The first half of the statute has you covered:

Given that the foot pedal parking brakes make a ratchet sound too, I can’t imagine why anyone would think that sound wasn’t ok, or at least associated with setting a parking brake.

my 2011 JGC still runs like new. 134k on the odo, haven’t had to do anything major to it. No big issues aside from the TIPM eating itself and compressor failing (both repaired under warranty) and odd lightbulb gremlins here and there, but it’s certainly not of low quality.

Or, you know, google the festival and see if there’s any mention of it in local rags or other posts or websites than groupon and facebook.

Great, until the end stop breaks and it comes off the track. Now there’s a running saw 10 feet away from you under nobody’s control.

You may also have to deal with that pesky “employment” that so many of us have problems with.

It seems like the inverse is true. Hotels are being stingy with the “standard” features *unless* you book direct.

That's pretty easy to do with a normal cable. Here's how:

I'm pretty sure nobody would drive this thing unless they had to, so now that it's been impounded, what's the guy supposed to do to get to work? Or if he's unemployed, how is he supposed to get/maintain a job with no wheels? Is there any sort of reasonable public transit where this guy is from?

This is so awesome. I wish they'd do this more often, especially at Hockey games. I don't know what it is, but hockey parents are the WORST. Maybe because the gear is so expensive, and the game is already pretty violent. Here's a note, parents: Your kids won't play any better (in fact, they don't even notice, or…