The Golden State is home to hundreds of examples of strange, antiquated, overreaching, or just plain crazy laws - some of which surprisingly are enforced.
With our current arctic temperatures and water freezing over, you think back to those olden days when people would just ice skate right on the frozen pond. I never liked that idea. Especially now-a-days I've seen far too many videos of people falling in so that's a not thanks from me, but let's say the pond is shallow enough that you know the ice has frozen all the way through, or definitely thick
Is.. is that dude stealing a peach?!
Anyway.
I was looking at Reddit for a moment and one that was simple titled 'Advise wanted' caught my eye out of the Spokane subreddit. I have family in Spokane so I check that subreddit every so often...
Buckle Up!
It's something engraved into our heads when we get in the car to drive anywhere, you gotta put on your seat belt.
Yes, there was a time in the 80s I remember it seemed like seat belts were optional but I won't even put the car out of park until all my kids are safely buckled now...
In the coming months the snow will start to fall and, in lieu of using a snow shovel, you may opt to use a snow blower. They're big handy, they're neat, they come with more power, and, if you use it during a certain time frame, you may be fined $500 for your efforts...
There was a time when you could smoke just about anywhere. Restaurants would ask you, "smoking or non?" Smoking was allowed on planes. Even places like McDonalds and Burger King would have ash trays for you to use. Smoking was socially acceptable indoors in most places...