▲ 2 r/frisco
Looking to make new friends in Frisco this summer.
Preferably, someone with a lake house, ski boat and several jet skis.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
u/LivingVerticalTime — 9 hours ago
▲ 62 r/frisco
Mother in law bitten by a snake!
Is there a veterinarian office open today I can take the snake to and make sure he'll be OK?
u/LivingVerticalTime — 1 day ago
▲ 32 r/frisco
Beautiful Drone Free Day in Frisco
The strong winds brought beautiful breezes and a day without drones flying overhead every 3-5 minutes.
A friend of mine in Belgium that owns a hotel outside of Bruges told me about his troubles and the Belgian government.
Belgium uses helicopters and drones to fly over his property on a regular basis looking for a host of 'violations' that can be taxed and penalized.
Examples include: a new car, improvements on his property, occupancy as viewed by vehicles vs claimed revenues, code violations and any other thing a bureaucrat can think of.
All in all, a violation of privacy.
Might the drones we accept now as a convenience be just toes in the water when the city, county, state and nation here in America use them as they are used in Belgium?
Neighborhood groups in Richardson are protesting the Amazon drone highway that pervades their quiet enjoyment.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/richardson-sick-drone-highway-above-homes/4036131/
And an overview of govt drone use
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47660
Lastly, the Institute for Justice - an organization that works to secure Constitutional rights and civil liberties.
https://ij.org/case-intake/drone-surveillance/
Maybe it's time to reclaim the sky above us before we lose it for good.
u/LivingVerticalTime — 8 days ago
▲ 60 r/frisco
DSL - Driving as a Second Language
I've lurked for years and seen the comments and rants about 'STUDENT DRIVERS'. Turns out these views are warranted.
Student Drivers used to be teenagers but now it's mainly people that have no or little prior history of driving. 1st generation 'drivers' that didn't have years of driver education from responsible parents. I first drove a stick shift Jeep in a field when I was 11 years old, I piloted boats and especially docking them at 12, go-carts at 10 and my father drilling in every nuance of safe driving from age 12 on. .
I'm fortunate that I work from home and have most things delivered to my doorstep. HEB, Amazon etc.
I see DSL every time I go out, even for the shortest of errands. The last 3 errands I did in Frisco it took 100% awareness and defensive driving to avoid an accident.
Most people, don't know or follow the traffic laws. To make matters worse, some people still distract themselves by texting while driving.
If you're not a native driver - someone that has generations of ancestors that drove vehicles and also demonstrated over years how to avoid accidents and know the laws then FFS - put down your phone and do what you can to not have your head up your a$$.
You passed driving school and paid for the bumper sticker but this doesn't entitle you to be a burden/threat to the rest of us.
You've only done the bare minimum.
Frisco recently had an election divided by us and them politics and religion. But no one is doing themselves any favors by persisting in us vs them driving.
I would like to see the city do more to ticket poor driving, use of phone (other than bluetooth) and make it financially painful for people to continue their dumba$$ery.
u/LivingVerticalTime — 15 days ago
▲ 73 r/frisco
Reason won and hate lost.
Had Vilhauer won, Frisco would have been subject to the consequences of a series of ignorant violations of the Constitution and civil rights that would have instead of achieving the goal of anti-Islam, anti-Hindu or anti-anything not white and far right, would have tied up the city in lawsuits, legal fees and settlements that would negatively impact all of Frisco.
Somehow 41.88% of Frisco voters believed that Vilhauer would have been a good choice for Frisco.
Even more disappointing is that only ~ 19% of eligible voters voted for either candidate.
Less than 4,000 votes could have changed the future of this city.
Hill may or may not be what this city needs but what Frisco didn't need was 3 years of conflict.
The wrong candidate, the wrong policies, even a watered down version of a Vilhauer like candidate may be electable a few years from now.
Vilhauer's mistake was saying the quiet part out loud, his broad ignorance displayed publicly, and of course, his track record of grift and criminality.
The poem "First They Came" aka "When They Came" is something to keep in mind.
You may think you're part of their 'us' until those in charge identify you as not one of them.
u/LivingVerticalTime — 20 days ago