The best part is, the sort of person that drives a Cybertruck is absolutely not the sort of truck (“truck”) owner that keeps an inverter and power tools in the bed, because anyone with an angle grinder would have a hearty chuckle at that before driving home.
Unless they can’t prove you were the one who damaged it, or even that there was damage. “Well, shucks, officer, I just tried to drive away with it on and it just sort of fell off. Dunno what happened to it after that, not my problem. You should invest in better boots, or maybe train the guy who put it on better.” (Bonus points if he’s the one who put it on.) Meanwhile, you take the pieces with you, grind off any serial numbers, and drop them in the nearest large body of water whenever is convenient. Bob’s your auntie.
edit: rofl @ all the people below trying to white knight for fucking meter maids.
“leave the poor step-up-from-mall-cop-on-a-segway alone!”
“your property was no longer in my possession, and my car was no longer in your way. If you’re saying I can bolt shit to your car if you park on my property and then sue you for damage when it flies off your car, I will keep this in mind when you come to serve me the summons.”
you’ll find that many people will decide you are not worth the effort to deal with.
I think you’ll find the state doesn’t give a shit about your “logic” and can simply refuse to renew your license. The police who arrest you for driving without that license will be equally uninterested.
yes, getting the angle grinder out of the back of your vehicle is easier than calling and waiting for parking enforcement to unboot you, I’m glad you agree!
Depends on how new and fancy your truck is and whether you find yourself needing one. I know if you go back far enough they don’t have them, so I imagine at some point they became an option and perhaps more recently they became standard. I’ve never needed a truck myself (having a buddy with a truck is often enough for the odd job) so I’m not sure.
I mean, my angle grinder runs on drill batteries? I’m pretty heavily invested in a cordless battery system for power tools and lawn equipment.
And that’s kind of the problem with stainless steel. My dishwasher has a stainless steel front and it looks like the inside of a shower drain 6 minutes after I wash it.
Sure, there are cordless power tools. I am not sure what you’re saying.
As for your dishwasher: I’m sure it has received surface treatment as the people designing it made the connection dishwasher ——> water in their heads, so you end up with a surface that, while proudly displaying every fingerprint, at least doesn’t immediately pick up surface rust. Or it features one of the 20 types of alloy that are more resistant to rust. That apparently didn’t happen for the Cybertruck.
In any case, what I was saying: maybe plain stainless wasn’t such a great choice for the body of a car. Maybe if you really lean into it and intentionally add to the rust / accentuate the shoddy exterior, the overall design could work as DIY’ed, end-of-the-world, Armageddon - style Mad Max vehicle. I could see that.
they can’t prove that it didn’t just fall off when you tried driving away if they never find the pieces. You have to prove criminal liability in court, you aren’t responsible if the city uses “shitty parking boots” or “poorly trained officers”, and they can’t prove that isn’t what happened if they don’t find the cut up pieces lying by the side of the road.
in other words, the age old rule applies: only stupid criminals get caught.
Yeah I’m sure nobody would notice you angle grinding the boot off your truck and definitely not post it in this same community for the same amount of laughs
You must not be familiar with how fast a good angle grinder would make quick work of that thing. Just looking at it, I would guess 10 seconds if I was being extra generous. If I really wanted to get away with it, I’d toss on a fresh disc and ruin it as fast as I could by getting it off in record timing.
The best part is, the sort of person that drives a Cybertruck is absolutely not the sort of truck (“truck”) owner that keeps an inverter and power tools in the bed, because anyone with an angle grinder would have a hearty chuckle at that before driving home.
And whoever put the lock on would have an even bigger laugh when they bill you for the damages.
Unless they can’t prove you were the one who damaged it, or even that there was damage. “Well, shucks, officer, I just tried to drive away with it on and it just sort of fell off. Dunno what happened to it after that, not my problem. You should invest in better boots, or maybe train the guy who put it on better.” (Bonus points if he’s the one who put it on.) Meanwhile, you take the pieces with you, grind off any serial numbers, and drop them in the nearest large body of water whenever is convenient. Bob’s your auntie.
edit: rofl @ all the people below trying to white knight for fucking meter maids.
“leave the poor step-up-from-mall-cop-on-a-segway alone!”
This is why they also put the giant notice on the driver’s window.
“I did not see it, for I am blind”
“Sorry - your registration renewal is denied for outstanding tickets.”
“Exhibit A: I looked at the truck and decided I wanted to buy it”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorantia_juris_non_excusat
“your property was no longer in my possession, and my car was no longer in your way. If you’re saying I can bolt shit to your car if you park on my property and then sue you for damage when it flies off your car, I will keep this in mind when you come to serve me the summons.”
you’ll find that many people will decide you are not worth the effort to deal with.
I too wished we lived in a fantasy world.
if you say so, sport
Lmao Ok champ!
I think you’ll find the state doesn’t give a shit about your “logic” and can simply refuse to renew your license. The police who arrest you for driving without that license will be equally uninterested.
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what a rude thing to say to someone out of the blue, especially when I didn’t ask what your opinion was.
It’s okay, I forgive your stupidity.
I’ve seen enough YouTube to know someone’s gonna find it with a magnet on a fishing pole.
hence why we grind off serial numbers. If you really wanted to be thorough, you’d cut it up into unrecognizable chunks.
This all sounds much easier than paying a ticket
That’s simply not a priority when you’re an Internet though guy!
yes, getting the angle grinder out of the back of your vehicle is easier than calling and waiting for parking enforcement to unboot you, I’m glad you agree!
FWIW I did this more than a statute of limitations ago, and seem to have gotten away with it.
doesn’t it have an inverter built in? with sockets in the tray bed area?
Depends on how new and fancy your truck is and whether you find yourself needing one. I know if you go back far enough they don’t have them, so I imagine at some point they became an option and perhaps more recently they became standard. I’ve never needed a truck myself (having a buddy with a truck is often enough for the odd job) so I’m not sure.
Does the cybertruck specifically have a 110V inverter?
Yes, you can get the “Powershare” option which will include 2 110V outlets in the cabin, 2 in the bed and 1 additional 240V outlet in the bed.
They have enough power to run an angle grinder, but that’s also about the only positive thing I can say about that car.
I can’t believe how run down it looks in OP’s picture, given how recently it was made available.
I mean, my angle grinder runs on drill batteries? I’m pretty heavily invested in a cordless battery system for power tools and lawn equipment.
And that’s kind of the problem with stainless steel. My dishwasher has a stainless steel front and it looks like the inside of a shower drain 6 minutes after I wash it.
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Sure, there are cordless power tools. I am not sure what you’re saying.
As for your dishwasher: I’m sure it has received surface treatment as the people designing it made the connection dishwasher ——> water in their heads, so you end up with a surface that, while proudly displaying every fingerprint, at least doesn’t immediately pick up surface rust. Or it features one of the 20 types of alloy that are more resistant to rust. That apparently didn’t happen for the Cybertruck.
In any case, what I was saying: maybe plain stainless wasn’t such a great choice for the body of a car. Maybe if you really lean into it and intentionally add to the rust / accentuate the shoddy exterior, the overall design could work as DIY’ed, end-of-the-world, Armageddon - style Mad Max vehicle. I could see that.
I guess what I was saying was it should be a moot point if there’s 110VAC available, your truck grinder should have its own power.
inverter: exactly. my question was intended to be rhetorical, since, well, as you pointed out.
to be fair, archonet is slightly right - a cybertruck owner wouldn’t need an (extra) inverter, since they likely already have one built-in.
If it’s the city that put that on, they might get you for vandalism or destruction of property, something like that. Those parking boots aren’t cheap.
https://lemy.lol/comment/10352027
they can’t prove that it didn’t just fall off when you tried driving away if they never find the pieces. You have to prove criminal liability in court, you aren’t responsible if the city uses “shitty parking boots” or “poorly trained officers”, and they can’t prove that isn’t what happened if they don’t find the cut up pieces lying by the side of the road.
in other words, the age old rule applies: only stupid criminals get caught.
Yeah I’m sure nobody would notice you angle grinding the boot off your truck and definitely not post it in this same community for the same amount of laughs
You must not be familiar with how fast a good angle grinder would make quick work of that thing. Just looking at it, I would guess 10 seconds if I was being extra generous. If I really wanted to get away with it, I’d toss on a fresh disc and ruin it as fast as I could by getting it off in record timing.
But I like yer moxie, super chief. 👈😎👈