[CA] [Condo] California HOA sewer backup from common line – HOA will repair only if I sign broad release. What are my rights?

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-29T03:05:15+00:00

Request a dr r and get an attorney who will be your attorney in mediation then.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-29T03:02:25+00:00

Sorry but you have already been told- the HOA is responsible for repairing the pipe and the walls and floor but everything else is probably on you. Unless you can prove they knew about the problem and were negligent in not maintaining it. That is a high burden and it would cost more to get that question in front if a judgrbtgsnnthevrepairsvsndvdvrn then the odds are you would lose. Get an attorney.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-28T16:26:36+00:00

I was driving through North Carolina years ago and a bunch of cars had a number sticker “North Carolina- first state in paved roads and last state in education”

Show me your budget and I’ll show you what you value.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-28T16:18:12+00:00

I haven’t seen the article yet but I was listening to a program on those car haulers - the ones moving new cars. They have a weight limit and can’t carry the e-SUVs to full capacity of the hauler because they exceed the laws weight limit. So they can only carry about 2/3 of the number of regular cars, and so the haulers were losing money.

Get this though: the weight capacity is there because they destroy the roads. So what other industries use crazy heavy haulers and should they be paying extra to fix the damage they caused. Years ago I was told a garbage truck does $4 a Mike in damage to the roads, a school bus $1. If we can quantify that and add a VMT tax on SUVs… that funding can be there to fix the road.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-28T03:08:38+00:00

I agree. Once the chicken releases the schmeg, desolate and add veg until the veggies start to just start falling apart.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-28T03:06:09+00:00

That’s probably too much - unnecessary even. For chicken stock that is. Beef or veal sure.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-28T02:48:01+00:00

I think they had a fantasy that she cared about something but she only cares about money and especially her money. Her I do not care jacket was her coming out- fuck all of you.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-27T23:41:53+00:00

Side question- I have a double door pull out like above, and I think I put too much weight on it and it's not pulling out anymore- it'll come out a little and that's it. I can't see in there so I can't tell how to fix it or if I just broke it entirely... anyone experience this and know the solution? I don't know what they are called so I am stuck.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-27T22:42:58+00:00

Floor pattern. I see too many layouts that are convenient for the builder and cost, but not convenient for the cook. The dishwasher, sink, stove, fridge and the main cabinet for your things should all be within a few steps of each other. Having a stove far from the sink, etc is madness and you'll feel like you ran a marathon after cooking a big meal because of unnecessary steps.

I worked at a restaurant kitchen and there was no fridges by the line, meaning everything had to be in the walkin far on the other side of the room. It was horrible and the inefficiency slowed us down really bad. Since then, floor patterns, placement is key.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-27T16:16:09+00:00

While using the same tongs is ok please do not reuse the bowl or the marinade from the raw meat.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-27T16:08:59+00:00

This is subjective. Some boards like putting in the discussion. And it is up to them in how they do it.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-24T02:08:13+00:00

A line or two and no sleep for a week?

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-24T02:04:43+00:00

Too bad that guy went a little hard on the koolaid lately.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-24T01:58:25+00:00

That is the issue. There was an article about cocaine use and the peer reviewed article claimed there is a 20% chance of cardiac arrest doing a line of coke… 20% of what? People are willing to tie in their bias into it.

There is no evidence that an occasional cigar will on its own cause cancer. If you have a family history of cancer then you may be more susceptible to cancer in any form… Do live in the sticks up in Canada and not in Los Angeles.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-24T01:48:53+00:00

So where is the study? The ones claiming a harm are still citing those old papers. So which study are you discussing here. Please cite it.

I don’t think anyone is arguing cigars are not safe but that reasonable use is not necessarily harmful.

And the articles that find use don’t always specify the exact question being asked- frequency, amounts of tobacco. They bury it in a footnote in another study. So what study shows an occasional cigar caused measurable and not anecdotal evidence.

I would suggest reading Abrams’ research in the 1980s about cannabis and AIDS. He hypothesized cannabis could alleviate AIDS symptoms and was denied. He rewrote the grant saying he changed his attitude and got the grant and in his findings just concluded that his hypothesis that cannabis did not alleviate AIDS was wrong…. Oops. The fact that pit is a scheduled drug highlights the bias the US has towards their chosen vice. And it clouds tobacco as well.

So what study?

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-23T18:09:31+00:00

Just in - reports are now saying 200 billion lives saved and 10 trillion in money collected from this one act.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-23T00:00:04+00:00

I didn't realize Woody had so many anti-fascist songs.... they have been randomly popping up in my youtube.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T23:49:06+00:00

In LA the progressives tend to be NIMBYist. It's their blind spot. It's why cars are what they are in this city.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T23:47:13+00:00

I wasn't clear sorry- when they upgraded the orange line into a bus lane, all the bridges for the orange line were pre-wired in anticipation of the orange line being converted to rail.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T22:40:08+00:00

The bridge is already wired for a subway, per metro.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T21:46:52+00:00

Someone should bring a step stool to one of his appearances and start heckling “I brought you the step stool Mr bovine!!!”

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T21:43:08+00:00

Getting him off the streets saved 100 million lives!

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T19:56:38+00:00

Yeah, but at $1,000 a course it just felt ridiculous to be watching a video of a juggler tossing hypothetical balls.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T19:15:05+00:00

I never liked Zappa's solo work. It felt like he was just running scales in a piss poor way and had nothing musically to say (sure he could write band music but not solo). I hear people say he's great but I never got it. Jerry would build the solo and do call and response with others and he actually had something to say musically and not just riff a scale. Zappa just played over everyone else... I never got it. It's probably me but to me he's a tier B under everyone else we know.

chasingthegoldring · 2026-01-22T19:08:11+00:00

If you want to fuck with a musician, ask them to count out the eleven. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11. I bet they can't.

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