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[New Girl]

as strange as this is for me to say, i am right there with ya, chip! first, i also thought it was funny that the parent was paying the daughter's ticket! and second, i am shocked as well to hear that it is illegal for 17 year olds to work! wait til 1/2 the businesses in town find out!!!

I did not say it was illegal for all 17 year olds to work. How I wish mine could work but that is a whole new discussion and one which would be too painful for me to join in.

[camay2327]

Not the case here (with my neighbor)... The neighbor's cars were barely on the sidewalk (tires actually on the rolled curb section), so still 3 foot+ of sidewalk clearance (no need to go on the grass or street to walk around, even on a wheel chair or stroller...).

And you are sure that his ticket said "parking on sidewalk" and not something else?

[Bill Z]

In order to foil the red-light cameras, those plate covers provide just enough glare during the day, and a reflection of the flash at night to obscure part of the plate, thus no clear I.D. of the car.

That's the theory and the marketing angle.

But you may want to check out this if you don't watch mythbusters.
It's not a video but a written results of their testing.

Those covers don't work like they claim.

[ChipShot]

Thanks for the clarification, New Girl. I would think they'd encourage all students to work, regardless of grades. Better that they're working than hanging-out at Target, or worse.

Don't worry....I don't bite.

Happy New Year !!

[Bill Z]

as strange as this is for me to say, i am right there with ya, chip! first, i also thought it was funny that the parent was paying the daughter's ticket! and second, i am shocked as well to hear that it is illegal for 17 year olds to work! wait til 1/2 the businesses in town find out!!!

go to http://www.svusd.k12.../workpermit.htm to learn more about the requirements for school age kids to work

[ducky]

go to http://www.svusd.k12.../workpermit.htm to learn more about the requirements for school age kids to work

When my children were under 18 and looking for work I was surprised to find out how many businesses won't hire under 18 years of age for part-time work.

[Bill Z]

When my children were under 18 and looking for work I was surprised to find out how many businesses won't hire under 18 years of age for part-time work.

As an employer that hired a 16 year old, there is a little extra work and you need to be cognizant of allowable working hours. I can see places where the put out weekly work schedules, it could be a hassle working around the allowable work hours for minors. As we are a manufacturing facility, but have nothing really hazardous in our job, and being very flexible with allowing people to work when they want to, it wasn't a big deal for us.

[ChipShot]

If a 16 or 17 year old has bad grades, maybe working is exactly what they need.

Seems to me it would instill responsibility, accountability, and dedication....the things that are really important as you grow up...the real values...as opposed to knowing the Capitols of the 50 States...or Algebra...or reading Shakespeare.

But, Calif is such a nanny-State, that I'm not surprised they put up roadblocks where they should just "stay out of it".

[normajean]

i get it. 16 and 17 year olds CAN work legally, with a work permit. the statement that a 17 year old can NOT legally work just doesn't make sense to me. and it doesn't have to make sense. for whatever reason, the girl's parent believes she can't work, so be it, she won't and then said parent will just continue to pay her bills/tickets for. oh well....

[FatBear]

And you are sure that his ticket said "parking on sidewalk" and not something else?

I asked his fiance' when I saw her. She said it was for parking on the sidewalk... Both of his cars had the ticket, and they are both still parked in the same spot (but with the tires in the gutter), so its not as I originally thought (72 hour limit)...

[a little bean]

i get it. 16 and 17 year olds CAN work legally, with a work permit. the statement that a 17 year old can NOT legally work just doesn't make sense to me. and it doesn't have to make sense. for whatever reason, the girl's parent believes she can't work, so be it, she won't and then said parent will just continue to pay her bills/tickets for. oh well....

What happened to the days of babysitting and mowing lawns to raise money? No work permit needed there. I was doing that at age 14 and stopped asking my parents for money at that time. Sure, they still helped me out with stuff, but the ticket definitely would have been my responsibility.

[Bill Z]

What happened to the days of babysitting and mowing lawns to raise money? No work permit needed there. I was doing that at age 14 and stopped asking my parents for money at that time. Sure, they still helped me out with stuff, but the ticket definitely would have been my responsibility.

Those kind of jobs the labor department turns a blind eye to, let's hope it stays that way.

[FatBear]

Finally spoke with the neighbor yesterday... He was parked with his tires on the rolled portion of the curb, not on the sidewalk.

Its nice to know what is acceptible and what isn't...

[supermom]

If a 16 or 17 year old has bad grades, maybe working is exactly what they need.

Seems to me it would instill responsibility, accountability, and dedication....the things that are really important as you grow up...the real values...as opposed to knowing the Capitols of the 50 States...or Algebra...or reading Shakespeare.

But, Calif is such a nanny-State, that I'm not surprised they put up roadblocks where they should just "stay out of it".

I may be wrong, but I believe that the highschool has to sign the work permit.

And the high school will not sign the work permit if the student has less than a 3.0 gpa.

But, For every business that does follow the law on hiring......there is one that goes around the law by paying under the table, or only on weekends or only so many hours a week per student---so that they can get around all the messy tax paperwork.

Look to the docks for a good example.