u/ducationalfall

Original:

Age 65 or older

Income under $500k a year

Max: $6,500 a year property tax refund

New budget agreement:

Age 65 or older

Between $150,000 and $200,000

max $4,000 property tax fund.

Between $100,000 and $150,000

max $5,000 property tax refund.

Below $100,000

max $6,500 property tax refund.

The maximum benefit also includes Anchor refund added.

Oh no. Your favorite appliance maker might exit the business.

I recently came across a claim that a Samsung chairman Lee Byung-chul once said:

“Don’t hire anyone from Honam.”

I’ve seen this repeated online, but I haven’t been able to find a reliable source showing who actually said it, when it was said, or whether it was ever documented.

My understanding is that there was significant regional discrimination between Honam and Yeongnam during the Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan eras, and that many people from Honam felt excluded from government, military, and corporate advancement.

1. Where this type of regionalism came from? Starting from Joseon period?

2. Does this type of regionalism still exist?

3. Still noticeable today among younger Koreans?

I’m also thinking about the out of touch disastrous Starbucks “Tank Day” promo. The chairman of Shinsegae which also own Starbucks Korea is a grandson of Lee Byung-chul.

I live in an HOA community with paver driveways that are about 20+ years old.

During a this winter, the HOA snow contractor used a skid steer/bobcat loader in my driveway to move snow I later noticed about 10+ cracked/splintered pavers that I am fairly certain were not there before that storm. Same thing happened previous year.

I have video of the skid steer operating in the driveway. I also reported the issue to the HOA within about 2 days of the storm.

A few days later, I spoke with the snow contractor in person. The conversation was friendly and he acknowledged my concerns. He told me he would try to repair some of the damaged pavers once the weather got warmer.

I waited through the rest of winter assuming he would follow up in spring. I follow up two months later, he promised he would follow up. About another two months later, after hearing nothing, I contacted the HOA again asking about repair timing.

The response changed significantly. The HOA said the contractor inspected the driveway and now believes the damage is simply “age-related deterioration and splintering” from old pavers, not snow removal equipment.

To be fair, the pavers are old. I understand 20+ years old pavers can naturally crack over time. But the timing feels hard to ignore since:

- the damage appeared right after the skid steer use,

- I reported it immediately,

- and the contractor initially discussed repairing it.

At the same time, the actual damage is relatively limited, probably around 10+ pavers.

So I’m trying to get objective opinions:

- Is this just normal aging that I’m attributing to the contractor?

- Would you pursue this further or just repair the pavers yourself and move on?

Trying to stay reasonable here and avoid turning this into unnecessary HOA drama.

I live in an HOA community with paver driveways that are about 20+ years old.

During a this winter, the HOA snow contractor used a skid steer/bobcat loader in my driveway to move snow I later noticed about 10+ cracked/splintered pavers that I am fairly certain were not there before that storm. Same thing happened previous year.

I have video of the skid steer operating in the driveway. I also reported the issue to the HOA within about 2 days of the storm.

A few days later, I spoke with the snow contractor in person. The conversation was friendly and he acknowledged my concerns. He told me he would try to repair some of the damaged pavers once the weather got warmer.

I waited through the rest of winter assuming he would follow up in spring. I follow up two months later, he promised he would follow up. About another two months later, after hearing nothing, I contacted the HOA again asking about repair timing.

The response changed significantly. The HOA said the contractor inspected the driveway and now believes the damage is simply “age-related deterioration and splintering” from old pavers, not snow removal equipment.

To be fair, the pavers are old. I understand 20+ years old pavers can naturally crack over time. But the timing feels hard to ignore since:

- the damage appeared right after the skid steer use,

- I reported it immediately,

- and the contractor initially discussed repairing it.

At the same time, the actual damage is relatively limited, probably around 10+ pavers.

So I’m trying to get objective opinions:

- Is this just normal aging that I’m attributing to the contractor?

- Would you pursue this further or just repair the pavers yourself and move on?

Trying to stay reasonable here and avoid turning this into unnecessary HOA drama.

Both sides of Route 80 impacted. Saw an overturned tractor trailer truck and multiple car crashes.

Check your gps before using Route 80.