EngineersAnon
EngineersAnon t1_j6wquo0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Maine Turnpike to add new exit in Saco by InterstellarDeathPur
You'd be lucky to buy the land alone for a rail line of any useful size for $42 million.
EngineersAnon t1_j6vgi2y wrote
Reply to comment by Dirty_Lew in How long until someone tries to park their car on top of this "solution"? by Arsenault185
>At this point it’s negligence on the part of Walmart the driver's hitting the pole.
FTFY
EngineersAnon t1_j6frjhz wrote
Reply to VIP with that quick math by k1ckstand
I was in line at a VIP when they told the customer ahead of me - in for all four brakes - that they would also charge (full price) for rotating the tires.
EngineersAnon t1_j4ohyz2 wrote
Reply to comment by HoodratHoochiemama in Two Nerds Seeking Elvish Officiant by stacybettencourt
Even if they're already married? That seems like an odd exception to bigamy laws.
/s
EngineersAnon t1_j2byqak wrote
EngineersAnon t1_j1cesoh wrote
So the fine per violation is less than $25. That doesn't sound like much deterrent.
EngineersAnon t1_iy39fmk wrote
Reply to Since y'all liked last one: by geaibleu
Did you get a picture of the sign alone? Perfect r/ScarySigns fodder...
EngineersAnon t1_iy1nuj0 wrote
Reply to comment by eljefino in Walmart Maine strikes again by Jadasmom
Bollards are a fuck of a lot easier to repair than people, and repairs are cheaper, too.
EngineersAnon t1_ixk170s wrote
Reply to comment by DifferenceMore5431 in Walmart Maine strikes again by Jadasmom
There are, it seems, conditions in this specific lot which make the consequences of inattention greater, but the root cause of hitting a stationary object with a motor vehicle is driver inattention and negligence.
EngineersAnon t1_ixjxlbl wrote
Reply to comment by DifferenceMore5431 in Walmart Maine strikes again by Jadasmom
>there is a reason.
Yes, the reason is negligence by inadequately attentive drivers.
EngineersAnon t1_ixh3bt8 wrote
Reply to comment by so2017 in S/O to the driver of this car your plate made me smile today! by 207Simone
Vinyl seats are hotter.
EngineersAnon t1_iuc4poc wrote
Reply to City warns residents: No, you can’t vote Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen in as mayor by DuckTruckMuck
>Josh Allen is not actually a candidate in the City of Westbrook.
Isn't the whole point of a write-in vote to (try to) elect someone who isn't a registered candidate?
>Votes cast for Josh Allen will be counted as blanks.
So, you admit that the city intends to discount legal write-in votes.
Do you want to directly undermine the integrity of every election your office has any role in counting ballots for? Because that's what you just did.
EngineersAnon t1_iu2xc9y wrote
Reply to comment by WangnanJahad in Maine begins its removal of obscene vanity license plates by NCSUGrad2012
Regardless of the forum, do you trust the government to even-handedly apply a standard as vague as "community standards"? It's not a question of property, it's a question of censorship.
Fuck censors.
EngineersAnon t1_iu2x4q1 wrote
Reply to comment by WangnanJahad in Maine begins its removal of obscene vanity license plates by NCSUGrad2012
If the State permits custom plates, then the State cannot censor those custom plates based on their content.
EngineersAnon t1_iu1i7dk wrote
So, time to start spamming the censorship committee by reporting every plate that's even vaguely questionable. Including non-vanity plates.
EngineersAnon t1_iu1hwl1 wrote
Reply to comment by mainemtnrover in Maine begins its removal of obscene vanity license plates by NCSUGrad2012
Why, The Government, of course.
You trust them, right?
EngineersAnon t1_iu1hr5b wrote
>Secretary of State Shanna Bellows is leading the process of removing these plates from the road. Bellows is a staunch supporter of freedom of speech...
Apparently, she's not.
EngineersAnon t1_itbn1xi wrote
Reply to comment by sy33d_am33r_ali in Is there any reason Maine couldn't do this? Oregon's entire coast was declared open to public access in the 1960s. by ppitm
Outright seizure is not essential for a taking. In the Great Ponds Act, the land to which access is granted must be unimproved, which is very different than letting people cross and occupy your front lawn, or a maintained beach to which you hitherto charged access fees.
EngineersAnon t1_itak7h4 wrote
Reply to comment by PenguinontheTelly in Is there any reason Maine couldn't do this? Oregon's entire coast was declared open to public access in the 1960s. by ppitm
It comes down to the US Constitution. If that property is to be taken for public use - and let's not fool ourselves, that's what we're talking about here - they have to receive "just compensation". How much are we prepared to spend?
EngineersAnon t1_itak198 wrote
Reply to comment by jimberley in Is there any reason Maine couldn't do this? Oregon's entire coast was declared open to public access in the 1960s. by ppitm
It would run into issues with the Federal Constitution's guarantee, in the Fifth Amendment, that "... private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just compensation." That would get gorram expensive, gorram fast.
EngineersAnon t1_irklx0t wrote
Reply to comment by BillNye69 in Ooooh Auburn Walmart! You done it again! by grc207
Either you cut your wheels hard and back up, and accept that you're going to ding your front bumper fascia again on the way back, or you wait for the tow truck to winch you sideways off her.
At least, that's what it looks like from this one medium-range picture.
EngineersAnon t1_j6ws2gx wrote
Reply to comment by Dirty_Lew in How long until someone tries to park their car on top of this "solution"? by Arsenault185
That doesn't change the fact that hitting a stationary object is always and solely the responsibility of the driver.