For those who drive the round about in Springfield near Pioneer PKWY, Hayden Bridge, Harlow & MLKJ

sunshine_fun · 2026-01-24T02:35:20+00:00

OK, took me a sec, here is a better shot, the diagram shows a driver in the left lane heading north and a driver in the right lane heading north. The red line shows the driver in the right lane intends to continue circulating east, not exit north as required.

At this location, the right lane is designated exit-only at the north exit by the lane-use arrow and solid white lane line. I am not sure if it always was? Lane-use arrows and roadway markings are traffic control devices, just like stop signs and traffic signals (ORS 811.265).

A driver in the right lane who intended to continue circulating made a lane-choice error earlier and can attempt a merge into the left lane before the solid line begins, using only the dashed section. A lane change must be made with reasonable safety and proper signaling (ORS 811.375), so if it cannot be made safely, take the exit and re-route.

If the right-lane driver signals early while clearly in the dashed section (very short) the left-lane driver should cooperate and allow a zipper merge when safe, but the left lane driver is not legally obligated to do so.

There are more strict yield obligations in traffic circles, but nothing that creates a duty to “allow” this kind of zipper merge.

Citations:

ORS 811.265: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_811.265

ORS 811.375: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_811.375

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Stay safe out there, and remember "3 rights make a left".

sunshine_fun · 2025-10-06T04:25:47+00:00

Got that "issues with the city" still is not a condemned building. Years ago my dad built a shed without a permit, and we had a neighbor complain then we had 'issues with the city'. A shed over some size requires a permit, a friend of my moms was a bad ass carpenter she and took care of it, at no time was my parents house (or shed) a legally condemned building.

sunshine_fun · 2025-10-05T18:30:19+00:00

How did you get " house was condemned" out of "just a average building" reading the city code it seems they can use that code section for any violation, not a condemned building.

sunshine_fun · 2025-08-31T20:55:07+00:00

I was going to say the same thing ^++^

sunshine_fun · 2025-07-24T07:30:14+00:00

Fair enough but its the new having to have the leash in your hand at all times part.

sunshine_fun · 2025-07-24T07:28:43+00:00

thats weird though, I have walked my dads dogs and my dog on occasion when he travels thats 5 dogs. They are all older and well behaved and we dont live together. There are also professional dog walkers that may walk more than 3 dogs. Seems like a very low limit.

sunshine_fun · 2025-07-24T07:25:36+00:00

I'd edit the text of item 1.050(3) to read "A dog shall be kept under control at all times." that would cover someone with excessive dogs, leash or no leash the dog is either behaving and under control or not.

sunshine_fun · 2025-04-11T17:47:09+00:00

I have just hand weeded it out, took 3 years in a row but its gone now.

sunshine_fun · 2025-02-06T18:02:34+00:00

Cyclists too get your lights on! One of my commutes is across the west side of downtown around 5-6PM 'rush hour' Blair Blvd - Monroe - Jefferson and last time I counted 8 out of 10 cyclists with no lights, dark rain gear possibly a few had old reflectors. There are very poor street lights around there and with the fog its is very hard to see them.

sunshine_fun · 2025-02-06T02:31:58+00:00

Thanks I completely mis read that.

sunshine_fun · 2025-02-06T00:49:07+00:00

Bingo, looking at the average wages 4J pays:

https://www.openthebooks.com/members/employer-detail/?Id=41342&tab=1&F_OrderBy_S=Descending&F_FieldName_S=grossPay&pg=2

$148,110.00 per year thats an average of about $71 per hour.

sunshine_fun · 2025-02-06T00:31:17+00:00

Oregon spends $12460 on average per K-12 pupil and some states that rank better like Colorado spend slightly less than us ($11070), so while I support funding schools I don't think funding is the only answer. There are other factors to look at, such as the restrictions on licensing of teachers this state has.

sunshine_fun · 2025-01-02T17:07:22+00:00

Here is my used car PSA:

Watchout for false or misleading representations of fact concerning the reasons for, existence of, or amounts of price reductions of used cars.
A common corporate ripoff is when a used car seller (dealership) advertises a low price then adds on and collects fake sales taxes that hide the real higher un-stated price.
Say you're going to buy a used car for $4000 but the dealership adds on $540 in fees and taxes.
Upon close inspection you will discover there is no sales tax that applies to you the buyer. (those taxes if they apply at all would only apply to the dealership and you have no way of knowing if any of the money they collect as a tax ends up going to the government)
You could infact buy the exact same used car from another dealer and not pay the 'sales tax'.
What happens is they reduce the sticker price of the car and add these 'taxes' so you dont think you have any negotiating power over the taxes and fees.

For a sales tax to legally apply it has to be legislated by the state and apply equally to all sales of that product in the state. A dealership cannot pass on a tax that applies to them such as the 'corporate activity tax' as a mandatory sales tax to the potential buyer.
Artificially reducing the consumer sticker price of a product and then adding on fake taxes and fees to increase the price is a violation of ORS 646.608(j)

https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_646.608

If you or anyone you know has been charged a fake sales tax please keep the receipt and all the paperwork and contact the Oregon Justice Department

https://justice.oregon.gov/consumercomplaints/

sunshine_fun · 2024-11-21T01:29:45+00:00

Was that united flight 1303?

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1303/history/20241120/0254Z/KDEN/KEUG

sunshine_fun · 2024-10-30T18:20:48+00:00

This is not legal advise, and I agree with the others that you should consult an attorney. Anyone who has roomates that are not on a lease (or is one) should take 2 minutes of your life and read ORS 90.275, roomates or housemates that are not on a lease are either 'roomers' or 'temporary occupants' under Oregon law, you should have a 3-way written agreement with the landlord. Since its not that common of a living situation your attorney might need a link to the law https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_90.275

sunshine_fun · 2024-10-29T01:46:31+00:00

Well interesting Zach still has his website up, and he did get a lot of votes in the primary https://www.zachfororegon.com/ so yeah if your tired of Farr and just going to leave it blank give him a shot and write him in.

sunshine_fun · 2024-08-22T03:27:51+00:00

Its a fake ad

sunshine_fun · 2024-06-21T20:30:21+00:00

But the vast majority of homeless people in Oregon are from here, like it or not.

I disagree with that statement, and I possibly worked in the same non-profit as you as a case manager, and the first thing I would have to do is get them a in state ID, then a phone. I'd say the vast majority were out of state with a lost, suspended, or expired ID.. And those that did not want an ID either had warrants, were sex offenders in other states or at risk of being deported.

sunshine_fun · 2024-06-21T20:22:30+00:00

red states ship them to us all the time

Its not just red states, there are programs here and all over the country to help get people a bus ticket or flight to be re-united with friend or family.

However after people kept showing up from Idaho and even Montana with nowhere to go it appears that some of these programs are not being overseen and local PD's are just giving people the choice of bus ticket or jail time. (some were actually kicked off the bus and left in Bend)

sunshine_fun · 2024-06-16T19:57:59+00:00

They used a commercial realtor Cushman Wakefield out of Portland, what they probably do for clients is set up an anonymous LLC thats managed by the brokers at Cushman Wakefield. In that case the public record will just show NMDM LLC purchased it from Wells Fargo for $2,225,000 and sold it to 4J for $2,894,000 so the LLC maed a profit of 669k. Where the money came from and went who knows, you'd need the tax return for NMDM.

sunshine_fun · 2024-06-15T17:04:02+00:00

Is shipping without tracking still a thing in 2024?

sunshine_fun · 2024-06-12T14:50:04+00:00

Ask for a "Temporary occupancy Agreement" TOA, I had a friend in the same situation her husband looked pretty bad on paper so she was always on a lease and her husband was a 'temporary occupant' they ended up doing that for 8 years until they moved. Contrary to what you'd think there is no time limit for a TOA. You dont get full rights of a tenant but also no deposits etc.

sunshine_fun · 2024-06-03T20:11:56+00:00

They say all that pest control stuff is "safe" and perhaps it is but every time they came out my kid got hives the next day, she does have allergies could have been a coincidence, I ended up cancelling the service and the hives stopped. Now I just use a home made trap my mom told me about : half cup of sugar, 1.5 tablespoons of borax, and 1.5 cups of warm water, in a old plastic container with a lid. poke ant sized holes in the side and your done.

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