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Total derail here: So they are doing construction on my street, a big project, putting in a new city sewer system(I am on the edge of the city, and have a septic tank at the moment). It's a huge project, and will go on all summer long. But today they got to my house, and the end of my yard by the street currently has a giant hole and a big rear end bulldozer sitting in it. But all the vibrations from digging my yard up today caused a window on my front porch to crack. Can I put a claim in with the city for a repair fee for that, or am I just poo poo out of luck? I'm sure I can file a claim on my homeowners insurance, but I think the city is responsible. I'm new to this whole homeowner thing, so I don't know if that's a thing or what.
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TAKE PICTURES. Pictures of the window, pictures of the bulldozers, pictures of the hole, etc.
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Jul 15, 2014 02:55
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Make sure to slip the tip of your dick into all the pictures.
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Jul 15, 2014 02:56
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Run for city council on a platform of producing a five year plan to fund the replacement of every glass window.
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Jul 15, 2014 02:56
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Joementum posted:Run for city council on a platform of producing a five year plan to fund the replacement of every glass window. My city got rid of city trash pickup because they didn't want to raise taxes or prices to offset costs. I feel like my liberal window repair platform wouldn't go over well.
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Jul 15, 2014 03:01
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this might not be exactly what youre looking for, but have you considered auditing the fed
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Jul 15, 2014 03:02
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paranoid randroid posted:this might not be exactly what youre looking for, but have you considered auditing the fed I can even do the auditing! 
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Jul 15, 2014 03:09
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paranoid randroid posted:this might not be exactly what youre looking for, but have you considered auditing the fed What was the original book in this joke?
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Jul 15, 2014 03:26
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ASOIAF, i believe
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Dirt posted:My city got rid of city trash pickup because they didn't want to raise taxes or prices to offset costs. I feel like my liberal window repair platform wouldn't go over well. Does your city just wallow in garbage or do you have to actually drive your old pizza boxes to the landfills?
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Jul 15, 2014 03:57
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Dirt posted:Total derail here: So they are doing construction on my street, a big project, putting in a new city sewer system(I am on the edge of the city, and have a septic tank at the moment). It's a huge project, and will go on all summer long. But today they got to my house, and the end of my yard by the street currently has a giant hole and a big rear end bulldozer sitting in it. Please do not derail the chat thread!
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Jul 15, 2014 04:07
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Watching the HBO John Adams series with the wife. We have been fact checking as we go. Good show and surprisingly accurate.
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Jul 15, 2014 04:07
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Cercadelmar posted:Does your city just wallow in garbage or do you have to actually drive your old pizza boxes to the landfills? They probably have private collectors.
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Leroy Diplowski posted:Watching the HBO John Adams series with the wife. We have been fact checking as we go. Good show and surprisingly accurate. It's based on the very good McCullough book, which is a must read after watching the series. A fun game is to count all the times the modern right wing would've excoriated Adams for doing something. He basically defended the Boston bomber.
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Jul 15, 2014 04:10
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Cercadelmar posted:Does your city just wallow in garbage or do you have to actually drive your old pizza boxes to the landfills? Well you can drag your poo poo to a dump somewhere, or pay this old dude to come pickup your trash who charges by the bag. I pay the old dude. I feel bad for the guy, he looks like he's about 80 years old, and does it all by himself. He loads all the bags onto a big flatbed truck. No idea where he takes it though. It took me six weeks from when I moved in to get him to come out and start picking up my trash, because "He can't figure out his voice mail on his new cell phone". I live in a weird place. zoux posted:Please do not derail the chat thread! 
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Jul 15, 2014 04:52
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quote:Most people in the 1% aren't there the next year. They might beat at 4, 9, 12, etc. And many of those people weren't born into even the top 50%. Sorry I don't have the exact numbers offhand. Somebody on facebook said this about the 1%, and I don't know how he came to it. Does anyone know what stats he's referring to or if this is true?
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Don't be silly, it's the chat thread! It has no rails! I had this half a decade where I would move to a new apartment, the city/town would be starting construction/renovation of the area, and then it would be done just before I would have to move out. Really irritating. N. Senada posted:Somebody on facebook said this about the 1%, and I don't know how he came to it. Does anyone know what stats he's referring to or if this is true? Pulled out of  . Calling it now.
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Jul 15, 2014 05:00
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Dirt posted:Well you can drag your poo poo to a dump somewhere, or pay this old dude to come pickup your trash who charges by the bag. Do you live in like some libertarian hellhole?
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N. Senada posted:Somebody on facebook said this about the 1%, and I don't know how he came to it. Does anyone know what stats he's referring to or if this is true? I don't recall the exact source either, but I believe I read it in a writeup of "the 1%". The short version is that income stability isn't all that high in that area- lots of people getting wealthy off of temporary industrial booms or real estate. The people who are actually stable in their positions are in the .01% or so. Of course, those dropping out of the 1% are still making millions a year, so it's hardly something to cry for them over.
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New construction or work on older buildings pops up around my city every few months. This frequently blocks the roads and walkways, but it usually isn't there for very long. However, recently the new construction projects have kept popping up while the old ones never go away. The area has become a nightmare maze, and I fear for the future.
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He claimed US census data for another factoid, but that particularly bit sounded off. I guess that^ point makes sense, vox.
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DemeaninDemon posted:Do you live in like some libertarian hellhole? It's Michigan. We are a Republican hellhole that you very much.  I live way up in the middle of nowhere in Michigan. If I lived literally like 1000 yards across the street and the river I'd be in a College town(Houghton) with normal trash and city services. I live on the apparently poor side of the river. But my property taxes are considerably lower. So there's that.
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Jul 15, 2014 05:10
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Dude Unhappy With Public Services Also Likes Lower Taxes.
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Dirt posted:It's Michigan. We are a Republican hellhole that you very much. Hmmmmmmmm. Don't know what to tell you.
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Jul 15, 2014 05:12
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zoux posted:Dude Unhappy With Public Services Also Likes Lower Taxes. No, not at all. I'd happily pay taxes to have basic service like trash pickup. I am probably in the minority that way in my area. Just pointing out how that all works here.
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What if your county had enough revenue to contract with a company that didn't go around breaking your house, would that be worth some extra taxes?
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Dirt posted:No, not at all. I'd happily pay taxes to have basic service like trash pickup. I am probably in the minority that way in my area. I get water, sewage, trash, and storm drain maintenance all in one nice monthly bill from the city. Trash pickup is 2x a week, it's a pretty sweet deal.
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Jul 15, 2014 05:22
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I dunno, guys, I think Dirt is not endorsing his county's practices!
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Jul 15, 2014 05:22
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zoux posted:What if your county had enough revenue to contract with a company that didn't go around breaking your house, would that be worth some extra taxes? Now you're just talking silly. Everyone knows the lowest bidder does the best work. Unless it's a no-bid contract scenario. The guys who are awarded no-bid contracts are always the best.  I find the whole situation with the trash fascinating. I wasn't aware cities could just do that I guess. I have never lived in such a small place before though. I wonder what my neighbor does with his trash. He doesn't have a car as far as I can tell, and he doesn't use the same old guy I do for pickup. I wonder if he just has like a mountain of garbage in his garage or something.
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Jul 15, 2014 05:25
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I'm just loving with him, I doubt his prop taxes pay for county/city services anyways.
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Dirt posted:Now you're just talking silly. This season on hoarders! We take a trip to Libertopia! I'm talking about stereotypical libertopia not your town
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America, where you are free to clog up your nose to spite your face tax.
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DemeaninDemon posted:This season on hoarders! We take a trip to Libertopia! Upper MI is pretty militia-ey
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Oh my gosh, the CIA's Subway (CIA has their own Subway!) isnt held up to Subway's rigorous quality standards.   I wonder what the comments for the Pentagon's courtyard cafe are like. Are FIOAs for benign fun things like these difficult to request?
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Dirt posted:Everyone knows the lowest bidder does the best work. Unless it's a no-bid contract scenario. The guys who are awarded no-bid contracts are always the best. One town I lived in awarded the waste collection contract without bidding, even though it was legally required. After a court battle the town opened a bidding process and another company won. The original contract was still binding, so the town ended up with two trash collection agencies, with separate cans, trucks, and schedules. Put the trash in the wrong can on the wrong day and it wouldn't get picked up. This was right in the middle of the recession, so it put the local gov deep in the red.
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zoux posted:Upper MI is pretty militia-ey Wasn't one of the countless Freedom Cities supposed to be a giant rear end barge floating around the Great Lakes?
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tentative8e8op posted:Oh my gosh, the CIA's Subway (CIA has their own Subway!) isnt held up to Subway's rigorous quality standards. It's basically Milton from Office Space. That's who is running the CIA.
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tentative8e8op posted:I wonder what the comments for the Pentagon's courtyard cafe are like. Are FIOAs for benign fun things like these difficult to request? No, they're no harder to request, and obviously getting them granted is easier. Requesting things like this is kind of a dick move, though, as it won't tell you anything of use and it still ties up resources.
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zoux posted:Upper MI is pretty militia-ey Funny thing about Upper Michigan: It's a solid red voting block, just about everyone is a Republican, with one Rep for the whole area(and he is insufferable). But guess who the biggest employer in the whole area is: the state of Michigan I find that oddly hilarious for some reason. DemeaninDemon posted:Wasn't one of the countless Freedom Cities supposed to be a giant rear end barge floating around the Great Lakes? I had never heard this, but that's awesome. What are you supposed to do when the lake freezes over? Even Lake Superior froze over this year.
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Dirt posted:Funny thing about Upper Michigan: It's a solid red voting block, with one Rep for the whole area(and he is insufferable). But guess who the biggest employer in the whole area is: This dude who I used to see driving to work drove a new Beetle covered with Infowars and other assorted Libertarian bumper stickers. I'd watch him turn into his job at the state Archives.
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