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[deleted] t1_jasbptg wrote
I love how playful and wholesome this is.
DrStrangepants t1_jasa3yi wrote
Reply to comment by TheButtholer69 in A secret Mr. Trash Wheel society is taking new members by aresef
Your loss. I'm ready for the cult party !
mutmad t1_jas9blm wrote
Reply to 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
It’s really incredible to see how much this group has grown week after week. I love this city.
okdiluted t1_jas99wj wrote
omg yeah concrete bollards or something that can't be driven through please, i've literally never been able to use this bike lane bc there's always at least one car just chilling there
MotoSlashSix t1_jas8v56 wrote
Reply to comment by dopkick in Have you ever ridden eastbound on 20th street ... by refutalisk
Request to add my enforcement idea: after your car gets towed/ticketed for multiple blocking a bike lane violations, you get a loaner bike to commute with for x months until your car comes out of impound. You get the car out of impound at No or reduced cost when you return the bike in good condition.
orlitzky t1_jas5as4 wrote
> move the bike lane 6-8 feet south, inside the (legally) parked cars
Please don't recommend this in Baltimore. It works in nice places, but here they will half-ass it and make things worse. The implementation that this idea is based off of can be found throughout Europe has two important factors:
- The "inside" bike lane is separated from the cars by an actual barrier.
- They clean the bike lane.
These cost money, however, so in Baltimore we skip them and keep only the easy parts of the plan.
Without #2, the bike lane is literally a gutter, where tree limbs, broken bottles, needles, and chicken bones collect. You can't ride in a month after they build it.
Without #1, people just park right next to the bike lane (on top of the painted lines or plastic bollards). This makes an "inside" bike lane far more dangerous than an "outside" bike lane. If someone opens the door on you while you're in an "inside" bike lane, you have two choices: hit the curb and die, or hit the car and die. If someone opens the door on you in an "outside" bike lane, you have two choices: hit the car and die, or swerve into traffic and only maybe die. Your odds are greatly improved! This sounds sarcastic because of how terrible everything is but sadly I am serious.
dopkick t1_jas3eye wrote
Reply to comment by dickpickdan in Anyone have thoughts on the Luminary Apartments at One Light in Baltimore? by DaleDuzit
I was in a similar situation. When I lived in the burbs I visited more neighborhoods within Baltimore. I had to drive and the time difference between Hampden, Fells, and Canton (as random examples) is negligible compared to the commitment of actually having to get into the car. The fact that I had to drive was the annoying part, not necessarily the parking or commute time to a specific neighborhood.
Since I've been in Fed Hill for some time I spend a disproportionately larger amount of time within south Baltimore. Convenience is king and for day to day stuff there's really not much being offered by other neighborhoods to make it worth visiting them. The value proposition of ubering to bars and restaurants in other neighborhoods is usually just not there, unless you're going to a nice place. For the random "I'm hungry right now and don't have time to cook" situation there's zero reason to leave the neighborhood.
dickpickdan t1_jas1x5q wrote
Reply to comment by dopkick in Anyone have thoughts on the Luminary Apartments at One Light in Baltimore? by DaleDuzit
Couldn’t agree more. When I lived downtown, it was really nice to be central to everything. We spent time in Fed, LP, Station North, MV, Fells, inner harbor, even Charles Village. We had to leave DT to do much of anything. Now that I am in upper fells, I do not leave fells.
It was really great for where we were in our lives and wanting to explore more of the city. But now I’m content with my little corner of Baltimore.
mibfto t1_jas1qn5 wrote
Reply to comment by B-More_Orange in Baltimore Monthly Chat, Events, and Marketplace for March 2023 by AutoModerator
I also have wardrobe boxes and other boxes available.
TheButtholer69 t1_jarz0e3 wrote
If I go to the harbor and I see a bunch of people in identical robes I am running home
bmore t1_jarxqsa wrote
Reply to comment by zeroxicide in Have you ever ridden eastbound on 20th street ... by refutalisk
That's illegal, just like this illegal parking.
TheBananaStan t1_jarwn1q wrote
Reply to comment by TopS3cr3t in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
Awesome, thanks for what you guys do!
TheBananaStan t1_jarwkrd wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
That’s awesome, love to hear about niche interests like this :)
DfcukinLite t1_jarvya1 wrote
It’s centrally located. You’re close to a bunch of bars/Resturtants. In the immediate area, and then you located on transit lines for MTA, the circular, harbor water connector, and near metro subways station(Charles Center). I know people that live across the street at 10 light and they seem to like it. There close to their jobs in CBD and and take short rides to go out in mount Vernon, South/SE Baltimore.
B-More_Orange t1_jarvckn wrote
Anyone moving and looking for wardrobe boxes? I have five large wardrobe boxes with metal racks available.
zeroxicide t1_jartlm2 wrote
Or ride the the bike on the sidewalk ?
Carlweathersfeathers t1_jart8mg wrote
Reply to 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
Anybody now if the guy in the bottom left of the first pic’s first name is George?
Ikemkagi t1_jarpnra wrote
Reply to comment by SCLSU-Mud-Dogs in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
I have, they can spend the money to track the gps locations of the scooters and send employees to remove the ones that are out of place? Remove the ones that were last known to be in the literal harbor?
OilComprehensive6237 t1_jarpj3m wrote
Reply to comment by TopS3cr3t in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
ok that's cool. What is your IG? I want to see!!!
SCLSU-Mud-Dogs t1_jaroysq wrote
Reply to comment by Ikemkagi in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
Have you used one? The apps restrict where you can park them, you have to take a picture of them to verify and if you park them improperly the user gets fined. What can the scooter company do to prevent a random drunk pedestrian from picking up a parked scooter and tossing them in the harbor?
kinkykarlmarx t1_jarorx9 wrote
Hi there! I hope this is an appropriate place to post this question. Does anyone know of a good website or way to post an ad looking for people to play music with? Im in my 40s and play guitar poorly but want to find other adults to casually get together once a week with and band out covers and maybe write some songs. I’m into indie, punk, Alt, shoegaze, Britpop, glam, you name it. I’ve tried Craigslist but nothing has ever panned out. Thanks for any suggestions!
Ikemkagi t1_jaroenz wrote
Reply to comment by SCLSU-Mud-Dogs in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
Implementing fines for the environmental pollution, for the improper storage, for the road hazards they present for drivers when left on the streets. If companies can’t keep track of the tools they use to make transportation easier because it’s cheaper to just replace them then they should be made cost prohibitive to operate within the city until another company that prioritizes that can
SCLSU-Mud-Dogs t1_jarn9eb wrote
Reply to comment by Ikemkagi in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
What do you propose the city do to the scooter companies? They have paid for a permit to operate in the city to provide transportation. They already don't want their scooters in the harbor to begin with as it is a loss of revenue and then they have to pay to replace the scooter. The company itself isn't the ones tossing them into the harbor.
bonhot t1_jarn568 wrote
Reply to comment by TopS3cr3t in 3/2 Fells Point Magnet Fishing Meetup! by TopS3cr3t
followed.
Proof-Distribution62 t1_jasdd9g wrote
Reply to Is it safe to walk down Baltimore Street from Paca all the way to Fells/Harbor East - like Central by DaleDuzit
Yes