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I have a very large live oak in Florida. Like in the top 20 largest live oaks in Florida. Some of the branches are hanging low over a canal past my property line.

It doesn't bother me, but some neighbors are complaining about getting their boats by.

Should I tell them to call the local water management district to get them to do it? I don't mind if it is trimmed over the canal, but I don't have a boat or funds to do so.

Most people don't realize that in Florida a vehicle making a left must yield to a car making a legal pass.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2015/0316.122

Doesn't really make sense to do it like that to me, but the statute seems clear enough.

What's your opinion on this, and is it like that in your state?

Most people don't realize that in Florida a vehicle making a left must yield to a car making a legal pass.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2015/0316.122

Doesn't really make sense to do it like that to me, but the statute seems clear enough.

What's your opinion on this, and is it like that in your state?

I live in Australia and my next-door neighbour is a tradie who is building his own granny flat.
The structure looks longer than I expected, so I politely asked him a couple of times whether it was still within the approved plans. He told me it was, but he wasn’t very friendly or approachable.
Recently, I found a screw in one of my tyres. The tyre shop told me it was deliberately inserted judging from the angle , rather than something picked up on the road. They told me a nail gun was used.
If you were in my situation, would you just back off and avoid any further conflict, or would you do something about it?

I have read that some jurisdictions are passing amendments to the 2026 NEC to override the GFCI requirement for EV chargers.

Considering that GFCI protection is already built in to EV chargers, this seems like a smart move.

What do you think about this in particular, and how do you feel about smaller jurisdictions making changes to the NEC in general?

In Oregon for example, a bicycle is considered an obstruction and you are allowed to cross a double yellow line to pass them.

Here's a scenario, let me know if you agree on the bad outcome.

A cable guy needs to ground his cable, so he just drives a ground rod and grounds to that. I have seen this done.

Or a recent post where the poster thought they could drive a ground rod without bonding it to the service because the outlets didn't have a grounding wire and they were having issues with amplifiers.

This might possibly work, and it could work fine for 10 or more years.

Then there is a lightning strike. The potential between the two unconnected grounds could rise to over 50,000 volts, depending on how far apart the unconnected grounds are.

Where does this potential go? Straight to your TV or anything else you have connected to cable.

In a low lightning area, this might never be a problem.

But in Florida, it's best that everything bonded to ground is bonded to the same ground.