Butt hinges last longer on heavy lids though, don't they?

Remember hearing about a friend who sold jam at a craft fair... the local government sent a letter saying her kitchen wasn't certified. It didn't go to court, but it sure scared her into shutting down her little side thing. Guess those rare cases still find people.

Remember reading about a town that added coin-op showers for visitors after similar complaints. Seems like a simple fix to keep things fair without turning people away. Your friend's situation sounds exactly why flexible options work better.

Wait, I've gotta disagree on this one. The whole "it's probably just a coincidence" take misses how intimidation actually works. Most of the time it starts with small, deniable stuff exactly because that makes people like you doubt it's connected. I've watched this play out in my old neighborhood where folks asking questions about landlord issues suddenly had "random" break-ins. By the time it escalates to undeniable threats, the person is already scared and isolated. Calling it rare feels like you're only counting the cases that made the news, not the ones that got quietly buried because everyone was too afraid to report. That doubt you're spreading is what makes the tactic so effective.

Whoa, @the_riley, did my tolerance really reset overnight (that seems insane)? I'm genuinely shocked if that's the case.