Go see a doc, don't wait. Knees can be repaired easier if the damage is caught early.

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Vic, my brother held a California Commercial Driver's License (CDL) for many years, until he hurt his back one time too many driving logging trucks that had not been properly maintained.

From what he told me about the annual physicals he had to take, with your back and leg problems, you may not be able to pass the physical. You should talk to your doctor about that.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

Victor, they do have automatic transmissions out there. Can you drive a standard? Believe it or not but they teach that also.
I think you would be better off trying to get into building and upgrading computers. I was a 18 wheeler man for a while, Its damn hard work and long hours.

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I dont want to bust your bubble but trucking isnt for you either then. The 5th wheel on a truck isnt allways at the same height as the trailer. so guess what you have to either lower the landing gear or raise it. It done by hand. A fork truck does not allways load your truck. you do when they dont. Trust me, styrofoam plates are one thing, 80,000 pounds of dish detergent is another.

You might luck out and get a local job. But it dosent usally start that way. When I drove My job was to get the trailers for the long haul guys and set them up to come in and then drop the one they had and grab another one and take off. After my 8 hours of doing that, I had a run to Scranton PA. or once in a while Baltimore MD. Scranton was easy, was only 6 hours round trip. baltimore was 12. So my normal day was 16 hours. I was glad i got a factory job, my hours were cut in half and I made twice the pay.

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Old James

I wish you luck on getting your CDL and then hand picking your job.

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Old James

Not to be a wet blanket, or nay sayer, but I pulled dry bulk trailers for Ash Grove from the kilns to batch plants. It often required climbing up on top the trailer to unclog vents or open the manholes so the trailer didn't implode when the cement was getting sucked out. Things might be different nowadays with the powder trains, but no matter the trucking job, there's going to be some amount of physical activity required I'm afraid. The easiest I've encountered is my occasional weekend gig with a dump truck and pup trailer.
The most I have to do if pulling the trailer is to get out and sweep the tongue of the pup off after jack-knifing and dumping the truck across it. Running bobtail, I seldom have to leave the driver seat.


Example of a truck and pup. The ones we have just have a single airlift axle on the truck.

I would not go by what Carlos the Maintenance Man says-I would call the Manager directly.

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That's just It, Carlos is the Manager now. And no I tried calling the parks number, It's a fax line now.

I'm really not sure what to do, man. If you signed a lease, I may be incorrect but I think they have to honor the lease's rate.

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That's just It, Carlos is the Manager now. And no I tried calling the parks number, It's a fax line now.

I'm really not sure what to do, man. If you signed a lease, I may be incorrect but I think they have to honor the lease's rate.

I would hope so too Blurf, I have the two page agreement here, It was signed by the 1st replacement manager who was offsite almost constantly. To attract a military couple in to this place the owner used the picture of a mobile home that doesn't exist in this place, Needless to say their gone as He got deployed again.

That last bit sounds like fraud/false advertising. And depending on what the lease agreement says about when and by how much the rent can be raised, the owner/manager may be about to commit a breach of contract against you.

You may want to contact the local BAR Association for a referral to a Lawyer or the State or Local Legal Aid group.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

Good luck Victor. Definitely check into some sort of legal authority to help, most counties have them, I know we do. Keep us posted my friend.

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I would write a letter expressing your concerns and send it Receipt Request/Delivery Confirmation to the Management otherwise it's all oral and not useable in court (I think).

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I would write a letter expressing your concerns and send it Receipt Request/Delivery Confirmation to the Management otherwise it's all oral and not useable in court (I think).

In specific situations, parol evidence (oral) is admissible under the rules of evidence.

Bit of reading on the subject if you're interested http://law.scu.edu/FacWebPage/Neustadter/contractsebook/main/commentary/Parolevidence.html

/lawyer gibberish.

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Executive Director GPU Users Group Inc. -
brad@gpuug.org

I had a bit more time today to look over your posts in regards to the contract provisions of the lease.

A few points:
1. An option to renew is not the same as an irrevocable right to renew. Just because you can doesn't mean you can compel them to renew your contract.
2. I got pretty confused in the 'he said she said.' Simply put, if Manager didn't offer you a contract with X price for X duration to which you signed, you likely won't have a legal claim in a court of equity on the basis of my brief reading of the above.
3. In contract law, there must be what's known as a meeting of the minds. For example if offer A is for $400/mo/12mo and you counter offer with $250/mo/month by month, there can be no meeting of the minds and therefore no contract. With each new offer you received, provided you did not agree to the same in writing, there likely won't be a legally binding contract.

This isn't legal advice, but what I would suggest is attempting to have a contract drawn up with terms both you and the current manager can agree to and have it signed and notarized then recorded. Your local legal aid dept might be able to help you with this situation. If not, I can probably point you to a lawyer who might be able to help.

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Executive Director GPU Users Group Inc. -
brad@gpuug.org

Std Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, although I have several in my family, as well as friends who own/manage rental property.

As I read the Lease, the critical items are:
#2 - that the term of the lease is one year, from 1 April 2011 to 1 April 2012.
#3 - that the monthly rent is $384.00 per month, payable on the 1st of the month.
#11 - that the lease cannot be amended orally, and that any changes must be in writing, properly NOTICED (IAW Item #8), and agreed to by both parties.

I see no specific provision for raising rent during the term of the Lease.
So it seems to me that the new Manager/Owner cannot unilaterally raise your rent - he must give you formal written notice as specified in Item #8, and you must agree to the change, and both parties must sign a new/amended Lease.

I see you gave Manager Carlos a copy, so there is no question as to what the Lease requires of them, and you. Still, keep your copy in a safe place. If it disappears, and theirs does too....

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

Actually look below that line, It's 320 a month or 3840.00(Where It says Annual...) a year...

I have a zoomed in view of page 1, But photobucket may be down as I can't get to It now.

Yeah, I see that now. Didn't use enough zoom on the image you posted earlier.

But the key point is, per that Lease agreement, they cannot raise your rent during the term of the Lease unless they notify you properly in writing, and you agree to the change. Verify that with the Legal Aid folks, but I think you are safe until next April when the Lease comes up for renewal.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

Actually look below that line, It's 320 a month or 3840.00(Where It says Annual...) a year...

I have a zoomed in view of page 1, But photobucket may be down as I can't get to It now.

Yeah, I see that now. Didn't use enough zoom on the image you posted earlier.

But the key point is, per that Lease agreement, they cannot raise your rent during the term of the Lease unless they notify you properly in writing, and you agree to the change. Verify that with the Legal Aid folks, but I think you are safe until next April when the Lease comes up for renewal.

In a reading of contract law, the above is correct. Unilateral changes in contracts are rarely enforceable. Drop me an IM if you run into any issues with the above, this area is one of my specialties.

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Executive Director GPU Users Group Inc. -
brad@gpuug.org

Actually look below that line, It's 320 a month or 3840.00(Where It says Annual...) a year...

I have a zoomed in view of page 1, But photobucket may be down as I can't get to It now.

Yeah, I see that now. Didn't use enough zoom on the image you posted earlier.

But the key point is, per that Lease agreement, they cannot raise your rent during the term of the Lease unless they notify you properly in writing, and you agree to the change. Verify that with the Legal Aid folks, but I think you are safe until next April when the Lease comes up for renewal.

In a reading of contract law, the above is correct. Unilateral changes in contracts are rarely enforceable. Drop me an IM if you run into any issues with the above, this area is one of my specialties.

Would a PM do instead? If needed that is.

Doh, sorry that's what I meant.

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Executive Director GPU Users Group Inc. -
brad@gpuug.org

You have only had that cell phone for something like 2 months.

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Any idea who the manager of the day is Vic? Do they rotate days or is it just a one day thing? Seems like every time you post you've got a new one! :-)

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired