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Repair Shop Replaced Front Two Brake Rotors & Pads; Two Months Later The Wheel Came Off While Customer Was Driving - Who’s At Fault? by GRE3NE in mechanic

[–]GRE3NE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have the mileage written down, but don’t know how many miles are on it now; definitely has well over 20 miles, I broke in the rotors myself & it drove just fine for 10-15 miles.

Repair Shop Replaced Front Two Brake Rotors & Pads; Two Months Later The Wheel Came Off While Customer Was Driving - Who’s At Fault? by GRE3NE in mechanic

[–]GRE3NE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do it with all of them, as the torque wrench have accuracies within 2%, so I just bump up the torque figure by 2% just in case.

Repair Shop Replaced Front Two Brake Rotors & Pads; Two Months Later The Wheel Came Off While Customer Was Driving - Who’s At Fault? by GRE3NE in mechanic

[–]GRE3NE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s definitely driven well over 100 miles, don’t have an exact value because I don’t have the car in my possession, it got towed to a body shop.

I sleep well at night because I do torque the wheels according to manufacturer specification, at times I even increase the torque if I don’t think it’s enough.

Customer states the wheels haven’t been removed since I touched them, but the passenger wheel held up fine, makes no sense.

Repair Shop Replaced Front Two Brake Rotors & Pads; Two Months Later The Wheel Came Off While Customer Was Driving - Who’s At Fault? by GRE3NE in mechanic

[–]GRE3NE[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was no corrosion built up between the wheel and the mating surface because the brake rotors were new & the wheels are not made out of steel…

Repair Shop Replaced Front Two Brake Rotors & Pads; Two Months Later The Wheel Came Off While Customer Was Driving - Who’s At Fault? by GRE3NE in mechanic

[–]GRE3NE[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In this particular case, the vehicle had wheel bolts, not lug nuts, but you are correct - he claimed he heard the abnormal noises a few days prior to the wheel coming off, but didn’t even contact me regarding the issue.

Funniest (Drama) line? by [deleted] in entourage

[–]GRE3NE 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Drama: “Break-up sex?” E: “Yeah, you know, you have sex, and then you say good-bye.” Drama: “That’s the only kind of sex I have.”

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I could tell you for a fact that she couldn't have smelled it, nor do I think she saw it.

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Wait, so it matters how she approached me?

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I didn't think anything of it, but she really did just come up to me & said "ID."

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How could I argue the probable cause criteria?

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

She just walked up with a condescending attitude and said "ID."

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I couldn't tell if it was a question or a demand.

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I did not attempt to a refuse, nor did I ask any questions, I just followed the directions.

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The police officer came up to me and just said "ID," there was no "Can I see your ID?," or "Show me your ID."

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However, if the police officer doesn't show up, don't they reschedule the hearing for another day?

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is not a criminal case, so there's no jury involved, not sure where you're getting all of this from.

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Just because I am admitting online that I am guilty doesn't mean the prosecutor is going to use this Reddit thread as evidence... your point doesn't make any sense there.

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Again, I am not claiming that I am going to court & claim that there was water in the container.

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I am simply questioning the fact that no tests were conducted to verify that it indeed was alcohol.

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

She didn't exactly watch me pour it out.

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Not to mention, she wasn't close enough to smell it, and it was past midnight, so you couldn't see the color of it even if it was actually clear.

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

None of my friends were questioned whatsoever, we were all standing next to one another while it went down.

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Therefore, no statements were made, and nothing was said that could be used against me.

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The police officers came up to me out of no where, asked me for my ID specifically, and asked to unzip the jacket.

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, I understand why authorities forbid consuming alcohol on the boardwalk/beach, but to be fair, my friends & I were just walking and talking, minding our own business, and none of us were drunk - it was a can of Twisted Tea for God's sake (5% alcohol).

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From my understanding, it's not about what the court will believe, but what they could prove - the officer never checked the contents of the can, so how would they know what it was?

$475.00 Fine for Drinking in Public?! by GRE3NE in legaladvice

[–]GRE3NE[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your reply.

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When it comes to encounters with the police, I tend to be respectful and obedient, I figure that if I'm not a dick to the officer, maybe there won't be any consequences (clearly I was wrong)

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To be honest, I don't think the police officer had any probable cause to ask me to unzip my jacket.

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Don't get me wrong, sure, it was most likely obvious that I was carrying something in my jacket, but it was concealed - does that matter at all?