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Man Receives $128 Fine for Warming up Car in His Driveway
NBC Miami ^ | JANUARY 9, 2017 | K. QUERRY

Posted on 01/09/2017 12:28:12 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

Guess you need to bundle up and sit in the front seat with a loaded handgun. Glad I live in flyover country.


61 posted on 01/09/2017 1:22:11 PM PST by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where's your brothers ElCamino ?)
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To: nickcarraway
The Roseville Police Department gave Trupiano a $128 fine for leaving the keys in the ignition with the motor running and no one around.

So what next....the cops checking to see if your front door is locked?

Or...your kids were outside playing...and you weren't right there with them?

Or you ate three Twinkies...in a day.

Or you had adult beverages in front of your kids?

@#^#$&^(^($!!!

62 posted on 01/09/2017 1:24:47 PM PST by Osage Orange (Cover up after cover up...OUR GOVERNMENT is OUT OF CONTROL)
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To: shotgun

Leave the diesel running. I have an “02” Ford with 326k on it and I almost never turn it off. 14 hrs uses maybe 5 gals of fuel.


63 posted on 01/09/2017 1:26:01 PM PST by SanchoP
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To: ObozoMustGo2012
I'd guess...the person wanted a warm car interior.

Period.

64 posted on 01/09/2017 1:26:46 PM PST by Osage Orange (Cover up after cover up...OUR GOVERNMENT is OUT OF CONTROL)
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To: nickcarraway
WXYZ reports that there is no state law against leaving your car running, but several cities have ordinances against the practice.

The EPA's vision of a classic speed trap town.

65 posted on 01/09/2017 1:27:36 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: A CA Guy
Oh...

So...I leave my mountain bike on the porch...some 9-10-14 y.o. THIEF takes it...and kills themselves...or someone else...I'm liable.

Great!!

Give me LIBERTY...or DEATH!!!

66 posted on 01/09/2017 1:29:52 PM PST by Osage Orange (Cover up after cover up...OUR GOVERNMENT is OUT OF CONTROL)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

The only time I’ve seen crankcase oil dilution in an engine in good condition was when the carb float stuck open on a generator. Automotive engines get their oil replaced long before the tiny amount of dilution becomes a significant factor.


67 posted on 01/09/2017 1:32:03 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: 21twelve
You should be in some American Gulag....

/s

68 posted on 01/09/2017 1:32:58 PM PST by Osage Orange (Cover up after cover up...OUR GOVERNMENT is OUT OF CONTROL)
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To: SanchoP
Leave the diesel running. I have an “02” Ford with 326k on it and I almost never turn it off. 14 hrs uses maybe 5 gals of fuel.

I read that while the Alaska Pipeline was being built in the 70's that had to do exactly that during the winter with the heavy equipment lest they find themselves unable to start them during working hours.OTOH,I'm on my third diesel and I've started all three in temps of -20F...-30F ...and even -40F.All three times were after the car had sat outside for 12+ hours.All three,in addition,were/are equipped with auxiliary heaters powered by the battery so the interiors warm up quickly.

69 posted on 01/09/2017 1:33:56 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Hoffer Rand

Hard to fix.....STUPID.


70 posted on 01/09/2017 1:34:25 PM PST by Osage Orange (Cover up after cover up...OUR GOVERNMENT is OUT OF CONTROL)
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To: Mr. Douglas

Kennewick has a similar ordinance but I’ve never heard of an idling vehicle with a manual transmission being stolen. A fair number of automatics, though.


71 posted on 01/09/2017 1:36:57 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: nickcarraway

One of my cars is a five speed. Sometimes I let it idle with the door wide open looking for a laugh.

My 17 year old drives it most of the time. He took it in for service the other day and they were amazed a kid knew how to operate it.


72 posted on 01/09/2017 1:46:09 PM PST by cyclotic (Democrats haven't been this mad since we freed their slaves)
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To: mythenjoseph

if you’re using the correct viscosity oil, warmup is not necessary! And I’m just a girl!


73 posted on 01/09/2017 1:50:48 PM PST by rhoda_penmark
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To: nickcarraway

I never leave my car unattended while idling. My three month old is in there.
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74 posted on 01/09/2017 1:51:14 PM PST by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
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To: VRWCarea51

I went to college in NW Michigan. I never, ever scraped off the lower left corner of my windshield. That’s where the parking pass was. I parked wherever I wanted and never got a ticket. Even in faculty parking.


75 posted on 01/09/2017 1:51:40 PM PST by cyclotic (Democrats haven't been this mad since we freed their slaves)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

I used to have a 1990 Ford Galaxy 500 that had a blue light on the instrument panel when the engine was below operating temperatures and instructions not to accelerate aggressively until the light went out.


76 posted on 01/09/2017 2:00:23 PM PST by Truth29
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To: nickcarraway
Let the police get back to what they do best - catching genuine bad guys, not going after pc crimes like leaving your cars unlocked or warming up your own car in front of your own home, on your own property!

The boys and girls in blue have to feel real sissyfied writing tickets for such nonsense!

If not, they've strayed too far into the pc swamp and need heading off to a few retraining sessions held by Chuck Norris!

77 posted on 01/09/2017 2:11:18 PM PST by zerosix ( Native Sunflower)
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To: nickcarraway

“Police often warn car owners to not leave their cars unattended while warming them up on the driveway.

Officials say leaving your car running is an open invitation for thieves who want to make a quick getaway.”

They’re making the potential victim responsible because they might attract and make it easy for a thief? Have they made it illegal to do things that might attract and make it easy for a rapist?


78 posted on 01/09/2017 2:11:38 PM PST by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: rhoda_penmark

All oil drains down to the oil pan when it sits in your drive way overnight....in cold weather it thickens along with EVERY other fluid minus your alcohol laced antifreeze. All of your moving metal parts within your drive train will be unduly stressed until the engine burning all of the extra fuel introduced into the cylinder by the computerized injector generates enough heat that in turn gets your oil and other fluids to near operating temperatures. depending on how cold your area is 2-5 minutes is fine...a good example is if you ever drove a stick shift and you try hoping in and just going in the cold...it is hard to shift because the fluid is thickened by the cold...once warmed up it shifts smoothly...if you plan on keeping your vehicle as opposed to just leasing (rid of in 24 to 36 months) let it warm up while you scrape your windows or get back inside to get a coffee to go...believe me you and your car will be much happier. No unneeded wear and tear and your car’s engine will last longer.


79 posted on 01/09/2017 2:35:22 PM PST by mythenjoseph
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To: gaijin

Translation. The police are incapable of protecting you or your possessions. Why not disband them and give every able-bodied adult in the city a gun and community lessons?


80 posted on 01/09/2017 2:46:54 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day")
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