Barony Place I/Barony Place II

Recently, LUMOS was in the neighborhood to lay wiring for its FiberOptic network. They intended to distribute door-hangers with contact information, but many did not receive one. If your yard was not restored satisfactorily, contact LUMOS by using the webform at  https://www.lumosfiber.com/contact-us/#contact-form or call  855.GO-LUMOS ( 855-465-8667).

Have you ever cut through Food Lion to avoid a long line of traffic waiting on the light at Summit Parkway and Hard Scrabble Road? Or cut through Lidl to avoid a long line of stopped traffic on northbound Hard Scrabble Road? Read this section of Richland County ordinances. Is it worth it? Sec. 17-12. Driving across public or private property in order to evade traffic control device.    (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person operating a motor vehicle to use public or private property, not recognized as a roadway or thoroughfare, with the intention or purpose of avoiding a traffic signal or sign.    (b)   Any person who violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days. (Ord. No. 054-06HR, § I, 6-6-06)

What are the limits of truthful speech? Are there any limits? A person should be responsible for what he says and writes. If he says and writes the truth, should he have to worry about what he says and writes? How does one determine the truth? In many cases, it's quite simple. If the person quotes an identifiable source, that ought to be sufficient. That source might be a document on which an organization is based. When printed words in a document become the source of a disagreement, the parties should examine the document and first agree on what it says. Not what they think it says or what they'd like for it to say. Look at what it actually says. Usually, the wording is clear. Sometimes, it helps to skip past the language that doesn't directly affect the meaning of a sentence. What do you do when another party "interprets" a sentence differently? That party's interpretation doesn't change the meaning. The simplest response is "But that isn't what...

Here is another good example of Pet Peeve #1 - Tinted license plate covers. Look how dark this tint is. You have to stand really close to see that the license plate is H/V 1720. If you think the South Carolina Highway Patrol or the Richland County Sheriff's Department should begin writing a lot of tickets for these covers, be sure to contact  Col. Christopher N. Williamson and Sheriff Leon Lott, respectively. Ask them to direct their officers ticket these violators, not to give out warnings. Traffic stops for "nit-picky" violations like this, along with license plate lights out, headlights or taillights out, driving without headlights at night, etc., often result in arrests for serious crimes (warrants, guns, drugs, etc.). These violations provide probable cause for traffic stops. Officers find those other violations as a result of this type of traffic stop. Imagine if this car ran you off the road. Imagine telling the cop, "It was a red Mustang, but I couldn't r...

  AO(Q?)H 152 My #1 pet peeve is heavily-tinted license plate covers. These are prohibited under South Carolina law (and by laws in many states), but my belief is that these drivers are seldom stopped.  These drivers can run red lights, speed, tailgate, even cause hit-and-run accidents, and witnesses can only say, "I couldn't see the license plate number." My solution? Troopers, deputies, and cops should stop these cars. Ticket the driver. Remove the license plate frame, tinted cover, and license plate as evidence. This will force the driver to have his car towed, because he cannot operate a motor vehicle on the roads without a license plate. Make it inconvenient and expensive. Drivers KNOW they are violating the law. They expect to get away with it, and they do. It's time for this to stop! Pet peeve #2: heavily-tinted front windows.

How much of your money is the Board of Directors of The Summit's HOA willing to spend to try to silence Gus Philpott (me)? Danny Trapp and the HOA have commenced a judicial proceeding that is prohibited by the CC&Rs. Danny alleges that I have made false accusations. O.K., let's sit down with the CC&Rs, the By-Laws, and the PRM and see who is right. I myself am not interested in being right. I am, however, keenlly interested in what is right. The By-Laws say that Voting Members are to be elected. That's pretty simple. Getting signatures is not "being elected". Neighborhoods are not holding Annual Neighborhood Meetings. Except one, of course. Barony Place held a Neighborhood Meeting on May 4, 2024. It was the first in many, many years.  Past Annual Meetings of Voting Members never should have been convened, because there was no quorum of legitimate, duly-elected Voting Members. Elections of Directors should not have been conducted. Officers are supposed to...