Hello everyone,
For the past year and a half, I've had the misfortune of dealing with my HOA's contracted towing company. Unfortunately, from what I can tell from reading about other people's experiences, I am not alone. Since then, I've done as much research as I could on the laws they're required to follow in the state and the unethical and illegal operations that Empire Towing uses to exploit the people they're supposedly meant to serve as providing towing services for HOAs. First off, I want to clarify that I am not a lawyer. Still, I have spoken to a few informally through my network and formally through the Virginia Lawyer Referal Service. I want to share what I've confirmed from talking with them on the off chance that it might help in the future.
#Maximum towing charges
Most important is to know what towing companies can and cannot charge you for and the maximums they are allowed to do. From the Code of Virginia: § 46.2-1233.1. Limitation on charges for towing and storage of certain vehicles.
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No hookup and initial towing fee of any passenger car shall exceed $150.
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For towing a vehicle between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, an additional fee of no more than $30 per instance may be charged
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No charge shall be made for storage and safekeeping for a period of 24 hours or less.
So, in a nutshell: If you are towed between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. during the week and call to retrieve your car before 24 hours after the tow, the most they are legally allowed to charge you is $150. Remember that these are the state maximums, and your locality might have even fewer maximum fees. For my county (Prince William), the charges are identical.
#Prohibited acts by tow truck drivers
Those are just the charges. Here are some important things to keep in mind that towing companies are not allowed to do.
A. No tow truck driver shall:
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1: Use fraud or deceit in the offering or delivering of towing and recovery services;
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4: Obtain any fee by fraud or misrepresentation;
Most of the requirements fall under the next section:
B. No towing and recovery operator shall:
- 1: Use fraud or deceit in
Assuming the game does get sufficient post-release support, which isn't a given, which company would be doing the patching/balancing? The company that released the game or does balance get outsourced? If it gets out sourced, do they need to learn how the game was coded before they are able to balance/change it?
If they won’t pay us the gold we earned then we’ll take it by force
Many German battlecruisers and dreadnought battleships were equipped with Parsons steam turbines (or at least so I've read). These were a big improvement over the older reciprocating steam engines, allowing greater speed and endurance. Parsons invented the turbine and for a long time enjoyed a near monopoly on its production. Why did the British government allow the sale of this advanced technology to their great rival?
Supposedly big chinese gaming companies Filed a copyright lawsuit forcing steam to take down Myth of Empires. I believe they were taking to much of the market share from Conquerors Blade and other similar chinese games.
Same type of things happens over and over for decades. It’s all about big fish eating small fish.
This is all speculation but its about the only thing that makes sense.
Edit: Looks like I was right. Myth of Empires Official Website
Long story short, we hired Empire Events to DJ our wedding and also booked to have a photobooth setup by them.
The first issue we had which isn't really a huge deal (just annoying) is that they didn't play any of our requested songs for the reception.
2nd issue is they failed to play the correct entrance music for the Bride. I had to tell my dad to go up to the DJ and tell him to play the correct song so we could get started. Again more of an annoyance than anything.
The major issue is it has been 2 weeks since our wedding and no one has recieved any photos that were captured with the photobooth we paid for. I messaged the company via Facebook and got this response.
After I tried to contact them again I realized they had blocked me on Facebook. Then they deleted their profile entirely. So we took the next reasonable step and tried to contact them through Instagram. Immediately blocked. Took about 20 minutes to go from this to This.
We have tried both numbers listed on their website and it is literally impossible to get in contact with them. No one answers the phone. We have left countless messages on their voice-mail and nothing.
So essentially we have been scammed $800 because this company has completely ghosted us and we are at the point where we have no idea where to go from here.
Does anyone have any experience with this company or can help us resolve this??
Hello sorry for my bad grammar but i could really use some advice urgently i'am from Germany and my family got a letter from a lawyer that works for a company called Kalypso Media that made a game called "Railway Empire" claiming that we "illegally downloaded and uploaded" the game. The only real proof they showed in the Letter was the IP address which they appearantly used to track the download to us while i can confidently say nobody in my family illegally downloaded or upload that game and the IP address is not any of ours. To shorten the entire letter and not make it unnecessarily long they basicly gave us till the 15th To pay 850 Euros and then rest over coming months.
I have no idea what to do considering none of us did any of this.
It would be nice if anyone could give any Advice on what to do.
If you have any questions ill try my best to respond.
(i copy pasted my post from r/legaladvice to post it here quicker)
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HEADLINES: THE EMPIRE - IMAGE OF THE YEAR 2021 CANDIDATES
ASPERMONT, WESTERLANDS - The Empire Image of the Year 2021 candidates have been revealed last week, with many strong contenders ranging from music, videos, screenshots, pictures and artwork - the most varied Image of the Year to date.
"I really really like the shit we put out this year." Irishkaiser said "It really is so good and demonstrates the cultural advancement of the Empire & Her Commonwealth. Really fucking spectacular"
"I'm voting for myself, that's for sure." said most other people.
The Empire - Image of the Year was originally started in 2013-2014 documenting the picture taken by WholeMilkLP about the Cassmich Controversy where admin favoritism was so blatant and oppressive that only the UNKNOWN [?] Trading Company stood in hard opposition in defense of the common, everyday MineZ player. That image galvanized and inspired the UNKNOWN [?] Trading Company to stand up in defense of the regular player that the premiums and admins abuse for their own satisfaction and ego, through malicious means or just plain old incompetence.
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HEADLINES: CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD IN SPITE OF PROBLEMS. ONE MAN SHAMED FOR BEING SO BAD AT HIS JOB
SAENS, NEW CONTINENT - The Annual UNKNOWN [?] Trading Company's Christmas Party was conducted on the 19th of December, 2021 but was beset and plagued by problems that even resulted in a bandit attack because some guy really sucks at his job. The first problem began that Irishkaiser had a secret plan, all completely dependent on one person. That person is could not make it in time. So, the entire preparation was for nothing. After which, the Company had a miscommunication error WITH THE SAME GUY. THIS GUY. HE'S IMPORTANT. HE'S GOING TO BE MENTIONED AGAIN LATER.
Man, I don't get why you fuckers don't just give a time. Instead, I hear you bitches go like "Tomorrow... Maybe..." or some gay ass shit with absolutely no specifics. Communicate, you motherfuckers. Common sense. Goddamn.
Entire lodes of cake had to be transported from far away to the party site because people thought the other guy had it when THEY DIDN'T. Fuck you. Lastly, the defense wasn't considered worth planning since the Company's new policy of no in-game
... keep reading on reddit ➡One of the biggest pieces of business news last week was that OnlyFans was going to bar sexually explicit videos starting from October.
After the initial uproar and wave of memes, there was a lot of discussion around why a company whose main income stream is from adult content decided to kill its golden goose.
Was it because they are idiots, or because of any new regulations, or is there something much larger at play here?
For this week’s analysis, I would be focusing on the company’s history and my take on why they did what they did and future implications for them. So, strap in while I take one for the team with my search history and ad recommendations going into questionable territory for the considerable future.
The Company
OnlyFans was launched by Timothy Stokely in 2016. His pitch was simple but effective.
>Why not create a platform that allows these entertainers to conveniently and securely monetize their content? OnlyFans would be like a social media platform with a feed, similar to that of Instagram and Twitter, except that fans are required to pay a monthly subscription to view the content of these entertainers. And if they are willing to pay more, they could unlock paywalls for even more valuable services.
The company was extremely successful and now hosts more than 2 million content creators. It has a user base of 130 million. Even though the service is pitched as a website for content creators such as physical fitness experts, musicians, etc., it’s predominantly known for its adult entertainment category.
The company had explosive growth during the pandemic with its revenue rising by 540% to reach $400MM. As per a leaked pitch deck obtained by Axios (ironically, the company never mentions p*rn in its pitch deck), it’s expected to create a whopping $2.5B in revenue by 2022.
The Problem
So, if the growth is great and the user base is becoming more and more engaged, why did the company decide to shoot itself in the foot?
As with most issues in a company, the problem lies with money! They are facing serious challenges in both the revenue stream as well as investor capital.
... keep reading on reddit ➡
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HEADLINES: BYZANTINES GRACED WITH STATE VISIT TO ASPERMONT
ASPERMONT, WESTERLANDS - The Directory of the UNKNOWN [?] Trading Company in Aspermont conducted a welcoming ceremony for the Byzantine State Visit last week.
The ceremony included a formal greeting initiated by Company [?] Major Vergath, followed by a salute from the Guard of Honour composed of members of the three current regiments in the UNKNOWN [?] Trading Company: 1st Westerlands, 29th Whitehaven and 93rd Virtues, along with some Company Citizens.
The playing of the two anthems of the clans started with - as custom dictates - the visiting clan: Belaya Armiya, Cherniyy Baron
The visiting clan in turn, played Sons Among Thy Sons in honour of the host country.
The Guard of Honor was later inspected in a grand review and gift by two heads of states was conducted. The UNKNOWN [?] Trading Company presented the Byzantines with an official flag made in their honour
This state visit has been the first time conducted since 2013 - a rare occasion in which the Company recognizes another clan as equals and worthy of official recognition. An interesting note is that the Company does not recognize most other clans or even MineZ admins because they do not share compatible "sensibilities of civilized peoples"[sic] with us and thus are "unable to reliably understand or contract matters of interests."
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EDITORIAL - Winterhilfswerk Speech By Adolf Hitler.
Adolf Hitler - A new community is being built in Germany and it is our most beautiful goal and aim. Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else. It is the luck to help which rewards those who commit themselves to this socialist state, and this commitment must happen every new winter.
Our social welfare system is so much more than just charity because we do not say to the rich people "Please, give something to the poor." Instead we say "German people, help yourself!"
Everyone must help, whether you are rich or poor. Everyone must have the belief that there's always someone in a much worse situation than I am, and this person I want to help as a comrade. If one should say, "Yes, but do I have
... keep reading on reddit ➡
Many German battlecruisers and dreadnought battleships were equipped with Parsons steam turbines (or at least so I've read). These were a big improvement over the older reciprocating steam engines, allowing greater speed and endurance. Parsons invented the turbine and for a long time enjoyed a near monopoly on its production. Why did the British government allow the sale of this advanced technology to their chief rival?
