Dr_Midnight
Dr_Midnight OP t1_iyj17fq wrote
Reply to comment by motvek in Fuck off Draft Kings by Dr_Midnight
Fucking hell.
Dr_Midnight OP t1_iyiuxdv wrote
Reply to comment by sllewgh in Fuck off Draft Kings by Dr_Midnight
I agree lol
Dr_Midnight t1_iyf0wwu wrote
Reply to comment by joculator in Baltimore mayor vetoes bill that would make city officials pension eligible after 8 years instead of 12 by PleaseBmoreCharming
Don't you have anything better to do?
Dr_Midnight t1_iyeiep1 wrote
The state and position of signage here is becoming increasingly problematic. Some are obscured by foliage. Some are obscured because Work Vans, Trucks and SUVs have gotten so big that you can't see them. As an example, I've nearly run intersections in the city because I couldn't see the STOP
signs obscured behind them.
I got ticketed once in Fell's because the parking rules had been changed with an addendum that was posted - and I can't exaggerate this - barely one (1) foot off the ground on the pole that no reasonable person would've looked at.
Dr_Midnight t1_iye1aau wrote
Reply to comment by eclare1965 in Baltimore City Board of Ethics says new pension bill presents conflict of interest by contra_account
Would you prefer to have an executive with functionally unchecked power?
We can have a serious conversation about the perceptions and realities of the current iteration of the City Council, but the body has a very real purpose.
Dr_Midnight t1_iyaibd1 wrote
Reply to comment by Flapperghast in Temporary Vehicle Tags by luchobucho
My record so far is three years.
Edit: I think someone took this to mean that I've had an expired temporary tag for three years. No: the worst one I've seen so far was a car with temporary tags that expired nearly three years ago.
Dr_Midnight t1_ix8ufq1 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
> “Culling the undesirables” is really questionable wording at best.
Questionable?
Dr_Midnight t1_ix8tx1h wrote
Reply to comment by ThatBoyRightThere410 in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
Jesús Cristo
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Dr_Midnight t1_iwhri7b wrote
Reply to comment by z3mcs in Kimberly Klacik Announces Exit From WBAL by aresef
Her takes were utterly horrendous, and that's saying something given the usual drivel on that radio station. Snow is another one in particular that needs to go.
Dr_Midnight t1_iw92o2x wrote
Reply to comment by sxswnxnw in Plan the worst all-time date in Baltimore. by DfcukinLite
That place has been closed for years lol
Dr_Midnight t1_iw4n3al wrote
Reply to Why can’t any restaurants survive here by aphid123
I'm going to speak to something with specific regard to Midtown-Mt. Vernon, and the unforeseen ramifications that can result from a change to neighborhood.
Particularly along the N. Charles Street corridor spanning the range of Mt. Vernon Place through Preston, there was nightlife there for years and restaurants that would also be open for varying times throughout the week.
Generally speaking, Maryland Liquor Laws limit establishments to staying open until 2AM, and most places on weekends would serve that time frame - save for after hour spots that would stay open longer. Those places attract people, and, in particular, attract foot traffic - especially in a place like Midtown-Mt. Vernon where parking is relatively very limited.
In the past decade, however, the area has seen the closure of Emma's, Eden's Lounge, Mansion, the Elephant, the Hippo, Grand Central, and a few more night spots that all closed for one reason or another. Part of this has been a result of owners moving on (The Hippo and Eden's Lounge). Some of it has been a result of owners screwing up (Mansion). Part of it has come from developers taking over spaces and then doing nothing with them for literally over a decade (Eden's Lounge). There are other reasons, but the net result is that Mt. Vernon's nightlife is all but dead. Where the streets used to be filled with people in the night hours on Fridays and Saturdays, they're all gone.
One of those reasons in particular is community pressure (which also applied to both Mansion and Elephant) - particularly in that persons moving into the neighborhood for some reason did not want the nightlife there. I'll need understand the concept behind moving into a neighborhood that has a certain culture and then demanding that it change, but that's what we have here.
The restaurants in that area thrived on that foot traffic. Never on Sunday used to be open until 3AM on Fridays and Saturdays. Not anymore. The Spot was previously open and busy until 4AM on the same days. Those days are gone. Even Viccino's used to stay open late. That's no more as well.
No amount of employees from Agora (sorry, but it's true) going to those places day after day are going to keep them continually afloat.
Then came COVID-19 and that destroyed several that were on the margins already. City Cafe is gone, just to give an example.
Dr_Midnight t1_ivlbdfk wrote
Reply to comment by No-Lunch4249 in Fox attack on Baltimore? by AlwaysGrateful710
Dr_Midnight t1_ivk9cxc wrote
Reply to Where to get a guitar amp serviced? by The_Waxies_Dargle
Bill's Music
Dr_Midnight OP t1_iuqmhiz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in The SFE Energy Door-to-Door Scam is Back by Dr_Midnight
Vector?
Dr_Midnight OP t1_iuomjtm wrote
Reply to comment by ThatguyfromBaltimore in The SFE Energy Door-to-Door Scam is Back by Dr_Midnight
That's another point.
I mentioned the conspicuously posted "No Soliciting" signs to the one who came to my door specifically and they actually got angry and yelled "we're not soliciting!"
Dr_Midnight OP t1_iub039s wrote
Reply to comment by Next_Specialist_5590 in Soon-to-be-former States Attorney Marilyn Mosby and City Council President Nick Mosby decided to attend a Halloween Party as a SWAT Cop and a Plain-clothes Cop (or Knocker). The photo was briefly posted on Marilyn Mosby's Instagram account before being deleted. by Dr_Midnight
Touché
Dr_Midnight t1_iu6awvh wrote
Reply to comment by TheRainbowpill93 in Former Ravens player Torrey Smith apologizes for tweets about rapper Ye that Baltimore City councilman called antisemitic by aresef
> Obviously
Obviously it's not that obvious or I wouldn't have addressed it - particularly when you use terms like "we" and "us" that confer inclusion of self; and the monolithic statements don't do anyone any good.
> if it didn’t apply to you , then it wasn’t about you.
Regardless, it still needs to be called out.
> I have seen it first hand ! I’m sure you have too.
Since the topic at hand is anti-Antisemitism, let me ask you: have you ever seen anyone of Jewish faith or ethnically so use terms like "we" and "us as Jewish folk" as a descriptive statement when referring to people who are also Jewish such as Ben Shapiro who downplay anti-Semitic comments, or who themselves espouse similar ideals?
No.
You haven't.
Just like I've seen Black Israelites and members of the Nation of Islam - both of whom are known for prominently espousing anti-Semitic rhetoric, but I'm not running around referring to them as "US" and "WE" just because their membership happens to be Black.
So, with that said, I reiterate: if you want to refer to yourself, then refer to yourself. If you want to refer to people you know [of], then refer to people you know [of]. Otherwise, keep "US" out of it.
Thanks.
Dr_Midnight t1_iu5sxb5 wrote
Reply to comment by TheRainbowpill93 in Former Ravens player Torrey Smith apologizes for tweets about rapper Ye that Baltimore City councilman called antisemitic by aresef
> No we not doing this. Us black folk laughed and made jokes about his antics and didn’t take anything seriously , how you mad because one community is actually defending themselves and not accepting bullshit.
> Furthermore, he said his anti black nonsense and we still bought Yeezes and made the man a billionaire.
I have a quick question: "We"?
Precisely who is this "we" that you're referring to? Likewise, who are "us Black folk" in this scenario? I ask because, among those that I choose to associate with, "we" have consistent principles and don't seek to willingly and actively fund those who do damage to "us Black folk".
You may have been more than happy to laugh at him, make jokes about his antics, not take him seriously, and proceed to give him your money in exchange for one or more pairs of his Yeezes.
In the meantime, please adjust your language to use the singular. If you're to use the plural, then I would ask that you drop the monolithic statements, focus your wideranging statements to specific entities, and kindly leave "us Black folk" out of it while "we" continue to call him out on his bullshit.
Thanks,
- Management.
Dr_Midnight t1_itmfajp wrote
Reply to comment by DoNotWeepAtMyGrave in A father and his kid bonding on a fine monday morning by firecartier
I believe that would be Pete's on Belair Road.
Dr_Midnight OP t1_iyjk3ns wrote
Reply to comment by Matt3989 in Fuck off Draft Kings by Dr_Midnight
There is no such thing as ad blocking in the mobile app unless you have "Reddit Premium". To that point, the vast majority of reddit's users are using the official reddit app. For reference, here's a sample of the statistics for /r/baltimore.