Counting down til I leave Sunday Evening for KC MO with a few friends.
Taking some time off work to go enjoy myself at a concert.

Day 3, Feeling better than yesterday, still dealing with the coughing and sinus stuff.

just had a conversation with the salesman for grocery and it went something like this:

"do you like where you are and what you're doing? I have something to talk to you about."

M: "Is this cause x just put his letter of resignation in? Whatcha got? "

"would you want to move departments, get away from your boss, get you on salary with a raise and you take over a few things here and a few things there for Mike? "

M:"you know I have an interview Saturday right? "

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

even if they took it from your own driveway.

This is the insane part.

So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).

They'd have to call the police and find out right?

If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.

Imagine paying for all day parking in a lot, and then the lot attendant allows a truck to come in and just pick any cars they want. . .

This is essentially what is happening all over the US.

Yes, it's not unique to any area. The laws are pretty standard, and the scams that leverage those laws are now well known and standard and they have these processes to extort outrageous amounts of money and have convinced lawmakers to grant them licenses to steal cars to do it.

remember; extortion is only illegal if you're not apart of the government .

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

even if they took it from your own driveway.

This is the insane part.

So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).

They'd have to call the police and find out right?

If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.

Imagine paying for all day parking in a lot, and then the lot attendant allows a truck to come in and just pick any cars they want. . .

This is essentially what is happening all over the US.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

have to get ready, getting interviewed by Fox News in an hour.

Is it a TV thing, or actual IT work?

TV thing for predatory towing here in Dallas. I had my car essentially outright stolen, the Dallas PD admitted that they had basically paid for a license and as long as they reported taking the car, there was nothing you could do - even if they took it out of your own driveway the license meant that the police were forced to look the other way and only the licensing board could do something.

A license for towing?

Yes. Once they have a license to tow in the city, they can take any car, from any where.

I've heard of that before. Ridiculous

That state senate is investigating at least.

that's good.

Here they have private tow companies to tow cars out of public lots with no posted signage that says they can't park there for example at this bar I frequent ; everyone used to park in the public library parking lot, now, they tow anyone who parks in that parking lot after 9:00 PM, but there's no posted Sign, and it could like 350 to get your car out of their Impound.. Same BS you're dealing with on a larger scale

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

have to get ready, getting interviewed by Fox News in an hour.

Is it a TV thing, or actual IT work?

TV thing for predatory towing here in Dallas. I had my car essentially outright stolen, the Dallas PD admitted that they had basically paid for a license and as long as they reported taking the car, there was nothing you could do - even if they took it out of your own driveway the license meant that the police were forced to look the other way and only the licensing board could do something.

A license for towing?

Yes. Once they have a license to tow in the city, they can take any car, from any where.

I've heard of that before. Ridiculous

Day 2 Sinus Cold is kicking my ass.
Son's finally feeling better though.. Even though he's the one who passed this along to me.

@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Put out about 3 fires this morning before I even had a second cup of coffee.

I feel like I'm fighting a forest fire with a drinking straw.

they keep popping up.

Put out about 3 fires this morning before I even had a second cup of coffee.