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Todd-The-Wraith t1_j9lqtuy wrote

Reply to Texas homeowner faces fines after suspected DWI driver damages house by SarcasticGamer

For the most of you that won’t read the article: the title is shameless clickbait.

The notice gave 30 days for compliance. It’s a warning not an actual violation, infraction, wtv. It’s nothing more than code enforcement telling you something is wrong.

“If an extension is needed, we will give them that extension,” a representative from the code department explained. “We work with the owners or management.”

Homeowner said the driver’s insurance is paying for the repairs, which should be completed around the end of February.

So to summarize: the city gives a notice saying “hey you need to fix this” but they will work with you to ensure compliance is reasonably possible.

Yes the procedure of issuing it so soon was totally tone deaf and bad optics.

However a notice saying “you have 30 days to repair this” from an agency that explicitly states the 30 days is easily extendable upon request is NOT the same as an imposed fine.

It’s the possibility of a future fine if the homeowner doesn’t make any reasonable efforts. In this case the homeowner expects to be done by next week.

This story is a big ol nothingburger.

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Castod28183 t1_j9lp8fg wrote

Reply to comment by MoneyBags5200 in Texas homeowner faces fines after suspected DWI driver damages house by SarcasticGamer

Cities/municipalities do this in order to "incentivize"(so to speak) people into fixing the problem. They would not actually fine a person that was working on fixing the issue. They are just saying, "Hey we know you have a giant hole in your house, we know it's not you're fault, but you do need to get those repairs started to bring your house back up to code."

They do this because there are some people that would just half-ass some repairs or leave them unrepaired altogether. This is a big issue with burned down houses. A lot of people will just abandon the property of a burned down residence if they don't have the means to repair it.

Again, there is absolutely zero chance that the city would actually fine the guy if he was actively working to resolve the problem.

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Nervous_Wait_9545 t1_j9lodjw wrote

Reply to comment by swisscriss in Doctor has sex with patient in emergency department toilets 'to help with chest pain' by alyaaz

LOL. I wonder if that antiwork sub is still around. I'll go check. I used to love going there and teasing them in ways such as this. I'd say things like "oh look, an arbys cashier is trying to overthrow the global economic system because they think it's unfair they don't have a ferrari."

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TheBounceSpotter t1_j9lo4bv wrote

Reply to Doctor has sex with patient in emergency department toilets 'to help with chest pain' by alyaaz

For all those who didn't bother to read. Doctor is married. The patient slipped him her number after a previous visit. They sexted over whatsapp. When she went to the hospital for chest pain, she was seen by a different doctor, but she messaged him that she was there, and he took his shot. Toilet sex. Followed by sex at her home in following days. The article doesn't explain how the investigation started, just that he was under suspicion of having raped her, and the criminal charges were dropped after police reviewed the evidence. Dude said his wife is cool with it, but then he had to face the music of damage to his career for the moral hazard of having relations with a patient.

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