Yeah this seems like people not being willing to be reasonable. You aren't being discriminated against at all here. It's really a matter of common sense.

They can always choose a different line of work to be honest. From a practical standpoint if the face mask needs to have a good seal on the face it may be that the beard impairs that.

Can the be trimmed in such a way that they don't interfere with that?

Those should become illegal to build altogether. Build apartment buildings there instead.

Say that to the people who refuse to drive their motor vehicles in a responsible way. Why is that so hard to do?

Why can't they get off of their phones and pay attention to what they are doing and if they lack the ability to do that then they don't need to be in command of a vehicle that weighs thousands of pounds.

How far would they have to go to do their cookouts if cars were banned?

As far as bikes being $5,000 that doesn't represent the normal folks that are on their bikes every day. Both of my bicycles combined were about $1,000. Paid in full at the time of purchase

I use my bike for recreation, yes and that's not a sin. But to be honest, I do food delivery on it, get my groceries with it bring laundry to the laundry mat. Virtually every thing I need to do or want to do is on a bicycle.

Need to carry extra passengers there are bikes for that kids? There are bikes for that.

Yes it is and that's a reason I am glad to not just have one bike but two of them. I went to the bike shop saw one for what I felt was a decent price when they were scarce and got it. It's mine no insurance, no car note just paid the $500 or so dollars and I instantly have a means of transportation.

This proved to be a game changer because I no longer had to ride the bus and deal with people's shenanigans there. Nor did I have to wait for a bus again I could just take my bike out and do what I needed to do.

During Covid that proved to be even more important as I could avoid people a lot and go out to the National Arboretum and be somewhere I could just relax.

A few months later I got a folding bicycle to make traveling with a bicycle even more convenient.

Again. No car note paid less than $1,000 for both bikes which is a lot less than people are going to even spend on a car in the first place. Don't have to worry about gas either.

You can get an electric bike for $1,000 or even a cargo bike for more but no matter what of those options you take you would save money on a car.

Shoot buy a bike for each family member and you still save a truck load of money

I've done it for years. Or caught the bus or used my bicycle. I dare say that most people can do the same thing.

I'm a black guy on a bike and there are others just like me as well

I'm black and a native Washingtonian who absolutely agrees with you.

Whoever speeds their should have their licences revoked permanently. They seriously need to stop that nonsense already.

Agreed.

Lol he does!

In all fairness people have been "hacking" for decades. That's a lot worse.

I've ridden them before and the app gives you guidance regarding a safe place to put them. If they were up against the wall and out of the way then fine I can understand that and there are indeed plenty of walls in this city for sure.

The original post was about scooters. While I agree that people driving their cars recklessly is indeed a major problem that should have been addressed years ago, it doesn't then mean that the scooter issue is something to just let go either.

At the end of the day if you follow the money trail it will lead you to politicians who are getting their palms greased.

I bike a lot for a living each day and have seen the trail on light st next to the Maryland Science Center blocked with scooters.

They also are frequently parked in the sidewalk where they don't belong as well.

Bottom line is they don't belong parked on a trail a side walk or anywhere except what's already been designated as a parking spot plain and simple.

Cars are indeed a real issue as well I certainly agree with you on that one for sure

Basically we have people with vehicles that are completely inconsiderate of others and they NEED to be dealt with appropriately so this issue is rectified.

Luke 14:28.

The parishioner evidently had deep pockets then. Otherwise how do you explain having five houses? This then raises the question of what condition the houses were when they were acquired by the church?

If they were livable at the time, then why wasn't that pursued at a time when it would have been much easier to keep them afloat rather than they sit for decades and fall apart?

30 years is a really really long time to sit on properties and to be very frank, that shouldn't be allowed in the first place.

I'm assuming that Mt Vernon wasn't a slum 30 years ago so I have a hard time making sense of such valuable real estate just sitting there without any real buyers.

I'll be honest, I have a strong distaste for those scooters due to the way people pile them in bike lanes.

If people could be responsible then there wouldn't be an issue as far as I'm concerned.

Ok top of that, they could deal with people who park them improperly but they won't.

Ok, thanks for the update. My question now becomes: "What condition were those buildings in when they were first given to the church?"

If they were already in poor condition why did that happen in the first place and why would they be allowed to be dumped on someone else?

That block loses a large chunk of it's irreplaceable historic features if those buildings aren't preserved.

Why did they accept those buildings in the first place then?

Which raises the very big question of why these particular properties were allowed to deteriorate to this point in the first place?

Agreed

If they don't have the money to renovate and refurbish the properties then why not be rid of them in the first place? If I'm missing something please clear it up

Which raises the question of why they would accept or hold onto properties if they do not have the means of repairing them?

If anything selling those properties would make available more funds that could be used to maintain their building and to assist others as they have been doing.

Please forgive me if I have said anything wrong.