parties agree to, I suppose.
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  183.  @elinope4745  — There is nothing in the First Amemdment about clothing.
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  184. Wrong. Dogs are great! Besides, the alert from the dog is not definitive — the search is definitive.
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  185. I doubt that’s a trademark violation. If you were asked to reply to this, what would you say?
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  186. certainly. They are paid for their time.
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  187. It could be complicated. Generally there is some property which is held in common. That’s why there is an association.
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  188. The feds also make safety regulations. Current vehicles are much safer than those of a few decades ago.
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  189. It already ended badly for the attorney in question.
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  190. People choose to live in an association because it’s a tradeoff. For example, I live in a multiunit apartment building. I don’t want landscaping to look after, and I want to live in an urban area. The only choice, then, is buy a condominium or rent. Renting places one at the mercy of a landlord, which can be worse than an association. On the other hand, associations are universally bad, but the corruption is usually petty. It is hard to know how bad an association is beforehand.
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  191. I take these comments from people with too much attitude as more evidence that Wal-Mart attracts a lowbrow class of customer. I don’t much like Wal-Mart or self-check, but not because they check the receipts. I’m ok with them checking the receipts.
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  192. This thread gives the impression that there is a huge problem with the GM 8-speed transmission, but if you look at the ColoradoFans.com website, which has several threads on transmission problems, it appears that most of the complaints about the 8-speed have been corrected by changing the transmission fluid.
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  193. She isn’t.
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  194. You don’t need to know it. If there is a trial, the court might need it.
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  195. JLL didn’t lose, though. He lived out his life there. If he didn’t plan for disposition of his estate, too bad.
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  196. No, a motor is a machine which produces motive power. Ever heard of the magazine Motor Trend? Does it cover gasoline powered vehicles? Are motorsports limited to electric car races? What do the Departments of Motor Vehicles in the various states regulate?
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  197. About 150 miles. The devil made him do it.
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  198. They didn’t have to replace it, except for the fact it was destroyed.
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  199. If I were in Subway’s place, I would be fine with a financial settlement being confidential, but I would demand a public statement that the claims made against Subway were without merit.
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  200. It doesn’t count without a citation.
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  201. I broke several of your rules when I bought my pickup new several years ago. I not only didn’t test drive it, I didn’t see it (but I knew what it was, of course). I arranged to buy it over the phone (and fax) from a distant dealer, then flew up to buy it cash. It’s the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. I’m not recommending this method; I knew this was what I wanted and there weren’t many around.
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  202. Associations are all corrupt, in my opinion. Some more than others.
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  203. Not necessarily. Usually there is some property held in common. In many (including mine) the entire structure of the building is held in common. Owners own the space inside their units, fixtures in the unit, and a share of the common property.
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  204. First, you don't need bluetooth on your appliance.
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  205. Nobody would do the job without some level of immunity. I was once on my condominium board. I discovered that if the board carried insurance at a specified level, the board members could not be held liable above that. Perhaps there was an exception for malfeasance, but not for ordinary mistakes. That is a good rule, in my opinion.
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  206. That’s not my experience as a juror.
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  207. Dodge is dead.
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  208. Perjury is testimony which is material and intentionally wrong, as I understand it.
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  209. If it happened often, it would be pretty disruptive. It shouldn’t be the usual way of deciding such things.
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  210. I expect TNYT has lawyers that know copyright law, so I also expect they think they have a case worth pursuing. We need to see the specifics of the complaint.
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  211. I have had considerable experience as a hospital patient in recent years. That wasn’t my experience. All thing considered, we are fortunate to live in the age of modern medicine.
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  212. That attitude will not get you far in life.
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  213. I bought my 2016 Chevy Colorado, made in USA by union labor, because it does what I need at an affordable price. I have had no trouble with it and I like the design in almost every detail. Forty years, though, is a long time. The people who built those old models are gone at every level of the company. GM isn’t even the same company, as it was restructured during bankruptcy. The new CEO, Mary Barra, fired about 15 high-level employees who were implicated in the infamous ignition switch coverup. I believe in Barra. I don’t want GM to fail, I want it to be rejuvinated.
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  214.  @WildBikerBill  — Nope. I’m happy with my Chevy Colorado. I have the Eaton manual transmission. My policy is to avoid automatic transmissions generally, not any particular carmaker.
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  215.  @WildBikerBill  — All like all the Chevy parts on my Colorado — the 150 ci LCV engine especially.
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  216. My daughter used to fly unaccompanied now and then. She wore a large button and was always accompanied by a flight attendant. That was when she was younger than 14, though. I suppose they don't do it at that age.
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  217. It’s Fred Meyer.
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  218. No, that’s a good policy.
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  219. Why can't he drive it with the damaged bumper, or no bumper, while he is waiting for the part?
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  220. I think they know what they can charge.
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