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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9vlx9a wrote

Reply to comment by KiwiStack in MLB-required upgrades to The Diamond could cost city $3.5M by PercyDovetonsils

Here is an article that links to several studies that show that minor league stadiums do not deliver on revenue for cities and are also a bad investment because the MLB is pulling teams out of even newly built stadiums because they are loosing hundreds of millions a year in failed business model.

https://reason.com/2020/12/31/these-cities-built-minor-league-ballparks-with-taxpayer-money-now-they-dont-have-teams-to-play-in-them/

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KiwiStack t1_j9viz0x wrote

Reply to comment by LoveiseverywhereXOXO in MLB-required upgrades to The Diamond could cost city $3.5M by PercyDovetonsils

If you don’t understand that the flying squirrels is one of the least gross private entity that public resources subsidized, and overall it provides some good to the city and provides good to the community, you are a pot calling a kettle black.

Look, I get it. I understand your point. But there is ALWAYS something “better” to spend the money on. It doesn’t have to be an either or situation. Sometimes, it really is helpful to support private entities in this way. The Flying Squirrels is not worth this fight. The Training Camp? Absolutely. That was ridiculous. The proposed 1B in corporate tax cuts in the state budget because we have ‘a surplus of revenues’? Get the fuck out of here. That’s so dumb. The casino? The proposed coliseum? I Can get behind all of this.

The city doing something they promised they would do 14 years ago? Please pick a different battle.

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LoveiseverywhereXOXO t1_j9vhzf2 wrote

Reply to comment by nfojones in MLB-required upgrades to The Diamond could cost city $3.5M by PercyDovetonsils

Thank you for your utterly pointless comments. God bless you for wasting both of our time trying to antagonize me because I hurt your feeling by saying I don’t give a fuck about baseball and would rather help poor children and fix our city’s problems. You took a stand when dozens of other people who care more about sports than good fiscal and social policy also were also willing to take that stand.

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willusish t1_j9vhfa6 wrote

Reply to comment by willusish in My apartment is regularly 20 degrees higher than the outside temperature. My landlord says they won’t do AC work until summer. What can I do? by Quardener

Also, I took a look at the satellite view of the buildings there and your exterior unit should be ground level around the side of the building. Possible that they would be labeled with the unit number, but you can have someone turn the unit on or off from inside to narrow it down. Any signs of ice or heavy dirt build up is a big no no.

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lunar_unit t1_j9vgd64 wrote

Reply to comment by GandhiOwnsYou in Are there any good country bars in pr around Richmond? Specifically looking for o ea that play country music or have cover bands by frobro122

Not to my knowledge, but my knowledge is pretty limited as far as the history of the place goes. Definitely attracts some bikers, but IDK if the particular group I've seen there occasionally is white supremacy oriented.

A friend who's been there a few times says the crowd has been mixed race, working class when they've visited.

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willusish t1_j9vg8h2 wrote

Reply to comment by Quardener in My apartment is regularly 20 degrees higher than the outside temperature. My landlord says they won’t do AC work until summer. What can I do? by Quardener

First, even if it was cold, that's not true. Second, assuming that you have a heat pump, as indicated by your other comments, the same unit controls both heating and cooling.

They just straight up don't want to fix it, especially since HVAC contractors are probably jumping for jobs given the unseasonably mild weather.

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