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August 28, 2014 at 4:56 PM in reply to: Interesting history for this Santaluz property – any insight to price swings? #777723
UCGal
ParticipantOh – you’ve seen my videos? Did you +1 me?
LOL.
Participant[quote=pabloesqobar]No surprise that some folks have already determined the cop should be charged and locked up. Despite having no clue what happened on the ground, or when deadly force is authorized.
What we do know:
1. This teenager was a 6’4″, 300 pound man. He is bigger and stronger than most men, including the police officer that shot him.
2. Him and his buddy just robbed a store using physical violence. And they were on their way to another store. Apparently, they feel comfortable being thugs and bullies, to do what they want and take what they want. Who in their right mind is going to say no to this dude?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/darren-wilson-ferguson-police-officer-who-fatally-shot-michael-brown-identified/
4. Him and his buddy boldly walked down the middle of a street, blocking traffic. Who would dare to say anything to them, other than a cop?
5. When told to move, they refused, which led to an altercation, which led to the shooting. So far, we have the police officer’s word and the word of the bully friend that just robbed a store, as to what went down that led to the shooting.
6. The buddy that didn’t get shot gave his statement right away. He claimed he saw his thug Buddy running away, and the Cop shot him in the back.
7. The autopsy revealed he was not shot in the back.For now, I’ll take the police officers word over those of the thug criminal friend. I’m guessing he also neglected to mention they had just robbed a store.
But most of what you see through the news are baby pictures, how much of a gentle person he was, he would never hurt anyone. And this must be the result of racial profiling by a racist cop.[/quote]
Point by point:
1) Agreed.
2) The report of the convenience store theft was not out yet – it was in process of being reported. So cop had NO knowlege these guys had allegedly robbed the store. It could not have factored in to the cops behavior because he didn’t know.
3) (you missed this.)
4)agreed.
5) I would say at least one party is lying. Perhaps everyone. We do not know if the cop is/was lying…
6) nothing to dispute.
7) The autopsy by Baden says the shot to his arm shows 2 possible things.
a) he was shot from behind (not good for the cop) OR
b) he was shot when his hands were in the air or over his head in self defense. (not good for the cop).
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/did-michael-brown-have-his-hands-up-when-killed-by/article_f9904f19-dba5-58b4-ac4b-56b9bda29646.html
For now, I think mistakes have been made on all sides. The looters and rioters (vs protesters) give a bad name to anyone who questions what happened. The cops have mishandled it from the beginning – there should have been transparency, a suspension of the cop during the investigation, etc. Instead the Ferguson police stonewalled any inquiry or questions and operated in a very heavy handed way… contributing to the escalation of what happened on the streets. Assault weapons aimed at protesters is going a bit far for most people’s taste. Enough errors on both sides to keep this going.
Participant[quote=spdrun]Doesn’t a service animal need a doctor’s certification? Sure, they can easily find a doctor to sign off or forge a letter, but it’s one more level of tsuris that might encourage them to seek a friendlier situation.[/quote]
Yes and no.
The certification of a service dog is less than standardized. And under FHA and ADA laws – you can ask a tenant if the dog is a service dog, you can ask if they have a disability. You can’t ask what the disability is. There’s so much grey area – the prospective tenant could lie and you’d be pretty much obligated to allow the pet.Here are some links (mostly from the tenants prospective.)
http://www.pawsla.org/programs/housing-education/tenants-with-disabilities-the-right-to-keep-a-service-animal/http://www.petpartners.org/page.aspx?pid=489
http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/548301.pdf
http://www.landlordassoc.org/articles/WhatLandlordsShouldKnowAboutServiceAnimals.pdf
Being a landlord has opened my eyes to all sorts of laws and rules. For example – did you know a landlord is required to provide a landline connection if asked? We never had one for our casita because my inlaws, and niece used cell phones. But a prospective tenant informed me (and I later verified she was correct) – we must provide a landline if requested. (And once I read the law, I had no issues.) That law seems pretty antiquated today… but it’s there… so I’ll oblige. I don’t remember if VOIP qualified… it may have even specified telco landline.
Participant[quote=flyer]My point concerning all of the development along 56, was that, regardless of how much or how little I could afford for housing, I would not want to live near a freeway for many reasons.
I would give up something else if I had to, rather than live near a
freeway–just my own personal preference–and the preference of others I know who have opted for other “tradeoffs,” versus buying a home near a freeway.I was just sharing that with the OP, since he/she asked our various opinions on the Rhodes Crossing project–and that’s mine.
I’m sure the OP will weigh all factors before making a decision, so the fact that we all have different thoughts on this should be helpful to him/her.[/quote]
Those are your choices. I happen to live near freeway 52. I can easily hear the traffic when the windows or open. I’m not backing up to it – but on a hillside above it.
In my case the trade off is:
– decent schools.
– nice views (over the 52 towards Mt. Soledad)
– Large lot.
– very good freeway access. Can be on 805/5/52 in minutes.Since freeway noise is not a dealbreaker for me – but price, space, view were all factors in my decision – I chose to live near a freeway.
I understand you would choose otherwise – but you and BG both implied that this would be a BAD choice, not just a different choice.
Think of all the people along the 5 corridor who have ocean views – and overlook I-5. I suspect many of them don’t mind the freeway noise – and love their views.
ParticipantWhen we were listing this past time we stated a small pet was negotiable. However, I also made it clear that there would be an extra deposit.
We don’t have carpet – so I was less worried about fleas.
We had one candidate inform us that she had a service dog and it didn’t matter what my pet policy is/was. I think FLU posted about the absurdity of these rules – basically – call a pet a service animal and you can override the no pet rule.
We ended up with tenants that have no pets. Our previous tenant (extended family) had a small dog. She paid a small extra deposit when she adopted him.
ParticipantI was at the gas station and saw an mobile detailing truck – they had it in bold print on the side of the truck that they are “eco certified and permitted”. I assume that means reclaimed water.
I’m not sure what is involved in setting up water reclamation for a mobile detailer – but apparently it’s doable.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]
All else being equal, I’d rather have a beautiful house than a shinny new car. By beautiful, I don’t mean expensive, but well designed and tastefully appointed — something an architect would approve of.[/quote]
I don’t think anyone would call my house beautiful or even tastefully appointed. My architect still approves. (He’s a cheapskate like me – he’s my husband.)Participant[quote=Blogstar]Driving past the local golf courses today had to wonder why and the hell a guy can’t try to make a living washing cars.[/quote]
I don’t disagree with your point… but there is a difference in the water source. Golf courses are using the reclaimed water (purple pipes.) So it’s not coming from the pottable (tap) water sources.
But, I agree, it seems ridiculous that water restrictions don’t effect golf courses.
ParticipantLMAO – I have a black SUV that I wash maybe 2-3 times a year. I park in the garage mostly – so it isn’t as bad as it sounds… but obviously I’m not a car person. I take it to he place on Clairemont Dr. above Mission Bay, or I do it myself. Haven’t seen any issues with etching. But haven’t been looking.
My husband washes his truck every year, need it or not. But it’s coming up on 20 years old. LOL
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]What about the anti-semantics?[/quote]
LOL.Participant[quote=flu]What I don’t understand is I read the water restrictions and nowhere did it say that car washing must be done only if you can recapture the “gray water”. I guess it’s different for auto detailing businesses..
But even if they recapture the water (which I don’t think is too difficult), I don’t understand what they would do with it.. Does the city expect each individual detailer to be able to own the equipment to recycle the water and reuse it? That technology I don’t think exists for a mobile auto detailer nor is it affordable for a small time auto detailer..[/quote]
The commercial car wash places do recycle the water onsite. I had a conversation with the owner of the south clairemont car wash, across from Keihls. They had to put that in during the drought in the 90’s.
ParticipantIt’s not anti-Semitic to be pro-Palestinian. Palestinians are also Semitic people.
Participant[quote=paramount]Fear Factor?
CDC Raises Response to Highest Alert Amid Ebola Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday ramped up its response to the expanding Ebola outbreak, a move that frees up hundreds of employees and signals the agency sees the health emergency as a potentially long and serious one.
The CDC’s “level 1 activation” is reserved for the most serious public health emergencies, and the agency said the move was appropriate considering the outbreak’s “potential to affect many lives.” The CDC took a similar move in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and again in 2009 during the bird-flu threat.
I presume you get a flu shot each year. You realize influenza kills WAY more people each year than ebola. Try to put things in perspective.
Participant[quote=Blogstar]
Hi UCGAL, I have wondered how much you all might be gardening now.
This pesto is complete, (some people just pulverize and freeze the leaves). It goes into regular zip lock baggies and I kind of roll those and squeeze that air out and then 4 or five of those go into a heavier duty quart freezer bag, so double wrapped. The food processor makes enough for one of these setups per batch. 5 cups leaves, 1 cup cheese , 1 cup nuts, about 1 cup olive oil, 9 teaspoons garlic and salt and pepper to taste. (watch out for salt in cheese from Wisconsin!).
Spaghetti sauce is complete too with meat or vegetarian but all you have to do is heat it up. Just food process tomatoes skin and all and cook the sauce for about an hour with added organic paste from Costco if needed. We put it in half full gallon freezer bags and use loaf pans to give it shape until it freezes solid.
We have a chest freezer and two combos, so canning is not urgent. We have even frozen beets and made borscht later on and shredded zukes and pureed pumpkin for bread in winter, It works great. Sun dried tomatoes freeze nicely too, for that pesto dinner in January or for soups. Ever check the price of sun dried tomatoes?
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Awesome. We don’t have a chest freezer, but we have a big enough freezer to stash some stuff anyway. We’ve already frozen some pesto in ziplocs – as an experiment, but since we’re still in basil season, we haven’t tried thawing any out. I’ll feel free to continue this. And we’ll definitely try the frozen red sauce. We’ve had some great sauces so far this summer… but have been (barely) able to keep up with what we’re producing… It will be a relief to be able freeze some before we’re sick of these sauces.
I’ve been shocked at how much pine nuts have gone up vs previous years. $23 for the 24oz bag at costco – but that’s still a lot cheaper than the cost at Sprouts or elsewhere. I definitely prefer pesto with pine nuts vs walnuts.
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