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Dry-Firefighter-6524 t1_jdgcmhj wrote

That’s bullshit. It’s a cobblestone street. FGS, can we not leave some things as they are? Better yet, find tradesmen who take pride in their work who can redo it. Why must we call that which is easier “improvement”? Glad it’s better for users. Sad we couldn’t make the efforts to improve the original craftsmanship.

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10698 t1_jdg8osf wrote

If the "no left turn" sign to the right of the signal is illuminated (visible), then left turns are currently restricted, based on time of day. It's an alternative to the signs that specifically list the days and times you can't turn left, usually during peak traffic periods.

If the "no left turn" sign is off (sign will appear blank) left turns are permitted, and are the only valid turns from that lane per the sign to the left of the signal.

tl;dr:Left sign restricts the lane to left turns only, at all times. Right sign prohibits left turns during specific times of certain days.

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lunar_unit t1_jdg82gm wrote

Installation also says that cut ends need to be sealed (paint or caulk) and it has to be two inches above a roof or other horizontalish surface.

I've had to replace a bunch on dormers because it was installed in contact with shingles, wicked water flowing down the roof pitch and disintegrated. I've also seen it disintegrate from splash back on decks with no gutters above.

As an aside, I'm pretty sure the historic districts won't accept Hardi on the front facade of a house, but I can't find anything definitive about it at the moment. Do you know if this is accurate?

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road_chewer t1_jdg70bx wrote

Okay, so what exactly is happening here? I haven’t been at that light in forever, so I don’t get it. That light is on, so you can’t turn left. It doesn’t change. What is the left arrow sign on the left of the stoplight referring to?

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lunar_unit t1_jdg6ukg wrote

Check out the Habitat store off of Chamberlayne. It used to be mostly construction stuff with a bit of furniture, but now it's at least half furniture in good condition.

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lunar_unit t1_jdg6coz wrote

Clearly, the police response to mental health events needs new policies that train them better to deal with these events. But in this case, it wasn't only a poor response to a mental health emergency, it was a virtual repeat of the police response to the George Floyd and Eric Garner situations (which weren't mental health events): overwhelming force that asphyxiated them and Otieno by applying pressure in one way or another that resulted in their deaths. The choke hold that killed Eric Garner almost ten years ago was already against police policy and they did it anyway. George Floyd's death almost three years ago was a clarion call for the nation that once again showed that police methods needed to change, and yet here we are again.

What the fuck is it going to take to make a real change?

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mah658 t1_jdg6b8q wrote

Because drivers in Richmond are fucking idiots. Literally someone sitting at this light almost every time the no left turn is activated. A cop could sit there and give out tickets like it's the chic fil a drive thru, but that's also true anywhere on Broad.

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