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Wiler77

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  1. You've missed the entire premise of my question.
  2. Honestly I don't have a problem with our HOA. If anything I think they are too lenient, but if I had my choice, that's the side I would want them to error on. I really just started this thread to see if there was any expertise on the board on this topic. "No Fireworks" is not enforced in my neighborhood, and I have never seen the emails deter anyone from lighting them, and it won't stop me from doing them in the future. It was really just a curiosity question. I am responsible about how I do fireworks, and I'm teaching my kids the same. Safety, cleanup, respect for the time of day, etc are all things I'm teaching my kids. And you set them off on July 4th and Dec. 31st only. No Jan. 4th on a Wednesday night
  3. I know what I signed. But there are also plenty of things in life that don't hold legal water just because someone declared them so. That's what I'm trying to figure out. Before any surgery the patient signs a piece of paper that says they won't hold the doctor or hospital responsible for anything that goes wrong. But you can't disclaim you're own negligence, and malpractice lawsuits happen every day in this country. Non-compete agreements are a big gray area as well. What about illegal parking and towing signs? I hate to give Txtow any credit, but he did open people's eyes to the legality of different towing signs. I haven't seen anything definitive that says an HOA can enforce any rule that happens on a publicly owned street in the neighborhood just because they said so.
  4. The whole reason I'm asking is because I got a chuckle out of their bi-annual email stating that fireworks are against the CC&Rs. The email looked like an party invitation. Fireworks in the background. "Happy 4th of July! Don't set off fireworks." The topic is a powder keg on Nextdoor every December and July, and it got me wondering why they've never tried to enforce that rule. You could drive one time through the neighborhood and hand out a dozen fines. Got me wondering if the reason they don't do this is because they can't actually enforce the rule even if they wanted to. Thanks for indulging me.
  5. 1. You missed the part where I said as long as I'm abiding by the laws of the folks that govern the road, I should be fine. 2. I don't block the road. If there are headlights, fireworks cease until they pass 3. What does blocking the road have to do with the legality of an HOA trying to enforce a rule outside their jurisdiction? If I'm blocking the road, I would expect that to be a police matter, much like if someone is speeding through the neighborhood. True, and if those rules have been shown to be enforceable, that may provide the real answer to my original question. That's a similar situation where the HOA magically has authority over something they don't own just because they said so. Doesn't make sense to me, unless there was some other law being broken. Also seems like a lot of work to enforce that. I assume someone has to run the plates to find the owner of the car in order to make it official. Unlikely to be enforced if a car is sitting out for 1 night. Right, which really forms the basis for my OP. Why is really legal (or more to the point does it hold up in court) for them to arbitrarily say you aren't allowed to do something in a place where they have no ownership.
  6. I don't know how I missed that Dropbox link the first time around. There are some pictures on there I haven't seen, which is hard for me to believe. Ball Feinbaum just made me spit out my beer.
  7. One of my favorite board games growing up was Mad Magazine game. Still have it, and it's one of my kids' favorites also. But I had no idea Mad Magazine was still a thing
  8. And btw, things like safety, being a good neighbor, etc, etc, are all reasonable debates, but it bothers me that the HOA sends out there notices to try to control things that are out of their control.
  9. The contract I signed says what I will and will not do on my property. Seems like it's none of their business what I do on a public road that is out of their jurisdiction. Assuming I abide by the laws of the folks that govern that road, I should be good.
  10. Searched and couldn't find a similar topic. Curious for some input from the attorneys on the board... Every New Year's and 4th of July I get an email from our HOA reminding us that fireworks are outlawed in the CC&Rs and that they can fine people who are found in violation. Forget about the fact that they aren't going to send people around to actually attempt to enforce this rule, nor could they be sure which home is in violation if people are in the street, my question is if they did come around to catch people and could identify which home those people lived in, are they legally allowed to try to enforce it? Here are some facts about where I live: 1. It is not a gated community, and the HOA does not own any of the roads in the neighborhood. 2. Fireworks are not banned where I live 3. There is no burn ban in effect Seems to me if people shoot them off in their driveways, then maybe it becomes enforceable. But lighting them in the street, where there are no restrictions by the county, means the emails are just empty threats. They couldn't enforce the fireworks clause even if they wanted to.
  11. We've been in Driftwood for almost 8 years and absolutely love it. We live in one of the neighborhoods off 1826. Bit of elbow room with a 1 acre lot, lots of house for the money, and I can avoid 290 most of the time. We're not next to anything, but we're 15-20 minutes away from pretty much anything we want. And so far we've had a good experience with the schools, but my oldest just finished 1st grade. Home prices have gone up a bit in the time we've been here, but you can still get a really nice house and lot for $600k. One downside is I pay 2.7% property tax. And 1826 is definitely getting busier, but it doesn't feel unsafe like some stretches of 290. It's just overrun by drivers going 40-45mph in a 55mph zone. PM me if you have any specific questions.
  12. I have no idea why that made me laugh so hard but it did. Flashdance was totally unexpected.
  13. They own the land and have for a while. The fact that Nutty Brown is fully shutting down this year tells me it's only a matter of time.
  14. The trend is to built bigger and bigger stores, but my hope is when they finalize the plan for an HEB where Nutty Brown Cafe sits on 290/Nutty Brown Rd., they opt for something smaller. There are a ton of beautiful oak trees on that property, and frankly sitting out back was the highlight of a trip to the restaurant. The food was always mediocre at best. A smaller, boutique HEB with a beer garden, playground, and quick to-go options would probably kill it in that location.
  15. I believe the joke you were looking for was: "be sure to drink your ovaltine"
  16. I can't stop laughing at this. What the hell was his plan if he actually got off the ground? There's nothing but tall pine trees around him. I actually think his crash was the best possible outcome.
  17. "Why don't you just TELL me the name of the movie you selected" I quote this quite often. The sales people in our company have a hard time selling anything unless it's much cheaper than our competition. It's a real pain in the ass. The joke on the business side is "Why don't you just TELL me the price you can sell this for".
  18. There's a lot going on in this one with no actual words spoken. Kid in the middle goes from "how YOU doing?" to "I need to tell my friend to check out this chick--nevermind the dipshit isn't even paying attention" and back to "how YOU doing?" Kid on the right is straining to use his peripheral vision to check out the the hot chick, then finally gives up and starts staring.
  19. Goddammit that ass-eating dog got me.
  20. Literally just discovered Bosch on Friday. Made it through Season 1 so far. Really enjoying it.
  21. Well what was the right answer?
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