Here's something you might be interested in.
I know this has nothing to do with the city, but it just blows me away. As I was at work today (I'm a kitchen and bath designer at a big box store) I saw our appliance sale person working on a group of gas dryers already sold, and I asked why? She explained that there is a new state law that requires gas dryers to be installed 15" off the floor on a metal platform, like a water heater. I though it was a joke, but it was explained that there is a State Law that actually requires this. I, naturally, assumed that there must be another State law requiring the purchasers of all gas top load dryers be basketball players, preferably forwarrd or centers since guards may still be too short to unload the dryer. Seriously, a law about mounting a dryer up on a platform, but no law requiring a balanced budget or no corruption in the State Legislature? (OK, there's probably a law against that last one, but they just don't pay much attention to it.)
As a six plus year resident of California, and having been a resident of three other states, Vermont, where there's still a law on the books requiring you to carry a loaded gun to church in case on indian attack, Massachusetts, where it's illegal to whistle under water, and New Hampshire, were they are re-creating the Old Man Of The Mountains, a natural rock formation that fell off the side of the mountain several years ago, I've seen my share of whacky laws. California, however, has all those other States beaten by a mile in the crazy law race. So far I've seen building codes requiring a specific number of screws per sheet of drywall, but no real requirement for where they go and environmental laws that destroy businesses, but don't realy protect the environment, but now my dryer has to be mounted 15" off the ground. I can only assume there is a requirement about what kind of stepstool I need to access the dryer.
The fact is, the silly laws are only the tip of the iirritation for me. I just can't get past the fact that lawmakers are actually spending time on this sillyness instead of working on getting the State back on track. Seriously, what's next? "I'm sorry sir, by State Law you are required to eat all of your vegetables before you leave the restaurant." or "No sir, I can't change your oil now, because it's only been 3462 miles since your last oil change, not the required 4750 miles, or more." How about "I'm sorry, folks, but, according to our scale, you are too heavy to enter the buffet."
If anyone has anything to say about this one, let me know, because I'm really curious about who sets this crazy stuff up.
I know this has nothing to do with the city, but it just blows me away. As I was at work today (I'm a kitchen and bath designer at a big box store) I saw our appliance sale person working on a group of gas dryers already sold, and I asked why? She explained that there is a new state law that requires gas dryers to be installed 15" off the floor on a metal platform, like a water heater. I though it was a joke, but it was explained that there is a State Law that actually requires this. I, naturally, assumed that there must be another State law requiring the purchasers of all gas top load dryers be basketball players, preferably forwarrd or centers since guards may still be too short to unload the dryer. Seriously, a law about mounting a dryer up on a platform, but no law requiring a balanced budget or no corruption in the State Legislature? (OK, there's probably a law against that last one, but they just don't pay much attention to it.)
As a six plus year resident of California, and having been a resident of three other states, Vermont, where there's still a law on the books requiring you to carry a loaded gun to church in case on indian attack, Massachusetts, where it's illegal to whistle under water, and New Hampshire, were they are re-creating the Old Man Of The Mountains, a natural rock formation that fell off the side of the mountain several years ago, I've seen my share of whacky laws. California, however, has all those other States beaten by a mile in the crazy law race. So far I've seen building codes requiring a specific number of screws per sheet of drywall, but no real requirement for where they go and environmental laws that destroy businesses, but don't realy protect the environment, but now my dryer has to be mounted 15" off the ground. I can only assume there is a requirement about what kind of stepstool I need to access the dryer.
The fact is, the silly laws are only the tip of the iirritation for me. I just can't get past the fact that lawmakers are actually spending time on this sillyness instead of working on getting the State back on track. Seriously, what's next? "I'm sorry sir, by State Law you are required to eat all of your vegetables before you leave the restaurant." or "No sir, I can't change your oil now, because it's only been 3462 miles since your last oil change, not the required 4750 miles, or more." How about "I'm sorry, folks, but, according to our scale, you are too heavy to enter the buffet."
If anyone has anything to say about this one, let me know, because I'm really curious about who sets this crazy stuff up.