[Rant] The thread I've been trying not to make.

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Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Nice response but you know well what I meant.

I don't blame you for not wanting to take assistance, it would make you feel a little "less" like a "success" but I dunno Dave, sometimes it's just best to bow your head an inch so that you can walk a mile instead of holding your head up high and walking an inch...
 
redthirtyone

redthirtyone

Which is why I wish them great discomfort with whomever moves into your place. From my experience, the more you dislike someone & try to make them move, the next tenant is usually twice as bad & makes you WISH for the old days. Seriously. A frickin meth lab, gang hideout or whorehouse would be the best scenario here.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

It's not illegal to have a parked car with expired registration, I don't think. But private parking lots can have cars that aren't street legal towed. This probably varies by state/city/whatever. Dave's car was likely parked in some... common area? homeowner's association lot or something. Maybe on the street. I don't imagine anywhere can tow a car out of your driveway
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Mathias said:
Really? Who the fuck calls someone in for expired plates? Is that really anyone else's business? Really?
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You ever see the movie El Norte, Mathias?

Seriously, Dave. Probably the only thing separating my situation from yours is that my father is still healthy and our house is (luckily) less expensive. As a result you need not fear some ridiculous donation from us (not that we don't want to, we just...can't). I feel like all I have to give is advice, but it sounds like it's already too late for that to make much of a difference, either.

Please make sure your parents know the motivations behind your actions. Don't let there be any doubt. If you DO end up moving in with your folks (and that doesn't sound bad), make sure an agreement (service/renters'?) is drawn up ahead of time so that Sis can't kick you out, even if she wanted to. I'm sure this is not the first time this sort of thing has happened, someone must know what can be done.

Also, if things are as bad a you say, that means there should be a hella refund coming.

Dammit, Dave. Don't choose Pride over Family. Either family. My folks gave me an extra $20 tip on top of the $80 I billed them to replace their $75 PSU, and I knew better'n to refuse. Take it, put it where it'll do the most good, and if you're still gonna fall, at least it won't hurt as badly.

--Patrick
 
SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Stay strong, man. Know that you have all the emotional support here you could ever want, for the little bit it's worth.

Also, second everyone else on the pride thing. I think we all understand how you feel, but after all the effort and money you've put into this place, you're free to think of it more as us re-balancing the scales a bit.
 
Dave

Dave

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Okay, I'm at work today (finally) and can more easily answer questions. I've been logged in either with my iPod or from a computer in the hospital waiting room, which is a terrible, terrible machine. Plus I've had about 2 hours of sleep a night. Last night I drugged myself and went to bed at 9 pm so I'm actually refreshed and wide awake today for the first time in ages.

The reason I didn't want to take money to save the house is because it would only help for a month.

It's like eating at a restaurant where you can't afford the food, so they give you a tab. But eventually they say, "Um. You need to pay that tab." Which you can't do. So they say, "Okay, we'll let you get by without paying the tab." But you still can't afford to eat there.

What I WILL do is take the money given and use it for moving expenses. We have to get a truck, boxes, deposit, etc. I really do appreciate all the well-wishers, but the money is not necessary. My mom thinks you're all pretty great, though. :)
 
Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Y'all could work on my wife... *wry smile*

Damn, Dave... It sounds like you're weathering the storm as best as you can.

You have a dedicated group of people here who, through some combination of personality and action ('cause it damned fer sure ain't your looks! *rimshot*) you have convinced that you are a "good person." Let it happen - you're not asking for a handout, you're letting your friends give you a boost when you and your family need it.

Lecture over - others here have put it far more eloquently than I can right now. I hope your new digs aren't too bad for you.


And I feel your pain on the car thing - city marshals here towed my 79 Nova out of my driveway on Christmas Eve 2007, for about the same reason, except mine was non-functioning. I have no idea which one of my douche-nozzle neighbors called in on it - the turnover's been so high, I couldn't tell you if they're even still here. They better hope and pray that they aren't.
 
Dave

Dave

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But without the house payment & stuff the amount of money I have over the short term doesn't matter. I am more in need of a longer term solution. Finding a place is what I need more than anything. The rest will fall into place.
 
Jay

Jay

You didn't understand.

We pay for our plates every year, we just don't put them visibly on our cars so dipshits won't do what they did to Dave.
 
Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Not all states work that way... some require you to have a registration decal on your license plate. Others (New York, Texas and New Jersey come to mind) require you to have a registration sticker on your windshield.
 
Adam

Adam

Jay said:
You didn't understand.

We pay for our plates every year, we just don't put them visibly on our cars so dipshits won't do what they did to Dave.
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Your insurance stickers function in much the same way - and part of the proceeds for that go to the gov't. I don't believe you'll get towed for expired insurance though, unless you're driving around.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Here, you get a ticket for not having insurance, and then you have to go get insurance.

Funny thing about our State law...if you have proof of insurance but you don't present it before the officer goes back to his car to run your ID, you get a ticket. Even if you present it after the officer returns and he verifies that it is current, you still get that ticket.

--Patrick
 
Jay

Jay

Here, your car is left well alone.

There is no stupid fuckin sticker imposed on your car with dates anywhere that encourages retards as well as griefers calling on their neighbors or cops having to meet his imposed quotas of "whatever the fuck the capt with the smallest dick" decided he wanted done to impress the bigger dipshit with monthly numbers.

Cops do their thing and verify cars on the road as they patrol by entering their license into their databanks and pulling them over when needed.

Tough break Dave but that America for ya. Home of the Brave. Home of the Free.

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M

makare

We don't put anything on our car that shows we have insurance. We do have to register our vehicles but the plates are only changed every ten years. The other day I got pulled over and didn't have proof of insurance I just had to fax it to the station within 14 days and it was no big deal. I don't have a problem with the registration fee because like someone else said it is how they help pay for upkeep on the road.

If people are out to be assholes having your car towed is probably just one way of doing that. If that wasn't possible I am sure they'd find something else. It isn't the law that is the problem it is that some people get off on making other people miserable.
 
David

David

Just wish to reiterate what others have said - you have our support, never hesitate to say the word if there's anything we can do.
 
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