The Briefing Room
General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: ABX on September 20, 2017, 02:05:40 am
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Mere hours after Hurricane Irma, Miami-Dade County was ticketing residents for building code violations on their wrecked properties.
Celso Perez was helping his neighbors remove some fallen trees blocking their street when a county code enforcer rolled up and issued him a safety notice for having a downed fence. "I laughed," Perez tells WSVN-TV. "I thought he was kidding. 'You are kidding right? We just had a hurricane six hours ago.'".....
http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/19/hours-after-hurricane-irma-miami-dade-co
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It doesn't appear there were actual fines issued.
Identifying the safety hazards as priorities of repair is not a bad thing.
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It doesn't appear there were actual fines issued.
Identifying the safety hazards as priorities of repair is not a bad thing.
If you think that you're an idiot. Perhaps a month after the storm sure but 6 hours? The scale of the damage and disruption is beyond belief. Whoever directed this should be flogged.
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If you think that you're an idiot. Perhaps a month after the storm sure but 6 hours? The scale of the damage and disruption is beyond belief. Whoever directed this should be flogged.
Safety items should be resolved prior to pick up debris.
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Safety items should be resolved prior to pick up debris.
Since when is a downed fence a safety issue? I guess he should have stopped helping to clear a road (a real safety issue) to repair his fence huh?
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Safety items should be resolved prior to pick up debris.
We don't need a govt beaucrat for that bs. How can you claim to be a conservative?
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Since when is a downed fence a safety issue? I guess he should have stopped helping to clear a road (a real safety issue) to repair his fence huh?
He might need a safety study first. Maybe an environmental impact study too.
The stupid it burns.
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We don't need a govt beaucrat for that bs. How can you claim to be a conservative?
Since they were working on the debris in the street first, it appears those individuals did need someone to help identify the safety hazards.
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Since they were working on the debris in the street first, it appears those individuals did need someone to help identify the safety hazards.
Go away with you govt knows best baloney.
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Go away with you govt knows best baloney.
Man. driftdouche You are an expert at riding the douche canoe. How many years did it take you to be able to paddle your shit up steam?
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Man. driftdouche You are an expert at riding the douche canoe. How many years did it take you to be able to paddle your shit up steam?
@Wingnut
Nope
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Well now we know who has a soft spot for your local code enforcement officer.
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:facepalm2:
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:pop41:
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@Wingnut
Nope
Nope
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Don't make me stop this car.
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Don't make me stop this car.
Too late for that, dontcha think?
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I'm Gone. CYA
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Too late for that, dontcha think?
Yep
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I'm Gone. CYA
You're not banned... 22222frying pan
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Don't make me stop this car.
Just throw your arm in the back seat and start swinging.
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Just throw your arm in the back seat and start swinging.
:silly:
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Don't make me stop this car.
Nope :smokin:
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See it's not just me.
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See it's not just me.
That's not really the best of excuses.
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That's not really the best of excuses.
Well this time I actually did not start it. So there. :tongue2:
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@RoosGirl
Im in the office now and on my laptop, didn't have my images available.
(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/719/509/0ad.png)
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Looks like office time well spent. ;P
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Looks like office time well spent. ;P
@RoosGirl
My boss is an ass but he won't fire me. He cant cause then he'd be unemployed.
(I'm my boss)
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LOL It's good to be the king. What industry are you in, if I may ask?